Cybersecurity Headlines

Microsoft adds end-to-end encryption to Teams and passwordless log-in for Azure Active Directory. Ransomware Carmen, dependency confusion vulnerability, and Oblique rat Trojan discussed. Facebook settles lawsuit over data misuse. Drunk robot vacuums and iRobot's fix. Promoting video chat on hacking systemic risk.

Leaked user data, tech export ban, SEO tricks, power outage, Google Voice outage, iOS Jailbreak, Robo-calls, random-number generating laser.

Ryuk ransomware spreads to Windows devices, Go malware adopted by APTs, SolarWinds CEO blames intern for password leak, CMMC compliance addressed by TrustMAPP, North Korean hackers target defense firms and Microsoft open sources SolarWinds hacker code.

Biden orders supply chain security review, China spies on Tibetans via Firefox Extension, attackers exploit unpatched VMware servers, PlexTrac sponsors the podcast. Sequoia Capital data breach and India's new takedown rules for social media companies discussed.

In this podcast, Naomi Buckwalter, director of information security and IT at Beam Technologies, discusses the advocacy for breach reporting rules and improved oversight. They also touch on ongoing threats like Silver Sparrow and monitoring typed content on Zoom. Other topics include FireEye's information sharing approach, the Federal Reserve's IT outage, espionage in cyberattacks, the government's role in cybersecurity, the use of blockchain, and various cybersecurity topics.

Microsoft and FireEye propose new breach reporting requirements to the US Senate Intelligence Committee. US Federal Reserve experiences massive IT outage. California's net neutrality law clears the way. Google sponsors Linux security improvement. Five Eyes issue security warning. Ransomware attacks double against universities. TikTok releases transparency report on election misinformation.

Executives fear nation-state attacks, Firefox 86 enhances privacy, shadow attacks on digitally signed PDFs. PlexTrac sponsors episode. Data visualization tool, threat report findings, anti-crypto mining software, and botnet protection discussed. Botnet camouflaging with Bitcoin blockchain, keystrokes inference attack, and cloud vulnerabilities highlighted in later chapters.

SHAREit fixes security holes, China spyware cribs the NSA, Exelian vulnerability impact, Brave Browser privacy issue, Samsung's extended security updates, Google lifts ban on political ads, hack involving Nursery Cam, changes in iOS 14.5.

Mac malware Silver Sparrow perplexes security pros, SolarWinds hack exposes stolen source code, and hackers find a way to bypass MasterCard PIN. The podcast also covers the phishing attack on Sequoia Capital, a white hat hacker's discovery, and the use of fake Adobe Flash updater to redirect users. Additionally, researchers discuss a new tactic in cyber attacks and privacy concerns with tracking pixels in emails.

Dating-app video calls spied on, Microsoft pulls buggy Windows update, new WatchDog botnet targets servers, Dutch police dismantle Motet botnet, Facebook restores government pages, Trojan malware discovered, hackers target military websites, CISO video chat on cloud vulnerabilities.