This is your weekly round-up of the key cyber news stories hitting the headlines.

Your hosts for this week's edition are Kyle, Miles, and James, with guest commentary from Jamie Smith, Global Head of Cyber Security Services at S-RM.

Top stories discussed in this episode are:

• Slow rise. S-RM report reveals cyber budgets stalling at three percent growth.[KS1]
• Snitch. BlackCat files SEC complaint against MeridianLink for failing to disclose breach.
• Don’t get bitten. CISA and the FBI publish advisory urging organisations to defend against Scattered Spider.
• Major haemorrhages. DP World and Toyota are latest victims of critical Citrix Bleed vulnerability.
• Time to patch. Microsoft addresses five zero-day vulnerabilities and Fortinet patches critical command injection bug.
• A high price to pay. Clorox CISO steps down as Royal Mail and Rackspace breaches cost millions.
• New highs. UK’s National Cyber Security Centre records all-time high in reported cyber attacks.

Read all the stories in the full edition: https://www.s-rminform.com/cyber-intelligence-briefing/cyber-intelligence-briefing-21-november-2023