The CyberWire Daily Podcast 10.30.24
Ep 2180 | 10.30.24

Password snafu sparks election security questions.

Show Notes

Colorado election officials downplay a partial password leak. Over 22,000 CyberPanel instances were targeted in a ransomware attack. Google issues a critical security update for Chrome. Microsoft says Russia’s SVR is conducting a wide-ranging phishing campaign. The FakeCall Android banking trojan gains advanced evasion and espionage capabilities. A New 0patch Fix Blocks Malicious Theme Files. iOS malware LightSpy adds destructive features. LinkedIn faces class-action lawsuits over alleged privacy violations. The U.S. charges a Russian national as part of Operation Magnus. On this week’s CertByte segment, Chris Hare is joined by Dan Neville to break down a question targeting the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification. An Ex-Disney Staffer Allegedly Adds a Side of Sabotage to Park Menus. 

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CertByte Segment

Welcome to CertByte! On this bi-weekly segment hosted by Chris Hare, a content developer and project management specialist at N2K, we share practice questions from N2K’s suite of industry-leading certification resources, and a study tip to help you achieve the professional certifications you need to fast-track your career growth in IT, cyber security, or project management.

In each segment, Chris is joined by an N2K Content Developer to help illustrate the learning. This week, Chris is joined by Dan Neville to break down a question targeting the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification by the Project Management Institute®. Today’s question comes from N2K’s PMI® Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) Practice Test.

The CAPM® is a highly regarded, entry-level certification geared towards anyone who are new to project management or those who want to learn the foundational knowledge and skills. To learn more about this and other related topics under this objective, please refer to the following resources: The PMI Guide to Business Analysis. (2017). Project Management Institute, Part 4: Needs Assessment and Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide. (2015). Project Management Institute, Section 2: Needs Assessment.

For the past 25 years, N2K's practice tests have helped more than a million IT and cyber security professionals reach certification success. Have a question that you’d like to see covered? Email us at certbyte@n2k.com. If you're studying for a certification exam, check out N2K’s full exam prep library of certification practice tests, practice labs, and training courses by visiting our website at n2k.com/certify. To get the full news to knowledge experience, learn more about our N2K Pro subscription at https://thecyberwire.com/pro.

Please note: The questions and answers provided here, and on our site, are not actual current or prior questions and answers from these certification publishers or providers.

Additional sources: The 9 Most In-Demand Professional Certifications You Can Get Right Now

Selected Reading

Partial Breach of Election Machine Passwords in Colorado Poses No Risk, State Says (The New York Times)

Election Threats Escalating as US Voters Flock to the Polls (BankInfo Security)

Massive PSAUX ransomware attack targets 22,000 CyberPanel instances (Bleeping Computer)

Critical Chrome Security Update: Patch for Out-of-Bounds & WebRTC Vulnerability (Cyber Security News)

Russian spies use remote desktop protocol files in unusual mass phishing drive (The Register)

FakeCall Android Trojan Evolves with New Evasion Tactics and Expanded Espionage Capabilities (SecurityWeek)

0patch Blog: We Patched CVE-2024-38030, Found Another Windows Themes Spoofing Vulnerability (0day) (0patch)

Recent Version of LightSpy iOS Malware Packs Destructive Capabilities (SecurityWeek)

Lawsuits Accuse LinkedIn of Tracking Users' Health Info (GovInfo Security)

Feds name a Russian accused of developing Redline (The Register)

Fired Employee Allegedly Hacked Disney World's Menu System to Alter Peanut Allergy Information (404 Media)

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