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CISO Series
Daily stories from the world of information security. To delve into any daily story, head to CISOseries.com.
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Oct 25, 2023 • 9min
Cisco IOS XE infections remain high, California sidelines GM's driverless cars, Canada accuse China of 'Spamouflage' campaign
Cisco IOS XE infections remain high, California sidelines GM's driverless cars, Canada accuses China of 'Spamouflage' campaign. Other topics include Okta compromise, AI risk management proposal, pipeline damage blamed on a Chinese ship, anchored investigation, AI email attacks, and USB drive encryption cracked.

Oct 24, 2023 • 8min
Chrome IP Protection, Microsoft Security Copilot, Cisco patches IOS XE
Chrome testing IP Protection, Microsoft Security Copilot, Cisco patches IOS XE, chip-making secrets stolen by Huawei, export bans, Fanta trust management platform, energy ransomware attack, North Korean domain seizure, cybersecurity incidents, potential CEO mistakes

Oct 23, 2023 • 8min
Okta system attacked, another Cisco vulnerability, RagnarLocker arrest
Okta system attacked, Cisco vulnerability discovered; Key player of Ragnar Locker arrested in Paris; Updates on various cybersecurity incidents including ICC cyber attack, Senator's request for breach details; Social engineering attack on law enforcement portal, unpatched squid proxy vulnerabilities, data breaches at Okta, Ampersand, quick trip, CDW; Super Cyber Friday event about third-party risk in the cloud.

Oct 20, 2023 • 23min
Week in Review: Water cyber-regs rescinded, Cisco zero-day attacks, Signal debunks zero-day
Guest Andrew Wilder, CISO, Community Veterinary Partners, discusses the disappointment in Biden admin's decision to withdraw water cyber regs, zero-day attacks on Cisco, signal debunking zero-day claim. 'Sleeping Dragon' data vulnerability and solutions for vulnerability management and prioritization are also discussed.

Oct 20, 2023 • 8min
Cops sting RagnarLocker, more 23andMe leaks, Casio discloses breach
Global law enforcement successfully dismantles the dark web portal RagnarLocker. 23andMe experiences another data leak. Casio discloses a significant data breach. The Muddy Water hacker group resurfaces. Trigona Ransomware and North Korean hackers pose ongoing threats. The security implications of quantum computing are underestimated by IT practitioners.

Oct 19, 2023 • 8min
WinRAR exploitation, Five Eyes warns about China, ServiceNow data exposure
State-backed attackers exploit WinRAR zero-day, Five Eyes warns of Chinese IP theft, ServiceNow data exposure issue identified, UCA data review, WhatsApp and Amazon passkey support, CIA information channel vulnerability, ASIC's encryption cracking interest, MEM Computing's in-memory processing ASIC claim, Google Play Protect's real-time malware scanning, X testing subscriptions for posting on social network, Securities and Exchange Commission's new cyber rules

Oct 18, 2023 • 8min
Zero-day attacks affect 10,000 Cisco devices, US government warns of Confluence vuln exploitation, D-Link confirms data breach
Zero-day attacks on Cisco devices, warning about Confluence vulnerability exploitation, D-Link data breach due to phishing attack, discussions on data for sale, blocking data collection, Malvertizing campaign, cybersecurity partnership, cooperation in cybersecurity, fake browser updates used for malware distribution, and CEO sentenced in IP address scheme.

Oct 17, 2023 • 7min
Security camera warnings, Signal denies zero-day, Equifax fined in UK
Israeli government warns about securing home security cameras, Signal debunks zero-day report, Equifax fined for data breach, discussion on chip export bans, and a social network intentionally throttling link speed.

Oct 16, 2023 • 8min
CDW possibly attacked, AvosLocker joint advisory, EPA rescinds water regs
CDW possibly attacked by LockBit resulting in data leaks and an $80 million ransom. FBI and CSO publish joint advisory regarding AvosLocker ransomware. EPA rescinds cybersecurity audit requirements. Multiple cybersecurity news stories including Linux ransomware attacks, convenience store network incident, and Microsoft phasing out NTLM in Windows 11.

Oct 13, 2023 • 27min
Week in Review: Internet-wide zero-day DDoS, 23andMe data breach, curl flaw overhyped
Guest Martin Choluj, VP Security ClickHouse, joins as they discuss DDoS attack scale, data breach at 23andMe, Magecart skimmers campaign, financial impact of cyberattack on Clorox, and implications of relying on Microsoft products.


