

UNSECURITY: Information Security Podcast
The InfoSec Mission
Weekly information security podcast airing Monday mornings hosted by Oscar Minks and Brad Nigh. In a unique focus on protecting personal information, Oscar and Brad discuss information security as an issue that includes cyber security, physical security, as well as administrative controls. Oscar is the CTO of FRSecure and heads technical services and operations at the company. Brad is the Principal Security Consultant and a 20+ year veteran of the industry.
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Nov 23, 2021 • 37min
UNSECURITY Episode 156: The Most Valuable Relationships a CISO Can Build
In this week's episode, Brad and Evan are joined by FRSecure's Lori Blair, a seasoned veteran of the cyber security industry! With Lori's help, they dive into some of the most important client relationships a CISO can build when working with a company to develop or mend existing security practices.

Nov 17, 2021 • 34min
UNSECURITY Episode 155: IR Service Providers v.s. Cyber Insurance, Industry News
In this week's episode, Brad and Evan discuss the difference between IR service providers and cyber insurance policies, working with an IR provider to eliminate issues before falling back on insurance, and using the providers recommended by insurers. Give episode 155 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Nov 9, 2021 • 32min
UNSECURITY Episode 154: Federal Grant for Election Security Spending, Industry News
In this week's episode, Brad and Evan discuss the recent federal grant meant to aid in bolstering election security in the United States. Also covered, are some recent news stories from the information security industry.

Nov 3, 2021 • 51min
UNSECURITY Episode 153: Scary Stories on IR Cases Featuring Oscar Minks of Team Ambush
In this week's episode, Brad and Evan are joined by the leader of FRSecure's Technical Services Team, and Team Ambush's very own Oscar Minks to recount some of the scariest stories they can remember from a career's worth of IR cases. Give episode 153 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Oct 26, 2021 • 59min
UNSECURITY Episode 152: First Death Via Ransomware Lawsuit, Relying on Technology to Keep us Alive
In this week's episode, Brad and Evan discuss the first ever death via ransomware lawsuit, as well as the future of info security and the importance of it as more and more technology is relied upon to keep us alive. They also touch on some industry news and more including GCAT- Google's Security Advisory Service. First death via ransomware lawsuithttps://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hospital-ransomware-attack-led-infants-death-lawsuit-allegesGCAThttps://cloud.google.com/security/gcatGive episode 152 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Oct 19, 2021 • 49min
UNSECURITY Episode 151: Incident Response Retainers, and Managed Incident Response.
In this week's episode, Brad and Evan discuss incident response retainers, the market, sizes, and categories of IR providers, and the difference between IR retainers and managed IR.They also touch on Project Hyphae, a new goodwill threat hunting initiative powered by FRSecure, and FRSecure's annual Hacks and Hops event which took place last Thursday, October 14th.Project Hyphaehttps://projecthyphae.com/Hacks and Hopshttps://hacksandhops.com/Give episode 151 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Oct 12, 2021 • 55min
UNSECURITY Episode 150: Zero Trust - What It Is, How to Do It, and More.
In this week's episode, Brad and Evan talk Zero Trust (ZTA). They go into detail about what it is, how to do it, and how not to fall victim to the marketing BS that some people are selling.Also discussed, is Zero Trust not being a new concept, but a more complex version of the same things we've been preaching since the beginning, and how complexity is the enemy of security.Give episode 150 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com Don't forget to like and subscribe!

Oct 7, 2021 • 51min
UNSECURITY Episode 149: Cybersecurity Awareness Month, S2me, Facebook Outage, and More.
On this week's episode, Evan and Brad dive into cybersecurity awareness month, the free S2me security rating app, and discuss the already infamous Facebook outage.Give episode 149 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com Don't forget to like and subscribe!S2mehttps://s2me.io/

Sep 28, 2021 • 55min
UNSECURITY Episode 148: Carolina Cyber Center, State Government Security, and Industry News
In this episode, Brad and Evan discuss state government security issues and working with the Carolina Cyber Center, to provide higher education students with hands-on practical experience using SecurityStudio to deliver information security risk assessments to SMBs.Also included in episode 148 is a conversation about PDEIS at the Cybersecurity Summit and updates about the future of the Unsecurity Podcast!As always, they review some industry news, including a bug in Microsoft Exchange leaking 372,000 domain credentials, 100M IoT devices that were exposed by a zero-day bug, and a hacking group that used ProxyLogon exploits to breach hotels worldwide. Give episode 148 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com Don't forget to like and subscribe!A bug in Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover feature leaks +372K of domain credentialshttps://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/122510/hacking/microsoft-exchange-autodiscover-feature-bug.html100M IoT Devices Exposed By Zero-Day Bug https://threatpost.com/100m-iot-devices-zero-day-bug/174963/Hacking group used ProxyLogon exploits to breach hotels worldwidehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacking-group-used-proxylogon-exploits-to-breach-hotels-worldwide/

Sep 17, 2021 • 59min
UNSECURITY Episode 147: Accountability and Negligence, U.S. Officers Hacking for UAE Company
In episode 147, Brad and Evan discuss the general busyness in their lives lately, as well as accountability and negligence in the security world.As always, they review some news articles including recent patches from major companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Google, 3 former U.S. intelligence officers who admitted to hacking for a U.A.E. company, and the low levels of ransomware preparedness despite concerns at the executive level. Give episode 147 a listen or watch and send any questions, comments, or feedback to unsecurity@protonmail.com Don't forget to like and subscribe!Google patches Chrome zero-day exploited in the wildhttps://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96096-google-patches-chrome-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild3 Former U.S. Intelligence Officers Admit to Hacking for UAE Company https://thehackernews.com/2021/09/3-former-us-intelligence-officers-admitRansomware preparedness is low despite executives’ concernshttps://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/09/15/ransomware-preparedness/