CyberWire Daily

Oct 30 2024 3049 ep. 22 mins 5.5k
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The daily cybersecurity news and analysis industry leaders depend on. Published each weekday, the program also includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world.

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Password snafu sparks election security questions.

Oct 30 2024 32 mins  
Colorado election officials downplay a partial password leak. Over 22,000 CyberPanel instances were targeted in a ransomware attack. Google issues a critical security update for Chrome. Microsoft says Russia’s SVR is conducting a wide-ranging phishing campaign. The FakeCall Android banking trojan gains advanced evasion and espionage capabilities. A New 0patch Fix Blocks Malicious

Securing democracy.

Oct 29 2024 35 mins  
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

Solution Spotlight: Cultivating cybersecurity culture. [Special Edition]

Oct 29 2024 35 mins  
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 M

Operation Magnus strikes back.

Oct 28 2024 33 mins  
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 ev

How to turn tech insights into real advantages. [CSO Perspectives]

Oct 28 2024 11 mins  
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

Mission possible? Navigating tech adoption in the DoD. [Special Edition]

Oct 27 2024 34 mins  
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 adaptati

Stephen Hamilton: Getting the mission to the next level. [Military] [Career Notes]

Oct 27 2024 7 mins  
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 ma

LLM security 101. [Research Saturday]

Oct 26 2024 20 mins  
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 imp

UnitedHealth breach numbers confirmed.

Oct 25 2024 26 mins  
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

A giant FortiJump for cybercriminals.

Oct 24 2024 38 mins  
Fortinet confirms a recently rumored zero-day. Officials investigate how restricted chips ended up in products from Huawei. The White House unveils a coordinated AI strategy for national security. Researchers jailbreak LLMs with Deceptive Delight. A new ransomware group exploits vulnerable device drivers. Sensitive documents from a UN trust fund are leaked online. Penn State pays o