Cyber Events and Security Breaches Recap

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 Scattered Spider. Betsy Carmelite, Principal at Booz Allen, shares our final Woman on the Street today from the 2024 RSA Conference. Guest Deepen Desai, Chief Security Officer at Zscaler, joins us to offer some highlights on their AI security report. A solar storm’s a-comin’.

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CyberWire Guest

Betsy Carmelite, Principal at Booz Allen, shares our final Woman on the Street today. N2K’s Brandon Karpf caught up with Betsy to share insights from the 2024 RSA Conference. 

Guest Deepen Desai, Chief Security Officer at Zscaler, joins us to offer some highlights on their AI security report.

Selected Reading

Treasury launches ‘Project Fortress,’ an alliance with banks against hackers (CNN Business)

Cyberthreat landscape permanently altered by Chinese operations, US officials say (The Record)

White House to Push Cybersecurity Standards on Hospitals (Bloomberg)

Dell warns of “incident” that may have leaked customers’ personal info (Ars Technica)

Google fixes fifth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year (Bleeping Computer)

Cyberattack shuts down 4 Quebec CEGEPs, cancelling classes and exams (CBC News)

AI-Powered Russian Network Pushes Fake Political News (Infosecurity Magazine)

University System of Georgia: 800K exposed in 2023 MOVEit attack (Bleeping Computer)

FBI working towards nabbing Scattered Spider hackers, official says (Reuters)

Severe solar storm threatens power grids and navigation systems (Financial Post)

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