Episodes

  • Solution Spotlight: Cultivating cybersecurity culture. [Special Edition]

    Solution Spotlight: Cultivating cybersecurity culture. [Special Edition]
    Oct 29 2024
    In this Solution Spotlight episode, our very own Simone Petrella sits down with Chris Porter, the Chief Information Security Officer at Fannie Mae. As a seasoned expert in the financial and cybersecurity sectors, Chris shares insights into how Fannie Mae navigates the complexities of securing one of the nation's most critical financial institutions. Together, they discuss Fannie Mae's evolving cybersecurity posture, balancing innovation with risk management, and the critical strategies employed to protect sensitive data in an increasingly digital and interconnected world. Chris also delves into the importance of collaboration across the industry, highlighting partnerships and intelligence-sharing as vital components in mitigating cyber threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Securing democracy.

    Securing democracy.
    Oct 29 2024
    Chinese hacking into US telecoms draws federal scrutiny. ESET examines Evasive Panda’s CloudScout toolset. A new ChatGPT jailbreak bypassed security safeguards. Nintendo warns users of a phishing scam. The Five Eyes launch the Secure Innovation initiative for startups. CISA releases “Product Security Bad Practices” guidelines. Apple’s new bug bounty program offers a million bucks for critical vulnerabilities. The City of Columbus drops its suit of a cybersecurity researcher. On our Solution Spotlight today, N2K’s Simone Petrella speaks with Chris Porter, CISO at Fannie Mae, on cultivating cybersecurity culture and talent. Spooky spam is back. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Solution Spotlight today, N2K’s Simone Petrella speaks with Chris Porter, CISO at Fannie Mae, on cultivating cybersecurity culture and talent. You can hear Simone’s and Chris’ full conversation in this special edition podcast. Selected Reading Key Federal Cyber Panel to Probe Chinese Telecoms Hacking (Bank Info Security) CloudScout: Evasive Panda scouting cloud services (We Live Security) ChatGPT Jailbreak: Researchers Bypass AI Safeguards Using Hexadecimal Encoding and Emojis (SecurityWeek) Nintendo Warns of Phishing Attack Mimics Company Email Address (gbhackers) Five Eyes Agencies Launch Startup Security Initiative (Infosecurity magazine) CISA sees elimination of ‘bad practices’ as next secure-by-design step (CyberScoop) Apple Launches 'Apple Intelligence' and Offers $1M Bug Bounty for Security (Hackread) Columbus drops lawsuit against data leak whistleblower Connor Goodwolf, but with a catch (NBC) Spooky Spam, Scary Scams: Halloween Threats Rise (Security Boulevard) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Operation Magnus strikes back.

    Operation Magnus strikes back.
    Oct 28 2024
    Operation Magnus disrupts notorious infostealers. Pennsylvania officials debunk election disinformation attributed to Russia. TeamTNT targets Docker daemons. Delta sues CrowdStrike. NVIDIA released a critical GPU Display Driver update. Fog and Akira ransomware exploit SonicWall VPNs. A researcher demonstrates Downgrade attacks against Windows systems. Qilin ransomware grows more evasive and disruptive. Pwn2Own Ireland awards over $1 million for more than 70 zero-day vulnerabilities. Our guest is Grant Geyer, Chief Strategy Officer at Claroty, talking about safeguarding our nation's critical food infrastructure. At long last, it’s legal to fix your McFlurry. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest is Grant Geyer, Chief Strategy Officer at Claroty, talking about safeguarding our nation's critical food infrastructure. The FBI recently held an Agriculture Threats Symposium in Nebraska, spotlighting growing concerns over the security of the nation's critical food infrastructure amid rising threats. As cyberattacks and bioterrorism increasingly target agriculture, the event highlighted urgent calls for stronger safety measures to protect the food supply chain. Selected Reading Operation Magnus Disrupted Redline and Meta Infostealer Malware (Cyber Security News) Pennsylvania officials rebut false voter fraud claims from home and abroad (CyberScoop) TeamTNT Exploits 16 Million IPs in Malware Attack on Docker Clusters (Hackread) Delta sues CrowdStrike for $500 million in damages caused by massive airline cancelations (The Independent) NVIDIA GPU Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers To Execute Remote Code on Windows & Linux (Cyber Security News) Fog ransomware targets SonicWall VPNs to breach corporate networks (Bleeping Computer) New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs (Bleeping Computer) Updated Qilin Ransomware Escalates Encryption and Evasion (BankInfo Security) Researchers Discover Over 70 Zero-Day Bugs at Pwn2Own Ireland (Infosecurity Magazine) It Is Now Legal to Hack McFlurry Machines (and Medical Devices) to Fix Them (404 Media) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • How to turn tech insights into real advantages. [CSO Perspectives]

