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ShadowTalk: Powered by ReliaQuest

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Want to hear what industry experts really think about the cyber threats they face? ShadowTalk is a weekly cybersecurity podcast, made by practitioners for practitioners, featuring analytical insights on the latest cybersecurity news and threat research.

Threat Intelligence Analyst Kim Bromley brings over 15 years of experience in threat intelligence across the public and private sectors. Kim and her guests provide practical perspectives on the week’s top cybersecurity news and share knowledge and best practices to help businesses mitigate the most pertinent cyber threats. 

 

With over 1,000 customers worldwide and 1,200 teammates across six global operating centers, ReliaQuest delivers security outcomes for the most trusted enterprise brands in the world. Learn more at www.reliaquest.com.

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Episodes

Special: Russia and Ukraine Conflict

ShadowTalk host Chris alongside Stefano, Rory, and Austin bring you the latest on the escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine. This episode they cover:* The current situation between Russia and Ukraine* Reasons for Russia’s invasions* International reactions to the escalation* Future projections and likely cybersecurity outcomes

Feb 23, 202232 min

Weekly: US DoJ Indictment, Grey Hat & ETH's Bounty, Crypto Ads

ShadowTalk host Stefano alongside Saul, Rory, and Dylan bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* US DoJ Indictment Against Weird-Acting BTC Laundering Couple* Grey Hat and ETH's Phat Bug Bounty* Crypto Superbowl Ads***Resources from this week’s podcast***Automate Alert Investigation And Response With XSOAR And SearchLighthttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/automate-alert-investigation-and-response-with-xsoar-and-searchlight/Initial Access Brokers In 2021: ...

Feb 18, 202243 min

Weekly: Microsoft to Enable Macros in Office, Russia Arrests Hacking Group, Valentine's Day Concerns

ShadowTalk host Chris alongside Ivan and Austin bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* Microsoft Announces Plans to Enable Macros in Office Applications* Russia Arrests Six People Linking to Hacking Group* Things To Be Aware of This Valentine's Day ***Resources from this week’s podcast***Valentine's Day: Share Your Love, Not Your Credentialshttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/valentines-day-share-your-love-not-your-credentials/Growing Tension Between Rus...

Feb 11, 202221 min

Weekly: Cyber Operations As Part of Hybrid Warfare in Russia-Ukraine Context

ShadowTalk host Stefano alongside Saul and Rory bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:*Cyber Operations as part of Hybrid Warfare in the Russia-Ukraine context***Resources from this week’s podcast***Beijing 2022: Why You Should Or Shouldn’t Care About The Winter Olympicshttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/beijing-2022-why-you-should-or-shouldnt-care-about-the-winter-olympics/What We’re Reading This Month – January 2022https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-a...

Feb 04, 202226 min

Weekly: Malicious QR Codes, Ransomware Insider Attacks, Russia/Ukraine Conflict Escalates

ShadowTalk host Chris alongside Austin and Ivan bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* Maliciously crafted Quick Response (QR) Codes* Ransomware Insider Attacks* Growing Russia/Ukraine Conflict***Resources from this week’s podcast***Life In Prison: The Cybercriminal Perspectivehttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/life-in-prison-the-cybercriminal-perspective/Vulnerability Intelligence: A Best Practice Guidehttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/v...

Jan 28, 202225 min

Weekly: Attacks Against Ukrainian Websites, REvil Arrests, and Microsoft Wiper

ShadowTalk host Stefano alongside Kimberley, Dani, Rory, and Xueyin bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* Defacement attack against Ukrainian government websites* REvil arrests* Microsoft Wiper***Resources from this week’s podcast***Navigating The Threat Intelligence Market In 2022https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/navigating-the-threat-intelligence-market-in-2022/Ransomware Q4 Overviewhttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/ransomware-q4-over...

