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In episode 148 for November 23rd 2020: This week Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the Twitter firing of Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and our thoughts about a common sense approach to social media and S… Continue reading CISA Director Chris Krebs Fired, Common Sense and Section 230
In episode 147 for November 16th 2020: The latest about source code stolen from US government agencies and private companies, three actively exploited iOS zero-days in the wild and new App Store privacy labels, and what a Biden administration could mea… Continue reading Stolen Source Code, Apple Zero-Days, Biden’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Policies
In episode 145 for November 2nd 2020: Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the US government’s attempt to prevent disinformation and rumors about the election, a new ransomware threat targeting US hospitals, and details about six Russian hackers that were… Continue reading Government Rumor Control, US Hospital Ransomware Threat, Russian Hackers Charged
In our October monthly episode we finish our three part series on targeted attacks. In this episode we discuss the exploit and malware analysis with special guest Tyler Hudak, Incident Response Practice Lead at TrustedSec. Make sure you watch the YouTu… Continue reading Targeted Attacks Part 3 – The Exploit
In episode 144 for October 26th 2020: Voter privacy and what you need to know about protecting your private information during the upcoming US election. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Closing in on the US election with voter privacy and election sec… Continue reading Voter Privacy and the US Election
A rapper who bragged about fleecing the US Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) on YouTube was arrested for allegedly defrauding the government of $1.2 million in benefits, the Department of Justice (DOJ) disclosed on Friday. According to a press rel… Continue reading Rapper Who Bragged About Defrauding US CARES Act Program Could Face Up to 22 Years in Prison
In episode 143 for October 19th 2020: Microsoft gets creative to help take down the TrickBot botnet, details on how attackers have been using VPN flaws to attack election support systems, and Zoom’s rollout of end-to-end encryption. ** Links mentioned … Continue reading TrickBot Takedown, VPN Flaws, Zoom End-to-End Encryption
Morgan Stanley investment bank must pay a whopping $60 million fine for failing to properly decommission multiple business data centers that stored sensitive customer information, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced earlier th… Continue reading Morgan Stanley Receives $60 Million Fine for Improper Handling of Customer Data
Cyberattackers have managed to steal personal and medical information of children and adults involved in Child Protective Services (CPS) and DHS Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) cases, the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) has… Continue reading Personal and Medical Information of Children and Adults Stolen in DHS Data Breach
In episode 142 for October 12th 2020: My conversation about the pros and cons of the Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma” with frequent guest, Kevin Johnson. The Social Dilemma is a popular documentary (dramamentary?) on Netflix about how social me… Continue reading The Social Dilemma