Category: Cybersecurity Today

Cybersecurity Today: Microsoft Updates, Gen AI Risks, and Liminal Panda Threat In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses major cybersecurity updates from Microsoft’s Ignite conference, including enhancements to Windows security and device recovery. A survey by LegitSecurity…

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Holiday Cyber Threats, Secret Service Surveillance & AI Safety with DOE In today’s episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers essential cybersecurity topics heating up this holiday season. A new report from B4AI unveils sophisticated scams targeting online shoppers,…

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In this episode, we discuss urgent cybersecurity concerns: Cisco’s critical vulnerability affecting industrial wireless systems with a CVSS 10 rating, D-Link’s refusal to patch severe flaws in over 60,000 outdated NAS devices, and Amazon’s data breach tied to the MoveIT…

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CyberSecurity Today: Zip File Attacks, iPhone Reboots, and LLM Vulnerabilities In today’s episode, host Jim Love discusses hackers leveraging zip file concatenation to evade detection, mysterious iPhone reboots hindering police investigations, and Mozilla’s Odin’s in-depth analysis of security issues in…

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Jailbreaking AI: Behind the Guardrails with Mozilla’s Marco Figueroa In this episode of ‘Cyber Security Today,’ host Jim Love talks with Marco Figueroa, the Gen AI Bug Bounty Program Manager for Mozilla’s ODIN project. They explore the challenges and methods…

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FBI Warnings, TikTok’s Canadian Shutdown, Major Data Breach Arrests & More | Cybersecurity Today In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love highlights the FBI’s warning about growing phishing attacks exploiting government email credentials, leading to potential data theft…

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AI Finds Zero Day Vulnerability, MFA Mandatory on Google Cloud, French Energy Firm Hacked In today’s episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses Google’s AI-driven system Big Sleep discovering the first ever AI-identified zero day vulnerability in the…

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Chinese Cybersecurity Threats: Espionage in Silicon Valley, Canadian Government Infiltration, and Persistent Botnets In this special edition of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses three alarming stories illustrating the increasing cybersecurity threats posed by China. The episode details China’s…

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Welcome to the weekend edition of Cybersecurity Today! Join host Jim Love as he delves into the top cybersecurity stories of the month with industry experts David Shipley of Beauceron Security, Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs, and special guest Kim…

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Cyber Security Today: Deceptive Delight Jailbreak, API Vulnerabilities Surge, Hex Attack on GPT-4 In this episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses the new jailbreak technique ‘Deceptive Delight’ that highlights vulnerabilities in large language models, the 21% increase…

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Massive CRA Breach Exposed & Cyber Challenges in Healthcare and Retail In this episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love delves into the significant cyber security incidents impacting Canada, healthcare, and retail sectors. A report from CBC and Radio…

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In today’s episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers stories including, Cisco releases an emergency patch for a vulnerability exploited in brute force attacks, Delta Airlines sues CrowdStrike over a problematic software update leading to flight disruptions, UnitedHealth confirms…

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Mastering Cybersecurity: From AI Threats to Quantum Encryption – Insights with CDW Join host Jim Love in a riveting discussion with Ivo Wiens, Field CTO for CDW Canada, as they review CDW’s cyber security research and discussions with CISO’s about…

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SEC Fines, WordPress Hacks, & Okta’s New Security Standards | Cybersecurity Today Join host Jim Love in this episode of Cybersecurity Today, sponsored by CDW Canada Tech Talks. We delve into the SEC’s $7 million fine on four companies for…

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In today’s episode of Cyber Security Today, sponsored by CDW Canada Tech Talks, host Jim Love dives into the latest tech news and cybersecurity updates. Key stories include the FBI arrest of Eric Council Jr. for hacking the SEC’s social…

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Phishing and Cybersecurity: Evolution, Tactics, and Human Factors In this deep dive into the world of cybersecurity, join experts Jim Love and David Shipley as they unravel the ever-evolving landscape of phishing attacks and modern cyber threats. Through discussing the…

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In this episode, host Jim Love delves into sophisticated phishing attacks, cybersecurity initiatives, and significant changes in data security protocols. Listeners will learn about a national survey revealing that 53% of Canadians would switch banks after a data breach and…

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Cybersecurity Today: Wayback Machine Read-Only, AI-Driven Phishing, and Quantum Computing Breakthroughs In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses the recent cyber incident with the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, which is now back online in read-only mode. He…

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Exploring IT Trends and AI Opportunities with Brian Jackson In this crossover episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love interviews Brian Jackson, Principal Research Director at InfoTech Research Group, to discuss emerging IT trends and their intersection with cybersecurity. The…

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Cybersecurity Today: Data Breaches and Malware Threats In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses the hacking incidents involving the Internet Archive and Fidelity, exposing millions of users’ data. Highlights include the Internet Archive breach attributed to the…

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Cybersecurity Alert: White House Urges Insurance Reform & Major Hacks Revealed In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers significant developments in cybersecurity policy and breaches. The White House, represented by U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Ann Neuberger,…

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Cybersecurity Alert: White House Urges Insurance Reform & Major Hacks Revealed In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers significant developments in cybersecurity policy and breaches. The White House, represented by U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Ann Neuberger,…

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Cybersecurity Today: Cloudflare’s DDoS Victory, Russian Hacker Arrests, and Truth Social Scams In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses Cloudflare’s successful mitigation of the largest recorded DDoS attack, showcasing the company’s advanced defense capabilities. The episode also…

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Unveiling the Truth: Insights into Cyber Security Awareness and Phishing In a special crossover episode of Cyber Security Today and Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love discusses the biases and challenges in technology marketing research with guest David Shipley, head of…

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Cybersecurity Today: NVD Backlogs & Emerging Threats Host Jim Love discusses the backlog in the National Vulnerability Database and its implications for cybersecurity, highlighting two new Linux vulnerabilities. The episode also covers a sophisticated malware, Perfctl, attacking Linux servers, vulnerabilities…

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Cybersecurity News: Microsoft Patch Issues, Chrome Vulnerabilities, and T-Mobile Settlement In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, Jim Love discusses several pressing issues in the tech world. Early feedback on Microsoft’s Windows 11 October Patch Tuesday update reveals significant stability issues.…

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New NIST Password Guidelines, Octo2 Trojan & ChatGPT Vulnerabilities | Cybersecurity Today Join Jim Love in today’s episode of Cybersecurity Today as he discusses the latest password security guidelines from NIST focusing on length and usability, the emergence of the…

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Cyber Security Week in Review: Data Breaches, MFA Bypassing, and Surveillance Insights Join host Jim Love along with an expert panel featuring Terry Cutler, David Shipley, and Laura Payne to discuss this week in cybersecurity. Topics include the latest methods…

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Canadian SMBs Face Rising Fraud Threats & New AI-Powered Gmail Security In this episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses the increasing fraud threats faced by Canadian small and medium-sized businesses, revealing that half have experienced attempted or…

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Evilginx: MFA Bypass Tool, Kaspersky’s Exit & FTC’s Data Surveillance Report – Cyber Security Today In this episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses a new cyber security tool called Evilginx that bypasses multi factor authentication (MFA), Kaspersky’s…

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Security Risks with Apple’s OS Update, Disney Ditches Slack, and GitHub Hack Alert In this episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses pressing issues in the cybersecurity landscape: Apple’s latest macOS update, Sequoia version 15, causing compatibility issues…

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A Hacker’s Perspective on Vulnerable Civic Infrastructure In this episode, host Jim Love explores the vulnerabilities of civic infrastructure with cybersecurity expert Nick Aleks. They discuss how hackers view and exploit city systems, the dangers of default passwords and outdated…

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Cybersecurity Today: Supply Chain Attacks, Data Breaches, and Botnet Threat Disruptions In this episode of ‘Cybersecurity Today,’ host Jim Love covers pressing issues in the cybersecurity world, including a supply chain attack in Lebanon, a major data breach at AT&T…

