CISA is now officially an agency. Cozy Bear is back. Gmail spoofing issue opens social engineering possibilities. Speculation about “cyber 9/11s.”

In today’s podcast, we hear that CISA is now an agency within DHS. Cozy Bear is back, and spearphishing in American civilian waters. Ukrainian authorities say they’ve detected and blocked a malware campaign that appears targeted against former Soviet Republics. A reported Gmail issue may make for more plausible social engineering. The Outlaw criminal group expands into cryptojacking. Infrastructure, financial, and data corruption attacks discussed as possible “cyber 9/11s”. Rick Howard from Palo Alto Networks with a book recommendation from the Cybersecurity Canon project.

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_11_19.html

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