Cybersecurity Today
938 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsUpdates on the latest cybersecurity threats to businesses, data breach disclosures, and how you can secure your firm in an increasingly risky time.
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Cyber Security Today Week In Review for April 2, 2021
April 02, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBThis podcast includes a discussion on recent ransomware trends with Dinah Davis of Arctic Wolf
Cyber Security Today, April 2, 2021 - Router maker admits extortion attempt, a phone scam and another COVID con
April 02, 2021 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.77 MBToday's podcast reports on network equipment maker Ubiquiti acknowledgment of an extortion attempt, a new phone scam for installing malware and another COVID con to get your credit card
Cyber Security Today March 31, 2021 - World Backup Day advice, don’t play ball with these passwords and Exchange Server still being exploited
March 31, 2021 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBToday's podcast offers backup advice for IT departments and individuals, warns against using sports team names for passwords and reports on latest trends in malware
Cyber Security Today March 29, 2021 - Ransomware group now threatening customers of victims, ransomware attack could cost company over $20 million and update your Apple devices
March 29, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MBToday's podcast looks at a new tactic of hackers: Threatening customers of victims. Also, a ransomware attack could cost company over $20 million, and update your Apple devices
Cyber Security Today - Week in Review for Friday, March 26, 2021
March 26, 2021 19:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBThis episode features a discussion about general cyberseurity and privacy awareness with Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs
Cyber Security Today, March 26, 2021 - A new ransomware strain, and FBI ransomware warning and update these WordPress plugins
March 26, 2021 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBThis podcast looks at several new ransomware reports, the need to update two WordPress plugins, and money to study cybersecurity in the Canadian agriculture sector
March 24, 2021 - More tax scams, more COVID scams and why Microsoft SMB has to be locked down
March 24, 2021 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.33 MBToday's podcast reports on the latest income tax scam in the US, more COVID vaccine and vaccination document scams and why Microsoft SMB has to be locked down
Cyber Security Today, March 22, 2021 - Acer faces huge ransomware demand, prison for sextortion, and stay away from fake Clubhouse app
March 22, 2021 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBToday's podcast reports on a ransomware attack on computer manufacturer Acer, a 31-year prison term for a child pornographer and more
Cyber Security Today - Week in Review for Friday March 19, 2021
March 19, 2021 16:30 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBToday's podcast features a discussion with Dinah Davis of Arctic Wolf on the latest FBI cyber crime report and a study on the impact of the pandemic on infosec pros
Cyber Security Today, March 19, 2021 - A new ransomware report, don’t take shortcuts with code and why firms must limit administration access rights
March 19, 2021 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.42 MBToday's podcast reports on the latest figures on ransomware, why developers shouldn’t take shortcuts with software code and why firms must limit administration access rights
March 17, 2021 - FBI warning on ransomware, how the pandemic has affected IT security and a new botnet threat
March 17, 2021 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.15 MBToday's podcast looks at recent trends in ransomware, evasive techniques of hackers and network devices exploited for a botnet
Cyber Security Today, March 15, 2021 - Canadian charged as encrypted network allegedly used by criminals disrupted, equipment from Huawei called risky to US networks; Chrome updates; Netgear and Linux
March 15, 2021 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBToday's podcast reports on a Canadian charged as encrypted network allegedly used by criminals disrupted, equipment from Huawei and others called risky to US networks, and updates for Chrome browser, Netgear and Linux
Cyber Security Today - Week In Review for Friday, March 12, 2021
March 12, 2021 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBThis podcast includes analysis of the Microsoft Exchange/ProxyLogon problem, the Verkada security camera breach and International Women's Day
March 12, 2021 - More on Exchange Server vulnerabilities, criminal groups blocked from using secure messaging service and warning about sex toys
March 12, 2021 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.75 MBToday's podcast reports on the latest on Exchange Server vulnerabilities, criminal groups blocked from using secure messaging service, a warning about sex toys and more
March 10, 2021 - More COVID phishing scams, more phony Android apps and more security updates
March 10, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.01 MBToday's podcast looks at the latest phishing emails that try to take advantage of COVID worries, the discovery of nine Android apps with malware and the latest security updates
March 8, 2021 - Patching, data breaches and a spoiled racing car announcement
March 08, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MBToday's podcast reports on patching needed for D-Link, Citrix and Cisco devices, data breaches at a Nova Scotia pension plan and a U.S. military insurer and a spoiled F1 announcement
Cyber Security Today - Week In Review for Friday March 5, 2021
March 05, 2021 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBToday's podcast includes a discussion on ways to improve a security operations centre (SOC).
March 5, 2021 - Ransomware gang patterns revealed, software code bug exploited, beware of malware hidden in images and mysterious hacks of criminal forums
March 05, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.06 MBToday's podcast reports on ransomware gang patterns revealed, software code bug exploited, beware of malware hidden in images and mysterious hacks of criminal forums
Cyber Security Today, March 3, 2021 - Stolen password leads to loan company hack; Subcontractor blamed for breach; Why website code needs to be protected
March 03, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.44 MBToday's podcast reports on a stolen VPN password leads to a loan company hack, a subcontractor employee held responsible for a data breach and why web site code needs to be better protected
March 1, 2021 - Fraud Awareness Month starts, cyber incident costs hospital chain $67 million and problems with COVID apps
March 01, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MBToday's podcast report on the start of Fraud Awareness Month, A US hospital chain reveals how much a cyber incident cost and researchers find problems with COVID apps
Cyber Security Today - Week in Review for Feb 26, 2021
February 26, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBOn today's podcast, guest analyst Terry Cutler and I discuss whether companies should be forced to report cybersecurity incidents to a government body, and how external scanning of IT networks reveals a lot of information for hackers
Feb. 26, 2021 - Conflicting reports on vulnerabilities, and a warning to the defence sector
February 26, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.61 MBThis morning's podcast reports on two studies of cyber threat trends, and a warning about targeted attacks on the defence sector
Feb. 24, 2021 -An alert for Google Alert users, NetGalley and Bombardier hacked and more
February 24, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MBToday's podcast reports on an alert for Google Alert users, NetGalley and Bombardier hacked, how far back does a vulnerability go and more
Feb 22, 2020 - US supermarket chain says pharmacy records hacked, a slip-up at a Winnipeg school board and the impact of ransomware
February 22, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.15 MBToday's podcast reports on a hack at the Kroger supermarket chain's pharmacies,, Winnipeg's school board sends a link to 400 student report cards, the impact of ransomware and more
Cyber Security Today - Week in Review for Friday Feb. 19, 2021
February 19, 2021 20:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBThis podcast features a discussion with Dinah Davis of Arctic Wolf about the use of typosquatting to push COVID-19 vaccine scams, and a report on how attackers are getting into the IT networks of healthcare providers
Feb. 19, 2021 -Stop teens from accessing online porn, FBI warning to home buyers and inside a cryptojacking scheme
February 19, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.33 MBThis podcast looks at a proposed law by a Canadian Senator to prevent teens from accessing online porn, an FBI warning to home buyers and a look inside a cryptojacking scheme
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 17 - File-sharing app's security questioned; New payment skimmer card found; French IT monitoring app hacked
February 17, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBToday's podcast reports on the security of the file-sharing Android app ShareIt questioned, a new payment card skimmer found in the US and the hack of a French IT monitoring application discovered
Feb 15, 2021 -More allegations of hacked Supermicro motherboards, reports of ransomware group arrested and warning to tax professionals
February 15, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MBToday's podcast reports on more allegations of hacked Supermicro motherboards, ransomware group members allegedly arrested Ukraine and warning to tax professionals
Cyber Security Today - Week in Review, February 12, 2021
February 12, 2021 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBToday's podcast features a discussion with Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs about the cyber attack on a Florida city's water treatment plant and how utilities can be protected
February 12, 2021 -Don't be blue on Valentine's Day, SIM-swapping gang broken, US can search devices without warrant at its border and more
February 12, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.75 MBBeware of romance scams, a SIM-swapping gang broken, US can search devices without a warrant at its borders, how big tech companies were fooled and more
Feb. 10, 2021 - Phishing service taken down, phony COVID vaccination documents for sale, Linux hosting site forced to close and more
February 10, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MBToday's podcast reports on a global phishing service shut by police in Ukraine, fake proof of virus vaccination cards offered for sale, a video game developer hit by ransomware and the latest Microsoft security updates
Feb 8, 2021 - Data breaches at SitePoint and Emsisoft, Morse code used for hiding a phishing attack and watch for bad browser extensions
February 08, 2021 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.18 MBToday's podcast reports on data breaches at SitePoint and Emsisoft, how Morse code is used for hiding a phishing attack and why you should watch for bad browser extensions
Cyber Security Today - Week in Review for February 5, 2021
February 05, 2021 21:04 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBOn today's podcast guest expert Dinah Davis of Arctic Wolf discusses the importance of security metrics and how IT leaders can create them
February 5, 2021 - Bad passwords, bad bugs, a threat to high performance computers and more
