Tenable acquiring Israel’s Vulcan Cyber in $150 million deal Tenable, a Nasdaq-listed cybersecurity company valued at $5.3 billion, is acquiring Israeli cybersecurity firm Vulcan Cyber for approximately $150 million, with the deal expected to close in Q1 of this year.…
Category: Cyber Security Headlines
Ransomware shutdowns, GRU sanctions, Lynx ransomware details
Most ransomware victims shut down operations shutdowns EU sanctions GRU members for Estonia cyberattacks Lynx ransomware runs a tight ship Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Tired of herding cats to complete customer security questionnaires? Your team probably spends hours…
Sophisticated voice phishing, Opengrep consortium, DeepSeek suspends registrations
Google responds to “most sophisticated” voice phishing attack Security consortium creates Opengrep DeepSeek suspends new user registrations Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Tired of herding cats to complete customer security questionnaires? Your team probably spends hours daily juggling the…
CISA Board closed, UnitedHealth numbers rise, Llama’s LLM vulnerability
DHS Advisory Committee memberships halted UnitedHealth updates number of data breach victims to 190 million Meta’s Llama Framework flaw exposes AI systems to remote code execution risks Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Conveyor launched the first AI Agent for…
Week in Review: Tik Tok’s return, Noem’s CISA plans, failed startup risks
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Shaun Marion, vp, CSO, Xcel Energy Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance…
TSA’s Pekoske ousted, CISOs’ boardroom gain, Cisco vulnerability fix
TSA cyber chief David Pekoske ousted by new administration CISOs gain boardroom traction Influence but still lack soft skills, says Splunk Cisco Fixes vulnerability in Meeting Management Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your…
DHS terminates the Cyber Security Review Board, Major cybersecurity vendors’ credentials found on Dark Web, Trump pardons creator of Silk Road
Trump administration fires members of cybersecurity review board in ‘horribly shortsighted’ decision Major Cybersecurity Vendors’ Credentials Found on Dark Web PowerSchool hacker claims they stole data of 62 million students Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, Vanta Do you know the…
7-Zip flaw, CERT-UA impersonation, AI EO revoked
7-Zip flaw bypasses Windows security warnings Attackers impersonate Ukraine’s CERT-UA AI Executive Order revoked Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like…right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical…
HPE breach claims, CIA analyst guilty, Hotel data exposed
HPE investigates breach claims Former CIA analyst pleads guilty to sharing Top Secret files Data of nearly half million hotel guests exposed Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like…right…
Tik Tok returns, Noem’s CISA plans, Avery labels breach
Tik Tok is back, with strings attached Noem promises to curtail CISA Label company Avery announces data breach Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like…right now? We know that…
Week in Review: IRS PIN available, AI ransomware group, UK ransomware ban
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Phil Beyer, head of security, Flex Thanks to our show sponsor, Dropzone.ai What if your SOC could handle 10x the…
Biden EO, Star Blizzard Using WhatsApp, Healthcare Breaches
Biden signs cybersecurity executive order Star Blizzard targeting WhatsApp US healthcare sector saw 585 breaches in 2024 Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI What if your SOC could handle 10x the alerts without burning out your team? Dropzone AI…
Get Meta out of your life, GoDaddy slapped, TikTok could stay alive
How to delete Facebook, Messenger, or Instagram – if you want Meta out of your life GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and ‘several major breaches’ TikTok could possibly stay alive after Sunday’s upcoming ban Huge…
Snyk’s mysterious package, Baltic cable suspicions, second BeyondTrust vulnerability
Snyk mysteriously deploys apparently malicious packages Baltic sea cable cuts can’t be accident, says EU tech chief CISA warns of second BeyondTrust vulnerability Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Does your SOC feel like it’s drowning in alerts? Dropzone…
Telefonica breach, new ransomware group leverages AI, Allstate accused of selling data
Telefonica breach exposes internal data and employee credentials New ransomware group leverages AI Allstate accused of selling consumer driving data Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Running a SOC is tough—too many alerts, not enough time. Dropzone AI changes…
IRS PIN available, CISA infrastructure enrollments, Winston-Salem cyberattack
IRS Identity Protection PIN now available for filing season CISA sees enrollment surge in cyberhygiene for critical infrastructure City services in Winston-Salem affected by cyberattack Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Feeling buried under endless alerts? We get it.…
Week in Review: Flax Typhoon sanctioned, French military ransomware, ICAO breach claims
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Bil Harmer, operating partner and CISO, Craft Ventures Thanks to our show sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security helps you mitigate…
Worldwide Proton outage, Baymark Health breach, Treasury breach update
Proton recovers from worldwide outage BayMark Health Services announces data breach U.S. Treasury breach linked to Silk Typhoon group Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Are you struggling to secure your exploding SaaS footprint? With Nudge Security, you can…
PowerSchool hacked, Cyber Force study, EC gets GDPR fine
PowerSchool hacked Lawmakers expected to revive attempts for new Cyber Force study European Commission receives first GDPR fine Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security is the only solution for SaaS security and governance that can discover up…
Cyber Trust label, UK deepfake laws, Treasury attack details
Cyber Trust marks to roll out in 2025 UK to criminalize sexually explicit deepfakes CISA says government hack limited to Treasury Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security provides advanced security posture management for Okta, Microsoft 365, and…