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Cyber Security Today, March 4, 2024 – A hacker is trying to trick the U.S. telecom regulator, WhatsApp gets to see Pegasus code and more

A hacker is trying to trick the U.S. telecom regulator, WhatsApp gets to see Pegasus code and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, March 4th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Threat actors have been impersonating IT support staff to sucker people for years. […]

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, March 1, 2024

Welcome to Cyber Security Today. From Toronto, this is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday March 1st, 2024 I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs will join me to discuss some of the news from the […]

Cyber Security Today, March 1, 2024 – Warnings to GitHub users and Ivanti gateway administrators, and more

Warnings to GitHub users and Ivanti gateway administrators, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, March 1st, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Developers who download code from the open-source GitHub repository always have to be careful they don’t get tricked by malicious packages. […]

Cyber Security Today, Feb. 28, 2024 – Thousands of subdomains abused for phishing, the latest ransomware news and more

Thousands of subdomains abused for phishing, the latest ransomware news and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, February 28th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Over 8,000 sub-domains owned by or affiliated with big brands have been hijacked and used to send millions of […]

Cyber Security Today, Feb. 26, 2024 – Canadian online harms legislation to be revealed today, and more

Canadian online harms legislation to be revealed today, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, February 26th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S.   The Canadian government will release its long-promised online harms legislation today in Parliament. According to a story published last week by […]

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, Feb. 23, 2024

Welcome to Cyber Security Today. From Toronto this is the Week in Review edition of the podcast for the week ending Friday, Feb. 23rd, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs will be here to discuss recent news. […]

Cyber Security Today, Feb. 23, 2024 – A cyber warning on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and more LockBit news

A cyber warning on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and more LockBit news Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, February 23rd, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S.   Saturday will mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia may mark […]

Cyber Security Today, Feb. 21, 2024 – A patch warning from ConnectWise, the latest ransomware news, and more

A patch warning from ConnectWise, the latest ransomware news, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, February 21st, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Business applications provider ConnectWise is urging IT administrators to take quick action to patch two critical vulnerabilities. They are in […]

Cyber Security Today, Feb. 19, 2024 – Fake police data breach notification fools Maine’s AG site

Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday February 19th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Today is the President’s Day holiday in many U.S. states and a civic holiday in several Canadian provinces. If you’re off, thanks for tuning in.   A mischief-maker has managed to […]

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, Feb. 16, 2024

Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, February 16th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes David Shipley, head of Beauceron Security, will be here to discuss recent news headlines. These include new cyber […]