Putin goes medieval (we paraphrase the UK defense secretary). Cyberattack disrupts a logistics giant. Two reports look at the state of industrial cybersecurity.
With diplomacy at a stand and Russian troops now openly in Ukraine, Western governments impose sanctions on Russia. A fresh round of distributed denial-of-service attacks against Ukraine. Cobalt Strik...
23 Feb 202229min
Escalation in Russia’s hybrid aggression. APT10’s espionage against Taiwan’s financial sector. Developments in the C2C market. Jamming your teen’s Internet access.
Russia escalates its hybrid war against Ukraine, with cyber implications for the rest of the world. Xenomorph banking Trojan hits European Android users. APT10’s months-long espionage campaign against...
22 Feb 202229min
Interview select: Kenneth Geers of NATO's CCD COE on "Cyber War in Perspective: Russian Aggression Against Ukraine."
As we break to observe Washington's birthday, our team thought you might like to try a sample of a CyberWire Pro podcast called Interview Selects. These podcasts are a series of extended interviews, e...
21 Feb 202222min
Bonus: Afternoon Cyber Tea: IoT-Based Infrastructures
Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson is a CyberWire Network podcast created by Microsoft Security. It's a bi-weekly show that comes out every other Tuesday. We thought you would enjoy this episode in ...
21 Feb 202229min
Joe Carrigan: Build your network. [Security engineer] [Career Notes]
Senior security engineer with the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute and the Institute for Assured Autonomy, Joe Carrigan, shares what he calls his life mistake and what spurred h...
20 Feb 20228min
What Log4Shell has taught us. [CyberWire-X]
If 2021 taught us anything, it’s that our supply chain–especially our technical supply chain–hangs in the balance of a very fragile system. The year came to a close with the announcement of the Log4j ...
20 Feb 202231min
Instagram hijacks all start with a phish. [Research Saturday]
Guest Marcelle Lee, Senior Security Researcher and Emerging Threats Lead, from SecureWorks joins Dave to share her team's work on "Ransoms Demanded for Hijacked Instagram Accounts." An extensive phish...
19 Feb 202221min
False flags, disinformation, and cyber operations in a hybrid conflict. Log4j vulnerabilities exploited. Wiper used against Iranian television. Kraken’s evolution. CISA’s guide to free security tools.
False flags and disinformation in Ukraine, as Western governments warn of the risk of both Russian escalation and the prospects of cyberattacks spreading beyond Ukraine’s borders. Log4j “Day-1” vulner...
18 Feb 202228min
