Securing secrets: The State Department's cyber hunt.

Published: April 4, 2024, 8:10 p.m.

The State Department investigates an alleged breach. The FCC looks at regulating connected vehicles. A big-tech consortium hopes to mitigate AI-related job losses. Google aims to thwart cookie-thieves. SurveyLama exposes sensitive info of over four millions users. Omni Hotels & Resorts is recovering from a cyberattack. A national cancer treatment center suffers a breach. How cyber is approached on both sides of the pond. In our Industry Voices segment , George Jones, CISO at Critical Start, discusses strategies for maximizing cybersecurity investments to achieve optimal risk reduction. Playing the identity theft long-game.\xa0\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 Guest\nOn Industry Voices, guest George Jones, CISO at Critical Start, joins us to share thoughts on the topic "Spend Smarter, Risk Less: Cybersecurity ROI Strategies for Security Leaders." George discusses strategies for maximizing cybersecurity investments to achieve optimal risk reduction.\xa0\n\nSelected Reading\nThreat Actor Claims Classified Five Eyes Data Theft (Infosecurity Magazine)\nAutomakers and FCC square off over potential regulations for connected cars (The Record)\nBig tech companies form new consortium to allay fears of AI job takeovers (TechCrunch)\nAmazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS (NPR)\nGoogle Proposes Method for Stopping Multifactor Runaround (GovInfo Security)\nGoogle fixes two Pixel zero-day flaws exploited by forensics firms (Bleeping Computer)\nSurveyLama data breach exposes info of 4.4 million users (Bleeping Computer)\nOmni Hotels confirms cyberattack behind ongoing IT outage (Bleeping Computer)\nThe US or the UK: Where Should You Get a Cybersecurity Job? (GovInfo Security)\nUS Cancer Center Data Breach Impacting 800,000 (SecurityWeek)\nIowa sysadmin pleads guilty to 33-year identity theft of former coworker (The Register)\xa0\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 2023 N2K Networks, Inc.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices