Can’t DOGE the inquiry.

CyberWire Daily

N2K Networks, Inc.

Daily News, Tech News, News, Technology

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

A House oversight committee requests DOGE documents from Microsoft. Predatory Sparrow claims a cyberattack on an Iranian bank. Microsoft says data that happens in Europe will stay in Europe. A complex malware campaign is using heavily obfuscated Visual Basic files to deploy RATs. A widely used CMS platform suffers potential RCE bugs. North Korea’s Kimsuky targets academic institutions using password-protected research documents. Asus patches a high-severity vulnerability in its Armoury Crate software. CISA’s new leader remains in confirmation limbo. Our guest is Brian Downey, VP of Product Management from Barracuda, talking about how security sprawl increases risk. Operation Fluffy Narwhal thinks it’s time to rethink adversary naming. 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 We are joined by Brian Downey, VP of Product Marketing and Product Management from Barracuda, talking about how security sprawl increases risk. You can find more information about what Brian discussed here. Selected Reading Following Whistleblower Reports, Acting Ranking Member Lynch Demands Microsoft Hand Over Information on DOGE’s Misconduct at NLRB | The Committee on Oversight and Accountability Democrats (House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform) Pro-Israel hackers claim breach of Iranian bank amid military escalation (The Record) Microsoft lays out data protection plans for European cloud customers (Reuters) New Sophisticated Multi-Stage Malware Campaign Weaponizes VBS Files to Execute PowerShell Script (Cyber Security News) Chained Flaws in Enterprise CMS Provider Sitecore Could Allow RCE (Infosecurity Magazine) Beware of Weaponized Research Papers That Delivers Malware Via Password-Protected Documents (Cyber Security News) Organizations Warned of Vulnerability Exploited Against Discontinued TP-Link Routers (SecurityWeek) Asus Armoury Crate Vulnerability Leads to Full System Compromise (SecurityWeek) Trump’s Pick to Lead CISA is Stuck in Confirmation Limbo (Gov Infosecurity) Call Them What They Are: Time to Fix Cyber Threat Actor Naming (Just Security) Audience Survey Complete our annual audience survey before August 31. 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 [email protected] to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You're listening to the Cyberwire Network, powered by N2K.
0:09.7	And now a word from our sponsor, SpyCloud. Identity is the new battleground, and attackers are
0:17.9	exploiting stolen identities to infiltrate your organization.
0:21.6	Traditional defenses can't keep up.
0:23.9	SpyCloud's holistic identity threat protection helps security teams uncover and automatically
0:29.3	remediate hidden exposures across your users, from breaches, malware and fishing to neutralize
0:35.6	identity-based threats like account takeover, fraud, and ransomware.
0:40.0	Don't let invisible threats compromise your business.
0:43.0	Get your free corporate darknet exposure report at spycloud.com slash cyberwire and see what
0:49.9	attackers already know. That's spycloud.com slash cyberwire.
0:55.4	A house oversight committee requests Doge documents for Microsoft.
1:13.7	Predatory Sparrow claims a cyber attack on an Iranian bank.
1:17.5	Microsoft says data that happens in Europe will stay in Europe.
1:20.7	A complex malware campaign is using heavily obfuscated visual basic files to deploy rats.
1:26.9	A widely used CMS platform suffers potential
1:29.7	RCE bugs. North Korea's Kim Suki targets academic institutions using password-protected research
1:35.9	documents. ASIS patches a high severity vulnerability in its armory crate software. Siss's
1:42.2	new leader remains in confirmation limbo.
1:45.1	Our guest is Brian Downey, VP of Product Management from Barakuda,
1:49.3	talking about how security sprawl increases risk.
1:52.3	And Operation Fluffy Narwhal thinks it's time to rethink adversary naming.
2:08.2	Music adversary naming. It's Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 10 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from N2K Networks, Inc., and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of N2K Networks, Inc. and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.