A serious breach showdown.

Anydesk confirms a serious breach. Clorox and Johnson Controls file cyber incidents with the SEC. There’s already a potential Apple Vision Pro kernel exploit. A $25 million deepfake scam. Akamai research hops on the FritzFrog botnet. The US sanctions Iranians for attacks on American water plants. Commando Cat targets Docker API endpoints. Pennsylvania courts fall victim to a DDoS attack. A new leader takes the reins at US Cyber Command and the NSA. Our guest is Dr. Heather Monthie from N2K Networks, with insights on the White House's recent easing of education requirements for federal contract jobs. And remembering one of the great cryptology communicators. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Heather Monthie from N2K Networks shares some insight into the White House's recent easing of education requirements for federal contract jobs. You can find the background to that in our Selected Reading section. Selected Reading AnyDesk, an enterprise remote software platform used by major firms including Raytheon and Samsung, suffered a security breach - here’s what you need to know (IT Pro) Clorox and Johnson Controls Reveal $76m Cyber-Attack Bill (Infosecurity Magazine) MIT student claims to hack Apple Vision Pro on launch day (Cybernews) Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ (CNN) FritzFrog botnet is exploiting Log4Shell bug now, experts say (The Record) US sanctions Iranian officials over cyber-attacks on water plants (BBC) The Nine Lives of Commando Cat: Analysing a Novel Malware Campaign Targeting Docker (Cado Security) Pennsylvania court agency's website hit by disabling cyberattack, officials say (ABC News) Cyber Command, NSA usher in Haugh as new chief (The Record) White House moves to ease education requirements for federal cyber contracting jobs (CyberScoop) White House moves to ease education requirements for federal cyber contracting jobs (GAO) David Kahn, historian who cracked the code of cryptology, dies at 93 (Washington Post) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices