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Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec

Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalatdefensivesecurity.org
Defensive Security is a weekly information security podcast which reviews recent high profile cyber security breaches, data breaches, malware infections and intrusions to identify lessons that we can learn and apply to the organizations we protect.
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Episodes

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 228

https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-is-how-artificial-intelligence-will-become-weaponized-in-future-cyberattacks/ https://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/12434583/everyone-needs-to-take-responsibility-for-cybersecurity-in-the-workplace https://www.zdnet.com/article/adobe-coldfusion-servers-under-attack-from-apt-group/ https://www.securityweek.com/troubled-waters-how-new-wave-cyber-attacks-targeting-maritime-trade https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/77676/malware/industrial-facilities-malware.h...

Nov 13, 201847 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 227

https://www.zdnet.com/article/equifax-engineer-who-designed-breach-portal-gets-8-months-of-house-arrest-for-insider-trading/ https://www.csoonline.com/article/3314557/security/ransomware-attack-hits-north-carolina-water-utility-following-hurricane.html https://www.securityweek.com/insurer-anthem-will-pay-record-16m-massive-data-breach https://blog.sucuri.net/2018/10/malicious-redirects-from-newsharecounts-com-tweet-counter.html https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2018/09/26/sec-hits-voya-financial-advi...

Oct 30, 201858 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 226 redux

https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/bec-as-a-service-offers-hacked-business-accounts-for-as-little-as-150/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ic3-issues-alert-regarding-remote-desktop-protocol-rdp-attacks/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/10/supply-chain-security-is-the-whole-enchilada-but-whos-willing-to-pay-for-it/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwHW_W1KbK4&feature=youtu.be

Oct 08, 20181 hr 1 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 225

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pa8emg/russian-indicted-jp-morgan-chase-hack https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-government-releases-post-mortem-report-on-equifax-hack/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/phishing-alert-north-korean-hacking-attacks-shows-your-email-is-still-the-weakest-link/ https://www.verizon.com/about/news/lifting-lid-cybercrime

Sep 09, 201853 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 224

https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-destructive-ransomware-has-made-crooks-6m-by-encrypting-data-and-backups/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reddit-announces-security-breach-after-hackers-bypassed-staffs-2fa/ https://www.databreachtoday.com/art-steal-fin7s-highly-effective-phishing-a-11286 https://www.wired.com/story/notpetya-cyberattack-ukraine-russia-code-crashed-the-world/

Aug 31, 201844 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 223

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/personal-info-of-15m-singhealth-patients-including-pm-lee-stolen-in-singapores-most https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/labcorp-still-recovering-from-ransomware-attack-a-11235 https://www.securityweek.com/cyber-axis-evil-rewriting-cyber-kill-chain https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/prolific-hacking-group-steals-almost-1-million-from-russian-bank/#p3 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/us-charges-12-russian-intelligence-officers...

Jul 31, 201846 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 222

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3285982/data-protection/4-reasons-why-cisos-must-think-like-developers-to-build-cybersecurity-platforms.html https://www.csoonline.com/article/3287655/phishing/stop-training-your-employees-to-fall-for-phishing-attacks.html https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/cryptojacking-displaces-ransomware-as-top-malware-threat-a-11165 https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Infrastructure/Incident_Reports/2018-06-28_Github

Jul 15, 201852 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 221

https://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/security-projects-cisos-should-consider-gartner.html https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/26/digitally_signed_malware/ https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/californias-new-privacy-law-its-almost-gdpr-in-us-a-11149 https://blog.erratasec.com/2018/06/lessons-from-npetya-one-year-later.html

Jul 03, 201843 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 220

https://www.wired.com/story/exactis-database-leak-340-million-records/ https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/06/19/opm-breach-fraud/ https://www.tenable.com/blog/should-you-still-prioritize-exploit-kit-vulnerabilities

