Cybersecurity Today
938 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 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, Dec. 29, 2023 - Get cracking on your cybersecurity strategic plan
December 29, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.64 MBDon't have a cybersecurity strategic plan? Here's how to start building one
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 27, 2023 - A record year for ransomware
December 27, 2023 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MBThis episode reports on the latest ransomware and vulnerability numbers for 2023
Cyber Security Today, Year in Review for 2023
December 22, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBThis episode features a discussion about the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2023, and predictions for 2024
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 20, 2023 - Data on over 35 million Comcast customers stolen because patching wasn't fast enough
December 20, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.48 MBThis episode reports on a warning of a vulnerability in the SSH protocol, the latest multi-million person data breaches and more
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 18, 2023 - Customer contact info stolen from MongoDB, more stringent American cyber attack reporting rules start today, and more
December 18, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 7.32 MBThis episode reports on the new SEC cyber attack rules that come into effect today, guidance from the NSA on creating a software bill of rights, and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday Dec. 15, 2023
December 15, 2023 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBThis epsiode features discussion on how much responsibility governments should shoulder to fight ransomware, why North Korea's Lazarus group is still exploiting the two-year old Log4j vulnerability and the latest on insider attacks
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 15, 2023 - A botnet expands, threats to unpatched TeamCity servers, and more
December 15, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MBThis episode reports on the growth of the KV-botnet, the discovery of another unprotected database on the internet, and more
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 13, 2023 - Mystery surrounds the outage at a ransomware gang's site, and more
December 13, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MBThis episode reports on a new phishing scam aimed at job recruiters, and more
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 11, 2023 - Irish water treatment plant shut by cyber attack, WordPress issues a security patch, and more
December 11, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MBThis episode reports on a US hospital chain notifying 2.5 million patients and employees about data stolen in a ransomware attack, and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Dec. 8, 2023
December 08, 2023 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThis episode features discussion on cyber attacks against OT networks, the discovery of exposed servers with medical images and why outdated Microsoft Exchange servers are still alive
Cyber Security Today, Ransomware is increasingly impacting OT systems, and more
December 08, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBThis episode reports on how hackers break into AWS cloud instances, fake anti-Ukraine online ads using photos of celebrities, and more
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 6, 2023 - Warnings about Russian-based cyber attacks, and more
December 06, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.34 MBThis episode reports on abuse of Go language repositories, unpatched Outlook servers targeted by Russian group, and more
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 4, 2023 - A warning to water treatment utilities, a boot vulnerability could affect millions of PCs, and more
December 04, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.53 MBThis episode reports on a campaign against critical infrastructure using PLCs, a vulnerability in PCs, and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Dec. 1, 2023
December 01, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBThis episode features a discussion on ransomware, the latest explanation from Okta of a support hack and a survey of infosec pros whose firms were hacked
Cyber Security Today, December 1, 2023 -More on Booking.com compromises
December 01, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBThis episode reports on how a hotel allowed its reservation system to be abused by a crook, US hits at a cyrptocurrency mixer used by North Korea, and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 29, 2023 - More ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector
November 29, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MBThis episode reports on a company hit twice by a ransomware gang, the arrest in Ukraine of the alleged head of a ransomware gang, and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 27, 2023 - Ransomware gang posts data stolen from Canadian Point of sale provider, and more
November 27, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.25 MBThis episode reports on the latest ransomware attacks, and details of how a gang that scams people selling used products online works
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Nov. 24, 2023
November 24, 2023 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBThis episode features discussion on Australia's decision to not make ransomware payments illegal, huge hacks of third-party service suppliers in Canada and the U.S. and whether email and smartphone service providers are doing enough to protect customers
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 24, 2023 - A warning to tighten security on Kubernetes containers, and more
November 24, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.23 MBThis episode reports on the increasing number of vulnerable Kubernetes containers online, the latest acknowledged data breaches, a browser scam aimed at Macs, and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 22, 2023 -Boeing division hacked through NetScaler vulnerability, and more
November 22, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBThis episode reports on unpatched holes that are being exploited by threat actors, and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 20, 2023 - Forbid ransomware payments, says a Canadian hospital
November 20, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MBThis episode reports on ransomware attacks and 1.6 million more victims of MOVEit hacks
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, Nov. 17, 2023
November 17, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBThis episode features a discussion on lessons learned from a huge cyber attack in Denmark, and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 17, 2023 - A company's slip may have led to a hack, free AI and incident response advice, and more
November 17, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.21 MBThis episode reports on claims by a threat actor that they used a former employee's still active credentials for a data theft, and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 15, 2023 - A new ransomware gang emerges, a patching failure was behind a co-ordinated cyber attack on Denmark, and more
November 15, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MBThis episode reports on the latest ransomware news, why a sophisticated attack on Denmark's critical infrastructure providers was so effective, and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 13, 2023 - Booking.com attack may be widespread, ransomware operator calls it quits, and more
November 13, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.77 MBThis episode reports on a cyber attack on the operator of ports in Australia, the hack of a reporter's Experian account, the latest data breaches, and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Nov. 10,. 2023
November 10, 2023 20:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBThis episode features discussion on Okta explanation of a hack, Cloudflare's explanation of a power outage and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov.10, 2023 - Patch SysAid software fast, how Ukraine's power system was crippled by Russia and more
November 09, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.36 MBThis episode reports on a sophisticated OT and IT attack on Ukraine by Russia's Sandworm gang, how failing to patch a firewall fast led to a regulatory fine and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 8, 2023 - Personal data on US military members is easily bought from data brokers, and more
November 08, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MBThis episode reports on a university investigation into data brokers, new malware and how hackers could have gotten into medical software
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 6, 2023 - Okta employee is faulted for a hack, another US school board's data stolen, and more
November 06, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes - 7.04 MBThis episode reports on the cause of a recent hack at Okta, personal data stolen from the emaill of employees at a fast food chain, a proxy botnet found and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday Nov. 3, 2023
November 03, 2023 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBThis episode features a discussion on changes laid by the SEC against SolarWinds, the latest meeting of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative, cyber attacks on libraries and the departure of CEO John Chen from BlackBerry.