February 05, 2021 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.09 MBToday's podcast looks at the top bad passwords of 2020, the top 10 software vulnerabilities, encrypted video coming from Ring doorbells, malware aimed at Linux clusters and more
February 3, 2021 - DriveSure customer data exposed, data theft hits Washington State's auditor, Wind River Systems hacked and more
February 03, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MBToday's podcast reports on data thefts at DriveSure, the Washington State auditor's office and Wind River Systems, an unprotected database of information on reporters and volleyball players as well as a warning to users of NoxPlayer
February 1, 2021 - Trickbot malware may be back, who stole this database, USCelluar hacked and beware of ads on search engines
February 01, 2021 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBToday'spodcast reports on evidence the Trickbot malware may be back, questions who stole a US county court database, details a hack at USCelluar hacked and warns about ads on search engines
Cyber Security Today - Week In Review for January 29, 2021
January 29, 2021 20:00 - 13 minutes - 9.46 MBToday's podcast includes analysis from Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs of the takedown of the Emotet botnet and the IT infrastructure of Netwalker ransomware gang
January 29, 2021 - Top WordPress exploits, watch for cryptomining malware, update your browsers and patch Apple devices
January 29, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBToday's podcast reports on fighting WordPress attacks, a new cryptomining exploit, activity from a Middle East threat actor and more
January 27, 2021 - Executives targeted with Office365 scam, update Unix and Linux systems, phone numbers stolen from Facebook and advice for Data Privacy Day
January 27, 2021 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.01 MBToday's podcast reports on a scheme to trick executives into giving away their passwords, the need to update Unix and Linux systems, phone numbers stolen from Facebook and advice for Data Privacy Day
January 25, 2021 - More ransomware gangs now using DDoS attacks, more data thefts and an ADT technician admits spying on women
January 25, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutes - 7.18 MBToday's podcast reports on the increasing use by ransomware gangs of DDoS attacks, data thefts from Bonobos, Meet Mindful and MyFreeComs, and an ADT technician admits spying on women
Cyber Security Today - Week In Review for Friday, January 22, 2021
January 22, 2021 20:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBToday's podcast includes a discussion with Dinah Davis of Arctic Wolf on how to prevent account takeovers through password managers and two-factor authentication
January 22, 2021 - Stolen data given away, the price of stolen data, computers for kids infected and patch these SAP and Cisco applications.
January 22, 2021 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.86 MBToday's podcast reports on stolen data being given away by a threat actor, the price of stolen data on stolen marketplaces, UK computers for kids infected and SAP and Cisco applications that need to be patched
January 20, 2021 - Why a good password isn't good enough, COVID vaccine documents altered in a hack and intimate photos found unprotected.
January 20, 2021 10:00 - 6 minutes - 4.99 MBToday's podcast reports on the hack of a software firm's forum administrator account, COVID vaccine documents altered in a hack intimate photos from a discontinued app found unprotected and a warning about dating apps
January 18, 2021 - More COVID scams, reporter tricked by phony Harvard job offer, and Uber wins and Twitter loses in Canadian courts.
January 18, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutes - 8.48 MBToday's podcast reports on COVID scams aimed at executives, how a reporter was tricked by a phony Harvard job offer, and why temporarily Uber won and Twitter lost in Canadian courts
Cyber Security Today - Week In Review for Friday January 15, 2021
January 15, 2021 20:00 - 13 minutes - 9.5 MBToday's podcast looks at cybersecurity trends predicted for 2021 with guest analyst Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs
Jan 15, 2021 - Watch out for marketplace scams, why vulnerabilities are increasing and more
January 15, 2021 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBThis morning's podcast looks at marketplace scams, why vulnerabilities are increasing, vulnerability reports climbing, an update for an F5 Network controller and more
January 13, 2021 - The DarkMarket criminal website shut, hacker gets 12 years in prison, digital currency thefts and more
January 13, 2021 10:00 - 8 minutes - 7.62 MBToday's podcast reports on the capture of a big criminal website, a hacker gets 12 years in prison, digital currency thefts, stolen COVID vaccine data leaked, stolen digital currency and more
Jan. 11, 2021 - Ransomware gangs going after executives, US court management system attacked and more security updates available
January 11, 2021 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBToday's podcast reports on ransomware gangs going after executives, an Orion-related attack on the US court management and the availability of security updates for browsers
Cyber Security Today - Week In Review for January 8, 2021
January 08, 2021 20:24 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBIn addition to a roundup of the week's headlines, this episode features a discussion with Dinah Davis of Arctic Wolf about recent trends in ransomware attacks.
Jan 8, 202`1- A New Year a new ransomware strain, Nissan mobile apps exposed and an unusual phishing scam
January 08, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MBToday's podcast looks at the discovery of a new ransomware strain, a mistake that exposed the code of Nissan mobile apps and an unusual phishing scam