Jun 28, 201840 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 219

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3276584/ransomware/what-does-a-ransomware-attack-cost-beware-the-hidden-expenses.html https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/mental-health-provider-pays-ransom-to-recover-data-a-11040 https://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/data-security/did-we-see-our-first-data-breach-of-the-gdpr-era.html

Jun 19, 201836 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 218

https://www.zdnet.com/article/wannacry-ransomware-crisis-one-year-on-are-we-ready-for-the-next-global-cyber-attack/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/enterprise-vulnerability-management-as-effective-as-random-chance/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/enterprise-codebases-plagued-by-open-source-vulnerabilities/ https://www.databreachtoday.com/nuance-communications-breach-affected-45000-patients-a-11002

May 28, 201852 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 217

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3262168/ransomware/customers-describe-the-impact-of-the-allscripts-ransomware-attack.html https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/atlanta-city-splurges-27m/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/04/insecure-rsa-conference-app-leaked-attendee-data/ https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-unnerving-supply-chain-attack-that-corrupted-ccleaner/

Apr 24, 201845 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 215

https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/nj-ag-smacks-practice-hefty-fine-for-vendor-breach-a-10774 https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/panera-bread-data-leak-persisted-for-eight-months-a-10760 http://www.eweek.com/security/best-buy-delta-sears-hit-by-third-party-chat-widget-breach http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-hack-folo-20180328-story.html

Apr 13, 201852 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 214

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3265024/privacy/are-you-letting-gdpr-s-privacy-rules-trump-security.html http://www.zdnet.com/article/doj-indicts-iranian-hackers-for-stealing-data-from-144-us-universities/ https://www.databreachtoday.com/report-guccifer-20-unmasked-at-last-a-10737 https://www.databreachtoday.com/expedias-orbitz-suspects-880000-payment-cards-stolen-a-10729 https://www.csoonline.com/article/3266364/security/samsam-group-deletes-atlantas-contact-portal-after-the-address-goes-publ...

Mar 29, 201850 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 213

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/mar/14/equifax-insider-trading-data-breach-jun-ying-charged https://gizmodo.com/us-power-company-fined-2-7-million-over-security-flaws-1823745994 https://www.csoonline.com/article/3262551/data-protection/are-your-employees-unwittingly-invalidating-your-cyber-liability-insurance.html https://www.cisecurity.org/controls/

Mar 21, 201842 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 212

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3258817/data-breach/sec-guidance-on-it-security-would-you-report-security-risks-before-a-breach.html http://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-are-selling-legitimate-code-signing-certificates-to-evade-malware-detection/ http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/39380423/equifax-expects-net-200-million-in-breach-related-costs-in-2018/ http://www.eweek.com/security/crowdstrike-reveals-time-to-breakout-as-key-cyber-security-metric https://www.securityweek.com/sophisticated-cyberspies-...

Mar 13, 20181 hr 8 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 211

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/destructive-malware-wreaks-havoc-at-pyeongchang-2018-winter-olympics/ https://www.cyberscoop.com/atos-olympics-hack-olympic-destroyer-malware-peyongchang/ https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/blogs/attribution-games-dont-rush-to-blame-p-2594 http://www.zdnet.com/article/meltdown-spectre-flaws-weve-found-new-attack-variants-say-researchers/ https://news.iu.edu/stories/2018/02/iub/releases/13-paper-suggests-agency-to-prevent-cyberattacks.html

Feb 19, 201845 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 209

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3247653/data-protection/5-mistakes-ive-made-and-how-to-avoid-them.html https://www.csoonline.com/article/3244650/disaster-recovery/why-we-continue-to-fail-lessons-learned-from-the-atlanta-airport-fiasco.html https://www.wired.com/story/meltdown-and-spectre-patches-take-toll/

Jan 17, 20181 hr 11 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 208

https://www.upguard.com/breaches/cloud-leak-alteryx?ilink=1 https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/12/4-years-after-target-the-little-guy-is-the-target/

