A leadership shift.

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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President Trump fires the head of NSA and Cyber Command. The Health Sector Coordinating Council asks the White House to abandon Biden-era security updates. Senators introduce bipartisan legislation to help fight money laundering. A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Apache Parquet Java library. The State Bar of Texas reports a ransomware-related data breach. New Android spyware uses a password-protected uninstallation method. A Chinese state-backed threat group exploits a critical Ivanti vulnerability for remote code execution. Today’s guest is Dave Dewalt, Founder and CEO of NightDragon, with the latest trends and outlook from cyber leaders. Malware masquerades as the tax man. 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 Today’s guest is Dave Dewalt, Founder and CEO of NightDragon, sharing 2024 trends and a 2025 outlook. Selected Reading Haugh fired from leadership of NSA, Cyber Command (The Record) Defense Sec Hegseth in Signalgate Pentagon watchdog probe (The Register) HSCC Urges White House to Shift Gears on Health Cyber Regs (BankInfo Security) Lawmakers seek to close loophole limiting Secret Service investigations into cyber laundering (The Record) Critical Apache Parquet RCE Vulnerability Lets Attackers Run Malicious Code (Cyber Security News) State Bar of Texas Says Personal Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack (SecurityWeek) New Android Spyware That Asks Password From Users to Uninstall (TechCrunch) Chinese State Hackers Exploiting Newly Disclosed Ivanti Flaw (Infosecurity Magazine) Hackers Leveraging URL Shorteners & QR Codes for Tax-Related Phishing Attacks (Microsoft) 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 [email protected] to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.8	Explore open cybersecurity and technology roles today at vanguardjobs.com. President Trump fires the head of NSA and Cyber Command, the health sector coordinating
1:06.0	counsel asks the White House to abandon Biden-era security updates.
1:10.5	Senators introduced bipartisan legislation to help fight money laundering.
1:14.7	A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Apache Parquet Java Library.
1:19.3	The State Bar of Texas reports a ransomware-related data breach.
1:22.9	New Android spyware uses a password-protected uninstallation method.
1:27.3	A Chinese state-backed threat group exploits a critical Evante vulnerability for remote code execution.
1:32.8	Our guest today is Dave DeWalt, founder and CEO of Night Dragon, with the latest trends and outlook from cyber leaders.
1:40.0	And malware masquerades as the tax man.
1:57.5	Thank you. and malware masquerades as the tax man. It's Friday, April 4th, 2025.
2:00.3	I'm Dave Bittner, and this is your Cyberwire Intel briefing.
2:21.4	Thanks for joining us, and happy Friday. It's great to have you with us.
2:27.8	Late yesterday, President Donald Trump dismissed Air Force General Timothy Hogg from his role as director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command.
2:34.0	Hogg's civilian deputy, Wendy Noble, was reassigned within the Pentagon.
2:39.6	Army Lieutenant General William Hartman has assumed leadership of both organizations in an acting
2:45.1	capacity.
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