
BrakeSec Education Podcast
A podcast about the world of Cybersecurity, Privacy, Compliance, and Regulatory issues that arise in today's workplace. Co-hosts Bryan Brake, Brian Boettcher, and Amanda Berlin teach concepts that aspiring Information Security professionals need to know, or refresh the memories of seasoned veterans.
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Jun 13, 2018 • 37min
2018-020: NIST's new password reqs, Ms. Berlin talks about ShowMeCon, Pwned Passwords
https://nostarch.com/packetanalysis3 -- Excellent Book! You must buy it. DetSEC mention ShowMe Con panel and keynote SeaSec East standing room only. Crispin gave a great toalk about running as Standard user Bsides Cleveland - https://www.passwordping.com/surprising-new-password-guidelines-nist/ 1Password version 7.1 integrates with Troy Hunt's "Pwned Passwords" service to check for passwords that suck https://twitter.com/troyhunt/status/1006266985808875521 https://1password.com/sign-up/ https://www.troyhunt.com/have-i-been-pwned-is-now-partnering-with-1password/ 1,300 complaints of GDPR breaches in the first 6 days of enablement: https://iapp.org/news/a/irish-dpc-received-1300-complaints-since-gdpr-implementation-date/ https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/about_us/leadership

Jun 6, 2018 • 47min
2018-019-50 good ways to protect your network, brakesec summer reading program
Ms. Berlin’s mega tweet on protecting your network https://twitter.com/InfoSystir/status/1000109571598364672 Utica College CYB617 I tweeted “utica university” many pardons Mr. Childress’ high school class Laurens, South Carolina Probably spent as much as a daily coffee at Starbucks… makes all the difference. CTF Club, and book club (summer reading series) Patreon SeaSec East Showmecon Area41con bsidescleveland Here are 50 FREE things you can do to improve the security of most environments: Segmentation/Networking: Access control lists are your friend (deny all first) Disable ports that are unused, & setup port security DMZ behind separate firewall Egress Filtering (should be just as strict as Ingress) Geoblocking Segment with Vlans Restrict access to backups Role based servers only! DNS servers/DCs are just that Network device backups Windows: AD delegation of rights Best practice GPO (NIST GPO templates) Disable LLMNR/NetBios EMET (when OSes prior to 10 are present) Get rid of open shares MSBSA WSUS ** run as a standard user ** no ‘localadmin’ Endpoints: App Whitelisting Block browsing from servers. Not all machines need internet access Change ilo settings/passwords Use Bitlocker/encryption Patch *nix boxes Remove unneeded software Upgrade firmware MFA/Auth: Diff. local admin passwords (LAPS) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46899 Setup centralized logins for network devices. Use TACACS+ or radius Least privileges EVERYWHERE Separation of rights - Domain Admin use should be sparse & audited Logging Monitoring: Force advanced file auditing (ransomware detection) Log successful and unsuccessful logins - Windows/Linux logging cheatsheets Web: Fail2ban For the love of god implement TLS 1.2/3 URLscan Ensure web logins use HTTPS Mod security Other: Block Dns zone transfers Close open mail relays Disable telnet & other insecure protocols or alert on use DNS servers should not be openly recursive Don't forget your printers (saved creds aren't good) Locate and destroy plain text passwords No open wi-fi, use WPA2 + AES Password safes IR: Incident Response drills Incident Response Runbook & Bugout bag Incident Response tabletops Purple Team: Internal & OSINT honeypots User Education exercises MITRE ATT&CK Matrix is your friend Vulnerability Scanner Join our #Slack Channel! Email us at bds.podcast@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @brakesec #Spotify: https://brakesec.com/spotifyBDS #RSS: https://brakesec.com/BrakesecRSS #Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast #iTunes Store Link: https://brakesec.com/BDSiTunes #Google Play Store: https://brakesec.com/BDS-GooglePlay Our main site: https://brakesec.com/bdswebsite #iHeartRadio App: https://brakesec.com/iHeartBrakesec #SoundCloud: https://brakesec.com/SoundcloudBrakesec Comments, Questions, Feedback: bds.podcast@gmail.com Support Brakeing Down Security Podcast by using our #Paypal: https://brakesec.com/PaypalBDS OR our #Patreon https://brakesec.com/BDSPatreon #Twitter: @brakesec @boettcherpwned @bryanbrake @infosystir #Player.FM : https://brakesec.com/BDS-PlayerFM #Stitcher Network: https://brakesec.com/BrakeSecStitcher #TuneIn Radio App: https://brakesec.com/TuneInBrakesec

