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CISO Series
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- Since 2020
- Latest episode
- Oct 23, 2026
Daily stories from the world of information security. To delve into any daily story, head to CISOseries.com (opens in a new tab).
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- The Department of Know: PHP2Shell strikes, EU EOL still SOL, Cairn used in cyberattacksOct 23, 2026Episode length: · 37:36Read the full stories at CISOSeries.com . This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Gary Chan , CISO, SSM Health, and Doug Mayer, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougmayer1/ CISO, RXSense. Also check out Gary's work at Security Mentalist. https://securitymentalist.com/ Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com . Big thanks to our…
- PHP vulnerabilities update, ConnectWise AI spies, Africa cybercrime takedownOct 23, 2026Episode length: · 07:25Railway says intruder may have accessed customer secrets
- PHP emergency patches, compromised TLS certificates, Signal hot mic bugOct 22, 2026Episode length: · 07:11PHP rushes out emergency fixes for PHP2Shell
- Naval hack, Muse exposes secrets, Army researching offensive AI hackingOct 21, 2026Episode length: · 07:30Russian-linked attacks hit naval shipbuilder
- OpenCode keys exposed, AI agents raid websites, Rank Math backdoorOct 20, 2026Episode length: · 07:32OpenCode breach exposes users' AI keys
- Cybersecurity jobs report, ConnectWise suspends cloud backup, Drupal patches flawsOct 19, 2026Episode length: · 06:52Cybersecurity jobs report reveals mixed bag
- The Department of Know: Hacked fridges, hiring humans to fix Mythos bugs, targeted ad spywareOct 16, 2026Episode length: · 34:29See the full stories at cisoseries.com This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Dennis Pickett , vp and CISO, RTI International https://www.rti.org/, and David Cross https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-b-cross-b856657, CISO, Atlassian . Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com . Huge thanks to our sponsor, Guardsquare Mobile…
- Candiru spyware infects Al Jazeera, Senators AI request, Microsoft crashes phishersOct 16, 2026Episode length: · 07:54CenterPoint Energy reveals data breach numbers
- FBI raids laptop farms, Meta loses GitHub data, Cisco gateways under attackOct 15, 2026Episode length: · 06:58FBI shuts down North Korean laptop farms
- Webcams go to war, Kimsuky sends invites, Anthropic blocks copycatsOct 14, 2026Episode length: · 07:06Webcams get drafted into war https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/video-cameras-webcams-hacked-war-b00b8a24?st=RRCsaw Kimsuky's invitations come with malware https://therecord.media/north-korea-hackers-russia-ukraine Anthropic makes copycats work harder https://www.anthropic.com/research/distillation-defenses Adobe's patch pile hits 140 https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-140-vulnerabilities-across-10-products/ Scam crackdown nets 28 arrests…
- Supermarket freezer hack, Ahold Delhaize offline, spy chip in crypto walletsOct 13, 2026Episode length: · 07:48Hackers turn up the heat on French supermarkets:
- Anthropic restricts Claude, Google Calendar phishing, FBI hack arrestOct 12, 2026Episode length: · 07:39CISA's KEV catalog grows by five
- The Department of Know: South Korean bank hacks, agents target Wikipedia, ransomware recovery fraudOct 9, 2026Episode length: · 33:16Read the full stories at CISOSeries.com . This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Derek Fisher , Director of the Cyber Defense and Information Assurance Program, Temple University , and Chris Ray , field CTO, GigaOm https://gigaom.com/. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com . Big thanks to our sponsor, Vanta! Risk and…
- Top level domain theft, Yandex attacked, Cisco Nexus flawsOct 9, 2026Episode length: · 08:05Attackers hijack three top level domains to obtain Google certificates
- Poetry-powered botnet, Flock hits a roadblock, Outlook blocks risky installersOct 8, 2026Episode length: · 07:28Botnet takes orders from a poem
- Agents vs Wikipedia, South Korean bank hacks, ASOS breachedOct 7, 2026Episode length: · 07:59Agents trying to compromise Wikipedia tools
- Google pauses bug bounties, ATB faces extortion, Exchange flaw exposes mailboxesOct 6, 2026Episode length: · 07:51Google pauses open-source bug bounties amid AI spam Ukraine's largest grocery chain hit by extortion attack Exchange flaw exposes other users' mailboxes Get the show notes here:
- Warlock continues SharePoint exploits, ShinyHunters member flips China's AI espionageOct 5, 2026Episode length: · 07:26Warlock ransomware continues to exploit year-old SharePoint flaws ShinyHunters member detained in Jordan China-aligned espionage group targets American AI policy experts Get the show notes here:
- The Department of Know: ShinyHunters vs FBI, Kiteworks shutdown, and hundreds of orgs hit by rogue AIOct 2, 2026Episode length: · 38:36Read all the stories at CISOSeries.com . This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Brett Conlon , CISO, American Century Investments https://www.americancentury.com/home/, and Nick Espinosa , host, Deep Dive Radio Show . Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com . Big thanks to our sponsor, Intezer. If you caught our tips…
- AI readiness reports, KillSec takedown, OpenAI website scrapingOct 2, 2026Episode length: · 08:18Report suggests AI and quantum threat preparedness is lacking Authorities seize KillSec extortion group arrest leader Dozens more prominent websites scraped by OpenAI software Get the show notes here:
- Gemini 4 enters the ring, MI5 flags research ties, Custom GPTs deliver malwareOct 1, 2026Episode length: · 07:28Gemini 4 starts with cybersecurity MI5 flags Chinese research funding Custom GPTs steer users into ClickFix attacks Get the show notes here:
- Star Blizzard, Cloudflare CA, GPT-6.1 scuttledSep 30, 2026Episode length: · 08:11Microsoft details new Star Blizzard and NeedyMantis activity Cloudflare to become a public certificate authority Safety concerns scuttle GPT-6.1 Get the show notes here:
- GPT-6 Astra goes off script, ShinyHunters suspect arrested, Nvidia corrals rogue AI agentsSep 29, 2026Episode length: · 08:28GPT-6 Astra goes off script in attack simulations Dutch police arrest "reformed" hacker in ShinyHunters probe Nvidia builds a browser for AI agents Get the show notes here:
- New SharePoint exploit, Australian OpenAI hack developments, Kiteworks urges stoppageSep 28, 2026Episode length: · 07:45Another Microsoft SharePoint flaw now exploited Details and doubts emerge regarding OpenAI hack of Australian Health portal Kiteworks urges customers to stop using platform Get the show notes here:
- The Department of Know: NCSC's AI "inconvenient truth," automated payment skimming, CISA's CVE planSep 25, 2026Episode length: · 34:13Read all the stories at CISOSeries.com . This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Dmitriy Sokolovskiy , senior vice president, information security, Semrush https://www.semrush.com/, and Christian Frösch , CISO, CH Media https://chmedia.ch/. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com . Big thanks to our sponsor, Nudge…
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