Weekly Security Sprint EP 100! Hitting the century mark with DOGE, CISA and insider threat
In the 100th episode of the Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:Warm Open:· H2OSecCon 2025 Call for Presentations Now Open Main Topic: DOGE, the Private Sector. Insider Threats & Info Sharing· DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency· DOGE employee Edward Coristine lands at CISAwith DHS email· ISAC chief on CISA security rollbacks: ‘The sky isn’t falling, yet.’· The Gate 15 Interview EP 55. Allan Liska, Ransomware Sommelier. Threats, mental health, comic books and Diet Dr. Pepper· Trump 2.0 Brings Cuts to Cyber, Consumer Protections· DOGE will use AI to assess the responsesof federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email· PERSPECTIVE: Current U.S. GovernmentAdministration and the Risk of Increased Insider Threat· Opinion: DOGE’s US worker purge has created aspike in insider risk Quick Hits:· Bybit Hack: Crypto exchange Bybit says it was hacked andlost around $1.4Bo Risky Bulletin: North Korean hackers steal $1.5 billion from Bybito Big Day for Crypto Goes South in a Hurry After a Giant Hacko Ethereum Developer Counters Idea Of Blockchain Rollback Amid Bybit Hacko Bybit’s Phantom Hacker Becomes Ethereum’s Shadow Whale by Fragmenting Fortune Across 54 Walletso Bybit Hack Funds Funneled Through Meme Coins, Onchain Sleuth Reportso Crisis Management in $1.4 Billion Hack Sets New Industry Standard, Bybit Officials Sayo What the Bybit Hack Means for Crypto Security and the Future of Multisig Protection· Stablecoin Bank Infini Earn Latest Hack Victim, Sees $49.5M USDC Flow Out to Attackers· Apple is removing iCloud end-to-encryption features from the UK after government compelled it to add backdoors· CISA and Partners Release Advisory on Ghost (Cring) Ransomware· Risky Bulletin: BlackBasta implodes, internal chats leak online· Salt Typhoon hackers exploited stolen credentials and a 7-year-old software flaw in Cisco systems· Terror Thwarted: Man Threatening Violent Attacks On New York Shuls Arrested In Lincoln Tunnel On Friday Evening· Early data show homicides dropped 16% in 2024