Infrastructure security, especially power, finance, and elections. Preparation pays off. Proofpoint warns of new AZORult malware. Check Point tracks Master134 malvertising. Crime news.

In today's podcast we hear more warnings about Russian cyber operators in the North American power grid. The US Department of Homeland Security announces formation of a National Risk Management Center. Cosco's preparation may have rendered the shipper more resilient to the cyberattack it sustained. Congress worries over election hacking and deep fakes. Electronic warfare is back. An alt-coin platform is hacked, a carder goes to jail, an alleged sim-swapper is arrested, and coaches behave badly. Johannes Ullrich from SANS and the ISC Stormcast podcast on TLS 1.3 implementation. Guest is Mark Orlando from Raytheon on critical infrastructure security. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/July/CyberWire_2018_07_31.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices