
49 episodes

Security Explained Chris Grayson, Drew Porter, Logan Lamb
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4.9 • 18 Ratings
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Welcome to Security Explained, where we strive to make the complex realm of cyber security better understood by everyone. Join our three hackers / hosts Christopher Grayson, Drew Porter, and Logan Lamb for approachable conversation and a few laughs on the world of hackers, how to think about privacy and security in today's rapidly changing world, and how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe.
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Are Hack Back Attacks Whack??
In today's episode listen to Chris, Drew, and Logan struggle with the potential ramifications of companies retaliating against hackers by hacking them back!
How do you handle attribution? What about collateral damage?
Who in the world would actually notify the FBI prior to doing this??
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Social Engineering Gotchas
Join us as we walk through new and exciting developments in social engineering!
FTX/SBF deepfake link below - don't go to ftxcompensation.com
https://twitter.com/jason_koebler/status/1594720003923722240
Bonus content: Twilio is put on blast and we lament our AI laden future
Happy Holidays everybody! -
Best Hacks of 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, lets look at the best hacks, breaches, and just weirdness in the world of security.
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The Twitter Conundrum
Twitter, its been in the news lately, but what does it have to do with Security? In this episode we discuss the most notable items that have been happening along this new Twitter journey and how it is affecting your privacy and security on the platform and if it is going to get better.
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Bots Suck
Telling the difference between a user that's a program and a user that's a real human is a hard problem. It's also a problem that is growing in importance as more and more of our lives are subject to what happens online. We've seen incredibly successful PSYOPS campaigns, service outages, anti-competitive litigation, and myriad other harmful events occur as a direct result of automated abuse.
So what is a bot and how can you successfully deal with them? We share some of our best secrets for effectively dealing with these bad internet denizens in today's episode. -
Uber FUNK & CISO Troubles
Uber's ex-CISO has been charged with obstruction of justice and is facing up to 8 years in prison. The LinkedIn and Twitter security worlds are going crazy with the question of "What does this mean for CISOs today?"
Well if you're not engaged in obstructing federal investigations it probably won't change your risk profile at all. If you are a CISO that's obstructing federal investigations well... maybe CISO isn't the best role for you?? Join us as we dig into the "implications" (or lack thereof) of the recent conviction of ex-Uber CISO Joe Sullivan.
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/press-release/file/1306781/download
Customer Reviews
Great topics and easy to understand
A podcast for those who want to know more about security but are not techies.
Provides great points and fresh protectives not heard in other podcast or even the corporate media.
I enjoy every episode and love learning more every time I listen.
Amazing
This podcast is great! These guys really know what they’re talking about, super thought provoking and helpful.
I love this podcast! 🙂
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