Symantec Cyber Security Brief Podcast

New Billbug campaign, Prestige ransomware, and multiple arrests of alleged cyber-crime gang members

On this week’s Cyber Security Brief, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien discuss the Symantec Threat Hunter Team’s latest blog detailing a recent campaign by the Billbug esp

Exbyte exfiltration tool, Cranefly uses new tools and novel technique, and OpenSSL bug is downgraded

On this week’s Cyber Security Brief, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien discuss two recent Symantec blogs, including one detailing the new Exbyte data exfiltration tool, wh

Budworm espionage activity, Spyder Loader malware, and Ransom Cartel links to Sodinokibi

On this week’s Cyber Security Brief, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien are joined by Symantec threat researcher Kevin Sovey to discuss a blog we recently published about t

Witchetty espionage group activity, Microsoft Exchange Server zero days, and U.S. defense sector targeted by APT groups

On this week’s Cyber Security Brief podcast, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien discuss a recent blog we published on the Witchetty (aka LookingFrog) espionage group, which

Espionage activity targeting Asian governments, Webworm develops customized tools, and latest Noberus TTPs

On this week’s Cyber Security Brief podcast, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien are joined by Symantec threat researcher Alan Neville to discuss some of the recent blogs th

Mobile app security, Russian invasion of Ukraine cyber impact continues, and Evil Corp switches focus

The Cyber Security Brief is back after its summer break! In this episode, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien cover some of the stories you might have missed while we were o

Bumblebee loader analysis, Raccoon Stealer returns, and LockBit launches a new version

In this week’s Cyber Security Brief, Dick O’Brien and Brigid O Gorman are joined by Symantec threat researcher Chris Kiefer to discuss our latest blog about the Bumblebee

BlackCat ransomware, Follina vuln used by Russian actors, and a new version of Metasploit

In this week’s Cyber Security Brief, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien discuss how Russian espionage actors are exploiting the Follina vulnerability, the release of the la

The Follina Microsoft Office vulnerability, Conti break-up, and more ransomware activity

On this week’s Cyber Security Brief, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien discuss the recently discovered Follina vulnerability in Microsoft Office, as well as some recent ra

Chinese cyber-espionage activity, Conti gang threatens Costa Rica government, and U.S. warns about North Korean citizens seeking jobs in IT

In this week’s Cyber Security Brief, Dick O’Brien and Brigid O Gorman discuss the recent in-depth whitepaper the Symantec Threat Hunter team produced about Chinese cyber-

North Korea’s Stonefly, commodity malware, and the potential return of the REvil ransomware

In the latest Cyber Security Brief, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien discuss some of the recent research published by Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team, including our blog ab

Shuckworm targets Ukraine, Lazarus Dream Job campaign continues, and two dark marketplaces get taken down

On this week’s Cyber Security Brief, Brigid O Gorman is joined by Symantec threat researchers John-Paul Power and Alan Neville. In this week’s podcast we discuss some rec

Spring4Shell, Cicada campaign, new Verblecon malware, and Ukraine invasion cyber activity update

On this week’s Cyber Security Brief, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien discuss some of the research published by Symantec’s Threat Hunter team over the past couple of week

What you need to know about hacking group Lapsus$, cyber impacts of Ukraine invasion, and BazarBackdoor deploys new tactics

In this week’s Cyber Security Brief, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien talk about extortion hacking group Lapsus$, which has made headlines in recent weeks by claiming to

Daxin special: How this advanced malware was discovered

In this special edition of the podcast, Dick O’Brien is joined by Symantec threat researchers and analysts Piotr Krysiuk and Vikram Thakur to discuss the Symantec Threat

Hive and BlackByte ransomware, the money made by cyber criminals, and BEC scammers’ new tactics

In this week’s Cyber Security Brief podcast, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien discuss some of the activity we saw in Ukraine prior to the escalation of the last couple of

FBI seizes $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency, cyber attacks against Ukraine continue, and financial organizations in Taiwan targeted

In this week’s Cyber Security Brief podcast, Dick O’Brien and Alan Neville discuss how Chinese state-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group Antlion targeted financ

Ukraine cyber attacks, law enforcement activity, and a Noberus ransomware attack

In this week’s Cyber Security Brief podcast, Dick O’Brien and Brigid O Gorman discuss the tumultuous situation in Ukraine, where cyber attacks, including destructive cybe

BadUSB attacks, a new backdoor, and how one APT group managed to infect itself with malware

Welcome to the first Cyber Security Brief of 2022! In this week’s podcast, Dick O’Brien and Brigid O Gorman chat about some of the biggest news stories of the last couple

Log4j vulnerabilities, likely Iran-backed attacks on telecoms companies, and new Rust-based Noberus ransomware

On this week’s Cyber Security Brief podcast, Brigid O Gorman and Dick O’Brien are joined by Symantec Threat Analyst Alan Neville to discuss the vulnerabilities in Apache