52 episodes

Get inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers. Each week, we’ll educate and entertain you by breaking down and simplifying the latest cyber security headlines and trends. Using our special blend of expertise, wit, and cynicism, we’ll turn complex security concepts into easily understood and actionable insights.

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Get inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers. Each week, we’ll educate and entertain you by breaking down and simplifying the latest cyber security headlines and trends. Using our special blend of expertise, wit, and cynicism, we’ll turn complex security concepts into easily understood and actionable insights.

    The 2024 Verizon DBIR

    The 2024 Verizon DBIR

    https://youtu.be/dwRG_wO0vgc



    This week on the podcast, we cover the key takeaways from the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Before that, we discuss what we learned from United Healthcare CEO Andrew Witty's congressional testimony on their ransomware attack in February. We also discuss a research article from JFrog on malicious Docker Hub repositories.

    • 50 min
    Cisco ArcaneDoor Attack

    Cisco ArcaneDoor Attack

    https://youtu.be/GnxViRW1A24



    This week on the podcast, we cover a nation-state backed attack against Cisco ASA appliances which Cisco TALOS themselves have dubbed "ArcaneDoor." After that, we discuss a phishing tookit being used to target LastPass users before ending with a new way to deliver malware payloads using legitimate services.

    • 44 min
    BatBadBut What?

    BatBadBut What?

    https://youtu.be/3fX7LRXi74I



    This week on the podcast, we cover a research post that describes a code injection vulnerability caused by the way nearly every high level programming language runs on Windows. We also discuss a series of vulnerabilities in LG televisions that allow remote attackers to root the device before ending with a chat about new adversarial tactics for delivering malware via GitHub.

    • 40 min
    Bad Month for Software Supply Chains

    Bad Month for Software Supply Chains

    https://youtu.be/0860ZmM1vgE



    This week on the podcast, we cover a software supply chain attack years in the making that was days away from a devastating global impact. After that, we cover Facebook's Project Ghostbusters and its impact on user privacy before ending with another software supply chain attack that successfully compromised developers in the gaming world.

    • 40 min
    Trucking Worms

    Trucking Worms

    https://youtu.be/VqFnomsJzdA



    This week on the podcast we discuss a vulnerability in required commercial truck hardware that could enable an automatically propagating worm across the entire US. Before that, we cover Apple's "un-patchable" vulnerability in their M-series processors as well as a vulnerability that could let attackers unlock hotel room doors at will.

    • 45 min
    A Wild Month in Ransomware

    A Wild Month in Ransomware

    https://youtu.be/iYM3y85hEkM



    This week on the podcast, we're joined by Ryan Estes, a member of WatchGuard's Zero-Trust Application Service classification team and resident ransomware expert to discuss the wild month in ransomware news. We start the episode with a story about a fake ransomware operator that scammed cybercriminals out of tens of thousands of dollars before discussing two major Ransomware-as-a-Service operators that have had a pretty rough couple of weeks.

    • 29 min

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