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Emerging Cyber Threats: Repellent Scorpius, TfL Cyber Attack, and Online Safety for Children In this episode, we discuss the emergence of the new ransomware group Repellent Scorpius and their use of the Ciccada 3301 ransomware. We cover the London Transport…

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Cyber Security Today: Fortinet Data Breach, Seattle Ransomware Attack, and Lazarus Targeting Developers In this episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love covers Fortinet’s confirmation of a data breach after a hacker claims to have stolen 440GB of data.…

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Cybersecurity Insights: Vulnerabilities, Insider Threats, and the Future of Online Safety In this weekend edition of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love is joined by regulars Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs and David Shipley of Beauceron Security, alongside special guest Laura…

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Cyber Security Today: TfL Data Breach, Critical Vulnerabilities, and Insider Threats Join host Jim Love in ‘Cyber Security Today’ as we delve into the latest cyber security incidents and updates. Learn about Transport for London’s data breach affecting thousands of…

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Cybersecurity Today: Microsoft Office 2024, Data Breach, CrowdStrike Fallout, & Ford’s Privacy Concerns In this episode of Cybersecurity Today with your host Jim Love, we discuss Microsoft’s decision to disable ActiveX controls by default in Office 2024 to enhance security,…

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Massive Healthcare Data Breach, Google’s Move to Rust, and New Sextortion Scams – Cybersecurity Today In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, hosted by Jim Love, we discuss a major healthcare data breach at Confident Health where 5.3 terabytes of sensitive…

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Toronto School Board Hack & Cybersecurity Best Practices: Expert Panel Discussion Welcome to the weekend edition of Cybersecurity Today, hosted by Jim Love! Join our expert panel featuring Terry Cutler from Cyology Labs, David Shipley of Beauceron Security, and special…

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AI Summer Recap: OpenAI’s GPT 5, GPT Next, and Beyond Join host Jim Love as he navigates through the major AI and cybersecurity stories that dominated summer 2023. From CrowdStrike’s impact on Windows security to OpenAI’s tantalizing announcements of GPT…

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Is Your Phone Spying on You? D Link Vulnerabilities & Government Data Requests In this episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in D Link routers, impacting their discontinued DIR 846 series. These…

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  In this episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love delves into recent data breaches affecting the Toronto District School Board, Texas Dow Employees Credit Union, and the city of Columbus. Discover details on the ransomware attacks, the compromised…

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Welcome to a special weekend edition of Cyber Security Today! In this long weekend episode, we delve into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on various sectors, particularly as organizations ramp up their plans for the upcoming…

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In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love dives into the alarming rise of deepfake scams, highlighting how threat actors are using AI-generated videos to lure victims into fraudulent schemes. A notable campaign involves deepfake videos of Elon Musk…

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Critical Cyber Security Alerts: Major Vulnerabilities and Exploits Unveiled In today’s episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses a series of alarming cyber security incidents. Topics include a sophisticated attack exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in a popular network…

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Cybersecurity Failures: Lawsuits, Outages, and International Threats In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers a range of critical cybersecurity issues. The U.S. sues Georgia Tech for not meeting cybersecurity standards as a Pentagon contractor. A potential cyber…

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Join host Jim Love in this weekend edition of Cyber Security Today, featuring a distinguished panel including Terry Cutler (Cyology Labs), David Shipley (Beauceron Security), and special guest Tara Gold (Cado Security). The episode delves into key cybersecurity topics including…

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In this episode, host Jim Love delves into significant cybersecurity news, including a rise in FakeBat malware infections from malvertising campaigns, car companies selling driver data to brokers without consent, and McAfee’s new deepfake detection tool. Highlights include the sophisticated…

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Ransomware Record Highs, North Korean Exploits, Toyota Data Breach, and Mac Security Flaws – Aug 21, 2024 In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses the latest cybersecurity threats and incidents making headlines. Topics include record-high ransomware payments…

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Cybersecurity Today: OpenAI’s Action Against Iranian Disinformation & Chrome’s New Privacy Features In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses OpenAI’s recent identification and neutralization of chat GPT accounts linked to Iranian disinformation campaigns, Google’s upcoming privacy enhancements…

