ShadowTalk hosts Sean, Alec, Charles, and Digital Shadows CISO, Rick Holland, bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover: - Alec dives into Nobelium - who are they and what happened in the latest attack? - Charles takes us through VMWare exploits - how does it compare to earlier vulnerabilities? - Rick discusses the Biden Administration’s open letter to business leaders on the state of ransomware - Plus, check out our latest content including thoughts on the 2021 Verizon DBIR

Get this week’s intelligence summary at: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/digitalshadows/weekly-intelligence-summary-04-june

Resources from this week’s podcast

Nobelium: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/solarwinds-hackers-resurface-to-attack-government-agencies-and-think-tanks/

VMWare: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/vulnerability-in-vmware-product-has-severity-rating-of-9-8-out-of-10/

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0010.html

President’s Note on Ransomware Threats: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20796934-memo-what-we-urge-you-to-do-to-protect-against-the-threat-of-ransomware

Cyber Attacks: The Problem with Attribution and Response Blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cyber-attacks-the-challenge-of-attribution-and-response/

Verizon DBIR Perspective Blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/the-top-three-cybercrime-takeaways-from-the-2021-verizon-dbir/

Ransomware and Law Firms Blog: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/ransomware-and-the-legal-services-sector/

Jeff Stone Podcast: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/threat-intelligence-podcast-shadowtalk/special-jeff-stone-discusses-his-origin-story-interviewing-cybercriminals-and-more

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