    How to turn tech insights into real advantages. [CSO Perspectives]
    Oct 28 2024
    Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, turns over hosting duties to Dr. Rebecca Wynn, the Click Solutions Group Global Chief Security Strategist & CISO. She interviews Justin Daniels, a Baker Donelson lawyer and podcast host with expertise in cyber operations, M&A, and investment capital transactions, on the current state of cyber law and compliance. Check out Rick's 3-part election mini-series: Part 1: Election Propaganda Part 1: How Does Election Propaganda Work? In this episode, Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses personal defensive measures that every citizen can take—regardless of political philosophy—to resist the influence of propaganda. This foundational episode is essential for understanding how to navigate the complex landscape of election messaging. Part 2: Election Propaganda: Part 2: Modern propaganda efforts. In preparation for the US 2024 Presidential Election, Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses recent international propaganda efforts in the form of nation state interference and influence operations as well as domestic campaigns designed to split the target country into opposing camps. Guests include Nina Jankowicz, Co-Founder and CEO of the The American Sunlight Project and Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber. Part 3: Election Propaganda: Part 3: Efforts to reduce the impact of future elections. Thinking past the US 2024 Presidential Election, In part three of the series, Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses reducing the impact of propaganda in the future elections with Perry Carpenter, Chief Human Risk Management Strategist at KnowBe4 and host of the 8th Layer Insights Podcast, Nina Jankowicz, Co-Founder and CEO of the The American Sunlight Project, and Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber. References: Tatiana Rice, Keir Lamont, Jordan Francis, 2024. The Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act: An FPF U.S. Legislation Policy Brief [Explainer]. Colorado General Assembly. Dr Rebecca Wynn. Soulful CXO [Podcast]. Soulful CXO. Jodi Daniels, Justin Daniels. She Said Privacy/He Said Security [Podcast]. Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Stephen Hamilton: Getting the mission to the next level. [Military] [Career Notes]

    Stephen Hamilton: Getting the mission to the next level. [Military] [Career Notes]
    Oct 27 2024
    Enjoy this special encore episode where we are joined by Army Cyber Institute Technical Director and Chief of Staff Colonel Stephen Hamilton, as he takes us on his computer science journey. Fascinated with computers since the second grade, Stephen chose West Point after high school to study computer science. Following graduation he moved into the signal branch as it most closely matched his interest in ham radio as no branch related directly to computing. He was pulled from the motor pool to help with another area's computing needs and then worked his way to teaching computer science at. West Point and US Cyber Command. Stephen recommends coding it first to help realize the nuances, and then code it again. We thank Stephen for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Mission possible? Navigating tech adoption in the DoD. [Special Edition]

    Mission possible? Navigating tech adoption in the DoD. [Special Edition]
    Oct 27 2024
    In this episode, N2K's Brandon Karpf interviews Pete Newell, CEO and Founder of BMNT, about the challenges facing technology adoption within the Department of Defense (DoD). They discuss the concept of “mission acceleration,” focusing on the DoD’s struggle to keep pace with rapid changes on the battlefield and the importance of a human-centered approach to technology adaptation. Newell emphasizes that true innovation in defense is more of a "people problem" than a technology issue, requiring shifts in organizational culture and internal education. Tune in to hear insights on accelerating change in defense through better problem articulation and training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • LLM security 101. [Research Saturday]

    LLM security 101. [Research Saturday]
    Oct 26 2024
    This week, we are pleased to be joined by Mick Baccio, global security advisor for Splunk SURGe, sharing their research on "LLM Security: Splunk & OWASP Top 10 for LLM-based Applications." The research dives into the rapid rise of AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) that initially seem magical, but behind the scenes, they are sophisticated systems built by humans. Despite their impressive capabilities, these systems are vulnerable to numerous cyber threats. Splunk's research explores the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, a framework that highlights key vulnerabilities such as prompt injection, training data poisoning, and sensitive information disclosure. The research can be found here: LLM Security: Splunk & OWASP Top 10 for LLM-based Applications Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • UnitedHealth breach numbers confirmed.

    UnitedHealth breach numbers confirmed.
    Oct 25 2024
    UnitedHealth confirms breach numbers. Patient privacy pains. Amazon vs. APT29. CDK vulnerability threatens user security. Fog and Akira take aim at SonicWall. Level up or log off. LinkedIn in hot water. Open source, closed doors. Watt's the risk? Today, we are joined by Itzik Alvas, Entro Security’s CEO and Co-Founder, discussing their research team's work on non-human identities and secrets management. And Muni Metro hits Ctrl+Alt+Delete on floppy disks! Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today, we are joined by Itzik Alvas, Entro Security’s CEO and Co-Founder, discussing their research team's work on non-human identities and secrets management. You can learn more here. Selected Reading UnitedHealth: 100 Million Individuals Affected by the Change Healthcare Data Breach (Heimdal) OnePoint Patient Care data breach impacted 795916 individuals (Security Affairs) Amazon identified internet domains abused by APT29 (AWS Security Blog) RDP configuration files as a means of obtaining remote access to a computer or "Rogue RDP" (CERT-UA#11690) (CERT-UA) AWS Cloud Development Kit flaw exposed accounts to full takeover (The Register) Arctic Wolf Labs Observes Increased Fog and Akira Ransomware Activity Linked to SonicWall SSL VPN (Arctic Wolf) Lazarus Group Exploits Chrome 0-Day for Crypto with Fake NFT Game (Hackread) LinkedIn hit with $335 million fine for using member data for ad targeting without consent (The Record) Linux creator approves de-listing of several kernel maintainers associated with Russia (The Record) U.S. CISA adds Cisco ASA and FTD, and RoundCube Webmail bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (Security Affairs) Cybersecurity Isn't Easy When You're Trying to Be Green (Dark Reading) Goodbye, floppies - San Francisco pays Hitachi $212 million to remove 5.25-inch disks from its light rail service (TechSpot) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins