Season 10 Episode 2338
Hawaiian Airlines reports a cybersecurity incident. Microsoft updates its Windows Resiliency Initiative after the 2024 CrowdStrike crash. CitrixBleed 2 is under active exploitation in the wild. Researchers disclose a critical vulnerability in Open VSX. Malware uses prompt injection to evade AI analysis. A new report claims Cambodia turns a blind eye to scam compounds. Senators propose a ban on AI tools from foreign adversaries. An NSA veteran is named top civilian at U.S. Cyber Command. Maria Varmazis speaks with Ian Itz from Iridium Communications on allowing IoT devices to communicate directly with satellites. One Kansas City hacker’s bold marketing campaign ends with a guilty plea.
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CyberWire Guest
Our guest today is Ian Itz, Executive Director at the IoT Line of Business at Iridium Communications. Ian spoke with T-Minus Space Daily host Maria Varmazis on their Deep Space weekend show about how Iridium allows IoT devices, like sensors and trackers, to communicate directly with satellites, bypassing terrestrial infrastructure. We share an excerpt of their conversation on our show today. You can listen to the full conversation on Deep Space. And, be sure to check out T-Minus Space Daily brought to you by N2K CyberWire each weekday on your favorite podcast app.
Selected Reading
Hawaiian Airlines Hit by Cybersecurity Incident (Infosecurity Magazine)
Microsoft to Preview New Windows Endpoint Security Platform After CrowdStrike Outage (SecurityWeek)
CitrixBleed 2 Vulnerability Exploited (Infosecurity Magazine)
Vulnerability Exposed All Open VSX Repositories to Takeover (SecurityWeek)
Prompt injection in malware sample targets AI code analysis tools (SC Media)
Scam compounds labeled a 'living nightmare' as Cambodian government accused of turning a blind eye (The Record)
Bipartisan bill seeks to ban federal agencies from using DeepSeek, AI tools from ‘foreign adversaries’ (The Record)
NSA’s Patrick Ware takes over as top civilian at U.S. Cyber Command (The Record)
Man Who Hacked Organizations to Advertise Security Services Pleads Guilty (SecurityWeek)
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