The 443 - Security Simplified

Healthcare Hacking

This week on the podcast, we'll discuss an alert from US-CERT and the FBI that details an "imminent threat" to hospitals and other healthcare facilities, as well as some recently disclosed critical vulnerabilities in a popular healthcare records software. After that, we'll give you your (hopefully) last dose of election security news with some election related hacking from the past week.

Top Election Security Threats

With the US elections only a week away, we're talking election security on this week's episode. We'll cover what we do and don't think attackers will target in the coming week and what we can do as a country to improve our security posture.

Trickbot Takedown

This week on the podcast, we discuss the latest round of indictments against foreign intelligence agents for cyber espionage. After that, we cover a Microsoft-lead coalition that has so far made a significant impact in taking down the infrastructure behind one of the largest active botnets. Finally, we highlight key takeaways from the latest Google Threat Analysis Group update on foreign hacking efforts.

Android Ransomware Evolution

This week on The 443, we cover research from Microsoft's security team on a new Android ransomware variant that gets around Google's latest protections. We also cover a UEFI malware loader discovered by Kaspersky and the US Department of Justice's actions against a popular video game console mod chip manufacturer.

ZeroLogon

This week on the podcast we circle back to cover a critical vulnerability in Windows Server, that could allow an attacker to obtain the keys to the kingdom with minimal effort. After that, we discuss a pair of alerts from the US Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on the topic of ransomware payments.

Q2 2020 Internet Security Report

This week on the podcast, we cover the latest internet security report from WatchGuard Threat Lab. We'll go over the key takeaways from the Q2 2020 report including malware and network attacks that targeted WatchGuard customer networks. Before that though, we'll discuss an alert from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) that detailed a successful cyber attack against an unnamed federal agency.

Combating Disinformation with Nina Jankowicz

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we sit down for a chat on disinformation with Nina Jankowicz, author of How to Lose the Information War. From the US to Estonia, we’ll discuss how nation states are weaponizing social discussion against their adversaries to sow discord and advance their own influence and agenda, in some cases without even having to pick a side.

Election Security Update

This week on the podcast, we cover the city of Portland's ban on facial recognition technology for both public and private organizations, malware targeting VOIP soft switches, and an update from Microsoft on foreign hacking attempts into entities involved in this year's US elections.

Snowden Vindication?

This week on the podcast we cover an update on the MYSTIC surveillance platform, one of several covert and potentially illegal spying programs that former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked the existence of in 2014. Additionally, we'll discus an update on the payment card skimming malware MageCart and a Python Remote Access Trojan.
Episode Note: Yes, we posted this episode a bit late but we'll be back to our normal Monday episodes next week!

Uber Cover Up

This week on the podcast we cover the latest updates on Uber’s cover up of their 2016 data breach that impacted 57 million customers and employees. After that, we discuss a DDoS attack against the New Zealand Stock Exchange and an interesting malware delivery technique that researchers at ProofPoint recently disclosed.