Weekly Security Sprint EP 6. DDoS, ransomware, targeted violence, and maybe some balloon talk.

In this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy talked about the following topics:  Ransomware:   Bleeping Computer: Massive ESXiArgs ransomware attack targets VMware ESXi servers worldwide, 3 Feb  Risky Business News: Risky Biz News: Ransomware wave hits thousands of VMWare ESXi servers, 06 Feb  CISA: VMware Releases Security Update for VMware vRealize Operations, 1 Feb  Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: VMware security advisory (AV23-066), 3 Feb  Valentine’s Day 2023, :sparkling_heart: and  Ransomware! Webinar, REGISTER NOW! Ransomware: Planning and Protecting Your Organization, Recorded Future & Gate 15, 14 Feb  DDoS:  Radware, Passion: A Russian Botnet, 31 Jan  Bleeping Computer, New DDoS-as-a-Service platform used in recent attacks on hospitals, 01 Feb  The Record: Customizable new DDoS service already appears to have fans among pro-Russia hacking groups, 03 Feb  Faith-Based Security:  Fox 5, Las Vegas: Man threatened mass shooting at Las Vegas synagogue, police say, 31 Jan  ABC 7 News: SFPD arrest man suspected of firing blank rounds inside synagogue, bringing gun into theater, 05 Feb  Chinese Balloons: US DOD: Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, 04 Feb  And see the Gate 15 SUN from Friday and Monday for numerous links.  Baking in Cybersecurity:  Foreign Affairs: Stop Passing the Buck on Cybersecurity; Why Companies Must Build Safety Into Tech Products, 01 Feb  Washington Post Cybersecurity 202: How CISA plans to get tech firms to bake security into their products, 06 Feb  Others:  FBI: Elicitation Techniques, 31 Jan  Voice of America, Russia Developing Weapons to Target Critical Subsea Cables, Pipelines, 02 Feb  Reuters: Huge earthquake kills 2,600 in Turkey and Syria, bad weather worsens plight, 06 Feb