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2021 year in review – IT under attack

Jim Love - January 3, 2022

Had Charles Dickens been alive today, his famous work might have started with “It was the worst of times, and some other stuff was...

Cyber Security Today, January 3, 2022 – New Year Resolutions

Howard Solomon - January 3, 2022

Resolve to make your year --and your organization's -- cyber safe. Here's how

Cyber Security Today, Dec. 29, 2021 – How hackers stole data on 113,000 customers from a Canadian bank

Howard Solomon - December 29, 2021

This episode outlines a privacy commissioner's investigation of a data breach at the Bank of Montreal

Cyber Security Today, Year in Review 2021 edition podcast

Howard Solomon - December 27, 2021

A discussion with our two regular contributors on ransomware, supply chain attacks, Log4j and more that happened in 2021

Cyber Security Today, Dec. 22, 2021 – Alerts for Windows administrators, install this ManageEngine update, and more

Howard Solomon - December 22, 2021

This episode reports on two alerts for Windows administrators, why a ManageEngine update has to be installed fast, and more

Cyber Security Today, Dec. 20, 2021 – Another log4j patch to install, a U.S. commission’s IT network allegedly compromised, and more

Howard Solomon - December 20, 2021

Today's podcast reports on the latest log4j update issued, a U.S. commission's IT network allegedly compromised, the theft of 1.8 million payment card numbers and a warning to Western Digital MyCloud users

Cyber Security Today, Dec. 17, 2021 – Canadian propane distributor hit by ransomware, and more

Howard Solomon - December 17, 2021

This edition reports on the latest trends in ransomware, and a new attack on Bluetooth systems

Cyber Security Today, Dec. 15, 2021 – The hunt for Log4Shell bug continues, and lessons from a ransomware attack on hospitals in Ireland

Howard Solomon - December 15, 2021

Today's podcast offers advice for defending against Log4Shell attacks and how a ransomware attack on hospitals in Ireland started

Canadian firms lagging in zero trust, SASE architectures, survey suggests

Howard Solomon - December 13, 2021

Study by Cisco Systems shows Canadian firms are working on implementing these architectures, but rate themselves middle of the pack in terms of maturity

Canadian websites temporarily shut down as world scrambles to mitigate or patch Log4Shell vulnerability

Howard Solomon - December 13, 2021

Researchers have already seen examples of threat actors planting Cobalt Strike beacons and cryptomining apps after successfully exploiting the bug

Cyber Security Today, Dec. 13, 2021 – The hunt for apps with log4j vulnerabilities continues, new threat and ransomware groups discovered and a warning...

Howard Solomon - December 13, 2021

Today's podcast reports on the scramble to plug the Log4Shell bug, new threat and ransomware groups discovered and a warning to WordPress admins about plugins

It could take years for applications using vulnerable version of Java log4j library to be patched, says expert

Howard Solomon - December 11, 2021

IT admins urged to take vulnerability seriously as vendors rush to issue patches or mitigations

Cyber Security Today, Dec. 10, 2021 – E-commerce websites infected through a Google utility, poor OAuth implementation leads to hacks, and more

Howard Solomon - December 10, 2021

This podcast reports on e-commerce websites being infected through Google Tag Manager, poor OAuth implementations leading to hacks, and security updates for Sonicwall SMA 100-series devices