Cybersecurity Headlines

A look at North Korean crypto stealing tactics Russia saw record DDoS attacks China leads in facial recognition tech exports Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, SafeBase These days, customer trust can be an organization's strongest competitive advantage. But how can you develop and maintain customer trust over the long term? The answer is SafeBase. After implementing SafeBase's Smart Trust Center, many companies see shorter deal cycles, higher-value contracts, and stronger long-term customer relationships. Some even achieve a 90% reduction in security questionnaires. Learn more at safebase.com

Pakistani authorities investigating whether cyberattack caused nationwide blackout FBI identifies hackers behind Horizon Bridge crypto theft GoTo says hackers stole encrypted backups and MFA settings Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, SafeBase Jump start your journey to long-lasting customer trust with SafeBase. Our Smart Trust Center helps your organization build customer trust through improved transparency, secure document sharing, process control and insights, and proactive communication. Security and GRC leaders at companies like Jamf, Instacart, and Snyk all rely on SafeBase as a central enabler of their trust program. Learn more and check out the case studies at SafeBase.com For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com

LA School attack exposed Social Security numbers Government Accountability Office names and shames PLAY ransomware hits UK car dealerships Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, SafeBase If a prospective customer asked about your trust program or security policies, where would you send them? Chances are, you'd need to send an NDA, hunt down documentation, go back and forth via email, and answer a litany of questions. SafeBase is the better way. SafeBase's Smart Trust Center allows you to send *one link* to customers or buyers, so they can easily access the security and compliance information they need. Meanwhile, you get more control over who has access to your documents, and for how long. Build customer trust the smart way with SafeBase - learn more at safebase.com

PayPal accounts breached in large-scale credential stuffing attack Ransomware gang steals data from KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut brand owner ODIN Intelligence hack exposes a huge trove of police raid files Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, SafeBase These days, customer trust can be an organization's strongest competitive advantage. But how can you develop and maintain customer trust over the long term? The answer is SafeBase. After implementing SafeBase's Smart Trust Center, many companies see shorter deal cycles, higher-value contracts, and stronger long-term customer relationships. Some even achieve a 90% reduction in security questionnaires. Learn more at safebase.com For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, January 16-20, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, George Finney, CISO, Southern Methodist University Thanks to our show sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, eliminates manual security tasks like offboarding, and addresses misconfigurations like disabled 2FA while increasing employee productivity. Wait. A security tool that increases productivity? Yup. Learn more at cerby.com. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Ransomware revenue falls by $300 million in 2022 as more victims refuse to pay Vice Society claims ransomware attack against University of Duisburg-Essen Android users beware of new Hook malware with RAT capabilities Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, eliminates manual security tasks like offboarding, and addresses misconfigurations like disabled 2FA while increasing employee productivity. Wait. A security tool that increases productivity? Yup. Learn more at cerby.com. For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Vendors bypassing security patches ChatGPT creates polymorphic malware Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, eliminates manual security tasks like offboarding, and addresses misconfigurations like disabled 2FA while increasing employee productivity. Wait. A security tool that increases productivity? Yup. Learn more at cerby.com.

Ransomware attack impacts 1,000 ships Crypto influencer victimized by malware pushed by ads on Google Microsoft patches flaws in Azure cloud services Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, eliminates manual security tasks like offboarding, and addresses misconfigurations like disabled 2FA while increasing employee productivity. Wait. A security tool that increases productivity? Yup. Learn more at cerby.com. For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com

Cyber attack disrupts esport event Qbot overtakes Emotet CircleCI breach caused by infostealer Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, eliminates manual security tasks like offboarding, and addresses misconfigurations like disabled 2FA while increasing employee productivity. Wait. A security tool that increases productivity? Yup. Learn more at cerby.com.

NortonLifeLock warns that hackers breached Password Manager accounts Hacker steals credit card info from Canada's largest alcohol retailer Severe security flaw found in "jsonwebtoken" library Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Cerby Did you know that over 60% of the cloud applications used by your company don't support identity standards like single sign-on? And that these applications are the leading cause of breaches? Cerby can help. Cerby discovers new applications, eliminates manual security tasks like offboarding, and addresses misconfigurations like disabled 2FA while increasing employee productivity. Wait. A security tool that increases productivity? Yup. Learn more at cerby.com. For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.