Episodes
JIm Love, host of the daily news podcast Hashtag Trending fills in for Howard this Saturday with a replay of a show that Jim did which featured Adam Evans, CISO at RBC. It's a little different but we hope you enjoy it. 
Published 03/09/24
This episode reports on a survey of IT pros on insider attacks, US sanctions on a group that markets commercial spyware, and more
Published 03/06/24
This episode reports on the latest IT support scam trying to trick employees, and more
Published 03/04/24
This episode features a discussion on how hard it is to kill a ransomware gang, Canada's proposed new online harms bill, why organizations still allow staff to use vulnerable software, and more
Published 03/01/24
This episode reports on a recommendation that enterprises drop Ivanti Pulse Secure and Connect Secure devices because threat actors can get around mitigations for recent vulnerabilities
Published 03/01/24
This episode reports on a threat actor taking advantage of abandoned subdomains once used by big brands, ransomwmare attacks and more
Published 02/28/24
This episode reports on hackers using an open source tool aimed at helping network administrators, the latest data breaches in the U.S., and Australia, and more
Published 02/26/24
This episode features a discussion on the takedown of the LockBit ransomware gang, and more
Published 02/23/24
This episode reports on advice for protecting water utilities from cyber attacks, Avast agrees to  a settlement with FTC on allegations it wrongly sold consumer data, and more
Published 02/23/24
This episode reports on a patch for a critical vulnerability in a help desk application,  threat actors using the Greatness phishing-as-a-service kit and more
Published 02/21/24
This episode reports a recent fake data breach report and two real ones, a man pleads guilty to being involved in malware distribution, and more
Published 02/19/24
This episode features a discussion on new cyber incident and data breach reporting obligations for American telecom companies, the progress of Canada's proposed cybersecurity law, and more 
Published 02/16/24
This episode reports on mulit-million dollar rewards for information on the AlphV ransomware gang, a decryptor is available for the Rhysida ransomware strain, and more
Published 02/16/24
This episode reports on the latest patches released by major IT companies, and more
Published 02/14/24
This episode reports on huge data breaches in France and the US, , a new Mac backdoor and more
Published 02/12/24
This episode features discussion on a deepfake video conference call that tricked an employee into wiring US$25 million to crooks, why the U.S. Federal Trade Commission called the cybersecurity of a company "shoddy,"  and more 
Published 02/09/24
This episode reports on ransomware payments, a US$10 million bounty on a ransomware gang, and more
Published 02/08/24
This episode reports on a sophisticated scam that cost a company big money, and more
Published 02/07/24
This episode reports on a US regulator hammering Blackbaud for a data breach, a former CIA application developer jailed for 40 years and more
Published 02/05/24
This episode features discussion on hacks at 23andMe, Microsoft, the Canadian government, and on the FBI's warning on the cyber threat from China
Published 02/02/24
This episode reports on US government action on vulnerable Ivanti gateways and more
Published 02/02/24
This episode reports on ransomware news, a survey of infosec pros in the financial sector and more
Published 01/31/24
This episode reports on the need for every organization to have contact information on security issues, and more
Published 01/29/24
This episode features a discussion on a hack at Microsoft, the recommendations of the Network Resilience Coalition, a report on AI and cyber threats and more
Published 01/26/24
This episode reports on an investigation into why US federal IT staff pushed for the purchase of forbidden video cameras, record data breach numbers last year in the US, and more
Published 01/26/24