• Cybersecurity snow day.

  • Jul 19 2024
  • Length: 38 mins
  • Podcast

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Cybersecurity snow day.

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  • A Crowdstrike update takes down IT systems worldwide. A U.S. District Court judge dismissed most charges against SolarWinds. Sophos examines the ransomware threat to the energy sector. European web hosting companies suspend Doppelgänger propaganda. An Australian digital prescription services provider confirms a ransomware attack affecting nearly 13 million. A pair of Lockbit operators plead guilty. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard speaks with AWS’ CISO Chris Betz about strong security cultures and AI. A look inside the world’s largest live-fire cyber-defense exercise. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guests Dave is joined by Andy Ellis, to discuss today’s top story on the CrowdStrike-induced Microsoft outage. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard recently caught up with AWS’ CISO Chris Betz at the AWS re:Inforce 2024 event. They discuss strong security cultures and AI. You can watch Chris’ keynote from the event here. Read Chris’ blog post, “How the unique culture of security at AWS makes a difference.” Selected Reading Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World (WIRED) Counting the Costs of the Microsoft-CrowdStrike Outage (The New York Times) Major Microsoft 365 outage caused by Azure configuration change (Bleeping Computer) Most of SolarWinds hacking suit filed by SEC dismissed (SC Magazine) Ransomware Remains a Major Threat to Energy (BankInfoSecurity) Investigation prompts European hosting companies to suspend accounts linked to Russian disinfo (The Record) MediSecure Data Breach Impacts 12.9 Million Individuals (SecurityWeek) Russians plead guilty to involvement in LockBit ransomware attacks (Bleeping Computer) Inside the world’s largest ‘live-fire’ cyber-defense exercise (CSO Online) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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