The 443 - Security Simplified

An Uber Hack

This week on the podcast, we cover Uber's most recent security incident and the alleged individual behind it. After that, we dive into the world of gas station operational technology and potential security weaknesses in one tool. Finally, we end with a chat about the FBI CISO Academy and how the FBI as a whole is trying to reshape relationships with the private sector.

Are CISOs Legally Accountable for Security?

This week on the podcast we cover a court case that is attempting to hold the ex-CISO of a popular tech company accountable for their actions involving a data breach dating back to 2016. Before that though, we dive in to a novel command and control (C2) method as well as the latest commoditization of a sophisticated cyber attack technique.

A Day in the Life of a Malware Analyst

This week on the podcast we sit down with Ryan Estes, a malware analyst on  the WatchGauard Threat Lab team, to discuss what it takes to rapidly differentiate malware from goodware. In this interview, we discuss what it takes to get in to malware analytics, popular tools to help with the task, and resources anyone can follow to build up skills.

The Twitter Thing

This week on the podcast, we cover the big whistleblower complaint against Twitter including our hot takes on who to believe. We then cover an FBI alert on evasion techniques cyber criminals are deploying in their authentication attacks before finishing with a highlight of a very convincing phish.

2022 Black Hat and Def Con Recap

This week on the podcast we review our time at this year's Black Hat and Def Con cybersecurity conferences in Las Vegas. We'll cover how the WatchGuard CTF contest went this year and discuss takeaways from a few of the briefings we attended.

Hacker Summer Camp 2022

This week on the podcast, we give our preview of the Black Hat and Def Con cybersecurity conferences, aka Hacker Summer Camp. Throughout the episode, we'll discuss the briefings and panels we're most excited to see and what we hope to get out of them. If you're not able to attend either conference in person this year, be sure to watch the Def Con Youtube channel for recordings!
Also, check out our capture the flag contest at WGCTF.com!

Private Sector Offensive Actors

This week on the podcast we discuss the shifting landscape of phishing attacks in the wake of Microsoft's efforts to block malicious Office macros. We then cover a private organization that has been found not just selling exploit tools but also participating in offensive cyber operations. We end the episode with a review of IBM and the Ponemon Institute's Cost of a Breach Report for 2022.

USA’s Answer to GDPR

This week on the podcast, we discuss the current cyber skills gab and a federal program designed to help combat it. After that, we dive in to the American Data Privacy protection Act and what it potentially means if passed by US Congress. We end this week with a quick update on Microsoft's attempts to protect users from malicious macro-enabled documents.

Rolling PWN

This week on the podcast we cover the latest in car hacking research, this time targeting vulnerabilities in remote keyless entry. We then dive in to Microsoft's latest research on Adversary in the Middle (AitM) attacks and end with key findings from the latest WatchGuard Threat Lab quarterly Internet Security Report.

Grading Gartner’s Guesses

This week on the podcast, we discuss two recent security reports, one on the topic of open source software and the other on "insecure by design" in the Operational Technology (OT) space. We go through the key findings from each report and what our thoughts are on their accuracy within the real world. We end the week by covering Gartner's 8 security prediction from their Security and Risk Management summit last week and what we think their likelihood of hitting are in the years to come.