Jan 21, 202234 min

Weekly: H2 Database Vulnerability, DDoS Extortion, and Alternate ransomware techniques

ShadowTalk host Chris alongside Ivan and Austin bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover: * A Critical H2 Database Vulnerability* DDoS Extortion* Alternate ransomware techniques***Resources from this week’s podcast***Cyber Threats to the Education Systemhttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cyber-threats-to-education/How Do Ransomware Groups Launder Paymentshttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/how-do-ransomware-groups-launder-payments/JFrog researc...

Jan 14, 202221 min

Especial: Servicios financieros, ransomware, y ciberdelincuencia

Bienvenido a ShadowTalk en Español! En este episodio, Stefano y Dani van a discutir: Amenazas a los servicios financierosLas tres áreas de riesgo El desarrollo del ransomware El desarollo de la ciberdelincuencia Come siempre, si teneis algún comentario sobre este episodio o si queréis saber mas de algún tema, escribenos a [email protected] y estaremos muy felices para tomar sus preguntas!

Jan 07, 202236 min

Weekly: Closing out 2021 with Log4j Updates, Karakurt News, and a Cybercriminal Arrest

ShadowTalk host Chris is joined by both the US and UK teams for the last podcast episode of 2021. This episode they cover: * The Log4j vulnerability and what has happened since its discovery* The Karakurt extortion group is making headlines* An individual considered the most prolific cybercriminal to date has been arrestedCheck out the latest Intelligence Summary: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-17th-dec Don’t forget to sign up for Nif...

Dec 17, 202137 min

Special: Log4j Zero-day Vulnerability

ShadowTalk host Sean alongside Rick, Chris and Rob bring you the latest on the recent Log4j Zero-day Vulnerability. This episode they cover: * The background of the vulnerability* What’s happening now* Long-tail strategic implications ***Resources from this week’s podcast***Curated List of Log4j IOCs https://github.com/curated-intel/Log4Shell-IOCsLog4j: What We Know So Farhttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/the-log4j-zero-day-what-we-know-so-far/ Subscribe to our threat intelligence...

Dec 13, 202123 min

Weekly: NICKEL Targets LATAM and Europe, Quantum Computing, and UK Cyberattack

ShadowTalk host Stefano alongside Chris and Dani bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This episode they cover: * NICKEL’s campaign targets Latin America and Europe* What on earth is Quantum computing and why should we pay attention to it* A cyberattack has paralyzed a UK supermarket infrastructure; would you consider that critical infrastructure?Check out the latest Intelligence Summary: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-10th-dec...

Dec 10, 202131 min

Weekly: GoDaddy Breach, MosesStaff Political Attacks, and Conti Orchestrates Emotet Comeback

ShadowTalk host Chris alongside Rory, Dylan and Xue, bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This episode they cover: * Emotet botnet comeback orchestrated by Conti ransomware gang* GoDaddy Breach* MosesStaff conducting politically motivated attacksCheck out the latest Intelligence Summary: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-26th-nov***Resources from this week’s podcast***Black Friday: Is there a threat actor in. Your shopping cart?h...

Nov 26, 202132 min

Weekly: Exploit-as-a-Service, Emotet’s Return, and FBI Fake Email Campaign

ShadowTalk host Stefano alongside Saul, Kim and Xue, bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This episode they cover: * Vulnerability Intelligence: Exploit-as-a-Service* Emotet’s return* FBI fake emails campaign***Resources from this week’s podcast***NEW! Vulnerability Intelligence Reporthttps://resources.digitalshadows.com/whitepapers-and-reports/vulnerability-intelligence-do-you-know-where-your-flaws-are?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=vulnerability-reportEmotet is...

Nov 19, 202136 min

Special: NCSAM Takeaways and Key Resources

ShadowTalk host Chris alongside Kim and Xue are covering the key takeaways from this year’s NCSAM and share several best-practice pieces released by the security experts at Digital Shadows throughout the month including: * Managing Your Digital Shadow* Phight the Phish * Putting Cybersecurity First***Resources from this week’s podcast***Managing Your Digital Shadow:https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cybersecurity-awareness-month-week-1-managing-your-digital-shadow/ Phight the Phish...

