Cyber Security Headlines

Thousands had data leaked in blood center ransomware attack UK Electoral Commission recovers, 3 years after China hack Npm packages with 2 billion weekly downloads targeted in supply chain attack Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, and helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that's…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines.  

GhostAction campaign targets GitHub Scam centers see huge growth in Myanmar GPUGate targets IT firms Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, and helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that's…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines.  

New malware phishing campaign hidden in SVG files Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn in book piracy lawsuit Qantas penalizes executives for cyberattack Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, and helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that's…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.  

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Ray Espinoza, vp of information security, Elite Technology Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com    

France fines Google and Shein over cookie misconduct CISA adds more TP-Link routers flaws to its KEV catalog World's largest sports piracy site shut down Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Fintech foils bank heist NotDoor backdoor Salesloft-Drift impact continues drifting Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

'2.5 billion Gmail users at risk'? Entirely false, says Google Cloudflare blocks largest recorded DDoS attack peaking at 11.5 Tbps Jaguar Land Rover says cyberattack ‘severely disrupted' production Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

LegalPwn technique hides LLMs prompts inside contract legalese Maryland Transit investigating cyberattack Hacker attempts to forge his way into Spanish university Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Velociraptor forensic tool used for C2 tunneling City of Baltimore gets socially engineered to the tune of $1.5 million Ransomware gang takedowns create more smaller groups Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Johna Till Johnson, CEO and founder, Nemertes Thanks to our show sponsor, Prophet Security Ever feel like your security team is stuck in a loop of alert fatigue and manual investigations? Meet Prophet Security. Their Agentic AI SOC Platform automates the tedious stuff: triaging, investigating, and responding to alerts - so your analysts can focus on real threats. Think 10x faster response times and a smarter way to secure your business. Learn more at prophetsecurity.ai. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com  

Malicious nx Packages leak GitHub, Cloud, and AI Credentials North Korean remote worker scheme boosted by generative AI The Netherlands announces Salt Typhoon penetration Huge thanks to our sponsor, Prophet Security Security teams are drowning in alerts - many companies generate upwards of 1000 or more alerts a day, and nearly half go ignored. That's where Prophet Security comes in. Their AI SOC platform automatically triages and investigates alerts, so your team can focus on real threats instead of busywork. Faster response, less burnout, and lower risk to your business. Learn more at prophetsecurity.ai. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

FBI warns of expanded Chinese hacking campaign AI-powered ransomware is a thing now Anthropic warns about “vibe-hacking” Huge thanks to our sponsor, Prophet Security SOC analyst burnout is real - repetitive tasks, poor tooling, and constant alert noise are driving them out. Prophet Security fixes this. Their Agentic AI Analyst handles alert triage and investigation - work that 69% of cybersecurity leaders say is the best use for AI in the SOC. Say goodbye to burnout, and hello to efficiency. Check out prophetsecurity.ai.  

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says CISA warns of actively exploited Git code execution flaw Alleged mastermind behind K-Pop celebrity stock heist extradited to South Korea Huge thanks to our sponsor, Prophet Security Your security analysts didn't sign up to chase false alarms all day. With Prophet Security's AI SOC platform, they won't have to. It works like a tireless teammate—triaging and investigating alerts around the clock. Less burnout. Better coverage. And more time for meaningful work. Learn more atprophetsecurity.ai.  

If Salesforce flutters its wings in San Francisco... How is this still tricking people? From tagging to bagging Huge thanks to our sponsor, Prophet Security Security teams are drowning in alerts - many companies generate upwards of 1000 or more alerts a day, and nearly half go ignored. That's where Prophet Security comes in. Their AI SOC platform automatically triages and investigates alerts, so your team can focus on real threats instead of busywork. Faster response, less burnout, and lower risk to your business. Learn more atprophetsecurity.ai.  

Malicious Go module steals credentials via Telegram Mirai-based botnet resurfaces targeting systems globally Silk Typhoon hackers exploit cloud trust to hack downstream customers Huge thanks to our sponsor, Prophet Security Ever feel like your security team is stuck in a loop of alert fatigue and manual investigations? Meet Prophet Security. Their Agentic AI SOC Platform automates the tedious stuff: triaging, investigating, and responding to alerts - so your analysts can focus on real threats. Think 10x faster response times and a smarter way to secure your business. Learn more at prophetsecurity.ai. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino. This is our milestone edition, celebrating five years of the daily Cyber Security Headlines news podcast. Our guests today will be the CSH reporters themselves, reflecting on some stories from this week as well as their favorite stories from the past few years. Joining Rich live will be Hadas Cassorla and Steve Prentice, with videos from Sarah Lane and Lauren Verno. Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor Does logging into a portal security questionnaire feel like punishment? We get it. Other solutions offer browser extensions that require you to do all the copy-pasting. It's slow, tedious, and frustrating. Conveyor takes care of it for you. Our AI auto-scrolls, finds every question, and fills in accurate answers—all automatically. Oh, and our AI completes security questionnaires of any format, not just portals.  Visit www.conveyor.com to learn more. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Apple urges iPhone, iPad and Mac update ASAP Scattered Spider operative gets 10 years and a big fine Microsoft seeks customer feedback on SSD failure issues Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Does logging into a portal security questionnaire feel like punishment? We get it. Other solutions offer browser extensions that require you to do all the copy-pasting. It's slow, tedious, and frustrating. Conveyor takes care of it for you. Our AI auto-scrolls, finds every question, and fills in accurate answers—all automatically. Oh, and our AI completes security questionnaires of any format, not just portals. Visit www.conveyor.com to learn more. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

A patch today keeps the zero-day away Jailbreaking ChatGPT-5 Pro The thing about vulnerabilities is they stay vulnerable Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor It's Thursday. Have you been personally victimized by a portal security questionnaire this week?  Most solutions just give you a browser extension to copy and paste answers in, still leaving hours of manual work. With Conveyor, you don't have to slog through it yourself.  Just open the portal and Conveyor's AI will scroll through each page, find the questions, and fill in answers for you—start to finish.  See how at www.conveyor.com Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

UK agrees to drop 'backdoor' mandate for Apple devices Massive Allianz Life data breach impacts 1.1M people Speed cameras knocked out after cyber attack Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor If portal questionnaires were a person, you'd block them by now. Endless clicks, bad navigation, and expanding questions stacked like russian nesting dolls, all add up to hours of your life you'll never get back. Conveyor's AI browser extension auto-completes any portal questionnaire without the copy and paste like those other browser extensions on the market. Spend less time battling portals and more time on work that matters. Learn more at www.conveyor.com.

Workday confirms data breach An alliance to unify post-quantum cryptography New Chinese threat actor targeting Taiwan Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor If the thought of logging into a portal questionnaire makes you want to throw your laptop away, you're not alone. Most solutions just give you a browser extension to copy and paste answers, still leaving hours of manual work. With Conveyor, you don't have to slog through it yourself.  Just open the portal and Conveyor's AI will scroll through each page, find the questions, and fill in answers for you—start to finish.  Spend less time battling portals and more time on work that matters. Learn more at www.conveyor.com.

Cisco warns of maximum-severity defect in firewall software UK's Colt Telecom suffers cyberattack CISA implores OT environments to lock down critical infrastructure Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Have you been personally victimized by portal security questionnaires? Conveyor is here to help. Endless clicks, bad navigation, and expanding questions stacked like Russian nesting dolls, all add up to hours of your life you'll never get back. With Conveyor's AI-powered browser extension, you can open a portal questionnaire, scan for questions, and watch it auto-populate your answers back into the portal without the copy and paste. See how at www.conveyor.com Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Steve Zalewski, co-host, Defense in Depth Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like…right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, and helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that's…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com    

New wave of NFC relay fraud, call hijacking, and root exploits in banking sector Canada's House of Commons suffers cyberattack Zoom fixes critical Windows client flaw that could enable privilege escalation Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, and helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that's…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Hack of federal court filing system exploited security flaws known since 2020 Pennsylvania attorney general says cyberattack knocked phone, email systems offline Spike in Fortinet VPN brute-force attacks raises zero-day concerns Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, and helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that's…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines  

The hits just keep on coming Where's the Little Dutch Boy when you need him? I felt the ransomware down in Africa Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, and helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that's…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com

North Korean crypto theft Microsoft rolls out PC back up during attack U.S. charges four in $100M global fraud scheme Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, and helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that's…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines  

DARPA awards $4 million prize for AI code review at DEF CON North Korea ScarCruft group adds ransomware to its activities Columbia University hack affects over 860,000 Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, and helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that's…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.  

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Montez Fitzpatrick, CISO, Navvis Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com  

Microsoft warns of high-severity flaw in hybrid Exchange deployments France's third-largest mobile operator suffers breach Dialysis company's April attack affects 900,000 people Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Hackers hijacked Google's Gemini AI with a poisoned calendar invite to take over a smart home Nvidia rejects US demand for backdoors in AI chips Google says hackers stole its customers' data by breaching its Salesforce database Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

PBS confirms data breach after employee info leaked on Discord servers TSMC fires engineers over suspected semiconductor secrets theft Cloudflare on Perplexity web scraping techniques to avoid robot.txt and network blocks Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

Microsoft and Google among most affected as zero day exploits jump 46% Vietnamese hackers use PXA Stealer, hit 4,000 IPs and steal 200,000 passwords globally New Plague Linux malware stealthily maintains SSH access Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

  Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Derek Fisher, Director of the Cyber Defense and Information Assurance Program, Temple University – also check out Derek's substack. Thanks to our show sponsor, Dropzone AI Security teams everywhere are drowning in alerts. That's why companies like Zapier and CBTS turned to Dropzone AI—the leader in autonomous alert investigation. Their AI investigates everything, giving your analysts time back for real security work. No more 40-minute rabbit holes. If you're at BlackHat, find them in Startup City. Otherwise, check out their self-guided demo at dropzone.ai. This is how modern SOCs are scaling without burning out. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com    

NATM network breached and attacked through 4G Raspberry Pi Easterly's appointment to West Point rescinded Report links Chinese companies to tools used by state-sponsored hackers Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Security teams everywhere are drowning in alerts. That's why companies like Zapier and CBTS turned to Dropzone AI—the leader in autonomous alert investigation. Their AI investigates everything, giving your analysts time back for real security work. No more 40-minute rabbit holes. If you're at BlackHat, find them in Startup City. Otherwise, check out their self-guided demo at dropzone.ai. This is how modern SOCs are scaling without burning out. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Oh No! Lenovo You sunk my battleship! Or did you? Russians unable to get a taste of their own medicine Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Security teams everywhere are drowning in alerts. That's why companies like Zapier and CBTS turned to Dropzone AI—the leader in autonomous alert investigation. Their AI investigates everything, giving your analysts time back for real security work. No more 40-minute rabbit holes. If you're at BlackHat, find them in Startup City. Otherwise, check out their self-guided demo at dropzone.ai. This is how modern SOCs are scaling without burning out.   Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.  

Critical Authentication Flaw Identified in Base44 Vibe Coding Platform French telecom giant Orange discloses cyberattack FBI seizes $2.4M in Bitcoin from new Chaos ransomware operation Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI What if your SOC could investigate every single alert without burning out your team? That's exactly what Dropzone AI does. They're the leader in autonomous security investigations, and companies like Zapier and Fortune 500s are already on board. Their AI works alongside your analysts, handling the routine so humans can be strategic. See them at BlackHat in Startup City, booth 6427. Or experience it yourself—dropzone.ai has a self-guided demo ready for you.  