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In this special edition of Cybersecurity Today, your deepfake host Jim Love dives into the world of cybersecurity with new guests Marcel Gagné, an open-source guru, and Andréanne Bergeron, the director of research at GoSecure. The panel, including regular David…

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Cybersecurity Insights: Paris Olympics and Deepfake Technologies In this episode, host Jim Love discusses proactive cybersecurity measures taken during the Paris 2024 Olympics to combat threats such as domain abuse, counterfeit shops, unauthorized live streaming, cryptocurrency scams, and betting fraud.…

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In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love delves into Elon Musk’s claim that a DDoS attack delayed his live interview with Donald Trump, the revelation of a massive data breach compromising most U.S. social security numbers, and CrowdStrike’s…

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Exposing Hidden Secrets: DEF CON Revelations, Ransomware Surge & GPS Spoofing Woes Join host Jim Love in this insightful episode of Cybersecurity Today. Discover the shocking revelation of over 15,000 hard-coded secrets uncovered at DEF CON by researcher Bill Dermacapi,…

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Cybersecurity Insights: Malvertising, Phishing Trends, and North Korean Hackers In this weekend edition of ‘Cybersecurity Today,’ host Jim Love brings together experts Terry Cutler from Cyology Labs, David Shipley from Beauceron Security, and Greg Monson from Trustwave. The panel explores…

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Massive Data Breach, Outlook’s Phishing Risk, and Windows Downgrade Attack Vulnerabilities In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love delves into one of the largest data breaches in history involving 2.9 billion records leaked without user consent by National…

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Cyber Security Pros: Awareness vs. Action & The CrowdStrike Controversy Explained Join host Jim Love in this episode of ‘Cyber Security Today’ as he delves into a recent survey revealing a disconnect between awareness and action among global security professionals…

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In this episode of ‘Cybersecurity Today: The Week in Review,’ host Jim Love discusses critical cybersecurity incidents with guests Terry Cutler, CEO of Cyology Labs, and David Shipley from Beauceron Security. The panel delves into the devastating effects of a…

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In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love explores the aftermath of Microsoft’s 10-hour global outage due to a DDoS attack, the Canadian Privacy Commissioner’s investigation into Ticketmaster, the severe impact of a ransomware attack on U.S. blood bank…

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Microsoft Cloud Outage, WhatsApp Vulnerability, and AI-Powered Screen Reading In today’s episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love covers a significant global outage affecting Microsoft’s cloud services, a vulnerability in WhatsApp that allows malicious scripts to run without warning,…

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Google’s Password Bug Hits Millions & French Police Battle Malware – Cybersecurity Today In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, Jim Love covers Google’s recent apology after a bug caused the passwords of 15 million Chrome users to vanish. The episode…

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Cybersecurity Weekly Review: CrowdStrike, Malware, and Major IT Outages Join Jim Love and a panel of experts as they delve into the top cybersecurity stories of the week. This episode covers the major CrowdStrike incident, AT&T’s February outage affecting millions…

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North Korean State Actor Infiltrates US Security Firm | Cybersecurity Today In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love covers two major incidents. The first is an American firm, KnowBe4, inadvertently hiring a North Korean state actor posing as…

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In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, guest host Jim Love covers major events impacting the cybersecurity world, including CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz’s summons to testify before a U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security following a massive IT outage and a…

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Join Jim Love on a special edition of Cybersecurity Today and Hashtag Trending as he delves into the recent CrowdStrike incident that led to a global IT meltdown. With over 8.5 million Windows devices affected by a faulty CrowdStrike Falcon…

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Dodging the Biggest Supply Chain Attack Ever: An Insight with JFrog’s Security Research Team In this weekend edition of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses with Brian Moussalli, the Security Research Team Lead at JFrog, how potentially the biggest…

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With Howard away and today’s episode of Hashtag Trending being all about security stories, I took the liberty of doing a cross posting. Hope we’ll have Howard back next week. In today’s episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers…

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With Howard away and today’s episode of Hashtag Trending being all about security stories, I took the liberty of doing a cross posting. Hope we’ll have Howard back next week. In today’s episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers…

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A new ransomware group that has been discovered is highlighted in this edition This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, July 8, 2024 – A New Ransomware Group Is Discovered

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This episode features an interview with a cybersecurity and privacy lawyer about responding to cyber attacks Navigating Ransomware Response: Insights from Cybersecurity Expert Imran Ahmad In this episode features an interview between Howard Solomon and Imran Ahmad, a partner at…

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A report on business email compromise attacks is highlighted in this edition This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, July 5, 2024 – Prepare for business email compromise attacks

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This episode reports on some of the new ways threat actors are bypassing phishing defences This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, July 3, 3034 – Beware of advanced attack tactics

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This episode reports on new reports on vulnerabilities and software supply chain security This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, July 1, 2024 – A critical patch for GitLab

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This episode features a discussion on the latest MOVEit vulnerability, a report on recruiting cybersecurity pros and how an API coding error is being blamed for a large cyber breach in Australia This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today…

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Are attacks cybercrime or hiding espionage? Researchers investigate in this episode This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 28, 2024 – Cyber authorities remind developers to switch to memory-safe coding languages

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This episode reports on an updated explanation of the hack of Los Angeles County’s health department, an API coding error that led to a huge data breach in Australia, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read…

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This episode reports on a warning to patch Serv-U applications, the workings of the Rafel trojan, and more  This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 24, 2024 – Ransomware gang reportedly…

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This episode features a discussion on an undiscovered three-year hack, the cause of Snowflake attacks and allegations of how an Australian health insurer was compromised Join Howard Solomon and David Shipley in the weekend review edition of Cybersecurity Today for…

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This episode reports on how gullible employees are falling for a scam and cutting and pasting malware into their organization’s IT systems, and more  This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June…

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This episode reports on how outdated software played a role in a lengthy hack, the latest VMware security update, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 19, 2024 –…

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This episode reports on complaints about the proposed UN cybercrime treaty, servers used by Islamic State terrorists shut, and more  This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 17, 2024 – Microsoft…

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This episode includes a discussion on Microsoft and Google’s offer to help U.S. rural hospitals tighten their cybersecurity, a report on top network vulnerabilities found by penetration testers and the latest news on hacks of Snowflake customers. This article has…

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This episode reports on the latest ransomware news, another North Korean threat actor putting  malicious packages on the NPM registry, vulnerabilities in some open source AI apps, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original…

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This episode reports on the latest patches from Microsoft, Nvidia, JetBrains and ARM, as well as action by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada  This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 12,…

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Microsoft has listened to criticism about the supposedly helpful tool, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 10, 2024 – Microsoft backs down on Recall

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This episode features a discussion of data thefts from Snowflake data stores, more on the controversy over Microsoft Recall and the Auditor-General’s report on Canada’s cyber fighting agencies This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article:…

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This episode reports on Snowflake users’ credentials for sale, how Docker containers are being exploited, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 7, 2024 – More news about Snowflake…

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This episode reports on vulnerabilities in unpatched versions of Progress Software’s Telerik Report Server, the spread of the Remcos remote access trojan, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June…

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This episode reports on confirmation of cyber attacks on Ticketmaster, Santander bank, a Canadian broadcaster, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, June 3, 2024 – Four cloud-related data breaches

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This week guest Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs and I discuss the controversy around Microsoft’s  new Recall feature, lessons learned from the MITRE hack, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security…

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This episode reports on police takedowns of criminal IT infrastructure, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 31, 2024 – Hundreds of thousands of routers are wiped, warnings to…

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This episode reports on ransomware news, US sanctions against Chinese citizens for running a botnet, and more  This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 29, 2024 – A new North Korean…

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This episode reports on fake antivirus web sites to stay away from, and more This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 27, 2024 – Security controversy over a new Microsoft tool,…

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This episode features an interview with Treasury Board President Anita Anand, who announced the first cyber security strategy for the Canadian government’s IT departments and agencies  This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security…

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This episode reports on unwanted data your WiFi router may be giving out  and more  This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Today Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, May 24, 2024 – A threat actor leverages Windows BitLocker…

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