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**Cybersecurity Headlines**

Daily stories from the world of information security. To delve into any daily story, head to CISOseries.com.

Latest Episodes:

Moovit bug, Black Hat's NOC, DDoS origins Aug 15, 2023

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Moovit bug allowed for free rides

A look at Black Hat's network operations center

Business and gaming disputes lead to DDoS attacks

Huge thanks to today's episode sponsor, Veza

75% of breaches happen because of bad permissions. The problem is that you don't know exactly WHO has access to WHAT data in your environment. For example, roles labeled as "read-only" can often edit and delete sensitive data. Veza automatically finds and fixes every bad permission—in every app—across your environment.

Ford WiFi vulnerability, Government reviews Azure hack, TripAdvisor ransomware Aug 14, 2023

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Ford says cars with WiFi vulnerability still safe to drive

Cyber Safety Review Board to analyze cloud security in wake of Microsoft hack

Knight ransomware distributed in fake TripAdvisor complaint emails

Huge thanks to today's episode sponsor, Veza

For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Week in Review: Microsoft slapped by Tenable, Tampa Hospital lawsuit, Zoom's AI decision Aug 11, 2023

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Link to blog post

This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, August 7-11, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest, Michael Woods, CISO, GE

Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor

We can all agree there's one thing the AI bots can take from us: completing customer security questionnaires. That's why we built Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire response tool.

It auto-generates precise, accurate answers to entire questionnaires with accuracy far superior to existing tools on the market. It's so accurate, your customers can now use it in our new 'upload questions to trust portal' feature. It's exactly as it sounds. Customers can upload questions and the AI will generate instant answers based on your trust portal content.

Try a free proof of concept with your own data and see why top SaaS companies are making the switch from outdated RFP software and other portal solutions. Learn more at Conveyor.

All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

CISA's .NET warning, Compellent exposes VMWare, DEFCON AI challenge Aug 11, 2023

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CISA Warns organizations of exploited vulnerability affecting .NET, Visual Studio

Dell Compellent hardcoded key exposes VMware vCenter admin creds

DEF CON: Thousands of security researchers vie to outsmart AI in Las Vegas

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

We can all agree there's one thing the AI bots can take from us: completing customer security questionnaires. That's why we built Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire response tool. It auto-generates precise, accurate answers to entire questionnaires with accuracy far superior to existing tools on the market. It's so accurate, your customers can now use it in our new 'upload questions to trust portal' feature. It's exactly as it sounds. Customers can upload questions and the AI will generate instant answers based on your trust portal content. Try a free proof of concept with your own data and see why top SaaS companies are making the switch from outdated RFP software and other portal solutions. Learn more at www.conveyor.com.

For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

AI Cyber Challenge, eavesdropping typing app, Android cellular security Aug 10, 2023

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AI Cyber Challenge announced at Black Hat

Tencent typing app had real time "eavesdropper"

Google adds cellular security to Android

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

Your scariest questionnaires that are HUNDREDS of questions long are no match for Conveyor's GPT-security questionnaire tool - the most accurate questionnaire automation tool on the market. It's so accurate that you can even let customers upload their own questions in your portal to get instant answers generated from your content. For questionnaires you still need complete, infosec and sales teams are spending 89% less time on answering questionnaires because they're getting accurate answers to entire questionnaires that they don't have to re-write. Try a free proof of concept with your own data. Learn more at www.conveyor.com

Google's Messages app now encrypts chats, Electoral Commission apologizes to UK voters, Banks hit with fines for using chat apps Aug 09, 2023

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Google's Messages app now uses RCS to encrypt chats

Electoral Commission apologizes for security breach involving UK voters' data

Banks hit with over $500 million in fines for using out-of-band chat apps

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

Did you catch the biggest release of the year? No, not Barbenheimer. It's Conveyor's GPT-powered security questionnaire response tool: the most accurate questionnaire automation tool on the market. It's so good, you can let your customers upload their own questions in your trust portal to get instant answers based on your content. And of course, it's not just for your customers. You can use the GPT-questionnaire response tool internally as well to get auto-generated precise answers to entire questionnaires in minutes so all you have to do is review. Maybe it's time to replace your outdated RFP software… Try a free proof of concept with your own data. Learn more at www.conveyor.com

For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com

K-12 cyber initiatives, Russian missile contractor breached, LLMs getting worse Aug 08, 2023

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White House rolls out school cyber initiatives

North Koreans breach Russian missile developer

Large language models getting worse at math

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

GPT for security questionnaires? Conveyor has already built that for you. Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire response tool is so accurate, you can use it in two ways. One: Let your customers upload their own questions in your trust portal to get AI-generated answers based on the content in your portal. And Two: It's not just for your customers. You can use the GPT-questionnaire response tool internally as well to get auto-generated precise answers to entire questionnaires in minutes so all you have to do is review. Try a free proof of concept with your own data to see it in action. Learn more at www.conveyor.com

Tenable smacks Microsoft, hospital ransomware attacks, accurate acoustic spyware Aug 07, 2023

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Microsoft resolves vulnerability following criticism from Tenable CEO

FBI investigating ransomware attack crippling hospitals across 4 states

New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com

Week in Review: IDOR vulnerability warning, Israel refinery cyberattack, spies bemoan AI training Aug 04, 2023

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, July 31-August 4, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest, Jeff Hudesman, CISO, Pinwheel

Thanks to our show sponsor, Opal

Opal is the data-centric identity platform. Identity is one of the last great enterprise frontiers. It's fragmented with legacy architecture. Opal's mission is to empower enterprises to understand and calibrate access end to end. The best security teams from companies like Databricks, Figma, Blend, and Drata use Opal to build identity security for scale. Visit opal.dev.

Fortinet tops vuln list, malicious Chrome Rilite, more Ivanti issues Aug 04, 2023

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Fortinet VPN bug tops CISA's list of most exploited vulnerabilities in 2022

Chrome malware Rilide targets enterprise users via PowerPoint guides

Researchers discover bypass for recently fixed Ivanti EPMM vulnerability

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Opal

For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.