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Aug 20
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Cybersecurity Breaches: Salesforce, Work...

Jim Love
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In today's episode of 'Cybersecurity Today,' hosted by Jim Love, we cover several key issues in the cybersecurity landscape. Firstly, a breach involving Workday and social engineering attacks targeting Salesforce customers is discussed. Next, the risks posed by a recent Windows update potentially causing data corruption on SSDs and HDDs are highlighted. We also delve into a critical infrastructure breach where Russian hackers remotely accessed a Norwegian dam's control system. Additionally, the episode covers Google's vulnerabilities in its AI and Gmail services, and finally, Apple's significant privacy victory against the UK’s backdoor encryption mandate. The episode concludes with a call for listener support through donations to sustain the program.

00:00 Introduction and Headlines
00:23 Workday Data Breach Explained
02:15 Windows Update Issues
04:05 Norwegian Dam Cyber Attack
05:49 Google's Security Challenges
07:12 Apple's Privacy Victory
08:19 Conclusion and Listener Support

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