May 30, 2018 • 34min
2018-018-Jack Rhysider, Cryptowars of the 90s, OSINT techniques, and hacking MMOs
https://darknetdiaries.com/ Jack Rhysider Ok I think these topics should keep us busy for a while. Topics for discussion: Do hospitals have a free pass when being attacked? #OPJUSTINA https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/04/28/anonymous-takes-on-boston-childrens-hospital-in-opjustina/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFVBz_ATAlU - when anonymous attacks your hospital The oldest known vulnerability is still a big problem. Default passwords. Why haven't we fixed this yet? https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/telnet-default-account-admin-password-password http://census2012.sourceforge.net/paper.html In the 90's strong crypto was illegal online. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Encryption_Standard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFF_DES_cracker The NSA scrapes social media and regular OSINT techniques to figure out how to best attack a network. Manfred made a living hacking MMORPGs for the last 20 years. And he tried to do it as ethically as possible. When a single CA is breached, it breaks the security for the whole internet. Toy companies aren't securing children data What are options when you find a major security flaw in a home router but the vendor refuses to acknowledge it much less fix it? And there's no bug bounty.

May 23, 2018 • 40min
2018-017- threat models, vuln triage, useless scores, and analysis tools
Vuln mgmt tools CVE scores suck. Threat modeling is good. Forces you to know your environment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban https://blog.jeremiahgrossman.com/2018/05/all-these-vulnerabilities-rarely-matter.html https://twitter.com/lnxdork/status/998559649271025664 https://www.google.com/search?q=house+centipede&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS759US759&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiypKyfpZjbAhWJjlkKHd0lASYQ_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=983 https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/03/exploiting-dram-rowhammer-bug-to-gain.html https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/17/nethammer_second_remote_rowhammer_exploit/ Join our #Slack Channel! Email us at bds.podcast@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @brakesec #Spotify: https://brakesec.com/spotifyBDS #RSS: https://brakesec.com/BrakesecRSS #Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast #iTunes Store Link: https://brakesec.com/BDSiTunes #Google Play Store: https://brakesec.com/BDS-GooglePlay Our main site: https://brakesec.com/bdswebsite #iHeartRadio App: https://brakesec.com/iHeartBrakesec #SoundCloud: https://brakesec.com/SoundcloudBrakesec Comments, Questions, Feedback: bds.podcast@gmail.com Support Brakeing Down Security Podcast by using our #Paypal: https://brakesec.com/PaypalBDS OR our #Patreon https://brakesec.com/BDSPatreon #Twitter: @brakesec @boettcherpwned @bryanbrake @infosystir #Player.FM : https://brakesec.com/BDS-PlayerFM #Stitcher Network: https://brakesec.com/BrakeSecStitcher #TuneIn Radio App: https://brakesec.com/TuneInBrakesec

May 15, 2018 • 37min
2018-016- Jack Rhysider, DarkNet Diaries, and a bit of infosec history (Part 1)
Converge Detroit Jack Rhysider- Podcaster, DarkNet Diaries https://darknetdiaries.com/ Do hospitals have a free pass when being attacked? #OPJUSTINA https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/04/28/anonymous-takes-on-boston-childrens-hospital-in-opjustina/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFVBz_ATAlU - when anonymous attacks your hospital The oldest known vulnerability is still a big problem. Default passwords. Why haven't we fixed this yet? https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/telnet-default-account-admin-password-password http://census2012.sourceforge.net/paper.html Join our #Slack Channel! Email us at bds.podcast@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @brakesec #Spotify: https://brakesec.com/spotifyBDS #RSS: https://brakesec.com/BrakesecRSS #Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast #iTunes Store Link: https://brakesec.com/BDSiTunes #Google Play Store: https://brakesec.com/BDS-GooglePlay Our main site: https://brakesec.com/bdswebsite #iHeartRadio App: https://brakesec.com/iHeartBrakesec #SoundCloud: https://brakesec.com/SoundcloudBrakesec Comments, Questions, Feedback: bds.podcast@gmail.com Support Brakeing Down Security Podcast by using our #Paypal: https://brakesec.com/PaypalBDS OR our #Patreon https://brakesec.com/BDSPatreon #Twitter: @brakesec @boettcherpwned @bryanbrake @infosystir #Player.FM : https://brakesec.com/BDS-PlayerFM #Stitcher Network: https://brakesec.com/BrakeSecStitcher #TuneIn Radio App: https://brakesec.com/TuneInBrakesec

May 7, 2018 • 52min
2018-015-Data labeling, data classification, and GDPR issues
GDPR will affect any information system that processes or will process people… like it or not. Derby Tickets CTF and auction Keynote Converge Detroit I’ll be at nolacon too Boettcher Recap BDIR #3 https://blog.netwrix.com/2018/05/01/five-reasons-to-ditch-manual-data-classification-methods/ https://blog.networksgroup.com/data-loss-prevention-fundamentals Join our #Slack Channel! Email us at bds.podcast@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @brakesec #Spotify: https://brakesec.com/spotifyBDS #RSS: https://brakesec.com/BrakesecRSS #Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast #iTunes Store Link: https://brakesec.com/BDSiTunes #Google Play Store: https://brakesec.com/BDS-GooglePlay Our main site: https://brakesec.com/bdswebsite #iHeartRadio App: https://brakesec.com/iHeartBrakesec #SoundCloud: https://brakesec.com/SoundcloudBrakesec Comments, Questions, Feedback: bds.podcast@gmail.com Support Brakeing Down Security Podcast by using our #Paypal: https://brakesec.com/PaypalBDS OR our #Patreon https://brakesec.com/BDSPatreon #Twitter: @brakesec @boettcherpwned @bryanbrake @infosystir #Player.FM : https://brakesec.com/BDS-PlayerFM #Stitcher Network: https://brakesec.com/BrakeSecStitcher #TuneIn Radio App: https://brakesec.com/TuneInBrakesec

