The CyberWire Daily Podcast 1.8.19
Ep 755 | 1.8.19

German police have a suspect in #hackerangriff. Cyber espionage awareness campaign. Cyber cold war in the offing? US political operators learn from Russian trolls. WikiLeaks on the record.

Show Notes

In today’s podcast, an arrest has been made in #hackerangriff: a student in the German state of Hessen. The US begins a campaign to heighten businesses’ awareness of cyber espionage. Observers see a coming “cyber cold war,” with China on one side and a large number of other countries on the other. Facebook is following a widening investigation into the use of inauthentic accounts, ads, and sites in recent US elections. WikiLeaks’ lawyers tell news media to stop defaming the organization and its founder. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs on the nine lives of a credit card. Guest is Robb Reck from Ping Identity on NIST password guidance.