Breaking Badness

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Where timely and relevant security meets puns and witty banter. Our goal is to keep defenders apprised of pertinent news and trends in under forty-five minutes.

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Episodes

117. Fire in the Wall!

117. Fire in the Wall! by DomainTools

Apr 06, 2022•43 min

116. A Breach? I’m Afraid SSO

116. A Breach? I’m Afraid SSO by DomainTools

Mar 30, 2022•48 min

115. A Ransomware for the Dramatic

115. A Ransomware for the Dramatic by DomainTools

Mar 23, 2022•43 min

114. Domains of our Lives

114. Domains of our Lives by DomainTools

Mar 16, 2022•46 min

113. Threat Actors DDoS a Line

113. Threat Actors DDoS a Line by DomainTools

Mar 09, 2022•41 min

112. A Fluid Situation

112. A Fluid Situation by DomainTools

Mar 02, 2022•33 min

111. Neither Hide nor Malware

111. Neither Hide nor Malware by DomainTools

Feb 23, 2022•37 min

110. A Sad State of Malwares

110. A Sad State of Malwares by DomainTools

Feb 02, 2022•38 min

109. The Big REvil

109. The Big REvil by DomainTools

Jan 26, 2022•41 min

108. Malware is not my Cup of IoT

108. Malware is not my Cup of IoT by DomainTools

Jan 19, 2022•39 min

107. A Fraudster’s Scam Dunk

107. A Fraudster’s Scam Dunk by DomainTools

Jan 12, 2022•36 min

In Breaking Badness Episode 106, Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Tim Helming, and Kelsey LaBelle discuss Project Zero’s deep dive into an NSO zero-click iMessage exploit and the impact and takeaways of the log4j vulnerability.

Dec 22, 2021•52 min

105. The Call Is Coming From Inside the House

105. The Call Is Coming From Inside the House by DomainTools

Dec 08, 2021•39 min

104. The Old Bait and Glitch

104. The Old Bait and Glitch by DomainTools

Nov 24, 2021•46 min

103. Malware and Tear

103. Malware and Tear by DomainTools

Nov 17, 2021•39 min

102. Tales of Justice, Cash, and Shrootlessness

Co-hosts Tim Helming, Chad Anderson, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss a $10M bounty on the DarkSide ransomware gang, and a critical Apple vulnerability Microsoft dubbed "Shrootless."

Nov 10, 2021•34 min

101. Ransomware and Malware and Justice, Oh My!

101. Ransomware and Malware and Justice, Oh My! by DomainTools

Nov 03, 2021•42 min

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec On the Road: Regina Elwell and Alyssa Rahman

BB host Tim Helming was at the Mandiant Cyber Defense Summit recently, and caught up with two analysts, Regina Elwell and Alyssa Rahman. They describe their roles, how they got into infosec, and what they're researching at the moment.

Oct 27, 2021•39 min

100. The Big One Pundred

100. The Big One Pundred by DomainTools

Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 25 min

[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec with NullCookies

Researcher "nullcookies" not only composed the music for this episode, but also discusses the ins and outs of operational security, with practical tips for researchers and the general public. Plus, cake.

Oct 13, 2021•39 min

99. Time to Break a Threat

99. Time to Break a Threat by DomainTools

Oct 06, 2021•31 min

98. Spill the IoT

98. Spill the IoT by DomainTools

Sep 29, 2021•46 min

97: The Skies Are All Kinds of Blue

Chad Anderson, Dan Fernàndez, and Tim Helming discuss why Azure is giving folks the blues, and how data theft is making the skies decidedly less friendly.

Sep 22, 2021•33 min

96. A Not So Idle Botnet

Episode 96 of Breaking Badness is now available. This week Chad Anderson, Tim Helming, and Kelsey LaBelle discuss a RCE in MSHTML and a new DDoS botnet that has been attacking

Sep 15, 2021•40 min