• Salt in the wound.

  • Feb 13 2025
  • Length: 35 mins
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Salt in the wound.

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  • Salt Typhoon is still at it. Russian cyber-actor Seashell Blizzard expands its reach. The EFF sues DOGE to protect federal workers’ data. House Republicans pursue a comprehensive data privacy bill. Fortinet patches a critical vulnerability. Google views cybercrime as a national security threat. Palo Alto Networks issues 10 new security advisories. Symantec suspects a Chinese APT sidehustle. Guest Jason Baker, Principal Security Consultant at GuidePoint Security, joins us to share an update on the state of ransomware. A massive IoT data breach exposes 2.7 billion records. Here come the AI agents. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today’s guest, Jason Baker, Principal Security Consultant at GuidePoint Security, joins us to share an update on the state of ransomware. Selected Reading China’s Salt Typhoon Spies Are Still Hacking Telecoms—Now by Exploiting Cisco Routers (WIRED) Russian Seashell Blizzard Enlists Specialist Initial Access Subgroup to Expand Ops (Infosecurity Magazine) EFF Leads Fight Against DOGE and Musk's Access to US Federal Workers' Data (Infosecurity Magazine) Elon Musk and the Right Are Recasting Reporting as ‘Doxxing’ (New York Times) FortiOS Vulnerability Allows Super-Admin Privilege Escalation – Patch Now! (Hackread) Cybercrime evolving into national security threat: Google (The Record) House Republicans launch group for comprehensive data privacy legislation (The Record) Palo Alto Networks Patches Potentially Serious Firewall Vulnerability (SecurityWeek) Chinese Cyberspy Possibly Launching Ransomware Attacks as Side Job (SecurityWeek) Massive IoT Data Breach Exposes 2.7 Billion Records, Including Wi-Fi Passwords (Cyber Security News) Are You Ready to Let an AI Agent Use Your Computer? (IEEE Spectrum) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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