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 3, 2023 - Hackers are after vulnerable Apache and Citrix products
November 03, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.17 MBThis episode reports on threat actors going after holes in Apache ActiveMQ and Airflow, as well as Citrix NetScaler Gateway appliances
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 1, 2023 - Atlassian warns admins to patch Confluence servers, GitHub being raided for AWS credentials and more
November 01, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.54 MBThis episode reports on a huge haul of US government workers email addresses stolen in a MOVEit hack, malware in the NuGet open source code respository and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 30, 2023 - Hackers warn Las Vegas-area parents they have their children's data
October 30, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MBThis episode reports on the results of the latest Toronto edition of Pwn2Own contest, hacks at a US hospital, an e-commerce processor and more MOVEit victims
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Oct. 27, 2023
October 27, 2023 19:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBThis episode features a discussion on the recent Okta hack, an attack on a Canadian shared services provider to five Canadian hospitals, the SecTOR conference and more.
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 27, 2023 - Malware hiding as a cryptominer may have infected 1 million PCs since 2017
October 27, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.25 MBThis episode reports on a data-stealing gang that's added ransomware to its arsenal, a new UK law forcing social media platforms to police harmful content and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 25, 2023 - Ransomware attacks hit a record in September, and more
October 25, 2023 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.31 MBThis episode reports on a security update warning from VMware, the discovery of a new ransomware strain and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 23, 2023 - Okta's support system hacked, and examples to use for cyber awareness training
October 23, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.69 MBThis episode reports on the latest security updates from Cisco, SolarWinds and Siemens, and tricks hackers use to pass on to employees in awareness training
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Oct. 20, 2023
October 20, 2023 19:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBIt's early but already experts are making cybersecurity predictions for 2024. We take a look at four of them
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 20, 2023 - Free anti-phishing guidance, ransomware gang sunk for not patching Confluence servers, and more
October 20, 2023 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBThis episode reports on what could be a fatal mistake for a ransomware gang
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 18, 2023 - Patch this Cisco vulnerability now
October 18, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBThis episode reports on another warning to patch Confluence servers and a WordPress plugin, an advanced threat actor leveraging Discord, and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 16, 2023 - Why a hacker created a fake conference website after the event, and more
October 16, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBThis episode reports on Equifax UK fined US$13 million, Microsoft paying for finding AI vulnerabilities and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Oct. 11, 2023
October 13, 2023 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBThis episode features discussion on a possible SEC investigation of the MOVEit hacks, the theft of data from 23andMe, the Top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations, and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 13, 2023 -- A ransomware gang offers cash for employees to betray their firms
October 13, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.57 MBHackers are trying to exploit unpatched Atlassian Confluence servers and Progress Software WS_FTP file transfer software, and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 11, 2023 - IT administrators warned of serious vulnerabilities in web servers and in cURL
October 11, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.54 MBThis episode reports on the latest security updates for a wide variety of applications
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 9, 2023 - US bank notifies over 800,000 of a MOVEit hack, data stolen from a DNA test service, and more
October 09, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MBThis episode reports on more MOVEit hack news, a US settlement in the Blackbaud ransomware attack and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Oct. 6, 2023
October 06, 2023 19:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBThis episode features a discussion on how to create an effective cybersecurity awareness program
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 6, 2023 - The Qakbot gang is still operating
October 06, 2023 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.25 MBThis episode reports on a malware gang that wasn't completely taken out by police, a warning to admins overseeing Confluence servers and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 4, 2023 - Critical vulnerabilities found in Linux and TorchServe
October 04, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MBThis episode reports on phishing email messages leveraging a hold in the Indeed job platform, warnings on poor firmware patching and on internet-connected ICS systems
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 2, 2023 - Advice for creating a cybersecurity awareness program
October 02, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes - 4.35 MBFor October Cyber Security Awareness Month this episode offers tips on how to build an effective awareness program
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Sept. 29 ,20023
September 29, 2023 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThis episode features discussion on October Security Awareness Month, ransomware, teenage hackers and the start of hearings into proposed Canadian privacy and AI laws