4ARMED

4ARMED•www.4armed.com

Information security news, opinion and more! Very informal, regular, short podcast from 4ARMED Information Security's CEO Marc Wickenden, recorded while walking his dog.

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Episodes

Episode 9 - Hacking Amazon Prime Air

First of all, apologies for the shocking sound quality on today's podcast. This episode we muse over the risks of Amazon's recently announced Prime Air automated drone delivery service. Unscripted, unedited, ad-hoc information security podcast recorded while walking the dog.

Dec 02, 2013•10 min

Episode 8 - Is on-premise really more secure?

Short episode talking about whether or not keeping your IT in-house and on-premise is really more secure than hosting it in the Cloud. Can you do it better than Amazon? Unscripted, unedited, ad-hoc, walking the dog.

Nov 25, 2013•4 min

Episode 7 - Automation

In this episode we discuss automation, it's place in security testing and why you should let your internal teams run tools. BTW, we know Marc referred to the "security guy" as a him, it could easily be a "her". It's recorded live, unedited, unscripted and ad-hoc. A stream of consciousness recorded for your listening pleasure.

Nov 18, 2013•11 min

Episode 6 - Amazon Web Services and "social coding"

Marc talks about his recent research into Amazon Web Services credentials in the public domain and the implications of this.

Nov 16, 2013•9 min

Episode5 - Social Engineering via social media

Our CEO Marc Wickenden talks about social media and the (almost) surprising ease with which social engineering can be achieved through it.

Nov 15, 2013•8 min

Episode 4 - Increased Phishing Attacks

In this episode we discuss the almost inevitable increase in phishing attacks that will occur in the wake of the events in the Philippines this week. Unscripted, unedited, recorded live while walking the dog. Join the discussion on Twitter @marcwickenden or @4ARMED.

Nov 12, 2013•5 min

Episode 3 - What is a Penetration Test?

Our CEO Marc Wickenden discusses what a penetration test is, what it is not and when you might consider getting one. Usual caveats, this is unscripted, unedited, ad-hoc and recorded while walking the dog.

Nov 10, 2013•11 min

Episode 2 - Where to start with information security

In this episode Marc Wickenden discusses ideas for where to start with your information security programme. As always, this is unscripted, unedited and ad-hoc. If you'd like to discuss anything in this podcast get in touch on Twitter @4ARMED or @marcwickenden. Thanks for listening.

Nov 09, 2013•8 min

Episode 1 - GCHQ/NSA/Google

The first ever "Walking with Wicky" podcast. Well, maybe that's what I'll call it. 4ARMED's CEO Marc Wickenden gives his ten minute opinion on the Google/GCHQ/NSA intercept story that broke this week. While walking his dog Rufus. This is unscripted, unedited and is not designed to be a complete argument with all sides considered. It's a brain dump while I walk my dog intended to stimulate debate, discussion and awareness. Comments are welcome here or on Twitter @marcwickenden and @4ARMED. Thank ...

Nov 08, 2013•11 min

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