Welcome to a special weekend edition of Cyber Security Today! In this long weekend episode, we delve into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on various sectors, particularly as organizations ramp up their plans for the upcoming…
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Deepfake Scams, Fake Global Protect Malware, and Russian Threats:Cybersecurity Today: for Friday, August 30th, 2024
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love dives into the alarming rise of deepfake scams, highlighting how threat actors are using AI-generated videos to lure victims into fraudulent schemes. A notable campaign involves deepfake videos of Elon Musk…
Four Internet Service Providers are breached by sophisticated cyber attack. Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Critical Cyber Security Alerts: Major Vulnerabilities and Exploits Unveiled In today’s episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses a series of alarming cyber security incidents. Topics include a sophisticated attack exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in a popular network…
Seattle port systems shut down due to possible cyber attack: Cyber Security Today for Monday August 26, 2024
Cybersecurity Failures: Lawsuits, Outages, and International Threats In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers a range of critical cybersecurity issues. The U.S. sues Georgia Tech for not meeting cybersecurity standards as a Pentagon contractor. A potential cyber…
Cyber Security Today Week In Review: Saturday, August 24th, 2024
Join host Jim Love in this weekend edition of Cyber Security Today, featuring a distinguished panel including Terry Cutler (Cyology Labs), David Shipley (Beauceron Security), and special guest Tara Gold (Cado Security). The episode delves into key cybersecurity topics including…
Popular search terms are leveraged in cyber attacks: Cyber Security Today for Friday, August 23, 2024
In this episode, host Jim Love delves into significant cybersecurity news, including a rise in FakeBat malware infections from malvertising campaigns, car companies selling driver data to brokers without consent, and McAfee’s new deepfake detection tool. Highlights include the sophisticated…
Ransomware hits record high amounts: Cyber Security Today for Tuesday, August 21, 2024
Ransomware Record Highs, North Korean Exploits, Toyota Data Breach, and Mac Security Flaws – Aug 21, 2024 In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses the latest cybersecurity threats and incidents making headlines. Topics include record-high ransomware payments…
OpenAI takes action against Iranian disinformation campaigns using ChatGPT: Cyber Security Today for Monday, August 19th, 2024
Cybersecurity Today: OpenAI’s Action Against Iranian Disinformation & Chrome’s New Privacy Features In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses OpenAI’s recent identification and neutralization of chat GPT accounts linked to Iranian disinformation campaigns, Google’s upcoming privacy enhancements…
Cyber Security Today – Week In Review: The challenge of Deep Fakes and more
In this special edition of Cybersecurity Today, your deepfake host Jim Love dives into the world of cybersecurity with new guests Marcel Gagné, an open-source guru, and Andréanne Bergeron, the director of research at GoSecure. The panel, including regular David…
Deepfake Technology advancements pose a real and present threat: Cyber Security Today for Friday, August 16, 2024
Cybersecurity Insights: Paris Olympics and Deepfake Technologies In this episode, host Jim Love discusses proactive cybersecurity measures taken during the Paris 2024 Olympics to combat threats such as domain abuse, counterfeit shops, unauthorized live streaming, cryptocurrency scams, and betting fraud.…
Elon Musk’s claim of DDoS attack greeted with skepticism: Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love delves into Elon Musk’s claim that a DDoS attack delayed his live interview with Donald Trump, the revelation of a massive data breach compromising most U.S. social security numbers, and CrowdStrike’s…
Over 15,000 hard coded secrets found by researcher at Defcon: Cyber Security Today for Monday, August 12, 2024
Exposing Hidden Secrets: DEF CON Revelations, Ransomware Surge & GPS Spoofing Woes Join host Jim Love in this insightful episode of Cybersecurity Today. Discover the shocking revelation of over 15,000 hard-coded secrets uncovered at DEF CON by researcher Bill Dermacapi,…
Cyber Security Today – Week In Review: August 10, 2024
Cybersecurity Insights: Malvertising, Phishing Trends, and North Korean Hackers In this weekend edition of ‘Cybersecurity Today,’ host Jim Love brings together experts Terry Cutler from Cyology Labs, David Shipley from Beauceron Security, and Greg Monson from Trustwave. The panel explores…
One of the largest data breaches in history? Cyber Security Today for Friday, August 9th, 2024
Massive Data Breach, Outlook’s Phishing Risk, and Windows Downgrade Attack Vulnerabilities In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love delves into one of the largest data breaches in history involving 2.9 billion records leaked without user consent by National…
Is shadow IT being brought in to organizations by security professionals? Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, August 7th, 2024
Cyber Security Pros: Awareness vs. Action & The CrowdStrike Controversy Explained Join host Jim Love in this episode of ‘Cyber Security Today’ as he delves into a recent survey revealing a disconnect between awareness and action among global security professionals…
Cybersecurity Today Week in Review for August 3rd, 2024 with Terry Cutler, David Shipley and host Jim Love
In this episode of ‘Cybersecurity Today: The Week in Review,’ host Jim Love discusses critical cybersecurity incidents with guests Terry Cutler, CEO of Cyology Labs, and David Shipley from Beauceron Security. The panel delves into the devastating effects of a…
Microsoft confirms cyber attack cause outage and it’s own defences may have made the impact worse: Cybersecurity Today for Friday, August 2, 2024
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love explores the aftermath of Microsoft’s 10-hour global outage due to a DDoS attack, the Canadian Privacy Commissioner’s investigation into Ticketmaster, the severe impact of a ransomware attack on U.S. blood bank…
Microsoft world wide outage: Cybersecurity Today for Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Microsoft Cloud Outage, WhatsApp Vulnerability, and AI-Powered Screen Reading In today’s episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love covers a significant global outage affecting Microsoft’s cloud services, a vulnerability in WhatsApp that allows malicious scripts to run without warning,…
Google’s Password Bug Hits Millions: Cybersecurity Today for Monday, July 29, 2024
Google’s Password Bug Hits Millions & French Police Battle Malware – Cybersecurity Today In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, Jim Love covers Google’s recent apology after a bug caused the passwords of 15 million Chrome users to vanish. The episode…
Cybersecurity Today Week in Review: CrowdStrike and more.