Apr 29, 2018 • 1h 6min
2018-014- Container Security with Jay Beale
Container security Jay Beale @inguardians , @jaybeale Containers What the heck is a container? Linux distribution with a kernel Containers run on top of that, sharing the kernel, but not the filesystem Namespaces Mount Network Hostname PID IPC Users Somebody said we’ve had containers since before Docker Containers started in 2005, with OpenVZ Docker was 2013, Kubernetes 2014 Image Security CoreOS Clair for vuln scanning images Public repos vs private Don’t keep the image running for so long? Don’t run as root More Containment stuff Non-privileged containers Remap the users, so root in container isn’t root outside Drop root capabilities Seccomp for kernel syscalls AppArmor or SELinux All of above is about Docker, what about Kubernetes Get onto most recent version of K8S - 1.7 and 1.8 brought big security improvements Network policy (egress firewalls) RBAC (define what users and service accounts can do what) Use namespaces per tenant and think hard about multi-tenancy Use the CIS guides for lockdown of K8S and the host Kube-bench Difference between containers and sandboxing Roll your own - Containers Using public registries - leave you vulnerable Use your own private repos for deploying containers Reduce attack surface Reduce user access Automation will allow more security to get baked in. https://www.infoworld.com/article/3104030/security/5-keys-to-docker-container-security.html https://blog.blackducksoftware.com/8-takeaways-nist-application-container-security-guide https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html https://www.vmware.com/products/thinapp.html https://www.meetup.com/SEASec-East/events/249983387/ S3 buckets / Azure Blobs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/services https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/s3-bucket-policy.html Join our #Slack Channel! Email us at bds.podcast@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @brakesec #Spotify: https://brakesec.com/spotifyBDS #RSS: https://brakesec.com/BrakesecRSS #Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast #iTunes Store Link: https://brakesec.com/BDSiTunes #Google Play Store: https://brakesec.com/BDS-GooglePlay Our main site: https://brakesec.com/bdswebsite #iHeartRadio App: https://brakesec.com/iHeartBrakesec #SoundCloud: https://brakesec.com/SoundcloudBrakesec Comments, Questions, Feedback: bds.podcast@gmail.com Support Brakeing Down Security Podcast by using our #Paypal: https://brakesec.com/PaypalBDS OR our #Patreon https://brakesec.com/BDSPatreon #Twitter: @brakesec @boettcherpwned @bryanbrake @infosystir #Player.FM : https://brakesec.com/BDS-PlayerFM #Stitcher Network: https://brakesec.com/BrakeSecStitcher #TuneIn Radio App: https://brakesec.com/TuneInBrakesec

Apr 20, 2018 • 1h 5min
2018-013-Sigma_malware_report, Verizon_DBIR discussion, proper off-boarding of employees
Report from Bsides Nash - Ms. Berlin New Job Keynote at Bsides Springfield, MO Mr. Boettcher talks about Sigma Malware infection. http://www.securitybsides.com/w/page/116970567/BSidesSpfd **new website upcoming** Registration is coming and will be updated on next show (hopefully) DBIR -https://www.verizonenterprise.com/resources/reports/rp_DBIR_2018_Report_execsummary_en_xg.pdf VERIS framework http://veriscommunity.net/ 53,000 incidents 2,216 breaches?! 73% breaches were by outsiders 28% involved internal actors (but needs outside help?) Not teaching “don’t click the link”, but instead teach, “I have no curiosity” Discuss "Dir. Infosec" Slack story as method to halt infection https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-awareness/women-information-security-amanda-berlin/ The “Living off the Land” trend continues with attack groups opting for tried-and-trusted means to infiltrate target organizations. Spear phishing is the number one infection vector employed by 71 percent of organized groups in 2017. The use of zero days continues to fall out of favor. Off boarding people… so much process to get people on, but it’s just not mature getting people out... Join our #Slack Channel! Email us at bds.podcast@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @brakesec #Spotify: https://brakesec.com/spotifyBDS #RSS: https://brakesec.com/BrakesecRSS #Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast #iTunes Store Link: https://brakesec.com/BDSiTunes #Google Play Store: https://brakesec.com/BDS-GooglePlay Our main site: https://brakesec.com/bdswebsite #iHeartRadio App: https://brakesec.com/iHeartBrakesec #SoundCloud: https://brakesec.com/SoundcloudBrakesec Comments, Questions, Feedback: bds.podcast@gmail.com Support Brakeing Down Security Podcast by using our #Paypal: https://brakesec.com/PaypalBDS OR our #Patreon https://brakesec.com/BDSPatreon #Twitter: @brakesec @boettcherpwned @bryanbrake @infosystir #Player.FM : https://brakesec.com/BDS-PlayerFM #Stitcher Network: https://brakesec.com/BrakeSecStitcher #TuneIn Radio App: https://brakesec.com/TuneInBrakesec

