Flynn pleads guilty in Mueller probe. Misconfigured AWS S3 buckets, again. Election trolling and spy versus oligarch. Black Friday fraud down. Crime and punishment.
In today’s podcast, we hear that former National Security Advisor Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI. Another misconfigured AWS account is found. Cobalt is either careless or engaged…
Breaches, extortion, and insider threats. Credit bureaus and GDPR. HP addresses spyware allegations. When is a snack bag more than a snack bag?
In today’s podcast we learn that British shipping giant Clarksons was breached but refuses to pay hackers extortion. The US House may be reaching consensus on surveillance authorities. INSCOM mops up Red Disk…
Building your cyber security career. [Special Edition]
In this CyberWire special edition, we take a closer look at finding your career in cyber security. Just how important is that degree? Does it make sense to invest in…
Another misconfigured AWS S3 bucket, this one with US Army INSCOM files. Apple fixes a major issue in MacOS. Influence ops and autarky. Boyusec disbanded.
In today’s podcast we hear that another misconfigured AWS S3 bucket has turned up. This one holds sensitive US Army files. Apple fixes a big flaw in the latest MacOS High Sierra…
Who’s the third man in the Shadow Brokers leaks? ISIS diaspora means more ISIS online. Monero miner identified. Tizi backdoored apps booted from Google Play. Scarab ransomware. M&A notes. Indictments in IP theft.
In today’s podcast we hear rumors that the third-man in the Shadow Brokers leak might soon become publicly known. ISIS enters its diaspora phase. Monero miner targets Macs. Google Play ejects apps with the Tizi…
Breach disclosure: fast and slow. Mirai’s minor comeback. Anti-ISIS Hacktivsts strike Amaq. North Koreans studying blockchain. Alleged Game of Thrones hacker indicted.
In today’s podcast, we hear that image-sharing service Imgur disclosed a data breach. It happened sometime ago, but they were quick to get the word out once they were aware of it. Uber faces regulatory…
Waiting for Terdot, a sneaky banking Trojan. [Research Saturday]
The Terdot Banker Trojan is a descendant of the Zeus family of malware, and has evolved to feature serious espionage capabilities. It can compromise transactions, steal accounts and credit card…
The Right to Be Forgotten with Yale Law School’s Tiffany Li
Our guest today is Tiffany Li. She’s an attorney and Resident Fellow at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project. She’s an expert on privacy, intellectual property, and law and policy,…
Cyberspace in Peace and War author Martin C. Libicki
Today’s show features an extended interview with Martin C. Libicki. He holds the Maryellen and Richard Keyser chair of cybersecurity studies at the U.S. Naval Academy. His most recent book is…
PwC Principal Jocelyn Aqua on Earning Consumer Trust and Business
Our guest today is Jocelyn Aqua. She’s a principal at PwC, where her specialty is regulatory privacy and cybersecurity. Our conversation centers on a recently published report from PWC called…