DDoS and BEC risks rising. Ukraine says it stopped Russian cyber campaign. EU looks to stopping disinformation. NRCC email compromise. Facebook emails released by Parliament.

Published: Dec. 5, 2018, 10:16 p.m.

In today\u2019s podcast, we hear that\xa0CoAp-based DDoS attacks are on the rise. A Nigerian gang has done some industrial-scale work on business email compromise. Ukraine says it stopped a major Russian\xa0cyber attack. The EU looks toward its May elections and determines to do something about disinformation. The US National Republican Congressional Committee sustains an email compromise.\xa0Attribtution\xa0of a phishing expedition to Cozy Bear grows dubious. And Westminster doxes Facebook.\xa0\xa0Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI explaining the National Centers for Academic Excellence. Carole Theriault interviews SANS\u2019 James\xa0Lyne\xa0explains the Cyber Discovery program which aims bolster the security workforce.\n For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_12_05.html\n Support our show\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices