

Attack of the Canaries! (Changelog Interviews #557)
Sep 13, 2023
Haroon Meer from Thinkst discusses the deployment of Canaries on networks, maintaining low false-positive numbers, and the principles behind their business. They also explore detecting network compromises, tactics used by attackers, building mobile apps, disabling vulnerabilities, growing based on customer feedback, becoming international trainers, and the pitfalls of venture capital in building a security company.
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Introduction
00:00 • 6min
Canaries and Canary Tokens: Detecting Network Compromises
05:32 • 15min
Tactics used by attackers
20:51 • 8min
Building a Mobile App, 'error PDF', and Discussing Errors
29:11 • 5min
Canaries: Disabling Vulnerabilities and Keeping Promises
33:46 • 12min
Growing and Improving Based on Customer Feedback
45:46 • 15min
From Challenges to Triumphs: Our Journey to Becoming International Trainers
01:01:15 • 6min
Tool Exploiting SQL Injection Attacks
01:06:50 • 3min
Updating canaries and testing language models
01:10:09 • 4min
Evolution of Design Process and Hardware Components
01:14:13 • 13min
The Pitfalls of Venture Capital in Building a Security Company
01:27:15 • 16min