Apr 11, 2018 • 1h 1min
2018-012: SIEM tuning, collection, types of SIEM, and do you even need one?
Bryan plays 'stump the experts' with Ms. Berlin and Mr. Boettcher this week... We discuss SIEM logging, and tuning... How do SIEM deal with disparate log file types? What logs should be the first to be gathered? Is a SIEM even required, or is just a central log repo enough? Which departments benefit the most from logging? (IT, IR, Compliance?) Join our #Slack Channel! Email us at bds.podcast@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @brakesec #Spotify: https://brakesec.com/spotifyBDS #RSS: https://brakesec.com/BrakesecRSS #Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast #iTunes Store Link: https://brakesec.com/BDSiTunes #Google Play Store: https://brakesec.com/BDS-GooglePlay Our main site: https://brakesec.com/bdswebsite #iHeartRadio App: https://brakesec.com/iHeartBrakesec #SoundCloud: https://brakesec.com/SoundcloudBrakesec Comments, Questions, Feedback: bds.podcast@gmail.com Support Brakeing Down Security Podcast by using our #Paypal: https://brakesec.com/PaypalBDS OR our #Patreon https://brakesec.com/BDSPatreon #Twitter: @brakesec @boettcherpwned @bryanbrake @infosystir #Player.FM : https://brakesec.com/BDS-PlayerFM #Stitcher Network: https://brakesec.com/BrakeSecStitcher #TuneIn Radio App: https://brakesec.com/TuneInBrakesec

Apr 4, 2018 • 1h 11min
2018-011: Creating a Culture of Neurodiversity
Megan Roddie discusses being a High functioning Autistic, and we discuss how company and management can take advantage of the unique abilities of those with high functioning autism. Direct Link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2018-011.mp3 Matt Miller's Assembly and Reverse Engineering Class: Still can sign up! The syllabus is here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1alsTUhGwAAnR6BA27gGo3OdjEHFnq2wtQsynPfeWzd0 SHOW NOTES: Link to Megan’s slides Megan Roddie (@megan_roddie Diversity - Why managers should strive for diverse teams - First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently Strengths - hire people based on their strengths, not their weaknesses (see StrengthsFinder 2.0) regarding Grant and Lee Megan: 1. Achiever, 2. Learner, 3. Intellection, 4. Focus, 5. Harmony Bryan: Learner, Ideation, Futuristic, Significance, Focus Amanda: Restorative, Learner, Input, Ideation, Focus Brian: Maximizer, Learner, Responsibility, Individualization, Belief Scores Weaknesses - weaknesses are made irrelevant by the strengths of others. If one employee has a weakness, you can hire someone who has great strength in that area. Sports teams quote (Slide 6) What is it? (vs. neurotypical) What are weaknesses of HFAs? What are strengths of HFAs? (Slides 17 - 22) HFA One-on-one time is the SINGLE most effective management tool, works with HFAs and neurotypicals alike → guide Examples (Slide 28) Pants Introductions (vendor meet at BSides example) Some (most?) neurotypicals get offended How to manage or work with HFAs Tips (slides 32-34) Structure and Routine → Productivity Clarity → Thorough Work Patience and Understanding → Dedicated & Passionate Employee Needs #Spotify: https://brakesec.com/spotifyBDS #RSS: https://brakesec.com/BrakesecRSS #Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast #iTunes Store Link: https://brakesec.com/BDSiTunes #Google Play Store: https://brakesec.com/BDS-GooglePlay Our main site: https://brakesec.com/bdswebsite Join our #Slack Channel! Email us at bds.podcast@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @brakesec #iHeartRadio App: https://brakesec.com/iHeartBrakesec #SoundCloud: https://brakesec.com/SoundcloudBrakesec Comments, Questions, Feedback: bds.podcast@gmail.com Support Brakeing Down Security Podcast by using our #Paypal: https://brakesec.com/PaypalBDS OR our #Patreon https://brakesec.com/BDSPatreon #Twitter: @brakesec @boettcherpwned @bryanbrake @infosystir #Player.FM : https://brakesec.com/BDS-PlayerFM #Stitcher Network: https://brakesec.com/BrakeSecStitcher #TuneIn Radio App: https://brakesec.com/TuneInBrakesec