Cyber Security Today, April 19, 2024 - Police bust phishing rental platform, a nine-year old virus found on Ukrainian computers, and more

If you've ever been frustrated by how poorly you think politicians are dealing with the issues that face us in Cyber Security, maybe you've thought we should have more cyber security professionals in government.   Madison Horn, cyber security professional feels the same way.  So she's running for the a seat in the House of Representatives.  This is my interview with Madison, originally published on Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition. I hope you enjoy it. 

This episode reports on warnings about threats from China, Russia and North Korea, the hack of Dropbox Sign's infrastructure, and more

This episode reports on a vulnerability in the R programming language, fines against large American wireless carriers, and more

This episode reports on a job scam aimed at app developers, the latest data breach notifications and more

This episode features a discussion on the latest in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, a vulnerability in an abandoned Apache open-source project, the next step in Canada's proposed critical infrastructure cybersecurity law and the future of TikTok

This episode reports on the malicious plugin worm that refuses to die, and more

This episode reports on the danger of using expired open-source packages, a tool used by a Russian hacking group and password advice

This episode reports on a new campaign to steal credentials from LastPass users, a warning to admits of Ivanti Avalanche mobile device management software, and more

On this episode Jen Ellis, co-chair of the Ransomware Task Force, talks about ways of fighting one of the biggest cyber threats to IT departments

This episode reports on a threat actor targeting governments in the Middle East with a novel way of hiding malware is going international, and more