Will Plankey lead CISA to victory?

The White House names their nominee for CISA’s top spot. Patch Tuesday updates. Apple issues emergency updates for a zero-day WebKit vulnerability. Researchers highlight advanced MFA-bypassing techniques. North Korea's Lazarus Group targets cryptocurrency wallets and browser data. Our guest today is Rocco D’Amico of Brass Valley discussing hidden risks in retired devices and reducing data breach threats. Making sense of the skills gap paradox. 

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Joining us today is Rocco D’Amico of Brass Valley discussing hidden risks in retired devices and reducing data breach threats.

Selected Reading

Trump nominates Sean Plankey as new CISA director (Tech Crunch)

CISA worker says 100-strong red team fired after DOGE action (The Register)

March 2025 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 57 Vulnerabilities, 7 Zero-Days (Hackread)

ICS Patch Tuesday: Advisories Published by CISA, Schneider Electric, Siemens (SecurityWeek)

CISA Warns of Microsoft Windows Management Console (MMC) Vulnerability Exploited in Wild (Cyber Security News)

Apple WebKit Zero-Day Vulnerability Actively Exploit in High Profile Cyber Attacks (Cyber Security News)

Hackers Using Advanced MFA-Bypassing Techniques To Gain Access To User Account (Cyber Security News)

North Korean Lazarus hackers infect hundreds via npm packages (Bleeping Computer)

Welcome to the skills gap paradox (Computing)

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