Error Code

Robert Vamosi
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Error Code

Error Code is a biweekly narrative podcast that provides you both context and conversation with some of the best minds working today toward code resilience and dependability.

  1. EP 53: Securing Smart OT Systems Already In The Field

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    EP 53: Securing Smart OT Systems Already In The Field

    This is the story of how the security of OT devices in the field can be modernized virtual isolation in the cloud, adding both authentication and encryption into the mix. Bill Moore, founder and CEO of Xona, explains how you can virtualize the OT network and interact with it, adding 2FA and encryption to legacy systems already in the field.

    31 min
  2. EP 52: Hacking Cellular-Enabled IoT Devices

    12/18/2024

    EP 52: Hacking Cellular-Enabled IoT Devices

    This is the story of the secret life of cellular chips and why we need to mitigate against the unintended access they provide. Deral Heiland, Principal Security Research for IoT at Rapid 7, describes a research project he presented at the IoT Village at DEF CON 32 where they compiled AT command manuals from various vendors, discovering unexpected functionalities, such as internal web services.

    38 min
  3. EP 51: Hacking High-Performance Race Cars

    12/04/2024

    EP 51: Hacking High-Performance Race Cars

    When we think of IoT, we first think of our smart light bulbs, our smart TVs, our smart baby monitors. However, we don't typically associate IoT with high-performance race cars, and yet they collect terabytes of data each race. Austin Allen, Director of Solutions Architecture at Airlock Digital, discusses the growing presence of smart devices and the responsibility of securing them—should it be the developers who write the code, or the individuals who implement it?

    44 min
  4. EP 50: Keeping The Lights On In Ukraine

    11/19/2024

    EP 50: Keeping The Lights On In Ukraine

    What would happen if your GPS signal were jammed? It would impact more than just navigation – you'd also lose access to financial data and power. Joe Marshall, Senior IoT Strategist and Threat Researcher at Cisco Talos, discusses an innovative solution to maintain the country's power grid operations in the event of GPS jamming, whether it's a precautionary measure or an act of war.

    44 min
  5. EP 49: Hacking Android-Based ICS Devices

    11/05/2024

    EP 49: Hacking Android-Based ICS Devices

    Cybercriminal tactics against ICS include direct threats against individuals for MFA credentials, sometimes escalating to physical violence if they won’t share.

    39 min
  6. EP 48: The New Insider Threat: Hacking Corporate Office Devices

    10/22/2024

    EP 48: The New Insider Threat: Hacking Corporate Office Devices

    If smart buildings are vulnerable to hacking, what about smart offices? Even devices like printers and lighting systems could give an attacker a way in. John Terrill, CSO at Phosphorus, recalls a moment while working at a hedge fund when he found himself in a room filled with priceless art. He realized that the security cameras safeguarding these artworks were operating on outdated software, potentially containing known vulnerabilities.

    41 min
  7. EP 47: Hacking Smart Buildings

    10/08/2024

    EP 47: Hacking Smart Buildings

    If you are in IT, you are probably not thinking about the risks associated with the Otis Elevator or the Coke machine. Maybe you should. Chester Wisnieski, the director and global field CTO at Sophos, points out that IoT devices, big and small, create an outsized threat to any organization. And that’s why IoT vendors need to secure these devices, even if they only “phone home” for more Coke. If they’re on your network, they need to be secured.

    42 min
  8. EP 46: Hacking Israeli-made Water Treatment Devices In Pennsylvania

    09/24/2024

    EP 46: Hacking Israeli-made Water Treatment Devices In Pennsylvania

    Political hacktivism once mainly focused on website defacement. Now it has shifted to targeting physical devices, affecting critical infrastructure such as water treatment plants. At Black Hat USA 2024, Noam Moshe from Claroty highlighted how the HMIs in PLC devices from Israeli manufacturers may be susceptible to political attacks by nation-state actors using unknown vulnerabilities in the PComm protocol.

    34 min
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Error Code is a biweekly narrative podcast that provides you both context and conversation with some of the best minds working today toward code resilience and dependability.

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  • Creator
    Robert Vamosi
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    54
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
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