The CyBUr Smart Morning News Update

January 6, 2025

Welcome to the January 6, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. 
Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.
Listens and shares are appreciated.    
Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com
The articles referenced in this podcast:
https://cybernews.com/news/us-sanctions-integrity-tech-chinese-firm-behind-flax-typhoon-threat-actors/
https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/hipaa-security-rules-pull-no-punches
https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/budget-boost-required-to-tackle-ai-generative-cyber-attacks/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptocurrency-wallet-drainers-stole-494-million-in-2024/
https://trustwallet.com/blog/what-are-crypto-wallet-drainers
 

January 3, 2025

*Full Disclosure this is another one that ends abruptly, mostly because I talked a lot!*
Welcome to the January 3, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. 
Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.
Listens and shares are appreciated.    
Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com
The articles referenced in this podcast:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/chinese_spies_targeted_sanctions_intel/
https://cybernews.com/security/double-clickjacking-attackers-can-steal-user-accounts/
https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/three-russian-german-nationals-charged.html
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-leaks-data-stolen-in-rhode-islands-ribridges-breach/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-3-million-mail-servers-without-encryption-exposed-to-sniffing-attacks/
 

December 30, 2024

*Full Disclosure this one ends abruptly, because there was a lot of news to discuss*
Welcome to the December 23, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. 
Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.
Listens and shares are appreciated.    
Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com
The articles referenced in this podcast:
https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/29/llm_supply_chain_attacks/
https://cybernews.com/security/cl0p-ransomware-hits-over-60-companies-using-cleo-platform/
https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/emerging-threats-vulnerabilities-prepare-2025
https://cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon-telecom-cybersecurity-gaps-white-house-response/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-steal-zagg-customers-credit-cards-in-third-party-breach/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/customer-data-from-800-000-electric-cars-and-owners-exposed-online/
https://www.scworld.com/feature/critical-infrastructure-the-five-sectors-hit-hardest-by-cyberattacks-in-2024
 

December 27, 2024: Final Friday Op-eD of 2024: Think Positively!

As we leave 2024 and head into 2025, the final Friday Op-Ed of the season is a discussion on how to take a positive approach to "cyber" in the new year for both your business and your family.
Give a listen, tell a friend.
Feel free to contact me at darren@thecyburguy.com or follow me at Linkedin.com/in/darrenmott
#knowledgeisprotection @cyber @positivethoughts #awareness

December 23, 2024

Welcome to the December 23, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. 
Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.
Listens and shares are appreciated.    
Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com
The articles referenced in this podcast:
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3629407/russia-fires-its-biggest-cyberweapon-against-ukraine.html
https://cybernews.com/cybercrime/netwalker-ransomware-romanian-sentenced-20-years-prison/
https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/us-ban-tp-link-routers-politics-exploitation-risk
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-stole-13-billion-worth-of-crypto-this-year/
https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/lockbit-developer-rostislav-panev.html