A data privacy legal framework that applies to all countries in the European Union, regulating the transmission, storage, and use of personal data associated with residents of the EU. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/general-data-protection-regulation Audio reference link: “Mr. Robot Predicts JPM Coin!” YouTube , YouTube, 14 Feb. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ee-cHbCI0s....
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson , Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED . Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by her co-hosts N2K Networks Dave Bittner and ...
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A conversational language model developed by the company OpenAI. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/chatgpt Audio reference link: jeongphill. “Movie - Her, First Meet OS1 (Operation System One, Os One, OS1).” YouTube , YouTube, 29 June 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV01B5kVsC0 ....
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow up on a...
A cyber attack technique where adversaries intercept communications between two parties in order to collect useful information or to sabotage or corrupt the communication in some manner. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/man-in-the-middle-attack
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Joe once again shares tales from his "stu...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A branch of the US Department of Commerce whose stated mission is to “promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.” CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/national-institute-of-standards-and-technology Audio reference link: Center, M.I., 2022. 2022 Meridian Summit: Cultivating Trust in Technolog...
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow, a sweeping DOJ-led cra...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A team responsible for responding to and managing cybersecurity incidents involving computer systems and networks in order to minimize the damage and to restore normal operations as quickly as possible. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cirt Audio reference link: Avery, B., 2017. 24 TV May 05 Season4 [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq_2xPuqI-E&list=PLGHedLavrFoGsea1ZCHBm9-nK5FdM3_Kd&i...
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson , Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED . Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by her co-hosts N2K Networks Dave Bittner and Keith Mular...
This week, while Maria is on vacation, Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by Michele Kellerman as they discuss the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow up: a quick shoutout to Blood Cancer United and then we get into a listener “Chicken Chat” from Sue about handling an...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A software program installed unintentionally by a user that typically performs tasks not asked for by the installer. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/potentially-unwanted-program Audio reference link: Butler, S., 2022. Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPS) EXPLAINED [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L429Iahbww (accessed 1.6.23)....
This week, while Maria is on vacation, Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by Michele Kellerman as they discuss the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Dave brings us a lively follow-up from his recent theater outing the conversation circles back to chicken talk. Michele also highlights the work of B...
Malware that disables a system in exchange for a ransom, usually by encrypting the system's data until the user pays for the decryption key. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/ransomware Audio reference link: https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.d6a9f744-47b0-ac70-aa56-b31fd0f58482&territory=US&ref_=share_ios_season&r=web...
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. If you thought you could escape chicken talk, you we're w...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The name of a wireless access point. CyberWire Glossary link . Audio reference link: SSID Management - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 1.5 , Professor Messer, uploaded August 3rd, 2014.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Your favorite follow up story is back, this time Sue from Austral...
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson , Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED . Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by her co-hosts N2K Networks Dave Bittner and Keith Mularski ...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A U.S. Government specification for data encryption using an asymmetric key algorithm. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/advanced-encryption-standard Audio reference link: papadoc73. “Claude Debussy: Clair De Lune.” YouTube , YouTube, 6 Oct. 2008.
This week, Maria Varmazis and Joe Carrigan , joined by friend of the show Michele Kellerman , dig into the latest social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits making headlines. Dave Bittner is tied up covering RSA, but will be back next week. First up, a follow-up from listener Bruce, who was hit with hundreds of spam emails in what looks like a subscription bombing attack, overwhelming Go...
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow up on what else? Joe's chickens! Oh Dottie! And...
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow up on aggravated identity theft and how it ties to crim...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A system that translates text-based URLs to their underlying numerical IP addresses. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/domain-name-system-dns Audio reference link: HistoryHeard. “ History Heard: Paul Mockapetris. ” YouTube , YouTube, 5 Apr. 2009.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner head to Orlando to attend ThreatLocker 's Zero Trust World 2026 (ZTW). There, they discussed the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Joe Carrigan was unable to join the team, but they have a very special guest, host of...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A social engineering technique in which a threat actor poses as a trusted person or entity in order to trick the victim into disclosing information or performing an action that benefits the attacker. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pretexting Audio reference link: “ Batch Pin Hurt Charlize Theron Skin | the Italian Job (2003) Movie Scene. ” YouTube , YouTube, 22 Nov. 2016....
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. For our follow up this week we get an update Merriam-Webster dictionary for Joe, and list...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A layer seven firewall designed to block threats at the application layer of the open system interconnection model, the OSI model. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/web-application-firewall Audio reference link: “VCF East 9.1 - Ches' Computer Security Adventures - Bill Cheswick.” YouTube , 29 Dec. 2015, https://youtu.be/trR1cuBtcPs ....
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Maria’s story covers a BBC experiment by Thomas Germain showing how easily major AI tools like Ch...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. An IT governance framework developed by ISACA. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cobit Audio reference link: isacappc. “How Do You Explain Cobit to Your Dad – or Your CEO?” YouTube , YouTube, 24 Aug. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYATVkddIyw .
