The 443 - Security Simplified

One Full Trip Around the Sun

It’s been one year since episode #1 of The 443 – Security Simplified! On this week’s episode, celebrate the occasion by talking about some of our favorite topics from the last year. Before that though, we cover some news on new IoT security features and the latest in nation state attacks.

Biohacking with Amal Graafstra

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we sit down with biohacking pioneer Amal Graafstra to talk about implants, RFID technology, and the future of human/technology interaction.

2019 Security Predictions Mid-Year Review

It’s been about 6 months since we released our 2019 Security Predictions so this week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we re-visit them to see how we’ve done so far. We’ll cover which ones have been hits and which ones are on track complete with relevant news updates.

Facial Recognition Facts and Fears

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover the latest updates on the Baltimore ransomware attack and changes to Google Chrome’s extension library for advertisement blockers. Then, we dive in to the world of facial recognition technology including its uses, and privacy concerns.

Another Busy News Day

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover another busy week of news updates. We start with a critical vulnerability in some versions of Windows that could allow network worming. Then we follow up with the latest in a series of CPU vulnerabilities, what they are, why they matter, and what it means to you.

Big News Roundup

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. This last week was a busy week in cybersecurity with multiple interesting news topics. Instead of trying to pick just one to discuss, we decided to cover them all in a big news roundup episode! In this episode, we’ll cover a massive cryptocurrency heist, a citywide ransomware attack, a resolution to a 4 year old data breach, and a couple interesting topics involving Mozilla Firefox.

When Hacking and Gaming Collide

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we start with a quick update on ShadowHammer, the supply chain attack against ASUS hardware. Following the update, we combine two of our favorite topics, video games and hacking! We’ll cover a few big hacks and attacks from the early days of video game history to present Mobile games and end with some tips to keep you safe as you game.

Stop Following Me!

Have you ever wondered how website advertisements always seem to know what you plan on buying next? This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we dive in to the world of browser fingerprinting and data tracking to explain how advertisements always seem to know what you were just thinking about.

Hacking VR With UNHcFREG

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. This week, we sit down with three members of the University of New Haven Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group to discuss their resent research into virtual reality application security. UNHcFREG recently discovered several vulnerabilities in the popular VR application BigRoom with results ranging from spying on users to code execution on the victim’s computer. We’ll chat with Dr. Ibrahim (Abe) Baggili, Martin Vondráček, and Peter Casey about this research project, and their thoughts on the future of VR and AR security.
Dr. Ibrahim (Abe) Baggili is the Elder Family Endowed Chair of Computer Science & Cybersecurity at the Tagliatela College of Engineering, Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of New Haven, CT, specializing in Cybersecurity & Forensics. He serves as the Assistant Dean and is the founder of the University of New Haven’s Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group (UNHcFREG). Abe is also the former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (JDFSL). He received his BSc, MSc and PhD all from Purdue University where he worked as a researcher in CERIAS.
Abe co-authored over 70 publications including books, peer reviewed articles, and conference papers and has received funding for his work from a variety of sources including the NSF, NSA, DHS and MITRE. Most recently, work with his students showed security issues in mobile social messaging applications that affect over 1 billion people worldwide they also found major Virtual Reality exploits that affect people globally. His research interests include cybersecurity and forensics from technical, social, and psychological perspectives. He has worked closely with law enforcement and private sector and has published work on real challenges facing cybercriminal investigators and has presented at a number of conferences worldwide.
Abe’s work has also been featured in news outlets and on TV worldwide in over 20 languages. To learn more about Abe and his work you can visit http://www.baggili.com and http://www.unhcfreg.com.
Martin Vondráček is an enthusiastic student researcher focused on cybersecurity and computer networks, currently (2019) pursuing his master's degree at the Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology (FIT BUT), Czech Republic. He has completed his Bachelor's degree with honors at the same university and has received several academic awards including dean's award and rector's award. Martin joined the Cyber Forensics Research & Education Group (UNHcFREG) and Virtual Reality Lab as a visiting scholar from the FIT BUT in 2018. During his studies at the FIT BUT, he collaborated with the Networks and Distributed Systems Research Group (NES@FIT). His previous research was focused on automation of Man-in-the-Middle attack on Wi-Fi networks. Martin has also participated in student exchange programs at the University of Malta and the University of South Wales. You can contact him at linkedin.com/in/vondracek-martin, find out more about his publicly available work at github.com/mvondracek, and follow him at twitter.com/VondracekMar.
Peter Casey is a graduate researcher at the University of New Haven. He is a member of the Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group, Virtual Reality Lab, and the Hacking Team. While Peter is currently working towards his Master’s in Computer Science (May 2019), he will soon start his career at MITRE. Prior to his studies at the University of New Haven, Peter served several combat deployments with the 1st battalion 75th Ranger Regiment and received his Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from the State University of New York, College at Geneseo.

Interviewing a Former Signals Intelligence Professional

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we have a very special episode for you. We sit down for an interview with Ricardo Arroyo, current Product Manager for WatchGuard Technologies and former employee of the NSA. You’ve already heard our views on government intelligence gathering and hacking operations so this week we’ll give you the other side from someone with first-hand experience.