This week on the podcast, we cover a recent news post about an army of 3 million compromised toothbrushes taking down a Swiss website, causing millions in damages. After that, we discuss the United States DOJ's latest botnet takedown, this time targeting Volt Typhoon. We end the episode by walking through a CISA joint-publication giving guidance on how to defend against Living-of-the-Land (LotL) attacks.

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we take a close look at the AnyDesk and Cloudflare breaches that were both disclosed on February 2, 2024. AnyDesk, a prominent remote desktop software provider, disclosed a cyberattack late on February 2nd, causing the company to enforce strict security measures for nearly a week. Adversaries breached AnyDesk's systems, compromising vital assets such as source code and private code signing keys, and gaining unauthorized access to production systems.

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we delve into the ground truth realities of cybersecurity with Yochai Greenberg, a frontline cyber defender.

Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all security solutions that do not adequately address the complexities of modern networks and evolving threats. These general-purpose tools lack the flexibility to adapt to your unique environment and specific needs. As a result, organizations end up with a fragmented collection of tools that need to be manually integrated and stitched together, leading to inefficiencies, gaps in security coverage, and extreme costs.

In this WatchGuard Support video, you'll learn how to activate and renew WatchGuard licenses. To learn more about WatchGuard products, go to.

This week on the podcast, we cover Apple's recent announcement describing how they will comply with the European Union's new Digital Markets Act and what that means for the iPhone walled garden. Before that, we cover a databreach at Mercedez-Benze thanks to an alternative authentication method. Additionally, we cover the roundup of vulnerabilities in Ivanti's remote Policy Secure and Connect Secure products and how organizations should respond.

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel (slack.limacharlie.io).