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  • The daily cybersecurity news and analysis industry leaders depend on. Published each weekday, the program also includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world.
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  • Guarding the Vote

    Guarding the Vote
    Oct 31 2024
    CISA spins up an election operations war room. Microsoft neglected to restrict access to gender-detecting AI. Yahoo uncovers vulnerabilities in OpenText’s NetIQ iManager. QNAP issues urgent patches for its NAS devices. Sysdig uncovers Emerald Whale. A malvertising campaign exploits Meta’s ad platform to spread the SYS01 infostealer. Senator Ron Wyden wants to tighten rules aimed at preventing U.S. technologies from reaching repressive regimes. Researchers use AI to uncover an IoT zero-day. Sophos reveals a five year battle with firewall hackers. Our guest is Frederico Hakamine, Technology Evangelist from Axonius, talking about how threats both overlap and differ across individuals and critical infrastructure. Be afraid of spooky data. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. 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 Guest Our guest is Frederico Hakamine, Technology Evangelist from Axonius, talking about how threats both overlap and differ across individuals and critical infrastructure. Selected Reading CISA Opens Election War Room to Combat Escalating Threats (GovInfo Security) Agencies face ‘inflection point’ ahead of looming zero-trust deadline, CISA official says (CyberScoop) Microsoft Provided Gender Detection AI on Accident (404 Media) Yahoo Discloses NetIQ iManager Flaws Allowing Remote Code Execution (SecurityWeek) QNAP patches critical SQLi flaw (Beyond Machines) EMERALDWHALE: 15k Cloud Credentials Stolen in Operation Targeting Exposed Git Config Files (Sysdig) Fake Meta Ads Hijacking Facebook Accounts to Spread SYS01 Infostealer (Hackread) Exclusive: Senator calls on Commerce to tighten proposed rules on exporting surveillance, hacking tech to problematic nations (CyberScoop) GreyNoise Intelligence Discovers Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Live Streaming Cameras with the Help of AI (GreyNoise) Inside Sophos' 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices (WIRED) Pacific Rim: Inside the Counter-Offensive—The TTPs Used to Neutralize China-Based Threats (Sophos News) Spooky Data at a Distance (LinkedIn) 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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    34 mins
  • The Malware Mash

    The Malware Mash
    Oct 31 2024
    Happy Halloween from the team at N2K Networks! We hope you share in our Halloween tradition of listening to the Malware Mash. You can check out our video here. Lyrics I was coding in the lab late one night when my eyes beheld an eerie sight for my malware threat score began to rise and suddenly to my surprise... It did the Mash It did the Malware Mash The Malware Mash It was a botnet smash It did the Mash It caught on 'cause of Flash The Malware Mash It did the Malware Mash From the Stuxnet worm squirming toward the near east to the dark web souqs where the script kiddies feast the APTs left their humble abodes to get installed from rootkit payloads. They did the Mash They did the Malware Mash The Malware Mash It was an adware smash They did the Mash It caught on 'cause of Flash The Malware Mash They did the Malware Mash The botnets were having fun The DDoS had just begun The viruses hit the darknet, with ransomware yet to come. The keys were logging, phishing emails abound, Snowden on chains, backed by his Russian hounds. The Shadow Brokers were about to arrive with their vocal group, "The NotPetya Five." They did the Mash They played the Malware Mash The Malware Mash It was a botnet smash They did the Mash It caught on 'cause of Flash The Malware Mash They played the Malware Mash Somewhere in Moscow Vlad's voice did ring Seems he was troubled by just one thing. He opened a shell then shook his fist and said, "Whatever happened to my Turla Trojan twist." It's now the Mash It's now the Malware Mash The Malware Mash And it's a botnet smash It's now the Mash It caught on 'cause of Flash The Malware Mash It's now the Malware Mash Now everything's cool, Vlad's a part of the band And the Malware Mash is the hit of the land. For you, defenders, this mash was meant to when you get to my door, tell them Creeper sent you. Then you can Mash Then you can Malware Mash The Malware Mash And be a botnet smash It is the Mash Don't you dare download Flash The Malware Mash Just do the Malware Mash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • Password snafu sparks election security questions.

    Password snafu sparks election security questions.
    Oct 30 2024
    Colorado election officials downplay a partial password leak. Over 22,000 CyberPanel instances were targeted in a ransomware attack. Google issues a critical security update for Chrome. Microsoft says Russia’s SVR is conducting a wide-ranging phishing campaign. The FakeCall Android banking trojan gains advanced evasion and espionage capabilities. A New 0patch Fix Blocks Malicious Theme Files. iOS malware LightSpy adds destructive features. LinkedIn faces class-action lawsuits over alleged privacy violations. The U.S. charges a Russian national as part of Operation Magnus. On this week’s CertByte segment, Chris Hare is joined by Dan Neville to break down a question targeting the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification. An Ex-Disney Staffer Allegedly Adds a Side of Sabotage to Park Menus. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. 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. CertByte Segment In this segment, Chris is joined by an N2K Content Developer to help illustrate the learning. This week, Chris is joined by Dan Neville to break down a question targeting the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification by the Project Management Institute®. Today’s question comes from N2K’s PMI® Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) Practice Test. If you're studying for a certification exam, check out N2K’s full exam prep library of certification practice tests, practice labs, and training courses by visiting our website at n2k.com/certify. To get the full news to knowledge experience, learn more about our N2K Pro subscription at https://thecyberwire.com/pro. Please note: The questions and answers provided here, and on our site, are not actual current or prior questions and answers from these certification publishers or providers. Additional sources: The 9 Most In-Demand Professional Certifications You Can Get Right Now Selected Reading Partial Breach of Election Machine Passwords in Colorado Poses No Risk, State Says (The New York Times) Election Threats Escalating as US Voters Flock to the Polls (BankInfo Security) Massive PSAUX ransomware attack targets 22,000 CyberPanel instances (Bleeping Computer) Critical Chrome Security Update: Patch for Out-of-Bounds & WebRTC Vulnerability (Cyber Security News) Russian spies use remote desktop protocol files in unusual mass phishing drive (The Register) FakeCall Android Trojan Evolves with New Evasion Tactics and Expanded Espionage Capabilities (SecurityWeek) 0patch Blog: We Patched CVE-2024-38030, Found Another Windows Themes Spoofing Vulnerability (0day) (0patch) Recent Version of LightSpy iOS Malware Packs Destructive Capabilities (SecurityWeek) Lawsuits Accuse LinkedIn of Tracking Users' Health Info (GovInfo Security) Feds name a Russian accused of developing Redline (The Register) Fired Employee Allegedly Hacked Disney World's Menu System to Alter Peanut Allergy Information (404 Media) 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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    33 mins

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