Securing secrets: The State Department's cyber hunt.

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. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On 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. Selected Reading Threat Actor Claims Classified Five Eyes Data Theft (Infosecurity Magazine) Automakers and FCC square off over potential regulations for connected cars (The Record) Big tech companies form new consortium to allay fears of AI job takeovers (TechCrunch) Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS (NPR) Google Proposes Method for Stopping Multifactor Runaround (GovInfo Security) Google fixes two Pixel zero-day flaws exploited by forensics firms (Bleeping Computer) SurveyLama data breach exposes info of 4.4 million users (Bleeping Computer) Omni Hotels confirms cyberattack behind ongoing IT outage (Bleeping Computer) The US or the UK: Where Should You Get a Cybersecurity Job? (GovInfo Security) US Cancer Center Data Breach Impacting 800,000 (SecurityWeek) Iowa sysadmin pleads guilty to 33-year identity theft of former coworker (The Register) Share your feedback. We 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. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices