logo
episode-header-image
Oct 2017
18m 3s

No insight yet into Las Vegas gunman's m...

N2K Networks
About this episode

In today's podcast, we hear that ISIS claims of responsibility for Las Vegas murders continue to lose plausibility, but the shooter's motives remain a mystery. Yahoo!'s epic breach just got even more epic. Equifax looks little better in the wake of its CEO's Congressional testimony. A major breach seems to be unfolding in India.  Jonathan Katz from UMD on the importance of random numbers for cryptography. Guest is Dave Mahon from Century Link on the importance of diversity and opportunities for women in cyber security. And does Star Fleet still run Windows XP? Who's responsible for information security on that bridge anyway? 

Thanks for listening to the CyberWire. One of the ways you can support what we do is by visiting our sponsors.

If you’d like to learn more about how small nuances in how artificial intelligence and machine learning are used can make a big difference, check out E8’s white paper.

Delta Risk put together an infographic full of tips for Cyber Security Awareness Month. 

If you are a woman in cyber security and want make connections with others in the field, check out our own Women in Cyber Security event.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up next
Yesterday
Plug-ins gone rogue.
Patch Tuesday. An Iranian ransomware group puts a premium on U.S. and Israeli targets. Batavia spyware targets Russia’s industrial sector. HHS fines a Texas Behavioral Health firm for failed risk analysis. The Anatsa banking trojan targets financial institutions in the U.S. and C ... Show More
29m 52s
Jul 8
Memory leaks and login sneaks.
Researchers release proof-of-concept exploits for CitrixBleed2. Grafana patches four high-severity vulnerabilities. A hacker claims to have breached Spanish telecom giant Telefónica. Italian police arrest a Chinese man wanted by U.S. authorities for alleged industrial espionage. ... Show More
30m 50s
Jul 7
SafePay, unsafe day.
Ingram Micro suffers a ransomware attack by the SafePay gang. Spanish police dismantle a large-scale investment fraud ring. The SatanLock ransomware group says it is shutting down. Brazilian police arrest a man accused of stealing over $100 million from the country’s banking syst ... Show More
37m 27s
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2021
The War with Algorithms: Why Your Next Security Strategy Includes A.I. and Machine Learning
The image of a hooded individual illuminated by the glare of a computer screen hacking into a company’s network is the classic picture of what a cyber attack looks like. The reality, though, is these attackers are almost never a one-man band, but rather a sophisticated team armed ... Show More
40m 57s
Jul 2021
Analyzing the Impact of A.I. and Technology on Society and Cybersecurity
Technology is advancing at pace never seen before and the newest tech, applications and widgets are being widely adopted at an even quicker rate. Just look at A.I. and machine learning tools,which are now used to identify things once thought unimaginable — whether it's to figure ... Show More
49m 58s