CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers testifies before congress. The State Department is set to provide nearly $35 million in foreign aid to strengthen global cybersecurity. Foreign adversaries claim ongoing access to presidential campaign documents. Researchers warn of critical vulnerabilities in fuel tank monitoring systems. Hackers claim a Chrome 2FA feature bypass takes less than ten minutes. Exploiting ChatGPT’s long-term memory. Politicians and staffers find personal data exposed on the dark web. A critical vulnerability in Ivanti’s Virtual Traffic Manager is being actively exploited. On our CertByte segment,  Chris Hare is joined by resident Microsoft SME George Monsalvatge to break down a question from N2K’s CompTIA Project+ Practice Test. Don’t click the PDiddy links. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. 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 our suite of industry-leading content and a study tip to help you achieve the professional certifications you need to fast-track your career growth. In each segment, Chris is joined by an N2K Content Developer to help illustrate the learning. This week, Chris is joined by resident Microsoft SME George Monsalvatge to break down a question from N2K’s CompTIA Project+ (PK0-005) Practice Test. This exam is targeted for candidates who have about 1-2 years of project management experience. This is not an actual test question, but an example of one that covers an objective for the 5th version of the exam, which came out in November 2022. 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. Selected Reading CrowdStrike Apologizes for IT Outage, Defends Microsoft Kernel Access (Infosecurity Magazine) Exclusive: State Department cyber bureau preps funding blitz aimed at boosting allies' defenses (The Record) Iranian-linked election interference operation shows signs of recent access (CyberScoop) FEC expands campaign spending rules to allow for physical, cybersecurity purchases (CyberScoop) Automatic Tank Gauges Used in Critical Infrastructure Plagued by Critical Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) New Chrome Alert After Hackers Claim 2FA Security Cracked In 10 Minutes (Forbes) Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity (Ars Technica) Proton warns that data of thousands politicians leaked on the dark web (Beyond Machines) Third Recent Ivanti Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (SecurityWeek) PDiddySploit Malware Hidden in Files Claiming to Reveal Deleted Diddy Posts (Hackread) Diddy Do It? Or Did Cybercriminals? How Hackers Are Turning Scandals Into Cyber Attacks (Veriti) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers testifies before congress. The State Department is set to provide nearly $35 million in foreign aid to strengthen global cybersecurity. Foreign adversaries claim ongoing access to presidential campaign documents. Researchers warn of critical vulnerabilities in fuel tank monitoring systems. Hackers claim a Chrome 2FA feature bypass takes less than ten minutes. Exploiting ChatGPT’s long-term memory. Politicians and staffers find personal data exposed on the dark web. A critical vulnerability in Ivanti’s Virtual Traffic Manager is being actively exploited. On our CertByte segment,  Chris Hare is joined by resident Microsoft SME George Monsalvatge to break down a question from N2K’s CompTIA Project+ Practice Test. Don’t click the PDiddy links. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. 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 our suite of industry-leading content and a study tip to help you achieve the professional certifications you need to fast-track your career growth. In each segment, Chris is joined by an N2K Content Developer to help illustrate the learning. This week, Chris is joined by resident Microsoft SME George Monsalvatge to break down a question from N2K’s CompTIA Project+ (PK0-005) Practice Test. This exam is targeted for candidates who have about 1-2 years of project management experience. This is not an actual test question, but an example of one that covers an objective for the 5th version of the exam, which came out in November 2022. 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. Selected Reading CrowdStrike Apologizes for IT Outage, Defends Microsoft Kernel Access (Infosecurity Magazine) Exclusive: State Department cyber bureau preps funding blitz aimed at boosting allies' defenses (The Record) Iranian-linked election interference operation shows signs of recent access (CyberScoop) FEC expands campaign spending rules to allow for physical, cybersecurity purchases (CyberScoop) Automatic Tank Gauges Used in Critical Infrastructure Plagued by Critical Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) New Chrome Alert After Hackers Claim 2FA Security Cracked In 10 Minutes (Forbes) Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity (Ars Technica) Proton warns that data of thousands politicians leaked on the dark web (Beyond Machines) Third Recent Ivanti Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (SecurityWeek) PDiddySploit Malware Hidden in Files Claiming to Reveal Deleted Diddy Posts (Hackread) Diddy Do It? Or Did Cybercriminals? How Hackers Are Turning Scandals Into Cyber Attacks (Veriti) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices