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Jun 16, 2023 • 8min
US federal agencies affected by MOVEit breach, Pentagon leak suspect indicted, Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate nabbed
US federal agencies affected by MOVEit vulnerability Pentagon leak suspect indicted by a federal grand jury Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate nabbed Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor Your scariest questionnaires that are hundreds of questions long are no match for Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire tool - now with a browser extension for complex portals. Get GPT-generated precise answers to entire questionnaires so your review takes seconds. Now you can spend 89% less time completing questionnaires when you get accurate answers you don't have to re-write. Try a free proof of concept with your own data to see it in action. See what security and sales teams are raving about at www.conveyor.com For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com.

Jun 15, 2023 • 9min
China ESXi exploit, WooCommerce vulnerability, Lockbit ransom report
China-linked APT group spotted exploiting a VMware ESXi zero-day Hundreds of thousands of ecommerce sites impacted by critical plugin vulnerability 7-Nation LockBit report shows US paid over $90m in ransoms since 2020 Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor Let's gladly pass the most thankless job in cybersecurity – completing customer security questionnaires – to the AI bots. Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire response tool auto-generates precise, accurate answers to entire questionnaires. With accuracy far superior to other tools, you can spend almost zero time reviewing generated answers. There's an in platform auto-fill feature or a browser extension for tricky portals. Stop settling for mediocre tools that only provide lousy "near hits" from your library. Try a free proof of concept with your own data. Learn more at www.conveyor.com. For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Jun 14, 2023 • 7min
Amazon server outage, Fortinet zero-day exploited, US intelligence buys personal data
Amazon server outage broke fast food apps among other things Update: Fortinet warns of possible zero-day exploited in limited attacks US intelligence confirms it buys Americans' personal data Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor What's better than using Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire response tool to generate precise answers to security questionnaires? Letting customers upload their own questionnaires to your portal and getting back answers in seconds - all based on the content in your knowledge base. Think of it like a security questionnaire ATM. A prospect clicks through an NDA, uploads questions and gets all the answers they need from the bot, all without ever having to speak to you. We call that a win-win. Learn more at www.conveyor.com. For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com.

Jun 13, 2023 • 7min
Fortigate firewall flaw, BatCloak's undetectable malware, Swiss government cyberattacks
Critical RCE flaw discovered in Fortinet FortiGate firewalls BatCloak engine makes malware fully undetectable Swiss Government targeted by series of cyberattacks Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor Tried to use GPT to fill out questionnaires yet? We already built that for you. Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire response tool auto-generates precise, accurate answers to entire questionnaires. With accuracy far superior to other tools, you can spend almost zero time reviewing generated answers. There's also a browser extension for complex portals and other scary questionnaires. Best part is, it actually works. Try a free proof of concept with your own data to see it in action. You won't be disappointed. Learn more at www.conveyor.com For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Jun 12, 2023 • 8min
Faked journalist hack, Strava leaks locations, Reddit API protests
Faked crypto journalists steal real crypto Strava heat maps leak addresses API changes lead to Reddit protests Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor Let's gladly pass the most thankless job in cybersecurity – completing customer security questionnaires – to the AI bots. Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire response tool auto-generates precise, accurate answers to entire questionnaires. With accuracy far superior to other tools, you can spend almost zero time reviewing generated answers. There's an in platform auto-fill feature or a browser extension for tricky portals. Stop settling for mediocre tools that only provide lousy "near hits" from your library. Try a free proof of concept with your own data. Learn more at www.conveyor.com.

Jun 9, 2023 • 21min
Week in Review: Hipponen's malware warning, outwitting hackers, Clop's MoveIt attack
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 5-9, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Joshua Scott, Head of Security and IT, Postman Thanks to our show sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro, the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour. Hear from experts on the latest threat landscape trends, solutions, and platform strategies to manage risk and defend your organization with speed and accuracy. Find the closest city to you and register today to take a leap towards a more resilient future. Head to trendmicro.com/cisoseries All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Jun 9, 2023 • 8min
PowerDrop targets Defense, YKK zipper attacked, Barracuda urges replacement
New PowerDrop malware targets U.S. aerospace defense industry Zipper giant YKK confirms cyberattack targeted U.S. networks Barracuda urges customers to replace vulnerable appliances immediately Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro, the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour. Hear from experts on the latest threat landscape trends, solutions, and platform strategies to manage risk and defend your organization with speed and accuracy. Find the closest city to you and register today to take a leap towards a more resilient future. Head to trendmicro.com/cisoseries For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Jun 8, 2023 • 7min
Google email authentication, SEC data breaches, Clop asks victims to email
Google improves brand email authentication SEC drops cases due to data protection failures Clop asks victims to contact it for a ransom Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro, the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour. Hear from experts on the latest threat landscape trends, solutions, and platform strategies to manage risk and defend your organization with speed and accuracy. Find the closest city to you and register today to take a leap towards a more resilient future. Head to trendmicro.com/cisoseries

Jun 7, 2023 • 8min
Microsoft $20M COPPA settlement, Hactivists take credit for Outlook.com outages, SEC accuses Coinbase of breaking US regulations
Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro, the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour. Hear from experts on the latest threat landscape trends, solutions, and platform strategies to manage risk and defend your organization with speed and accuracy. Find the closest city to you and register today to take a leap towards a more resilient future. Head to trendmicro.com/cisoseries For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com.

Jun 6, 2023 • 7min
Satellite hacking, Atomic Wallet breach, SEC sues Binance
Satellite hacking at DEF CON Atomic Wallet investigating losses SEC sues Binance Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro, the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour. Hear from experts on the latest threat landscape trends, solutions, and platform strategies to manage risk and defend your organization with speed and accuracy. Find the closest city to you and register today to take a leap towards a more resilient future. Head to trendmicro.com/cisoseries


