cyber threat
Fake OpenAI Repository on Hugging Face Pushes Infostealer Malware
What happened A malicious Hugging Face repository impersonating OpenAI’s Privacy Filter project reached the platform’s trending list and accumulated 244,000 downloads before being removed following reports from HiddenLayer researchers. The repository, named ...
Global Cyber Threat Brief: Identity Breaches, Supply Chain Attacks, and the Rise of Organized Cybercrime
In the past week, the global cyber threat landscape has once again demonstrated how rapidly attackers are evolving shifting from isolated intrusions to coordinated, multi-stage campaigns targeting identities, supply chains, and service ...
Iran-Linked CyberAv3ngers Sets Sights on Water Utilities and Industrial Controllers
What happened An Iran-linked threat group known as CyberAv3ngers is being tied to active attacks against internet-facing industrial controllers in the United States. A joint advisory issued on April 7 by the ...
The Dark Web Explained with John Hammond
The dark web is often misunderstood, but it plays an important role in both privacy technology and cybercrime activity. In this episode, Tom Eston speaks with cybersecurity researcher and educator John Hammond ...
Why Networking Is Your Secret Weapon in Cybersecurity Job Hunting
In this episode, Tom Eston discusses the unique challenges in the current cybersecurity job market, emphasizing the importance of networking. Tom provides practical tips on how to enhance networking skills, such as ...
Are Phishing Simulations Still Worth It?
Phishing simulations have been a cornerstone of security awareness training for years. But do they actually change user behavior, or are they just creating frustration and fatigue? In this episode, Tom Eston ...
Milestone Episode 400: Reflecting on 16 Years of Shared Security
Episode 400! In this special milestone edition of the Shared Security Podcast, we look back at 16 years of conversations on security, privacy, and technology. From our very first episodes in 2009 ...
Situational Awareness & Family Safety: Staying Alert in Today’s World with Andy Murphy
Join the Shared Security Podcast for a critical discussion about situational awareness with special guest, Andy Murphy, host of the Secure Family Podcast. In a world where mass shootings and violence in ...
Best of Shared Security (2020) History Repeats Itself: Cybersecurity Challenges that Still Haunt Us
In this “best of” episode of the Shared Security Podcast, we revisit a discussion from September 2020 that’s just as relevant today as it was then. First, we cover how ransomware attacks ...
Salesforce Under Fire: The Salesloft Drift Supply-Chain Breach
In this episode, we discuss a recent significant cyber attack where Palo Alto Networks experienced a data breach through their Salesforce environment due to a compromised SalesLoft drift integration. Throughout the discussion, ...