Cybersecurity Weekly Review: CrowdStrike, Malware, and Major IT Outages Join Jim Love and a panel of experts as they delve into the top cybersecurity stories of the week. This episode covers the major CrowdStrike incident, AT&T’s February outage affecting millions…
North Korean state hacker infiltrates US security firm; Cybersecurity Today for Friday, July 26, 2024
North Korean State Actor Infiltrates US Security Firm | Cybersecurity Today In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers two major incidents. The first is an American firm, KnowBe4, inadvertently hiring a North Korean state actor posing as…
CrowdStrike CEO is summoned before the Homeland Security committee. Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, July 24, 2023
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, guest host Jim Love covers major events impacting the cybersecurity world, including CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz’s summons to testify before a U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security following a massive IT outage and a…
Worst Cyber Event in History: CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Chaos. Cyber Security Today Special Edition for Monday, July 22, 2024
Join Jim Love on a special edition of Cybersecurity Today and Hashtag Trending as he delves into the recent CrowdStrike incident that led to a global IT meltdown. With over 8.5 million Windows devices affected by a faulty CrowdStrike Falcon…
Researcher detects what could have been one of the largest supply chain vulnerabilities to date. Cyber Security Today Weekend for July 20th
Dodging the Biggest Supply Chain Attack Ever: An Insight with JFrog’s Security Research Team In this weekend edition of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses with Brian Moussalli, the Security Research Team Lead at JFrog, how potentially the biggest…
Microsoft’s Bug Reporting Criticized, Disney Hacked, and Kaspersky Exits US. Cyber Security Today Special Edition from Hashtag Trending
With Howard away and today’s episode of Hashtag Trending being all about security stories, I took the liberty of doing a cross posting. Hope we’ll have Howard back next week. In today’s episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers…
Microsoft’s Bug Reporting Criticized, Disney Hacked, and Kaspersky Exits US. Cyber Security Today Special Edition from Hashtag Trending
With Howard away and today’s episode of Hashtag Trending being all about security stories, I took the liberty of doing a cross posting. Hope we’ll have Howard back next week. In today’s episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers…
Cyber Security Today, July 8, 2024 – A New Ransomware Group Is Discovered
A new ransomware group that has been discovered is highlighted in this edition This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, July 8, 2024 – A New Ransomware Group Is Discovered
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending July 5, 2024
This episode features an interview with a cybersecurity and privacy lawyer about responding to cyber attacks Navigating Ransomware Response: Insights from Cybersecurity Expert Imran Ahmad In this episode features an interview between Howard Solomon and Imran Ahmad, a partner at…
Cyber Security Today, July 5, 2024 – Prepare for business email compromise attacks
A report on business email compromise attacks is highlighted in this edition This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, July 5, 2024 – Prepare for business email compromise attacks
Cyber Security Today, July 3, 3034 – Beware of advanced attack tactics
This episode reports on some of the new ways threat actors are bypassing phishing defences This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, July 3, 3034 – Beware of advanced attack tactics
Cyber Security Today, July 1, 2024 – A critical patch for GitLab
This episode reports on new reports on vulnerabilities and software supply chain security This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, July 1, 2024 – A critical patch for GitLab
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, June 28, 2024
This episode features a discussion on the latest MOVEit vulnerability, a report on recruiting cybersecurity pros and how an API coding error is being blamed for a large cyber breach in Australia This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today…
Cyber Security Today, June 28, 2024 – Cyber authorities remind developers to switch to memory-safe coding languages
Are attacks cybercrime or hiding espionage? Researchers investigate in this episode This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 28, 2024 – Cyber authorities remind developers to switch to memory-safe coding languages
Cyber Security Today, June 26, 2024 – New vulnerability in MOVEit and a warning to WordPress administrators on poisoned plugins
This episode reports on an updated explanation of the hack of Los Angeles County’s health department, an API coding error that led to a huge data breach in Australia, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read…
Cyber Security Today, June 24, 2024 – Ransomware gang reportedly behind the hack of car dealership software provider
This episode reports on a warning to patch Serv-U applications, the workings of the Rafel trojan, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 24, 2024 – Ransomware gang reportedly…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, June 21, 2024
This episode features a discussion on an undiscovered three-year hack, the cause of Snowflake attacks and allegations of how an Australian health insurer was compromised Join Howard Solomon and David Shipley in the weekend review edition of Cybersecurity Today for…
