Hack-proofing the future to shape cyberspace.

Published: May 7, 2024, 8:30 p.m.

Secretary Blinken and Senator Warner weigh in on cybersecurity at RSA Conference. Ransomware profits are falling. Proton Mail is under scrutiny for information sharing. A senior British lawmaker blames China for a UK cyberattack. Medstar Health notifies patients of a potential data breach. A study finds cybersecurity education programs across the U.S vary wildly. Brandon Karpf, N2K Man on the Street, stops by to share his thoughts on the 2024 RSA Conference. An Australian pension fund gets lost in the clouds.\nRemember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.\nMiss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you\u2019ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn.\n\nCyberWire Guests\nBrandon Karpf, N2K Man on the Street, stops by to share his thoughts on the 2024 RSA Conference.\xa0\n\nSelected Reading\nBlinken unveils State Dept. strategy for \u2018vibrant, open and secure technological future\u2019 (The Record)\nWarner: Lawmakers 'in process' of finding Section 702 fix (The Record)\nRansomware operations are becoming less profitable (Help Net Security)\nProton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain (Restore Privacy)\nUK says defence ministry targeted in cyberattack (Digital Journal)\nNovel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose (Ars Technica)\nMedStar Health data breach affects 183,079 patients (WUSA9)\nResearchers say cybersecurity education varies widely in US (Tech Xplore)\nSystem outage affecting UniSuper services (UniSuper)\xa0\nUniSuper private cloud, secondary systems taken out by "rare" Google Cloud "issues" (iTnews)\nSuperannuation: What It Is, How It Works, Types of Plans (Investopedia)\n\nShare your feedback.\nWe want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.\xa0\n\nWant to hear your company in the show?\nYou too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here\u2019s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info.\nThe CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. \xa9 N2K Networks, Inc.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices