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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Episodes
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Dec. 16, 2022
December 16, 2022 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThis episode features a discussion on the hack of an FBi contact database, session cookies, cyber war and how to punish government employees who don't patch applications
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 16, 2022 - Denial of service attack sites shut, a Twitter spy is sentenced, and more
December 16, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.77 MBThis episode reports on the closing of 48 DDoS for hire sites, data breaches at Social Blade and an Australian email provider, and a new Facebook scam
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 14, 2022 - A botnet tries to brute-force WordPress sites, a warning to Atlassian admins and new ransomware tactics
December 14, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.23 MBThis episode reports on patches for Windows, a suppler hack stings Uber, malware in the PyPI registry and more
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 12, 2022 - Toronto hacking contest ends with 63 zero day bugs, and more
December 12, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.79 MBThis episode reports on the results from the Toronto Pwn2Own contest, a possible way to hack air-gapped computers, a report on improving the software security supply chain and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Dec. 9, 2022
December 09, 2022 20:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBThis episode features a discussion on the ransomware attack on Rackspace, the hack of Amnesty International Canada and a report on how threat actors are trying to get around multifactor authentication
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 9, 2022 - Toronto Pwn2Own contest awards close to $1 million in prizes, and more
December 09, 2022 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MBThis episode reports on another vulnerability found in Internet Explorer, a hack gets past Microsoft 365 and a vulnerability in web application firewalls
Cyber Security Today, Dec, 7, 2022 - Rackspace hit by ransomware, employees are still falling for the fake IT colleague scam, and more
December 07, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MBThis episode reports on ransomware, the need for continued security awareness training for employees and the high cost of low software quality
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 5, 2022 - Another data-wiper has been found, the open source Fosshost service is closing, and more
December 05, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MBThis episode reports on the CryWiper malware hitting Russia, spyware and SIM swapping
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday Dec. 2, 2022
December 02, 2022 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBThis episode features a discussion on ethical hacking, fines for privacy offences and more
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 2, 2022 - The latest ransomware news, an accidental take-down of a botnet and more
December 02, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.66 MBThis episode reports on the Cuba and LockBit ransomware, a fortunate error by Akamai and advice for safer online gaming from Canada's privacy commissioner
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 30, 2022 - Inflation benefits scam aimed at Canadians, a warning for Fortinet administrators and more
November 30, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.87 MBThis episode reports on an inflation benefits scam aimed at Canadians, 13 vulnerabilities found in a Lanner baseboard management controller, a con aimed at TikTok users and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 28, 2022 - Twitter breach may be worse than first reported, a US college victimized by ransomware and more
November 28, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MBThis episode reports on the latest Twitter breach numbers, a US college victimized by ransomware, survey numbers from Dell and OpenText, and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, November 25, 2022
November 25, 2022 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this episode Terry Cutler and I discuss the theft of funds from subscribers to the DraftKings betting site, ransomware and tips for safe holiday online shopping
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 25, 2022 - The Android patch-gap continues, beware of corrupted VPNs and more
November 25, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MBThis episode reports on vulnerabilities still not sent to some Android smartphones, a targeted scam distributing corrupted VPNs, malware may be hiding in Docker Hub images and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 23, 2022 - Lessons from the hack of officials in Moldova, a different phone scam and a warning about an abandoned web server
November 23, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.41 MBThis episode reports on why Telegram may not be the text service for you, the latest version of a phone scam, a warning about a the abandoned Boa web server and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 21, 2022 - New ransomware strains found
November 21, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.37 MBThis episode reports on four new ransomware strains, how researchers have been quietly helping victims of the Zeppelin ransomware, and patches issued for Atlassian applications
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, November 18, 2022
November 18, 2022 20:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBThis episode features a discussion on what Sobeys' parent company should be saying about a cyber incident, the reaction to ransomware in Australia and Ontario's recent report on helping the broader public sector from cyber attacks
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 18, 2022 - A warning about Amazon RDS snapshots, a new ransomware strain found, and more
November 18, 2022 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.38 MBThis episode reports on the risks of misconfigured, a warning on the Log4Shell vulnerability, ransomware reports and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 16, 2022 - Bad news for application developers and early security advice for Black Friday shoppers
November 16, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MBThis episode reports on vulnerabilities found in applications, password variations hackers have figured out, advice for suspected deepfake audio messages, and more
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 14, 2022 - Lessons from cyber attacks against Ukraine, and beware of attempted extortion emails
November 14, 2022 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.4 MBThis episode reports on mistakes that led to hacks in Ukraine, a wave of threatening emails, work-from-home websites shut and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Nov. 11, 2022
November 11, 2022 20:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBThis episode features a discussion about the arrest of a ransomware suspect in Canada, a settlement in a cyber insurance case and whether scanning the internet for vulnerable devices by a government agency is a good idea
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 11, 2022 - A new report on phishing, a warning of Venus ransomware, malware hidden in images and more
November 11, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBThis episode reports on email attacks, ransomware, and a vulnerability in Windows credential roaming capability
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 9, 2022 - A new data wiper malware found, and security updates released for Windows and Citrix products
November 09, 2022 10:00 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MBThis episode reports on dangerous malware, crooks imprisoned in the US, and warnings about malicious USB keys and insider thefts
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 7, 2022 - Beware of business email gift card scams, and a new gang of crooks is impersonating lawyers
November 07, 2022 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.13 MBGet an email from the boss asking you to buy gift cards for all the employees? It may be a scam
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Nov. 4, 2022
November 04, 2022 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBThis episode looks at words of wisdom from IT and security workers spotted on Twitter
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 4, 2022 - Beware of this telephone scam
November 04, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MBLearn in this episode about sophisticated phone scams and how to avoid being a victim
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 2, 2022 - Unhappy infosec leaders, a list not to be on and more
November 02, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.01 MBThis episode reports on infosec leaders considering leaving their jobs, hacked company access being sold and a warning about clicking on search engine ads
Oct. 31, 2022 - Windows servers help serve denial of service attacks, and more
October 31, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBThis episode reports on hackers taking advantage of badly configured Windows servers, IIS logs and a VMware security update
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Oct. 28, 2022
October 28, 2022 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBThis episode looks at highlights from the recent MapleSec cybersecurity conference
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 28, 2022 - A troubling employee security awareness survey, beware of so-called scanned email attachments and more
October 28, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.64 MBThis episode reports on threats to Docker and Kubernetes containers, abuse by cryptominers of GitHub, and questions about the security awareness of employees
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 26, 2022 - American schools increasingly hit by ransomware, an event ticket agency is hacked and more
October 26, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MBThis episode includes advice on creating safe passwords, and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 24, 2022 - A new ransomware data removal tool is found, a warning that exploit proofs-of-concepts in Github may not be safe, and more
October 24, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBThis episode reports on a new ransomware data exfiltration, a Microsoft Azure vulnerability, a start by Google to bring order to software bills of material efforts and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Oct, 21, 2022
October 21, 2022 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThis episode features a discussion on a common mistake in using email, the risks of using real customer data when testing applications and the latest cyber incident statistics for Canada
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 21, 2022 - Microsoft storage misconfiguation, data tracker leads to another data breach, and more
October 21, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.68 MBThis episode reports on an arrest in Brazil allegedly related to the Lapsus$ gang. two convictions in the US for SIM card swapping and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 19, 2022 - A warning from the NSA about nation-state attacks, and more
October 19, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.58 MBThis episode reports on presentations at a Mandiant conference, data breaches in Australia and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 17, 2022 - Warnings to VMware hypervisor and Office 365 administrators
October 17, 2022 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MBThis episode reports on the end-of-life support for two versions of ESXi hypervisors, an encryption issue with Office 365 email, a new threat to NPM libraries and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Oct. 14, 2022
October 14, 2022 19:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBThis episode includes a discussion on Ontario legislation mandating employers to notify staff of how they are being electronically monitored, and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 14, 2022 - The Emotet botnet has improved, phony Google Translate pages used for phishing, fake COVID scams in the US continue, and more
October 14, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.43 MBThis episode reports on Emotet, new phishing scams and a heat scanner that researchers say can deduce your passwords from a keyboard
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 12, 2022 - Toyota blames contractor for five-year data leak, code from Intel is leaked and more
October 12, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.85 MBThis episode reports on a data breach at Toyota, DDoS attacks on US airports, surveys by Kaspersky and Cisco Systems, and more
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 10, 2022 - Warnings to Zimbra and Fortinet administrators, lessons from the hack of a US defence contractor and more
October 10, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.73 MBThis episode reports on vulnerabilities in Zimbra and Fortinet products, a huge theft of cryptocurrency tokens at an exchange and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Oct. 7, 2022
October 07, 2022 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.1 MBThis episode features David Shipley of Beauceron Security questioned on the value of Cyber Security Awareness Month
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 7, 2022 - Why an overhaul of your business continuity plan is needed, and more
October 07, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.46 MBThis episode reports on updating cyber emergency response plans, a teen accused of taking advantage of stolen data in Australia and a large US hospital chain hit by an IT security incident
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 5, 2022 - An American sentenced to 25 years for laundering money, TD Bank alerts customers in the U.S. of a data theft, and more
October 05, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.03 MBThis episode reports on an American imprisoned for laundering money, TD Bank alerts customers in the U.S. of a data theft by an employee, and an upcoming IT World Canada MapleSec conference
Cyber Securiity Today, Oct. 3, 2022 - Warnings to Exchange and Comm100 administrators, and how the CIA might have messed up
October 03, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.27 MBThis episode reports on fixes for Exchange Server, the Comm100 support chat application, a survey of Canadian post-secondary students' attitudes towards cybersecurity and more
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, September 30, 2022
September 30, 2022 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this episode Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs discusses the meaning of Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Cyber Security Today, Sept. 30, 2022 - A new ransomware gang discovered, attacks on virtual servers and more
September 30, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.16 MBThis episode reports on the Royal ransomware gang, attacks on VMware virtual servers and social engineering attacks that are tricking employees
Cyber Security Today, September 28, 2022 - PowerPoint delivers malware and more...
September 28, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MBPowerPoint delivers malware, the overwhelming majority of people fear that they personally will be victims of cyber attacks and some great visual tools to understand the impact of ransomware.
Cyber Security Today, Sept. 26, 2022 - Arrest of a teen in UK may be tied to Uber and other hacks, and more
September 26, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.54 MBThis episode reports on the arrest of a teen in the UK may be tied to Uber and Rockstart Games hacks, security updates to watch for and controversial proposed US open-source legislation
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for September 23, 2022
September 23, 2022 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBThis episode includes a discussion on insider threat awareness month, the latest Uber hack and the $35 million fine to Morgan Stanley's investment division
Cyber Security Today, Sept. 23, 2022 - How a lack of MFA contributed to a hack
September 23, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBThis episode reports the value of multifactor authentication, news about new security patches for Red Hat Linux and Windows, an update on the BlackCat ransomware gang and more