Cyber Security Today, June 21, 2024 – US to ban Kaspersky for consumers and businesses
This episode reports on how gullible employees are falling for a scam and cutting and pasting malware into their organization’s IT systems, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June…
Cyber Security Today, June 19, 2024 – How an attacker hid on an IT network for three years
This episode reports on how outdated software played a role in a lengthy hack, the latest VMware security update, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 19, 2024 –…
Cyber Security Today, June 17, 2024 – Microsoft faces heat in Congress, alleged cybercrook arrested, and more
This episode reports on complaints about the proposed UN cybercrime treaty, servers used by Islamic State terrorists shut, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 17, 2024 – Microsoft…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday June 14, 2024
This episode includes a discussion on Microsoft and Google’s offer to help U.S. rural hospitals tighten their cybersecurity, a report on top network vulnerabilities found by penetration testers and the latest news on hacks of Snowflake customers. This article has…
Cyber Security Today, June 14, 2024 – Employee downloaded file that led to hospital chain’s ransomware attack
This episode reports on the latest ransomware news, another North Korean threat actor putting malicious packages on the NPM registry, vulnerabilities in some open source AI apps, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original…
Cyber Security Today, June 12, 2024 – More Snowflake storage victims found, Microsoft issues new Windows patches, and more
This episode reports on the latest patches from Microsoft, Nvidia, JetBrains and ARM, as well as action by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 12,…
Cyber Security Today, June 10, 2024 – Microsoft backs down on Recall
Microsoft has listened to criticism about the supposedly helpful tool, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 10, 2024 – Microsoft backs down on Recall
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending June 7, 2024
This episode features a discussion of data thefts from Snowflake data stores, more on the controversy over Microsoft Recall and the Auditor-General’s report on Canada’s cyber fighting agencies This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article:…
Cyber Security Today, June 7, 2024 – More news about Snowflake attacks, and a warning to better protect Docker containers
This episode reports on Snowflake users’ credentials for sale, how Docker containers are being exploited, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 7, 2024 – More news about Snowflake…
Cyber Security Today, June 5, 2024 – New threat actor going after American IT firms, Canada’s Auditor General slams federal cybercrime-fighting agencies
This episode reports on vulnerabilities in unpatched versions of Progress Software’s Telerik Report Server, the spread of the Remcos remote access trojan, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June…
Cyber Security Today, June 3, 2024 – Four cloud-related data breaches
This episode reports on confirmation of cyber attacks on Ticketmaster, Santander bank, a Canadian broadcaster, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 3, 2024 – Four cloud-related data breaches
Cyber Security Today Week in Review for week ending May 31, 2024
This week guest Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs and I discuss the controversy around Microsoft’s new Recall feature, lessons learned from the MITRE hack, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security…
Cyber Security Today, May 31, 2024 – Hundreds of thousands of routers are wiped, warnings to Okta and Snowflake administrators, and more
This episode reports on police takedowns of criminal IT infrastructure, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 31, 2024 – Hundreds of thousands of routers are wiped, warnings to…
Cyber Security Today, May 29, 2024 – A new North Korean ransomware gang spotted, and more
This episode reports on ransomware news, US sanctions against Chinese citizens for running a botnet, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 29, 2024 – A new North Korean…
Cyber Security Today, May 27, 2024 – Security controversy over a new Microsoft tool, a new open source threat intelligence service
This episode reports on fake antivirus web sites to stay away from, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 27, 2024 – Security controversy over a new Microsoft tool,…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending May 24, 2024
This episode features an interview with Treasury Board President Anita Anand, who announced the first cyber security strategy for the Canadian government’s IT departments and agencies This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security…
Cyber Security Today, May 24, 2024 – A threat actor leverages Windows BitLocker in ransomware attacks, beware of ORB networks, and more
This episode reports on unwanted data your WiFi router may be giving out and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 24, 2024 – A threat actor leverages Windows BitLocker…
Cyber Security Today, May 22, 2024 – LockBit ransomware gang hits more victims, Fluent Bit servers need to be updated, and more
This episode reports on a cyber warning to American drinking water utilities from a regulator, a ransomware attack on a prescription drug distributor and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today,…
Cyber Security Today, May 20, 2024 – A ransomware gang claims it hit a Canadian internet provider
