Cybersecurity Sales Engineer Brandon Robinson shares how he built his career in technology and the barriers he experienced along the way. He talks about how his job involves him interacting with customers at the highest levels making sure their solution is meeting needs. In addition, Brandon describes how as a black man and a trailblazer, he's been…

Dick O'Brien from Symantec Threat Hunter team is discussing their research on “Graph: Growing number of threats leveraging Microsoft API.” The team observed an increasing number of threats that have begun to leverage the Microsoft Graph API, usually to facilitate communications with command-and-control (C&C) infrastructure hosted on Microsoft cloud…

Project Fortress looks to protect the US financial system. News from San Francisco as RSA Conference winds down. Dell warns customers of compromised data. Google updates Chrome after a zero day is exploited in the wild. Colleges in Quebec are disrupted by a cyberattack. CopyCop uses generative AI for misinformation. The FBI looks to snag members of…

Ascension healthcare shuts down systems following a cybersecurity event. Updates from RSA Conference. The FDA recalls an insulin pump app. Polish officials blame Russia for recent cyber attacks. IntelBroker claims to have compromised a pair of UK banks. New Mexico’s top cop accuses Meta of failing to protect kids. British Columbia reports "sophisti…

International law enforcement put a leash on a LockBit leader. Updates from RSA Conference, including our Man on the Street Rob Boyce, Managing Director at Accenture. TikTok sues the U.S. government. The Commerce Department restricts chip sales to Huawei. A third-party breach exposes payroll records of Britain’s armed forces. BogusBazaar operates o…

Secretary Blinken and Senator Warner weigh in on cybersecurity at RSA Conference. Ransomware profits are falling. Proton Mail is under scrutiny for information sharing. A senior British lawmaker blames China for a UK cyberattack. Medstar Health notifies patients of a potential data breach. A study finds cybersecurity education programs across the U…

Rick Howard, N2K’s CSO and The CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, interviews Eugene Spafford about his 2024 Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame book: “Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions.” References: Eugene Spafford, Leigh Metcalf, Josiah Dykstra, Illustrator: Pattie Spafford. 2023. Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions: Avoiding the Ha…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to unveil a new international cybersecurity strategy at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. Paris prepares for Olympic-sized cybersecurity threats. Wichita, Kansas is recovering from a ransomware attack. A massive data breach hits citizens of El Salvador. Researchers steal cookies to bypass authentication. …

Rick Howard, N2K’s CSO and The Cyberwire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, interviews Andy Greenberg about his 2024 Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame book: “Tracers in the Dark.” References: Andy Greenberg, 2022. Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency [Book]. Goodreads. Larry Pesce, 2024. Tracers in the Dark: The…

Technology attorney and startup chief of staff Elizabeth Wharton shares her experiences and how she came to work with companies in technology. Elizabeth talks about how she always liked solving problems and Nancy Drew mysteries, but not litigation. These morphed finding into her home in the policy legal world and some time later, technology law. El…

Adam Marré, CISO at Arctic Wolf, is diving deep into geopolitical tension with China including APT31, iSoon and TikTok with Dave this week. They also discuss some of the history behind China cyber operations. Adam shares information on how different APT groups are able to create spear phishing campaigns, and provides info on how to combat these gro…

A Texas operator of rehab facilities faces multiple lawsuits after a ransomware attack. Microsoft warns Android developers to steer clear of the Dirty Stream. The Feds warn of North Korean social engineering. A flaw in the R programming language has been patched. Zloader borrows stealthiness from ZeuS. The GAO highlights gaps in NASA’s cybersecurit…

Dropbox’s secure signature service suffers a breach. CISA is set to announce a voluntary pledge toward enhanced security. Five Eyes partners issue security recommendations for critical infrastructure. Microsoft acknowledges VPN issues after recent security updates. LockBit releases data from a hospital in France. One of REvil’s leaders gets 14 year…

A breach at J.P. Morgan Chase exposes data of over 451,000 individuals. President Biden Signs a National Security Memorandum to Strengthen and Secure U.S. Critical Infrastructure. Verizon’s DBIR is out. Cornell researchers unveil a worm called Morris II. A prominent newspaper group sues OpenAI. Marriott admits to using inadequate encryption. A Finn…

UnitedHealth’s CEO testimony before congress reveals details of the massive data breach. Major US mobile carriers are hit with hefty fines for sharing customer data. Muddling Meerkat manipulates DNS. A report from Sophos says ransomware payments skyrocketed this past year. The DOE addresses risks and benefits of AI. LightSpy malware targets macOS. …

Okta warns of a credential stuffing spike. A congressman looks to the EPA to protect water systems from cyber threats. CISA unveils security guidelines for critical infrastructure. Researchers discover a stealthy botnet-as-a-service coming from China. The UK prohibits easy IoT passwords. New vulnerabilities are found in Intel processors. A global b…

Host of Darknet Diaries podcast Jack Rhysider shares his experiences from studying computer engineering at university to his strategy of using gamification on his career that led to him landing in the security space. Jack talks about how his wide experiences came together in security and what prompted him to learn podcasting. Jack endeavors to shar…