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Cyber Security Headlines CISO Series

    • News
    • 4.6 • 89 Ratings

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

    Water utility threats, GPT-4 hacking, SIM swap solicitation

    Water utility threats, GPT-4 hacking, SIM swap solicitation

    Sandworm-linked group tied to attack on water utilities
    GPT-4 reads security advisories
    Cell carrier workers solicited for SIM swaps
    Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

    Conveyor is the market leading AI-powered platform that automates the entire customer security review process — from sharing your security posture and SOC 2 in a single portal to using that same information to automate answering security questionnaires with 90% accuracy. 

    Use Conveyor to fly through any customer security review in minutes.

    It might sound like every other software claim out there, but there’s a reason our customers have dubbed Conveyor their ‘favorite security tool of the year’.

    Test it out in a free proof of concept at www.conveyor.com

    • 7 min
    CISO MFA breach, Bad Bots surge, LockBit 3.0 propagates

    CISO MFA breach, Bad Bots surge, LockBit 3.0 propagates

    Cisco announces breach of multifactor authentication message provider
    Bad bots drive 10% annual surge in account takeover attacks
    LockBit 3.0 variant generates custom, self-propagating malware
    Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

    Conveyor is the AI security review automation platform helping infosec teams automate everything from securely sharing a SOC 2 to one-click autofilling security questionnaires with AI so you can spend almost zero time on the manual tasks that make you want to cry into your laptop.

    Teams like Lucid Software are finding in a free proof of concept that our AI is better than the rest. Learn more at www.conveyor.com.

    Mention this podcast for 5 free questionnaire credits when you purchase a Pro plan.
    For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

    • 9 min
    Threads out in Turkey, Palo Alto backdoor, Microsoft' security overhaul

    Threads out in Turkey, Palo Alto backdoor, Microsoft' security overhaul

    Meta to close Threads in Turkey
    Palo Alto fixes backdoor zero-day
    Details on Microsoft’s security overhaul 
    Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor 

    What are infosec teams measuring these days? More often than not, their impact on sales.

    As infosec teams become hands on in the sales cycle, proving your value becomes key.

    A director of GRC said last week that the most direct value for their CEO was showing the efficiencies and the dollars that security has been able to bring in from enabling sales.

    See these trends and more in Conveyor’s ‘2024 State of the Security Review” report at www.conveyor.com. Click the banner at the top.

    • 7 min
    U.S. surveillance reauthorization, Roku breach update, Microsoft breach exposed agencies

    U.S. surveillance reauthorization, Roku breach update, Microsoft breach exposed agencies

    House passes reauthorization of U.S. surveillance program
    Roku says 576,000 accounts compromised in latest security breach
    Microsoft breach exposed federal agencies
    Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor 

    It’s Conveyor again, the market-leading AI software for answering security questionnaires and securely sharing your security posture and documents.

    Conveyor’s ‘State of the Security Review” report for 2024 was just released and it’s all about what the “new era” of infosec holds.

    Learn how positioning security and compliance early in the sales cycles increases win rates by 42% and what infosec teams need to prepare for as they move closer to the sales function.

    You can find the report at www.conveyor.com by clicking on the banner at the top.
    For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com.

    • 8 min
    Week in Review: Government hospital warning, Sisence breach, Financial firms lose $12b

    Week in Review: Government hospital warning, Sisence breach, Financial firms lose $12b

    Link to blog post
    This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Mike Levin, deputy CISO, 3M
    Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta

    When it comes to ensuring your company has top-notch security practices, things can get complicated fast.

    With Vanta, you can automate compliance for in-demand frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA.

    Even more, Vanta’s market-leading Trust Management Platform enables you to unify security program management with a built-in risk register and reporting, and streamline security reviews with AI-powered security questionnaires.

    Over 7,000 fast-growing companies like Atlassian, Flo Health, and Quora use Vanta to manage risk and prove security in real time.

    Watch Vanta’s on-demand demo at vanta.com/ciso.
    All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com
     
     
     

    • 23 min
    Palo Alto patches, CISA’s Sisense warning, GitHub repos gamed

    Palo Alto patches, CISA’s Sisense warning, GitHub repos gamed

    Palo Alto Networks fixes several DoS vulnerabilities in PAN-OS operating system
    Sisense breach exposes customers to potential supply chain attack
    Threat actors gaming GitHub Search
    Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta

    The average security pro spends nearly a full workday every week just on compliance.

    With Vanta, you can automate compliance for in-demand frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA.

    Even more, Vanta’s market-leading Trust Management Platform enables you to unify security program management with a built-in risk register and reporting, and streamline security reviews with AI-powered security questionnaires.

    Over 7,000 fast-growing companies like Atlassian, Flo Health, and Quora use Vanta to manage risk and prove security in real time.

    Watch Vanta’s on-demand demo at vanta.com/ciso.
    For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

    • 8 min

Customer Reviews

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89 Ratings

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Great, right?, quick daily news, right?, about cybersecurity, Right?

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Informative and accurate

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Adds value to your core knowledge

Time is a precious commodity and listening to podcasts at 2x speed is life. Now with this daily headlines brief I can get a rundown of the key daily events without having to skim through all my security email subscriptions. Absolutely vital daily news brief that all security professionals will benefit from.

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