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What's up, everybody? Good morning to you. Today is Wednesday, December 17, 2025. This is episode 1028. We got the. We got the indexing corrected. Thank you for that notification, Simply Cyber Squad members. So we got that sorted out, guys. If you're looking to stay current on the top cyber security news stories of the day, while sprinkling in a little pumpkin spice, a little peppermint candy, you can do that somewhere else. What we do here is we go through the top cyber security news stories of the day and then we go through the headlines. I have 20 plus years of experience. Many members in the community who are right there above my head, who are live in chat right now, have extensive experience. We all have different backgrounds, we all have different areas of expertise, and nobody in cyber security is an expert pretty much at everything. So I got to tell you, you are in the right place. We're going to go beyond the headlines. We're going to give you additional value and insight. And whether you're looking to break in or you're looking to get promoted or go do your own thing, the knowledge and experiences and relationships, I might add, that you get here at Simply Cyber's Daily Cyber Threat Brief is going to deliver so much value, you're going to be like, no, Moss, no Moss. But it's just going to. We're just keep spooning that value in, like lowkey. No, it's not that. All right, we're off running. Let's go. All right. Hello, friends. We are good on a Wednesday morning reminder. It is Wednesday, which means only one thing worldwide Wednesday, which means before we get into the news, we like to stretch our arms a little bit, touch our toes and then just demonstrate like absolute bosses, how unbelievably international, diverse and, you know, inclusive the Simply Cyber community is. So we'll demonstrate that live on stream. But if you're a regular, you already know that. But if you don't know that, you might be a first timer. So if you're a first timer, if some friend who's, by the way, a really good friend told you about the Simply Cyber Daily Cyber Threat Briefer, you stumbled across it in your feeds. Welcome to the party, pal. Let us know it's your first time with a hashtag first timer in chat. You just get your thumbs up on your mobile, hashtag first timer. We'll take it from there. Special sound effects, special emote, special recognition. Do you know why? Because sometimes, like, say you moved, like when you were in high school, and you, like, walk into the new school Especially if it was like, the 80s where it's like, oh, my God, look at this newbie. Oh, right. Nobody likes that feeling. F that. What we like to do is make you feel welcome. You walk in, it's like, yo, what's up, dude? Nice shoes. Get over here. Let's hang out. So if you're here for the first time, drop it on the chat. Hashtag, first timer. Now, whether it's your first time, your long time. Loaded Lux. Loaded Lux has stepped into the light. What's up, Loaded Lux. Welcome to the party, pal. That is our John McLean. That is our John McLean sound effect. And whether you think it's a Christmas movie or not, it doesn't matter. The welcome to the party, pal is perfect. There we go. Loaded Lux. I hope you enjoy the experience. Loaded Lux. Because it's going to be a banger today, guys. Hey. Loaded Lux and others. Let me tell you something that might melt your mind. Every single episode of the Daily Cyber Threat Brief is worth half a cpe. But what, Jerry? What? What are you talking about? Well, here's the deal. You know, for. For lack of a better word, like the fact I'm wearing a hoodie and I'm. I'm screaming at a mic and I got retro Synthwave for days behind me, I'm still qualified as a, you know, expert instructor, right? Whatever that means. Doesn't matter, though. If you get audited for your CP's, you can point to me and be like, look at this guy. Like, he's doing this thing. So this is an instructor LED webinar, Even though that is lame af. And you can get half a CPE for it. So just say what's up? In chat. Grab a screenshot. Dreaded hoser. Grab a screenshot. Space tacos. Grab a screenshot. Eluzer, Grab a screenshot. It's easy as that. Get your cpes. File the screenshot away on a folder on your desktop. Once a year, count the number of files and divide by two. It is easy as that. All right, so we've got our first timers taken care of. We've got our. Oh, I want you to know I don't research or prep for any of these shows, okay? Anybody got time for that? Ain't nobody got time for that, by the way. I don't know. I feel like that would be such, like, a disingenuous experience if I was like, oh, I'm gonna research all this crap and then, like, look like I came up with it on the fly. Like, fraud. No. So what I What I do is I see them with you live at the moment. I don't know what I'm gonna get. I have no idea what I'm gonna say. But I love cyber security. I'm passionate about service. And we've, you know, 10, 28 episodes, and one podcast of the year award from Sans says that we're doing something right. I got a cup of coffee going right now. Lemon, ginger. So we're feeling all right here. Haven't had coffee in four days, oddly. Don't miss it. Even though I, like, love coffee. All right, guys, I do want to say what's up? I've been talking to a lot of people lately. I know there's many of us in chat right now. The people who are not speaking in chat, sometimes they're lurkers, and that's okay. But I gotta tell you also, did you know that multiple people have told me, including one person yesterday, that they turn it on as part of, like, it's like the morning news for them, and they turn it on in the kitchen, and, like, them and their family are getting ready. There's people who turn it on as they're driving to drop the kids off at school. Like, we. And by