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Nov 3, 2021 • 9min
November 3, 2021
Facebook deletes 1 billion faceprints in Face Recognition shutdown Tesla recalls nearly 12,000 vehicles due to software error Android patches actively exploited zero-day kernel bug Thanks to our episode sponsor, Trend Micro Reimage your Cloud! That's the theme for CLOUDSEC 2021, a 3-day global event that will be held virtually starting on November 16th. Learn the latest trends in cloud and cybersecurity with global keynotes and session tracks tailored to your role's unique challenges. Test your skills and win prizes in the 24-hr CLOUDSEC Challenge, a hands-on immersive experience that has something for everyone – from novice application coders to experienced security practitioners! Join for FREE on November 16th, for free. Sign up at cloudsec.com For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com

Nov 2, 2021 • 7min
November 2, 2021
Cyberattack disrupts healthcare in Canadian provinces Researchers discover Pink botnet Facebook takes down government-run troll farm in Nicaragua Thanks to our episode sponsor, Trend Micro Reimage your Cloud! That's the theme for CLOUDSEC 2021, a 3-day global event that will be held virtually starting on November 16th. Learn the latest trends in cloud and cybersecurity with global keynotes and session tracks tailored to your role's unique challenges. Test your skills and win prizes in the 24-hr CLOUDSEC Challenge, a hands-on immersive experience that has something for everyone – from novice application coders to experienced security practitioners! Join for FREE on November 16th, for free. Sign up at cloudsec.com

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Nov 1, 2021 • 8min
November 1, 2021
Iranian Black Shadow hacking group breaches Israeli Internet hosting firm All Windows versions impacted by new LPE zero-day vulnerability International jeweler Graff hit by Conti gang, with data of its rich clients at risk Thanks to our episode sponsor, Trend Micro Reimage your Cloud! That's the theme for CLOUDSEC 2021, a 3-day global event that will be held virtually starting on November 16th. Learn the latest trends in cloud and cybersecurity with global keynotes and session tracks tailored to your role's unique challenges. Test your skills and win prizes in the 24-hr CLOUDSEC Challenge, a hands-on immersive experience that has something for everyone – from novice application coders to experienced security practitioners! Join for FREE on November 16th, for free. Sign up at cloudsec.com For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Oct 29, 2021 • 21min
Week in Review – Oct 25-29, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Oct 25-29, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Jason Fruge, CISO, Rent-a-Center Thanks to our episode sponsor, Banyan Security Today, 75% of enterprises are using some form of hybrid-cloud deployment. Unfortunately, traditional network-centric security solutions like VPNs are not designed to meet the scale, performance, and usability needs of modern organizations, especially those with dynamic hybrid- and multi-cloud environments. Replace your traditional network access boxes – VPNs, bastion hosts, and gateways – with a cloud-based zero trust remote access solution and enable a safe and reliable "work from anywhere" environment. Visit banyansecurity.io for more information. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Oct 29, 2021 • 9min
October 29, 2021
Android spyware spreading as antivirus software in Japan Half of home workers buy potentially insecure technology EU investigating leak of private key used to forge Covid passes And now a word from our sponsor, Banyan Security Today, 75% of enterprises are using some form of hybrid-cloud deployment. Unfortunately, traditional network-centric security solutions like VPNs are not designed to meet the scale, performance, and usability needs of modern organizations, especially those with dynamic hybrid- and multi-cloud environments. Replace your traditional network access boxes – VPNs, bastion hosts, and gateways – with a cloud-based zero trust remote access solution and enable a safe and reliable "work from anywhere" environment. Visit banyansecurity.io for more information. For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Oct 28, 2021 • 7min
October 28, 2021
Chinese surveillance tech pulled from US retailers Microsoft warns of rise in password spraying attacks The FTC is looking into the Facebook Files And now a word from our sponsor, Banyan Security Today, 75% of enterprises are using some form of hybrid-cloud deployment. Unfortunately, traditional network-centric security solutions like VPNs are not designed to meet the scale, performance, and usability needs of modern organizations, especially those with dynamic hybrid- and multi-cloud environments. Replace your traditional network access boxes – VPNs, bastion hosts, and gateways – with a cloud-based zero trust remote access solution and enable a safe and reliable "work from anywhere" environment. Visit banyansecurity.io for more information.

Oct 27, 2021 • 8min
October 27, 2021
Iranian gas stations out of service after cyberattack Nevada and North Dakota top cybercrime lists Researcher cracked 70% of sampled WiFi networks And now a word from our sponsor, Banyan Security Today, 75% of enterprises are using some form of hybrid-cloud deployment. Unfortunately, traditional network-centric security solutions like VPNs are not designed to meet the scale, performance, and usability needs of modern organizations, especially those with dynamic hybrid- and multi-cloud environments. Replace your traditional network access boxes – VPNs, bastion hosts, and gateways – with a cloud-based zero trust remote access solution and enable a safe and reliable "work from anywhere" environment. Visit banyansecurity.io for more information. For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com

Oct 26, 2021 • 7min
October 26, 2021
Microsoft report on Nobelium Healthcare organizations struggle with breaches ProtonMail wins appeal on surveillance data And now a word from our sponsor, Banyan Security Today, 75% of enterprises are using some form of hybrid-cloud deployment. Unfortunately, traditional network-centric security solutions like VPNs are not designed to meet the scale, performance, and usability needs of modern organizations, especially those with dynamic hybrid- and multi-cloud environments. Replace your traditional network access boxes – VPNs, bastion hosts, and gateways – with a cloud-based zero trust remote access solution and enable a safe and reliable "work from anywhere" environment. Visit banyansecurity.io for more information.

Oct 25, 2021 • 9min
October 25, 2021
Crypto-miner and malware found hidden inside npm libraries Facebook sues Ukrainian who scraped the data of 178 million users BlackMatter ransomware victims quietly helped using secret decryptor And now a word from our sponsor, Banyan Security Today, 75% of enterprises are using some form of hybrid-cloud deployment. Unfortunately, traditional network-centric security solutions like VPNs are not designed to meet the scale, performance, and usability needs of modern organizations, especially those with dynamic hybrid- and multi-cloud environments. Replace your traditional network access boxes – VPNs, bastion hosts, and gateways – with a cloud-based zero trust remote access solution and enable a safe and reliable "work from anywhere" environment. Visit banyansecurity.io for more information. For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Oct 22, 2021 • 20min
Week in Review – Oct 18-22, 2021
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Oct 18-22, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Matthew Southworth, CISO, Priceline Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tessian and the Human Layer Security Summit Want to know what we learned from analyzing 2 million malicious emails? At Tessian's Human Layer Summit you'll hear about new threat intelligence into the state of spear phishing. Guest speakers from TrustedSec and KnowBe4 will discuss what kind of attacks are getting through typical enterprise defences, what that means for user protection and what security leaders need to do about it. Join in on the conversation to learn about what we discovered by registering now at tessian.com/summit All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com