Dec 30, 20171 hr 6 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 207

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3239645/data-protection/3-common-cybersecurity-maturity-failings.html https://www.troyhunt.com/the-trouble-with-politicians-sharing-passwords/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/12/phishers-are-upping-their-game-so-should-you/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-cyber-payment-exclusive/exclusive-uber-paid-20-year-old-florida-man-to-keep-data-breach-secret-sources-idUSKBN1E101C

Dec 14, 20171 hr 4 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 206

http://www.zdnet.com/article/national-credit-federation-leaked-us-citizen-data-through-unsecured-aws-bucket/ http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/21/uber-concealed-attack-that-exposed-data-of-57-million/

Dec 05, 201742 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 205

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/09/chipzilla_come_closer_closer_listen_dump_ime/ https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/mayer-strengthened-defense-couldnt-stop-massive-breaches-a-10442 http://www.securityweek.com/phishing-poses-biggest-threat-users-google

Nov 13, 201739 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 204

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/59-percent-of-employees-hit-by-ransomware-at-work-paid-ransom-out-of-their-own-pockets/ https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ne3bv7/equifax-breach-social-security-numbers-researcher-warning https://www.csoonline.com/article/3234675/data-protection/6-reasons-why-awareness-programs-fail-even-when-following-best-practices.html https://cyberbalancesheet.com/

Nov 06, 2017

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 203

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-09-29/the-equifax-hack-has-all-the-hallmarks-of-state-sponsored-pros https://www.databreachtoday.com/ex-ceo-blames-human-error-tech-failures-for-equifax-breach-a-10349 http://www.zdnet.com/article/wsj-kaspersky-software-likely-used-in-russian-backed-nsa-breach/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/israel-hacked-kaspersky-then-tipped-the-nsa-that-its-tools-had-been-breached/2017/10/10/d48ce774-aa95-11e7-850e-2bdd1236be5d_story.html ht...

Oct 16, 2017

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 202

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/ccleaner-backdoor-infecting-millions-delivered-mystery-payload-to-40-pcs/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/26/equifax_ceo_resigns/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/09/source-deloitte-breach-affected-all-company-email-admin-accounts/comment-page-2/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/26/deloitte_leak_github_and_google/

Oct 02, 2017

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 201

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/09/equifax-breach-response-turns-dumpster-fire/ https://www.welivesecurity.com/2017/09/06/security-vulnerability-leaves-fortune-100-firms-vulnerable/ http://nypost.com/2017/09/08/equifax-blames-giant-breach-on-vendor-software-flaw/amp/ https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-struts-statement-on-equifax https://qz.com/1073221/the-hackers-who-broke-into-equifax-exploited-a-nine-year-old-security-flaw/

Sep 11, 201756 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 200

http://www.securityweek.com/three-questions-every-ciso-should-be-able-answer https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/08/powerful-backdoor-found-in-software-used-by-100-banks-and-energy-cos/?amp=1 https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/08/blowing-the-whistle-on-bad-attribution/ http://www.csoonline.com/article/3213030/security/when-it-comes-to-the-cloud-do-cisos-have-their-heads-in-the-sand.html http://www.zdnet.com/article/petya-ransomware-cyber-attack-costs-could-hit-300m-for-shipping-gia...

Aug 29, 201751 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 199

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/10/salesforce_fires_its_senior_security_engineers_after_defcon_talk/?mt=1502653861726 https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/10/carbon_black_denies_sec_sys_broken/ http://www.databreachtoday.com/ocr-tells-organizations-to-step-up-phishing-scam-awareness-a-10174 https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/anthem-medicare-patients-hit-breach/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/07/cba_blames_software_for_money_laundering_miss/

Aug 14, 201752 min

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 198

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/wannacry-inspires-worm-like-module-in-trickbot/d/d-id/1329491 http://www.securityweek.com/one-million-exposed-adware-hijacked-chrome-extension https://www.darkreading.com/risk/can-your-risk-assessment-stand-up https://youtu.be/ac1NeL6_o0k

Aug 07, 201753 min
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