Episode Details

Originally released on August 11th, we found out that I put it up in download form but not RSS. Sorry about that! Welcome to the security box, podcast 56. Two comments will start us off as someone commented on the replay of our show from last week. Both are good comments worth bringing up. Next, we've got a topic that might be of interest talking about the lifecycle of a breached database. Next, let's find out how the government is doing with their Cyber Security. What did the senate report find? Find out in our second topic. We'll have news notes and commentary as well. Topics

• The Life Cycle of a Breached Database Krebs on Security
• Federal agencies are failing to protect sensitive data, Senate report finds from Cyberscoop and The State Department and 3 other US agencies earn a D for cybersecurity from Ars Technica go hand in hand. Both articles are good, but ars has a very interesting table and other stuff too.

News Notes read from around the landscape

• Google Play Protect fails Android security tests once more Bleeping Computer
• A US official explains why the White House decided not to ban ransomware payments Cyberscoop
• Cyberattack knocks Italian vaccine registration portal offline Cyberscoop
• Facebook stops NYU researchers from examining misinformation, is criticized for 'silencing' transparency efforts Cyberscoop
Suspected Chinese hackers took advantage of Microsoft Exchange vulnerability to steal call records Cyberscoop
• Criminals are using call centers to spread ransomware in a crafty scheme Cyberscoop

There is more news, but this is some of what we've read throughout the past week. I'll be blogging some more news, and of course, the list will have plenty more. End of program