This episode reports on fake WinSCP file transfer and PuTTY telnet utilities, malware that steals bank login credentials, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 20, 2024 – A…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, May 17, 2024
This episode features a discussion on the FBI takedown of the BreachForums criminal marketplace, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, May 17, 2024
Cyber Security Today, May 17, 2024 – Malware hiding in Apache Tomcat servers, new backdoors found, and more
This episode reports on the break up of a North Korean scheme tricking American firms into hiring who they thought were Americans app developers to work remotely, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original…
Cyber Security Today, May 15, 2024 – Ebury botnet still exploiting Linux servers, Microsoft, SAP and Apple issue security updates, and more
This episode reports on the Phorpiex botnet spreading LockBit ransomware, the sentencing of a man behind the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer for money laundering, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security…
Cyber Security Today, May 13, 2024 – Europol police portal hacked, report on Black Basta ransomware gang is released, and more
This episode reports on a warning from security researchers about a VPN vulnerability, a suspected Russian threat actor using generative AI tools to plagiarize or modify legitimate news stories from mainstream media to pump pro-Russian themes, and more This article has…
Cyber Towns – and Interview with Francois Guay: Cyber Security Today Weekend for May 11, 2024
Join us for an interview with Francois Guay, founder of the Canadian Cyber Security Network and a new study of Canadian municipalities and how they rate in terms of attracting and retaining cybersecurity professionals. This article has been…
Cyber Security Today, May 10 ,2024 – Patches for F5’s Next Central Manager released, Dell discovers data theft covering millions of buyers, and more
This episode reports on Anit-Ransomware Day , big tech companies vowing to make their products and services Secure By Design, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 10 ,2024…
Cyber Security Today, May 8, 2024 – Alleged LockBit ransomware leader is identified, the gang makes false claims of new victims
This episode reports on the RSA Conference, a Canadian ruling on whether solicitor-client privilege applies when a privacy regulator demands documents after a data breach, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber…
Cyber Security Today, May 6, 2024 – Ransomware gang claims responsibility for attacking Italian healthcare service, Russian gang blamed for attacks in Europe, and more
This episode reports on vulnerable routers, an attack on a Canadian digital library service and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 6, 2024 – Ransomware gang claims responsibility for…
Cybersecurity professional Madison Horn runs for Congress. Cyber Security Today Weekend Show May 3, 2024
If you’ve ever been frustrated by how poorly you think politicians are dealing with the issues that face us in Cyber Security, maybe you’ve thought we should have more cyber security professionals in government. Madison Horn, cyber security professional feels…
Cyber Security Today, May 3, 2024 – North Korea exploits weak email DMARC settings, and the latest Verizon analysis of thousands of data breaches
This episode reports on warnings about threats from China, Russia and North Korea, the hack of Dropbox Sign’s infrastructure, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 3, 2024 –…
Cyber Security Today, May 1, 2024 – Data may have been stolen in London Drugs cyber attack, Congressional testimony today by UnitedHealth CEO on ransomware attack, and more
This episode reports on a vulnerability in the R programming language, fines against large American wireless carriers, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 1, 2024 – Data may…
Cyber Security Today, April 29, 2024 – Credential stuffing attacks are hitting firms using Okta ID management solutions, and more
This episode reports on a job scam aimed at app developers, the latest data breach notifications and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April 29, 2024 – Credential stuffing attacks…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 26, 2024
This episode features a discussion on the latest in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, a vulnerability in an abandoned Apache open-source project, the next step in Canada’s proposed critical infrastructure cybersecurity law and the future of TikTok This article has…
Cyber Security Today, April 26, 2024 – Patch warnings for Cisco ASA gateways and a WordPress plugin
This episode reports on the malicious plugin worm that refuses to die, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April 26, 2024 – Patch warnings for Cisco ASA gateways and…
Cyber Security Today, April 22, 2024 – Vulnerability found in CrushFTP file transfer software, security updates for Cisco’s controller management application, and more
This episode reports on a new campaign to steal credentials from LastPass users, a warning to admits of Ivanti Avalanche mobile device management software, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security…
Cyber Security Today, April 24, 2024 – Good news/bad news in Mandiant report, UnitedHealth admits paying a ransomware gang, and more
This episode reports on the danger of using expired open-source packages, a tool used by a Russian hacking group and password advice This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April 24, 2024…