UNSECURITY: Information Security Podcast

Episode 186 of the Unsecurity Podcast is now live! This week, Oscar and Brad review the recent updates to the FTC's Safeguards Rule concerning financial institutions. Here's what you need to know...Need more detail? Check out FRSecure's blog post covering all the details of the recent updates:https://frsecure.com/blog/ftc-safeguards-rule-what-you-need-to-know/More resources:https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/ftc-safeguards-rule-what-your-business-needs-knowhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/sike-once-a-post-quantum-encryption-contender-is-koed-in-nist-smackdown/https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/blogs/compliance-security-passwords/Give episode 186 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com. Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Episode 185 of the Unsecurity Podcast is now live! This week, Oscar and Brad discuss securing a remote workforce in a post-COVID environment, industry news, and more!Give episode 185 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com. Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Episode 183 of the Unsecurity Podcast is now live! This week, Oscar and Brad discuss some of the simpler things you can do to bolster your security program. While there is no such thing as 'easy button' security, there are still some quick wins to be had!News:https://thehackernews.com/2022/07/5-key-things-we-learned-from-cisos-of.html- Remote work has accelerated the use of EDR Technology- 90% of CISO's surveyed used an MDR solution- Overlapping threat protection tools are the #1 pain point for small teams- Small security teams are ignoring more alerts- 96% of CISO's are planning to consolidate security platforms https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/07/14/conventional-cybersecurity-approaches/Give episode 184 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com. Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Episode 183 of the Unsecurity Podcast is now live! This week, Oscar and Brad discuss some training resources that you can use in your security program free of charge!News:Autopatch is now Availablehttps://thehackernews.com/2022/07/microsoft-windows-autopatch-is-now.html'Callback' Phishing Campaign Impersonates Security Firmshttps://threatpost.com/callback-phishing-security-firms/180182/Resources Discussed:Portswigger Web Security Academy https://portswigger.net/trainingXSS, Cross Site Request Forgery, SQL Injection, HTTP Request SmugglingBurp Suite Training - All free & high qualityHacktheBox, TryHackMe, OverTheWireOffensive Security - Metasploit Unleashed. Also currently doing free OSCP classes via Twitch. Monday and Friday at 12:00 PM EThttps://www.offensive-security.com/metasploit-unleashed/FRSecure CISSP mentorshiphttps://frsecure.com/cissp-mentor-program/Federal Virtual training Environmenthttps://fedvte.usalearning.gov/Free training for all Federa, State, Local, Tribal and Territorial government employees.Using ATT&CK for CTI Traininghttps://attack.mitre.org/resources/training/cti/Understand what ATT&CK is and how to use it to make defensive decisions.SANS Cheat Sheets!https://www.sans.org/blog/the-ultimate-list-of-sans-cheat-sheets/PicoCTFhttps://picoctf.org/resources.htmlLearning Guides for General Skills, Crypto, Web Exploitation, Forensics, Binary Exploitation, ReversingInfosecinstitutehttps://resources.infosecinstitute.com/topic/13-cyber-security-training-courses-you-can-take-now-for-free/$300 AnnualCybraryhttps://www.cybrary.it/Some free courses or $60 a monthGive episode 183 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com. Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Episode 182 of the Unsecurity Podcast is now live! This week, Oscar and Brad discuss some of the tools and strategies out there that you can implement in your security program free of charge!Give episode 182 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com. Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Episode 181 of the Unsecurity Podcast is now live! This week, Evan sits down to host the show one last time. Joined by Oscar Minks and Brad Nigh, who will be taking the reins, the trio looks back through almost 3 years of the podcast, security conferences, this year's DEFCON event, and more!Give episode 181 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com.

Episode 180 of the Unsecurity Podcast is now live! This week, Evan and Oscar sit down with FRSecure's Mike 'Pinky' Thompson to talk incident response, and the recent uptick in incidents FRSecure's IR team is currently witnessing.Give episode 180 a listen and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com.

Episode 179 of the Unsecurity Podcast is now live! This week, Evan and Oscar sit down with FRSecure's Megan Larkins to discuss hiring practices in the information security industry. This episode is the second part of our 2 part discussion on hiring practices and ties into our larger series on the talent shortage and nature of working in the security field. Give episode 179 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com. Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Episode 178 of the Unsecurity Podcast is now live! This week, Evan is joined by Oscar Minks and Eric Hanson to talk mental health. We will resume our running series on hiring and the cybersecurity job market next week!Mental health is an essential topic to us and in our industry, and we continue to talk regularly in hopes that our experiences can help others in our field.Give episode 178 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com. Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Episode 177 of the Unsecurity Podcast is now live! This week, Evan and Oscar sit down with FRSecure's Mike Nollan to discuss hiring practices in the information security industry. This episode is part of a 2 part discussion on hiring practices and is also part of our larger series on the talent shortage and nature of working in the security field. Links mentioned in this episode:https://www.hackthebox.com/https://tryhackme.com/https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/Give episode 177 a listen and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com. Don't forget to like and subscribe!