On this week’s show Patrick and Adam discuss the week’s security news, including:

Microsoft reassures* us that they take security very seriously*
Cisco ASA firewalls get sneakily backdoored, but no one’s quite sure how
Change Healthcare was 1FA Citrix all along
The FTC, FCC and other government sticks get waved at tech
Lizard Squad Finn who hacked the Vastaamo therapy chain gets sentenced
And much, much more.

This week’s sponsor is Zero Networks, who make a network micro-segmentation product that is actually usable. Zero Networks CEO Benny Lakunishok joins us to talk through why firewalling everything everywhere is finally workable.

* You’ll forgive us for being… a tad sceptical.

Show notes

'ArcaneDoor' Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks | WIRED
Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — and no MFA, says UHG CEO | TechCrunch
Microsoft CEO says security is its No. 1 priority | Cybersecurity Dive
TrustedSec | Full Disclosure: A Look at a Recently Patched Microsoft…
Vintage Microsoft flaw resurfaces, threat actors attack with golden GooseEgg | Cybersecurity Dive
FTC commercial surveillance rules could arrive within months, sources say
FCC takes $200 million bite out of wireless carriers for sharing location data | CyberScoop
Know-your-customer executive order facing stiff opposition from cloud industry
Tech companies must help the fight aganst extremists using encryption: ASIO boss
Josh Taylor on X: "Yess, excellent question from @Paul_Karp on why AFP et al aren't using the powers they already have. They say one technical assistance or capability notice has recently been issued. https://t.co/pEXrvjK5Q4" / X
(720) IN FULL: ASIO and AFP respond to X chairman Elon Musk, issues social media warnings | ABC News - YouTube
China-linked PlugX malware infections found in more than 170 countries
Belarus secret service website still down after hackers claim to breach it
Man Who Mass-Extorted Psychotherapy Patients Gets Six Years – Krebs on Security
Sweden's liquor shelves to run empty this week due to ransomware attack
Congress picked a direct fight with ByteDance and TikTok. The privacy implications are less clear.
Telegram blocks, then unblocks, chatbots used by Ukraine’s intelligence services
Elon Musk’s X takeover crushed Twitter’s profit to just $4804 in Australia
Australian court orders Elon Musk’s X to hide Sydney church stabbing posts from users globally | Australia news | The Guardian
After the Christchurch attacks, Twitter made a deal with Jacinda Ardern over violent content. Elon Musk changed everything - ABC News
World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century - Kindle edition by Alperovitch, Dmitri, Graff, Garrett M.. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Risky Business #746 – Microsoft takes your security seriously*

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