Cybersecurity Advances and Challenges

Researchers uncover multiple vulnerabilities in a popular open-source secrets manager. Software bugs threaten satellite safety. Columbia University confirms a cyberattack. Researchers uncover malicious NPM packages posing as WhatsApp development tools.A new EDR killer tool is being used by multiple ransomware gangs. Home Improvement stores integrate AI license plate readers into their parking lots. The U.S. federal judiciary announces new cybersecurity measures after cyberattacks compromised its case management system. CISA officials reaffirm their commitment to the CVE Program. Our guest is David Wiseman, Vice President of Secure Communications at BlackBerry, discussing the challenges of secure communications. AI watermarking breaks under spectral pressure.

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by David Wiseman, Vice President of Secure Communications at BlackBerry, who is discussing the challenges and misconceptions around secure communications.

Selected Reading

HashiCorp Vault 0-Day Flaws Enable Remote Code Execution Attacks (GB Hackers)

Yamcs v5.8.6 Vulnerability Assessment (VisionSpace)

Columbia University says hacker stole SSNs and other data of nearly 900,000 (The Record)

Fake WhatsApp developer libraries hide destructive data-wiping code (Bleeping Computer)

New EDR killer tool used by eight different ransomware groups (Bleeping Computer)

Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops (404 Media)

US Federal Judiciary Tightens Security Following Escalated Cyber-Attacks (Infosecurity Magazine)

CISA pledges to continue backing CVE Program after April funding fiasco  (The Record)

CISA Issues 10 ICS Advisories Detailing Vulnerabilities and Exploits (GB Hackers)

AI Watermark Remover Defeats Top Techniques  (IEEE Spectrum)

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