

Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec
Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalat
Defensive Security is a weekly information security podcast which reviews recent high profile cyber security breaches, data breaches, malware infections and intrusions to identify lessons that we can learn and apply to the organizations we protect.
Episodes
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Dec 4, 2018 • 55min
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 230
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/11/hacker-backdoors-widely-used-open-source-software-to-steal-bitcoin/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/11/marriott-data-on-500-million-guests-stolen-in-4-year-breach/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/12/what-the-marriott-breach-says-about-security/

Nov 27, 2018 • 1h 4min
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 229
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/11/internet-con-men-ripped-off-pathe-nl-for-e19m-in-sophisticated-fraud/ https://lifehacker.com/how-password-constraints-give-you-a-false-sense-of-secu-1830564360 https://www.csoonline.com/article/3319704/data-protection/the-end-of-security-as-we-know-it.html https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/breach-settlement-has-unusual-penalty-a-11669 https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bje8na/massive-data-leaks-keep-happening-because-big-companies-can-afford-to-lose-your-data https://www.zdnet.com/article/city-of-valdez-alaska-admits-to-paying-off-ransomware-infection/

Nov 13, 2018 • 47min
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 228
https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-is-how-artificial-intelligence-will-become-weaponized-in-future-cyberattacks/ https://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/12434583/everyone-needs-to-take-responsibility-for-cybersecurity-in-the-workplace https://www.zdnet.com/article/adobe-coldfusion-servers-under-attack-from-apt-group/ https://www.securityweek.com/troubled-waters-how-new-wave-cyber-attacks-targeting-maritime-trade https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/77676/malware/industrial-facilities-malware.html

Oct 30, 2018 • 58min
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 227
https://www.zdnet.com/article/equifax-engineer-who-designed-breach-portal-gets-8-months-of-house-arrest-for-insider-trading/ https://www.csoonline.com/article/3314557/security/ransomware-attack-hits-north-carolina-water-utility-following-hurricane.html https://www.securityweek.com/insurer-anthem-will-pay-record-16m-massive-data-breach https://blog.sucuri.net/2018/10/malicious-redirects-from-newsharecounts-com-tweet-counter.html https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2018/09/26/sec-hits-voya-financial-advisors-with-1m-fine-over/ https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/debunking-cybersecurity-thought-humans-are-weakest-link

Oct 8, 2018 • 1h 1min
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 226 redux
Note: this episode is being re-released to fix a problem with the mp3 download. https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/bec-as-a-service-offers-hacked-business-accounts-for-as-little-as-150/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ic3-issues-alert-regarding-remote-desktop-protocol-rdp-attacks/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/10/supply-chain-security-is-the-whole-enchilada-but-whos-willing-to-pay-for-it/

Sep 9, 2018 • 53min
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 225
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pa8emg/russian-indicted-jp-morgan-chase-hack https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-government-releases-post-mortem-report-on-equifax-hack/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/phishing-alert-north-korean-hacking-attacks-shows-your-email-is-still-the-weakest-link/ https://www.verizon.com/about/news/lifting-lid-cybercrime

Aug 31, 2018 • 44min
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 224
https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-destructive-ransomware-has-made-crooks-6m-by-encrypting-data-and-backups/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reddit-announces-security-breach-after-hackers-bypassed-staffs-2fa/ https://www.databreachtoday.com/art-steal-fin7s-highly-effective-phishing-a-11286 https://www.wired.com/story/notpetya-cyberattack-ukraine-russia-code-crashed-the-world/

Jul 31, 2018 • 46min
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 223
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/personal-info-of-15m-singhealth-patients-including-pm-lee-stolen-in-singapores-most https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/labcorp-still-recovering-from-ransomware-attack-a-11235 https://www.securityweek.com/cyber-axis-evil-rewriting-cyber-kill-chain https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/prolific-hacking-group-steals-almost-1-million-from-russian-bank/#p3 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/us-charges-12-russian-intelligence-officers-for-hacking-dnc-running-dcleaks/

Jul 15, 2018 • 52min
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 222
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3285982/data-protection/4-reasons-why-cisos-must-think-like-developers-to-build-cybersecurity-platforms.html https://www.csoonline.com/article/3287655/phishing/stop-training-your-employees-to-fall-for-phishing-attacks.html https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/cryptojacking-displaces-ransomware-as-top-malware-threat-a-11165 https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Infrastructure/Incident_Reports/2018-06-28_Github

Jul 3, 2018 • 43min
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 221
https://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/security-projects-cisos-should-consider-gartner.html https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/legal/data-breach-defendant-must-hand-computer-forensics-reports-court-1004133756 https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/26/digitally_signed_malware/ https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/californias-new-privacy-law-its-almost-gdpr-in-us-a-11149 https://blog.erratasec.com/2018/06/lessons-from-npetya-one-year-later.html


