Blumira Briefings

๐Ÿฆ” Blumira Briefings: Fresh Report Drops, Ransom-Tripling Magic Words, AI Accelerating Vulnerability Exploits

โ€ข Blumira โ€ข Season 1 โ€ข Episode 5

๐Ÿ”” It's time for your essential security download with Blumira Briefings! This week, we're joined by Amanda Berlin, Jake Ouellette, and Nick Dixon to break down the week's most important security headlines with context you can actually use. ๐Ÿ””


What We Cover This Week: 

๐Ÿ“Š Top trending threats, including a rise in stolen credentials attacks and continuing remote access tool abuse 

๐ŸŒ Critical Erlang/OTP SSH vulnerability with public exploits now available - what it affects and what it doesn't 

๐Ÿ“ฒ Cisco WebEx vulnerability allowing code execution through meeting links 

๐Ÿ” SSL.com certificate issuance vulnerability though DCV subversion

๐Ÿ’ฐ Ransomware study showing demands increase when attackers find insurance documents - practical steps to protect your organization

๐Ÿค– How AI models are generating working exploits within hours of vulnerability disclosures - and what this means for your patching strategy


๐Ÿ’ก Quick tip of the week: Shodan searches can help you quickly check if your organization's public-facing systems are exposed


Plus, Expert Insights On:

  • Practical detection strategies for suspicious remote access tools
  • How to strengthen SSH security beyond just patching
  • Why backups fail 85% of the time when actually needed
  • How to balance cyber insurance benefits with potential risks
  • Strategies to accelerate patching as exploit development speeds up


NOTE: We'll be on hiatus next week due to RSA Conference -- we'll see you in two weeks with more security insights!