
The CyBUr Guy
Featuring “The CyBUrGuy Podcast” and “Get CyBUr Smart Podcast”
A podcast designed to present cyber issues of the day and discuss cyber investigations featuring retired Special Agent Darren Mott. This podcast discusses current cyber trends and threats with industry and law enforcement leaders and is geared to individuals and businesses alike. Contact darren@thecyburguy.com

Welcome to the October 4, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The article referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/02/us_state_security_gao/?td=rt-3a https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/fast-growing-dropbox-campaign-microsoft-sharepoint-credentials https://statescoop.com/ransomware-attack-pinal-county-schools-delays-pay-arizona/ https://cyberscoop.com/nato-siegedsec-breac/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-looney-tunables-linux-bug-gives-root-on-major-distros/ https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/qualcomm-releases-patch-for-3-new-zero.html https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/10/03/ciso-board-relationship/ https://www.csoonline.com/article/653990/the-value-of-threat-intelligence-and-challenges-cisos-face-in-using-it-effectively.html ...
Published on: 2023-10-04

Welcome to the October 3, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The article referenced in this podcast: https://www.wapt.com/article/hinds-county-hacked-computer-system-nearly-recovered/45380426 https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/4-legal-surprises-you-may-encounter-after-cybersecurity-incident https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exim-patches-three-of-six-zero-day-bugs-disclosed-last-week/ https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/researcher-reveal-new-technique-to.html https://www.wired.com/story/moveit-breach-victims/ https://www.scmagazine.com/news/progress-software-disappointed-researchers-published-poc-of-newly-patched-bug https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/09/28/raffaele-mautone-judy-security-small-businesses-cybersecurity-solutions/ ...
Published on: 2023-10-03

Welcome to the October 2, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The article referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/01/in_brief_infosec/ https://cyberscoop.com/north-korea-meta-linkedin/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-exim-mail-servers-exposed-to-zero-day-rce-attacks/ https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/fbi-warns-of-rising-trend-of-dual.htmlhttps://thehackernews.com/2023/09/fbi-warns-of-rising-trend-of-dual.html https://securityaffairs.com/151732/cyber-crime/alphv-ransomware-motel-one.html ...
Published on: 2023-10-02
I was honored to have my fellow Cleveland colleague and FBI Director's Award winner and Child Exploitation warrior Suzanne Lewis-Johnson join me to discuss her Origin Story. How she went from Habitat for Humanity to the FBI, to being a leading advocate nationwide in the protection of exploited and trafficked children. Give a listen, tell a friend. Feel free to email me at darren@thecyburguy.com or follow me at linkedin.com/in/darrenmott Comments/suggestions/shares are welcome. ...
Published on: 2023-10-02

Welcome to the Friday Op-Ed version of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. I have gotten a crap load of phishing emails lately, all from compromised email accounts at law firms. SO I have some thoughts, and advice. But the advice is really for everyone! Give a listen, tell a friend. Feel free to email me at darren@thecyburguy.com or follow me at linkedin.com/in/darrenmott or look for "TheCyBUrGUy" at Facebook, Instagram, X, and Substack. Have a great weekend. ...
Published on: 2023-09-29

Welcome to the September 28, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The article referenced in this podcast: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bec-attacks-increase-279-healthcare/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-bitwarden-sites-push-new-zenrat-password-stealing-malware/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fixes-fifth-actively-exploited-chrome-zero-day-of-2023/ https://securityaffairs.com/151550/data-breach/ransomed-vc-sony-ntt-alleged-attacks.html https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/regulator-warns-breaches-can-cost/ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bec-attacks-increase-279-healthcare/https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bec-attacks-increase-279-healthcare/ ...
Published on: 2023-09-28

Welcome to the September 27, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The article referenced in this podcast: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-zerofont-phishing-tricks-outlook-into-showing-fake-av-scans/ https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/shadowsyndicate-new-cybercrime-group.html https://securityaffairs.com/151433/hacking/mixin-network-200m-cyber-heist.html https://securityaffairs.com/151518/data-breach/threat-actors-claim-sony-hack.html https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/09/credit-card-thieves-target-bookingcom-customers https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/business-security/staying-ahead-threats-5-cybercrime-trends-watch/ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/xenomorph-targets-30-us-banks/ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/half-cyberattacks-go-unreported/ ...
Published on: 2023-09-27