the way, if you're. If that. If that explains you and the way that you consume the Daily Cyber Threat Brief, I love it. I'm so glad that you found a way with your, you know, responsibilities and your situation to make the Daily Cyber Threat Brief part of your day. It is important to me to deliver value in whatever way is best accessible to you. So, yeah, I love it. And shout out to all those who are listening right now with the fam. All right, guys, let's do some ad reads, shall we? Starting with Delete Me reminder. Delete Me will not be returning in 2026, so if you want to get the sweet discount, now is the time. Delete Me makes it easy, quick, and safe to remove your personal data online. At a time when surveillance and data breaches are common enough to make everyone vulnerable, data brokers make a profit off your data. Your data is a commodity. Anyone on the web can buy your private details, and this can lead to identity theft, phishing attempts, and harassment. 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Cyber deception is like honey tokens and, you know, honey pots and stuff like that. So John's very good at that. He's taught this class many times, so it's really dialed in. You get a VM with all the tools. It's a good one. If you're interested, check it out. Like I said, I have a video on the channel. Reviewing it, and I wasn't paid to review it. I literally just did it because I love the class so much. And I was like, yeah, I got to tell people about this thing. This is awesome. All right, let's hear from Threat Locker. And then when we come back, get the disco ball out because we're going around the world, people, and it's gonna be awesome. I want to give some love to the daily cyber threat brief sponsor, Threat Locker. Do zero day Exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night. Don't worry no more. You can harden your security with Threat Locker. Worldwide companies like JetBlue Trust Threat Locker to secure their data and keep their business operations flying high. Threat Locker takes a deny by default approach to cyber security and provides a full audit of every action allowed or blocked for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and operation is fully supported by their US based Cyber Hero support team. Get a free 30 day trial and learn more about how Threat Locker can help prevent ransomware and Ensure compliance. Visit threatlocker.com Daily Cyber. All right guys, it's Wednesday right before the news. That means only one thing. You can hear it. We go around the world every single day of the week has a special segment. We usually usually do it at the mid roll but we do Wednesdays first. This community is amazing. A lot of people, I gotta tell you, a lot of people have approached me and said what you've done with simply Cyber and what your community is, is unbelievable. And I'm like, yeah, I know, it's freaking awesome. They're amazing people. Imagine that. Just be put kindness out in the world and try to help people and it'll attract other people of similar ilk. So let's see where we are because this isn't a us thing, this is a worldwide thing. I'm going to set the timer to 2 minutes 22 seconds. You tell me what country you're in, I'll mark it and we'll see if we can go around the world. Australia. I hope you stayed up late. Let's go. Where you at? Where you at? All right, Eluz. Bringing the US online with Pennsylvania. Boom. Penns in the house. Here we go. Let's go, let's go. New York City. Big apple in the house. Space tacos. All right, come on now. New Mexico's in the house. I love it. Big Texas. All right, we're going across the pond. Faced oils. Bringing Ireland online. The up. We got Niagara Falls. Canada online. Denver's in the house. Love myself some Denver. Niagara, the U. S. Robert Hendrickson being vague. I like it. North Florida. Flat Rock, Illinois. Yes. Ken Prior. Orlando Warren. Michigan's in the house. South Africa. We have Africa, the continent online. Phoenix. Hot sea. Spicy. Kenya. Kenya's in the house. Africa. Bringing it on. Where we at? Chile. Who said that? Melissa or Mel. Past flora. Getting South America online. Let's go. Circleville, Ohio. Yes, sir. Justin. Texas. Ethiopia. Dude. East coast. Africa. Bringing the heat. Love it. Warm. Minnesota. Steve Young. Yeah, right. Asia's online with India. Thank you. Sara Gupta. Salt Lake City, Utah. Just found out they had a hockey team last night because the Bruins played them out like, oh my God, Togo. Togo's in the house. Did not know. Togo, Mississippi. L I, S S I S, S I B, B I. Bangladesh is in the house. Good to see you Bangladesh this morning. All right, come on, let's go, let's go. All right. Earth. That's kind of a big catch all. Oh my God. Togo. Denmark. Mod chat's out of control right now. Where's Denmark? Oh, Denmark's up here. All right, Denmark. Jamaica, Kenya, Chile, Lond. Dude, the map is being weird today with the clicks. All right, all right. Jamaica. Okay, so where are we going? Dc. Did we get an Australian? Austin, Texas. I was just in Austin. Love it. All right, all right. Let's take a Philadelphia City of brotherly shove. I like it. I saw Ghana. Let's go ahead and get Ghana on the map. Looks like Africa came correct this morning. All right, there is a 20 second delay, so I'm going to give it just a minute. Oi, oi, oi. All right, so North America, South America, Africa for sure. Europe, Asia, representing. And Australia. You know, we can't be too mad. It is nighttime there, you know, got to get their sleep. Usually we have to get the West Coast Perth team engaged. So we didn't quite do it, but I hope that you guys can see just how amazing this community is. But do me a favor, we do have work to do. So sit back, relax, and let's let the cool sounds of the hot news wash over us all in an awesome wave. See you guys at the mid roll.
