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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 .
This week, hosts Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show), Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We have some follow up wh...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A security architecture that incorporates the cloud shared responsibility model, a vendor provided security stack, and network peering with one or more of the big content providers and their associated fiber networks. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/security-service-edge Audio reference link: Netskope (2022). What is Security Service Edge (SSE). YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9H84nvgBqw [Accessed 21 O...
This week, hosts Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show), Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Dave sits down with Simon Horswell...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A social engineering tactic in which hackers build a malicious domain to mimic a legitimate one. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/domain-spoofing Audio reference link: “Mission Impossible Fallout - Hospital Scene.” YouTube , YouTube, 8 Oct. 2018,
This week, while Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) is out at a conference, hosts Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by friend of the show Michele Kellerman , as they are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal ...
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 , former FBI cybercrime ...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A layer seven firewall that sits in line at the boundary between the internet and an organization's network perimeter that allows security policy enforcement and can perform certain prevention and detection tasks. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/secure-web-gateway Audio reference link: Vintage Computer Federation (2015). VCF East 9.1 - Ches’ Computer Security Adventures - Bill Cheswick. YouTube. Available at: https://www.yout...
This week, hosts Dave Bittner , Joe Carrigan , and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Joe has two stories this week, starting with scammers cashing...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Digital evidence that a system or network has been breached. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/indicator-of-compromise Audio reference link: ” Suicide or Murder? | The Blind Banker | Sherlock ,” uploaded by Sherlock, 18 October 2015
This episode explores the latest social engineering scams, including critical clarifications from an IRS Criminal Investigation agent regarding real-world interactions. It delves into a new 'rage bait' phishing tactic abusing SendGrid accounts with politically charged emails. Additionally, the hosts cover Cambodia's crackdown on Southeast Asian scam networks and a convincing phone scam targeting an Uber driver.
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A system that monitors for malicious or unwanted activity, and either raises alerts when such activity is detected or blocks the traffic from passing to the target. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/intrusion-detection-system Audio reference link: “ Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention - CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 - 2.1 ,” Professor Messer, uploaded 16 November, 2017...
This week, while Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) is out, our hosts Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Joe starts us off with a chicken update. Joe’s ...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Hackers bypass, multifactor authentication schemes by sending a blizzard of spamming login attempts until the accounts owner accepts the MFA prompt out of desperation to make the spamming stop. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/mfa-prompt-bombing Audio reference link: movieclips. “ Sneakers (2/9) Movie Clip - Defeating the Keypad (1992) HD. ” YouTube , YouTube, 29 May 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG5vsPJ5Tos....
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner , Joe Carrigan , and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow up on a big honor for Dave, recognized by SAN...
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 , former FBI cybercrime investigator...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. An optional security mode for macOS and iOS that reduces the attack surface of the operating system by disabling certain commonly attacked features. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/apple-lockdown-mode Audio reference link: “ How NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Was Found on Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancée’s Phone ,” FRONTLINE, YouTube, 18 July 2021....
While our team is out on winter break, please enjoy this episode of Only Malware in the Building. Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building — but this time, it’s not just another episode. This is a special edition you won’t want to miss. For the first time, our hosts are together in-studio — and they’re turning up the heat. Literally. Join Selena Larson , Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED , along with N2K Netw...
While our team is out on winter break, please enjoy this episode of Word Notes. A security awareness training technique in which authorized, but fake phishing emails are sent to employees in order to measure and improve their resistance to real phishing attacks. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/simulated-phishing Audio reference link: “Blackhat (2014) - Hacking the NSA Scene (4/10) | Movieclips.” YouTube , YouTube, 19 Apr. 2017....
While our team is out on winter break, please enjoy this episode of Hacking Humans This week, our hosts Dave Bittner , Joe Carrigan , and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The process of installing applications on a device without the use of official software distribution channels. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/sideloading
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner , Joe Carrigan , and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. In follow-up this week, we waded into murky legal waters with a fish-demeanor pun...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A zero trust security technique that isolates application workloads from each other, allowing each one to be protected individually. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/microsegmentation Audio reference link: “ Micro-Segmentation Masterpieces ,” PJ Kirner, Illumio CTO and Co-Founder, Tech Field Day, YouTube, 13 December 2020....
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner , Joe Carrigan , and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with another chicken update for everyone. Dave’s g...
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The use of similar-looking characters in a phishing URL to spoof a legitimate site. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/homograph-phishing Audio reference link: “ Mission Impossible III 2006 Masking 01 ,” uploaded by DISGUISE MASK, 28 July 2018.