Welcome to the September 26, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The article referenced in this podcast: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/born-ontario-child-registry-data-breach-affects-34-million-people/ https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/09/ransomware-group-claims-its-compromised-all-of-sony-systems https://themessenger.com/opinion/first-winners-of-the-ai-boom-cybercriminals?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fcybersecurity https://cyberscoop.com/cult-of-the-dead-cow-veilid/ https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/are-you-willing-to-pay-high-cost-of.html ...
Published on: 2023-09-26

Welcome to the September 25, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The article referenced in this podcast: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/national-student-clearinghouse-data-breach-impacts-890-schools/ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/apple-fixes-3-more-zero-day-vulnerabilities https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/deadglyph-new-advanced-backdoor-with.html https://www.wired.com/story/kia-hyundai-car-thefts-us-security-roundup/ https://securityaffairs.com/151218/mobile-2/apple-chrome-zero-days-predator-spyware.html https://www.csoonline.com/article/652964/insider-risks-are-getting-increasingly-costly.html ...
Published on: 2023-09-25

Thank you for listening to the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. I am dedicating Fridays to an Op-Ed style podcast. The topic for this Friday is Cybersecurity Conferences: Are we solving anything with all of these conferences? Can we do better? We should! Probably not a popular opinion, but that is why it is an Op-Ed. Dissenting opinions are welcome at darren@thecyburguy.com or at linkedin.com/in/darrenmott. You can also read my substack at: https://open.substack.com/pub/cyburguy/p/cyber-conferences-they-are-everywhere?r=1g38xq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web ...
Published on: 2023-09-22

Welcome to the September 21, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The article referenced in this podcast: https://www.darkreading.com/edge/will-generative-ai-kill-nigerian-prince-scam https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/fbi-cisa-issue-joint-warning-on-snatch-ransomware-as-a-service https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/beware-fake-exploit-for-winrar.html https://apnews.com/article/international-court-cybersecurity-fa1df5afa3f7844e9a76988bb6906f6e ...
Published on: 2023-09-21

Welcome to the September 20, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The article referenced in this podcast: https://krebsonsecurity.com/ https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/mgm-caesars-regulatory-legal-maze-cyber-incidents https://cyberscoop.com/dhs-cyber-incident-reporting-recommendations/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/claimants-in-celsius-crypto-bankruptcy-targeted-in-phishing-attack/ https://www.wired.com/story/china-usb-sogu-malware/ https://www.scmagazine.com/news/vast-majority-of-bot-attacks-emanate-from-china-and-russia ...
Published on: 2023-09-20

Welcome to the September 19, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Lots of news in this one, so I kinda spoke faster than I should have. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The article referenced in this podcast: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/microsoft-azure-data-leak-exposes-dangers-of-file-sharing-links https://cyberscoop.com/cybersecurity-strategy-harmonization-critical-infrastructure/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/never-before-seen-linux-backdoor-is-a-windows-malware-knockoff/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apt36-state-hackers-infect-android-devices-using-youtube-app-clones/ https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/retool-falls-victim-to-sms-based.html https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/has-mfa-had-its-day/ https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/09/themebleed-exploit-is-another-reason-to-patch-windows-quickly ...
Published on: 2023-09-19

Welcome to the September 18, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The article referenced in this podcast: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/09/fbi-hacker-dropped-stolen-airbus-data-on-9-11/#more-64910 https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/dod-china-ics-cyber-onslaught-kinetic-warfare-advantage https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tiktok-flooded-by-elon-musk-cryptocurrency-giveaway-scams/ https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/north-koreas-lazarus-group-suspected-in.html https://securityaffairs.com/150949/cyber-crime/north-carolina-hospitals-data-breach.html ...
Published on: 2023-09-18

Welcome to the September 15, 2023 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated. Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com Fridays are deep dive days so today I dive into the seeming proliferation of phone scams, specifically Medicare scams. The article referenced in this podcast: https://www.hellahealth.com/blog/medicare/medicare-unwanted-and-fake-phone-calls-how-to-identify-and-stop-them/ ...
Published on: 2023-09-15