CISA shrinks while threats grow.

CyberWire Daily

N2K Networks, Inc.

Daily News, Tech News, News, Technology

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

CISA braces for widespread staffing cuts. Russian hackers target a Western military mission in Ukraine. China acknowledges Volt Typhoon. The U.S. signs on to global spyware restrictions. A lab supporting Planned Parenthood confirms a data breach. Threat actors steal metadata from unsecured Amazon EC2 instances. A critical WordPress plugin vulnerability is under active exploitation. A new analysis details a critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw affecting Ivanti products. Joining us today is Johannes Ullrich, Dean of Research at SANS Technology Institute, with his take on "Vibe Security." Does AI understand, and does that ultimately matter? 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 Joining us today is Johannes Ullrich, Dean of Research at SANS Technology Institute, discussing "Vibe Security," similar to “Vibe Coding” where security teams overly rely on AI to do their job. Selected Reading Trump administration planning major workforce cuts at CISA (The Record) Cybersecurity industry falls silent as Trump turns ire on SentinelOne (Reuters) Russian hackers attack Western military mission using malicious drive (Bleeping Computer) China Admitted to US That It Conducted Volt Typhoon Attacks: Report (SecurityWeek) US to sign Pall Mall pact aimed at countering spyware abuses (The Record) US lab testing provider exposed health data of 1.6 million people (Bleeping Computer) Amazon EC2 instance metadata targeted in SSRF attacks (SC Media) Vulnerability in OttoKit WordPress Plugin Exploited in the Wild (SecurityWeek) Ivanti 0-day RCE Vulnerability Exploitation Details Disclosed (Cyber Security News) Experts Debate: Do AI Chatbots Truly Understand? (IEEE Spectrum) 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 [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	Secure access is crucial for U.S. public sector missions, ensuring that only authorized users can access certain systems,
0:22.1	networks, or data. Are your defenses ready?
0:25.2	Cisco's security service edge delivers comprehensive protection for your network and users.
0:31.1	Experience the power of zero trust and secure your workforce wherever they are.
0:36.1	Elevate your security strategy by visiting
0:38.3	Cisco.com slash go.s.
0:42.1	That's C-I-S-C-O-com
0:45.1	slash geo-slash-S-E.
0:48.1	Thank you. SISA braces for widespread staffing cuts.
1:07.1	Russian hackers target a Western military mission in Ukraine.
1:10.7	China acknowledges Volt Typhoon.
1:13.3	The U.S. signs on to global spyware restrictions.
1:16.6	A lab supporting Planned Parenthood confirms a data breach.
1:20.3	Threat actors steal metadata from unsecured Amazon EC2 instances.
1:25.0	A critical WordPress plug-in vulnerability is under active exploitation.
1:29.2	A new analysis details a critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw affecting
1:33.8	Avanti products.
1:35.3	Joining us today is Johannes Ulrich, Dean of Research at the Sands Technology Institute, with
1:40.2	his take on Vibe Security.
1:42.6	And does AI really understand?
1:45.2	And does that ultimately matter?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

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.