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Description
Cyber Command’s new chief pushes modernization as lawmakers warn commercial location data is exposing U.S. troops. A third-party UK visa site leaks passports and selfies. Microsoft slams unpatched zero-day disclosures. Researchers uncover a new macOS malware campaign targeting crypto developers, while SEO poisoning and AI chatbots spread cryptojacking malware. Carnival confirms a massive breach tied to ShinyHunters. Plus, the alleged VenomRAT developer is extradited to France, and a Romanian hacker is sentenced for breaching Oregon state systems. Our guest is Courtney Guss, Crisis Management Director at Semperis, discussing crisis response planning. The surveillance on the bus goes round and round.
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Industry Voices
On our Industry Voices segment, guest Courtney Guss, Crisis Management Director at Semperis, discusses crisis response planning. Some resources related to today’s discussion:
- The State of Enterprise Cyber Crisis Readiness
- Rethinking Cyber Crisis Management: Why Plans Fail
- The Modern Model for Cyber Crisis Management
- The Missing Layer in Cyber Incident Response: Crisis Orchestration
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Selected Reading
Rudd orders Cyber Command reviews as Pentagon presses reform agenda (The Record)
Exclusive: Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data (Reuters)
A Fake UK Visa Site Left 100,000 Passports Wide Open. Then Sent Lawyers Instead of a Fix. (Security Affairs)
Microsoft Condemns "Uncoordinated" Zero Day Disclosures (Infosecurity Magazine)
A shared responsibility: Protecting customers through Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (Microsoft)
New Threat Actor Jinx-0164 Targets Crypto Developers on macOS (Infosecurity Magazine)