Talkin’ About Infosec News – 6/1/2021

Originally Aired on June 1, 2021 Articles discussed in this episode: 00:00 – PreShow Banter™ — Fishing Attacks 02:40 – Story 1: https://m1racles.com/ 05:33 – Story 2: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/vulnerability-in-vmware-product-has-severity-rating-of-9-8-out-of-10/ 11:26 – Story 3: https://www.securityweek.com/nuclear-flash-cards-us-secrets-exposed-learning-apps 15:29 – Story 4: https://www.darkreading.com/risk/cyber-insurance-firms-start-tapping-out-as-ransomware-continues-to-rise/d/d-id/1341109 23:44 – Story 5: https://www.zdnet.com/article/various-japanese-government-entities-had-data-stolen-in-cyber-attack-report/ 26:26 – Story 6: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/05/27/new-sophisticated-email-based-attack-from-nobelium/ Check out our Cyber Range, not just a place to work through challenges and play, but also an open direct/hands-on training environment. https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/services/cyber-range/ Join the BHIS Blog Mailing List – get notified when we post new blogs, webcasts, and podcasts. Join 3,444 other subscribers Email Address Subscribe (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — Fishing Attacks (02:40) - Story 1 : https://m1racles.com/ (05:33) - Story 2 : https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/vulnerability-in-vmware-product-has-severity-rating-of-9-8-out-of-10/ (11:26) - Story 3 : https://www.securityweek.com/nuclear-flash-cards-us-secrets-exposed-learning-apps (15:29) - Story 4 : https://www.darkreading.com/risk/cyber-insurance-firms-start-tapping-out-as-ransomware-continues-to-rise/d/d-id/1341109 (23:44) - Story 5 : https://www.zdnet.com/article/various-japanese-government-entities-had-data-stolen-in-cyber-attack-report/ (26:26) - Story 7 : https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/05/27/new-sophisticated-email-based-attack-from-nobelium/