Category Archives: Mike Mimoso

The First Threatpost Alumni Podcast

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With Mike Mimoso leaving Threatpost, it was high time to get many of the people responsible for the site’s success throughout the years together for a podcast. Founding editors Ryan Naraine and Dennis Fisher along with Mike, Chris Brook, Brian Donohue … Continue reading The First Threatpost Alumni Podcast→

Patrick Wardle on MacRansom Ransomware-as-a-Service

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Patrick Wardle of Synack and the Objective-See blog talks to Mike Mimoso about the emergence of a ransomware service targeting MacOS machines. Wardle explains why he characterizes MacRansom as “lame” and whether this could kick off a wave of copycats vying for the Apple platform. Continue reading Patrick Wardle on MacRansom Ransomware-as-a-Service→

Cody Pierce on the Future of Exploit Development

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Mike Mimoso talks to Cody Pierce, director of vulnerability research and prevention with Endgame, at RSA Conference 2017 about how attackers are changing their techniques in the face of mitigations. Continue reading Cody Pierce on the Future of Exploit Development→

Cris Thomas on Cyberwar Rhetoric

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Cris Thomas of Tenable Networks, aka Space Rogue of the L0pht, talks to Mike Mimoso during RSA Conference about the rhetoric and hype surrounding cyberwar, as well as a quick trip down memory lane with the L0pht and its famous 1998 testimony before Con… Continue reading Cris Thomas on Cyberwar Rhetoric→

Threatpost News Wrap, June 24, 2016

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Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the news of the week, including a Bitcoin phishing campaign, the Kaspersky Lab ransomware report, misconfigured email servers, and a decline in Angler exploit kit traffic. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, June 24, 2016→