Nov 15, 202138 min

Weekly: Robinhood data leak, NSO in US Appeals Court and Iranian-linked hackers target ISPs

ShadowTalk host Sean alongside Austin and Ivan bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* NSO gets dunked on in US appeals court* Iranian-linked hackers go after ISPs and telcos across MENA * Robinhood leaks data for 7 million customers***Resources from this week’s podcast***What We’re Reading This Month: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/what-were-reading-this-month-nov-2021/The dangers of fake blockchains: https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research...

Nov 12, 202118 min

Weekly: NRA under the gun, Groove hoax, and Conti gulf apology

ShadowTalk host Sean alongside Ivan and Austin bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* Grief gets NRA under the gun * Is Groove a hoax?* Conti apologizes to the Gulf & FBI warns against inside data used to target victims***Resources from this week’s podcast***Splunk’s Threat Research Team delivers detections based on CISA’s top exploited vulns list: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/cisa-s-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog-and-splunk.html CISA bulle...

Nov 05, 202124 min

Weekly: NOBELIUM is back, Ransomware Decryptors and Employers, and Spooky Halloween Tales

ShadowTalk host Stefano alongside Adam, Kim, Rory, and Dylan bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* NOBELIUM targets Global IT Supply Chain again* A tale of Ransomware Employers and Decryptors * Spooky Halloween tales * PLUS we say goodbye to one of the podcast favs ***Resources from this week’s podcast***NCASM: Cybersecurity First https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cybersecurity-awareness-month-cybersecurity-first/ Subscribe to our threat intelligence ...

Oct 29, 202151 min

Weekly: REvil Rep Death, Ransomware Trends, and BlackMatter Advisory

Weekly: REvil Rep Death, Ransomware Trends, and BlackMatter Advisory ShadowTalk host Sean alongside Austin and Ivan bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* REvil rep death* Q3 Ransomware trends* BlackMatter CISA advisory***Resources from this week’s podcast***REvil Domain Hackedhttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/revil-domains-hijacked/ CISA Alertshttps://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa21-291a Subscribe to our threat intelligence email: https://info.digit...

Oct 22, 202125 min

Weekly: FIN12 targets healthcare, Google Phishing, and Pentagon Official Resigns

ShadowTalk host Stefano alongside Adam, Kim, and Chris bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* FIN12 targets healthcare sector and make extensive use of IAB* Google alerts 14,000 users about being targets of APT phishing campaign* APT41 use COVID-19 lures in latest phishing attacks* US Official resign over US-Chinese AI & cybersecurity differenceCheck out our latest Weekly Intelligence Summary: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekl...

Oct 15, 202150 min

Weekly: Twitch Hack, Facebook blackout, and Pandora Papers

ShadowTalk host Sean alongside Rick, Ivan, and Austin bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:Twitch hacked! Facebook takes a day offRansomware roundup - revelations from REvil, LockBit, and Conti Pandora Papers releasedCheck out our latest Weekly Intelligence Summary: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-8th-oct***Resources from this week’s podcast***Kick off Cyber Security Awareness Month with our latest blog - P...

Oct 08, 202127 min

Weekly: NOBELIUM Malware, BEC scheme, and EU Condemns Russian Cyberactivity

ShadowTalk host Adam alongside Kim, and Saul bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* Newly detected NOBELIUM malware creates persistent backdoor* Four individuals charged with wide-ranging BEC scheme* EU condemns Russian cyber activity ahead of electionsCheck out our latest Weekly Intelligence Summary: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-1st-oct***Resources from this week’s podcast***[Digital Shadows Blog]What W...

Oct 01, 202129 min

Weekly: FBI under fire, Microsoft goes passwordless, and RaidForums

ShadowTalk host Sean alongside Rick, Alec, and Ivan bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* FBI under fire about decryption keys * Microsoft goes passwordless* RaidForums left restricted area openhttps://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-24th-sept***Resources from this week’s podcast***[Digital Shadows Blog]Ukrainian-language Cybercriminal Markets: Do They Still Exist? https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/...

Sep 29, 202126 min

Special: Dr. Tom Robinson - Threats to Crypto and Tracking Ransomware with Blockchain Analytics

ShadowTalk hosts Sean Nikkel and CISO, Rick Holland sit down with Dr. Tom Robinson, Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of Elliptic. They cover:* Dr. Robinson’s early days as a physicist before getting into the world of cybersecurity* Cyberthreats to Bitcoin and the Cryptocurrency landscape* Tracking Ransomware with Blockchain Analytics ***Resources from this week’s podcast***[Blog] Liquid Exchange Hack https://www.elliptic.co/blog/liquid-exchange-hacked-94-million-stolen[Blog] Cybercriminals Build B...

Sep 15, 202141 min

Weekly: Mozi arrest, Fortinet credentials, and Splunk PowerShell Release

ShadowTalk hosts Sean, Rick, Ivan, and Austin bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* Mozi botnet operators arrested in China, >1.5M devices since 2019* Groove gang releases creds of comp’d Fortinet appliances, ~500k * Splunk releases new PowerShell analytics for threat hunters, includes support for SOAR responsesGet this week's Intelligence Summary: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-10th-september***Resour...

Sep 10, 202118 min

Weekly: ProxyToken and Lockfile, AlphaBay’s Comeback

ShadowTalk hosts Stefano, Chris, Kim, and Adam bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:* The greatest comeback since Ronaldo rejoined UTD* ProxyToken and Lockfile* AlphaBay’s comeback***Resources from this week’s podcast***Social Media Monitoring Solutions Guidehttps://resources.digitalshadows.com/whitepapers-and-reports/social-media-monitoring-solutions-guideThe Never-ending Ransomware Storyhttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/the-never-ending-ransomware-st...

Sep 03, 202141 min

Weekly: #tbt Throwback Thursday Edition

ShadowTalk hosts Sean, Ivan, Alec, and Rick Holland bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:- Botnets are still the hotness - Mirai is growing again and Mozi’s made new moves- ShinyHunters are back!- Hacktivists take on governmentsGet this week’s intelligence summary at: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-august-27***Resources from this week’s podcast***ShinyHuntershttps://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research...

Aug 27, 202129 min

Weekly: Prometheus, Ransomware Updates, and Microsoft Morse Code

ShadowTalk hosts Adam, Chris, and Kim bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:- Malicious use of TDS and the newly reported Prometheus TDS- Ransomware updates: Synack release decryption key and Vice Society targets PrintNightmare- The Microsoft phishing campaign that utilized morse code as an encryption mechanism Get this week’s intelligence summary at: https://resources.digitalshadows.com/weekly-intelligence-summary/weekly-intelligence-summary-august-20***Resources fro...

Aug 20, 202135 min

Weekly: Phishing Site Targets Scammers, China Pulls False Flag in Israel, $600 Million Crypto Hack

ShadowTalk hosts Sean, Ivan, Charles, and CISO Rick Holland bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:- CISO Rick Holland touches on the latest news on AlphaBay - could the forum be back? - The team chat about LockBit’s big hit on Accenture- Charles runs through Krebs Security run-in with a scammer who had been targeted by a phishing site for BriansClub- Ivan talks about the Chinese espionage group that pulled a false flag to Iran and Israel - Sean delves into the latest ...

Aug 13, 202129 min

Weekly: Wiper Malware Targets Tokyo Olympics, MeteorExpress Attack, PwnedPiper, Hopper and More!

ShadowTalk hosts Adam, Dylan and Kim bring you the latest in threat intelligence. This week they cover:- Recent Wiper malware targeting the 2020 Tokyo Olympics - Dylan dives into the MeteorExpress attack, which targeted Iranian transport systems - Kim runs through PwnedPiper vulnerabilities that impact pneumatic tube systems in hospitals - could this lead to a ransomware attack? - Adam and the team discuss a new machine learning security tool called Hopper, which is used to detect lateral moveme...

Aug 06, 202149 min
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