Hacktivist attack grounds Russian flights Naval group denies breach, hackers beg to differ  Dating app breach exposes thousands of women's pictures Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Let me tell you about Dropzone AI—they're revolutionizing how security teams work. Companies like CBTS and Zapier use their AI to investigate alerts automatically, freeing up analysts for the work that really matters. We're talking 40-minute investigations done in 3 minutes. You can meet the Dropzone team at BlackHat in Startup City, or just head to dropzone.ai for a self-guided demo. Trust me, this is the future of security operations.

NASCAR announces data breach following March cyberattack Plankey appears to be on track to lead CISA Microsoft investigates another outage affecting 365 admin center Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Today's sponsor is Dropzone AI, the leader in AI-powered SOC automation. Major companies like Zapier and UiPath are using Dropzone to give their security teams superpowers. Imagine your analysts focusing on real threats while AI handles every routine investigation—in minutes, not hours. If you're heading to BlackHat, stop by their booth in Startup City. But you don't have to wait—check out their self-guided demo at dropzone.ai and see why Fortune 500s are making the switch. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Nick Espinosa, host, The Deep Dive Radio Show Thanks to our show sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security discovers new apps, accounts, and data-sharing in real-time and helps guide employees toward secure behaviors. Instead of trying to control everything, we give IT and security teams the visibility and automation they need to secure the Workforce Edge. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com          

SonicWall announces SMA 100 patches FBI warns about The Com Compromised Amazon Q extension deletes everything Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security discovers new apps, accounts, and data-sharing in real-time and helps guide employees toward secure behaviors. Instead of trying to control everything, we give IT and security teams the visibility and automation they need to secure the Workforce Edge. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

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Microsoft links Sharepoint ToolShell attacks to Chinese hackers Russian threat actors target NGOs with new OAuth phishing tactics Silicon Valley engineer admits theft of US missile tech secrets Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security discovers every SaaS app used in your org, secures configurations, enforces MFA, and manages app-to-app access so you can prevent identity based attacks. Start a free 14-day trial today at NudgeSecurity.com

SharePoint RCE flaws patched and exploited from China Dell acknowledges World Leaks data breach $44 million stolen from crypto exchange  Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security discovers every GenAI tool ever used in your org, even those you've never heard of. For each tool, you'll see who introduced it, who else is using it, where it's integrated into other tools, and a vendor security profile. Get your free GenAI inventory today at NudgeSecurity.com. 

Hewlett Packard warns of hardcoded passwords in Aruba access points SharePoint zero-day exploited via RCE, no patch available Russian vodka producer suffers ransomware attack Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Discover every SaaS account ever created by anyone in your org within minutes of starting a free trial. Harden configs, enforce MFA, revoke risky app-to-app access, and more. Learn more at NudgeSecurity.com Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.  

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Cyrus Tibbs, CISO, PennyMac Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Chinese hackers use Cobalt Strike on Taiwan's semiconductor sector Salt Typhoon breaches National Guard and steals network configurations Congress considers Stuxnet to manage OT threats Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Google says ‘Big Sleep' AI tool found bug hackers planned to use Google fixes actively exploited sandbox escape zero day in Chrome China's cyber sector amplifies Beijing's hacking of U.S. targets Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

Pentagon welcomes Chinese engineers into its environment HazyBeacon: It's not a beer, but it leaves a bitter aftertaste What the world needs now is another framework Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

EU states to test age verification app  (Reuters) AAR pledges to start fixing 20-year old vulnerability next year (Security Week) Grok-4 jailbroken in two days (Infosecurity Magazine) DoD awards contracts for agentic AI (Reuters) eSIM vulnerability exposes billions of IoT devices (Infosecurity Magazine) UK launches Vulnerability Research Initiative (Bleeping Computer) Interlock ransomware using FileFix for malware (Bleeping Computer) Disinformation groups spoofs European journalists (The Record) Elmo gets hacked (AP News) Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

CISA gives one day for Citrix Bleed 2 fix Google Gemini flaw hijacks email summaries for phishing Louis Vuitton says UK customer data stolen in cyber-attack Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com/CISO. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.