Cybercriminals target financial institutions across Africa using open-source tools. Threat actors are using a technique called Authenticode stuffing to abuse ConnectWise remote access software. A fake version of SonicWall’s NetExtender VPN app steals users’ credentials. CISA and the NSA publish a guide urging the adoption of Memory Safe Languages. Researcher ... Show More
Jul 6
Swati Shekhar: Challenges increase your risk appetite. [Engineering] [Career Notes]
Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Ground Labs' Head of Engineering, Swati Shekhar, shares her circuitous route from and back to engineering. Always being interested in leveraging the tools available to solve problems, Swati talks about how she found her place in engineeri ... Show More
11m 4s
Feb 2025
FBI Saves Millions and Lives in Cyber Hacking Take Down: Cyber Security Today for February 15, 2025
Cybersecurity Today: North Korean Hacks, AI Memory Breach, and School Data Comprimise In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers a range of crucial topics in the cybersecurity landscape. North Korean hackers are using new social engineering tactics to infiltrate ... Show More
9m 51s
Dec 2024
Email and Other Fraud - It Gets Personal: Cyber Security Today for Monday, December 9, 2024
Cybersecurity Today: Email Frauds, Google Warnings, and U.S. Telecom Hacks In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses a personal encounter with email fraud attempts, including invoice scams and fake payroll changes. Google issues a stark warning to Gmail user ... Show More
9m 8s
Nov 2024
Google’s New Free Cybersecurity Certificate: Cyber Security Today for Monday, November 25, 2024
Cybersecurity Today: Palo Alto Firewalls Breached, APT28's Wi-Fi Hack, Meta Fights Scams In today's episode, over 2,000 Palo Alto firewalls were hacked via patched zero-day vulnerabilities; a Russian group, APT28, exploited Wi-Fi networks in a novel 'Nearest Neighbor Attack' to b ... Show More
9m 15s
Feb 2025
Final Draft Malware Attacks Using Outlook: Cyber Security Today for Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
Critical PostgreSQL Bug Exploited in Treasury Hack & New Threats Unveiled - Cybersecurity Today In today's episode of Cybersecurity Today, hosted by Jim Love, we delve into major cybersecurity events, including a crucial PostgreSQL vulnerability exploited in the U.S. Treasury hac ... Show More
8m 11s
Jan 2025
The intersection of hackers, scammers, and false collaborations.
On Hacking Humans, Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of N2K's daily space podcast, T-Minus), are once again sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines to help our audience become aware ... Show More
42m 10s
Jun 18
Scattered Spider Targets US Insurance, Microsoft Zero-Day, Major Database Breach, and AI Poison Pill
In this episode, host Jim Love delves into recent cybersecurity threats and breakthroughs. The notorious Scattered Spider hacker group has shifted its focus to US insurance companies after attacking UK retailers earlier this year. Microsoft's urgent security updates address activ ... Show More
11m 14s
Dec 2024
Top Phishing Exploits fo 2024: Cyber Security Today for Friday, December 13, 2024
Top 5 Phishing Exploits of 2024: Abnormal Security Report and More | Cybersecurity Today In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love delves into Abnormal Security's end-of-year report outlining the top five phishing exploits of 2024 and their predictions for 2025. The e ... Show More
11m 39s
Nov 2024
Cyber Espionage and Financial Crime: North Korea’s Double Threat
In this episode of Threat Vector, host David Moulton speaks with Assaf Dehan, Director of Threat Research at Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex team, about the rising cyber threat from North Korea. Dehan, a cybersecurity expert with over 18 years of experience, discusses the nation's str ... Show More
33m 28s
Jun 19
Gold bars and bold lies.
Please enjoy this encore of Hacking Humans. On Hacking Humans, Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of N2K's daily space podcast, T-Minus), are once again sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are m ... Show More
45m 57s