
Security Weekly News (Audio)
Concise, bi-weekly reviews of the most significant security stories, including malware, threats, government actions, and other cybersecurity topics. Hosted by Dr. Doug White. Co hosts: Josh Marpet, Aaran Leyland.
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Feb 18, 2022 • 25min
MFA Fatigue, WordPress Vuln, Iranian Code, & Free Crypto! (Scams) - Wrap Up - SWN #188
This week, Guest Host Aaran Leyland talks: Phishers, WordPress, Free Crypto Scams, Ukraine & Russia, MFA and more on the along with the show Wrap Ups for this week in the Security News! Story Links: Ukraine accuses Russia of cyber-attack on two banks and its defence ministry https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/16/ukraine-accuses-russia-of- cyber-attack-on-two-banks-and-its-defence-ministry Iranian State Broadcaster Clobbered by ‘Clumsy, Buggy’ Code https://threatpost.com/iranian-state-broadcaster-clumsy-buggy-code/178524/ Phishers Spoof Power BI to Visualize Your Credential Data https://cofensestaging.wpengine.com/blog/phishers-spoof-power-bi-to-visualize-your-credential-data?web_view=true Vulnerability found in WordPress plugin with over 3 million installations https://www.zdnet.com/article/vulnerability-found-in-wordpress-plugin-with-over-3-million-installations/&web_view=true MFA fatigue attacks: Users tricked into allowing device access due to overload of push notifications https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/mfa-fatigue-attacks-users-tricked-into-allowing-device-access-due-to-overload-of-push-notifications?&web_view=true FreeCryptoScam A New Cryptocurrency Scam That Leads to Installation of Backdoors and Stealers https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/freecryptoscam-new-cryptocurrency-scam-leads-installation-backdoors-and?&web_view=true Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn188

Feb 15, 2022 • 27min
Blackbyte V. The 49ers, Ukraine, Malicious Mods, Adobe 0-Day, & Teams Bugs - SWN #187
This week in the Security News: The Ukraine, Defender, Mimikatz, Chrome, Blackbyte, Cities Skylines, Adobe, and Teams, along with special guest commentator Aaran Leyland on this Edition of the Security Weekly News! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn187 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

Feb 11, 2022 • 32min
Maze Decryption, Sim Swaps, Crypto Megaheists, & Infected Win 11 Installers - Wrap Up - SWN #186
This week in the Security Weekly News: Dr. Doug talks Crypto and more crypto, Sim swapping, Maze resigns, Win 11 scam, Tesla, and all the Wrap-Ups on the Security Weekly News! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn186

Feb 8, 2022 • 28min
Google MFA, Avast Decrypts, QBOT, QuaDream Spyware, & Slackware 15.0 - SWN #185
This week in the Security Weekly News: Avast, Google MFA, CISA, QBOT, QuaDream, the IRS, Slackware, and ms-appinstaller, along with the returning expert commentary of Jason Wood on this edition of the Security Weekly News! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn185 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

Feb 4, 2022 • 28min
Getting Zucked, LinkedIn, Elementor RCE, & Underused MFA - Wrap Up - SWN #184
In this episode, Dr. Doug talks: Zuck gets zucked, MFA threats, DHS, Elementor, LinkedIn, and all the show Wrap-Ups for this week on the Security Weekly News! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn184

Feb 2, 2022 • 30min
CISA Lists, UPnP, Samba, SMS Trickery, Secret Pixels, & Lazarus Returns - SWN #183
This Week in the Security News: UPnP strikes back, Lazarus, Samba, CISA, SMS Scams, secret pixels, OMB Zero Trust, and Wordle, along with the Expert Commentary of Jason Wood on this edition of the Security Weekly News! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn183 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

Jan 28, 2022 • 32min
Vultur, Overreach, Trickbot, QNAP, Apple, pkexec, & Space Force - SWN #182
This week in the Security News: Overreach, Vultur, QNAP, Trickbot, Apple, pkexec, Space Force, & more on the Security Weekly News Wrap Up show! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn182

Jan 25, 2022 • 28min
Russia, Control Web Panel, Belarus, Office Macros, Trickbot, & Molerats - SWN #181
This week in the Security News, Dr. Doug talks: Control Web Panel, Russia, Belarus, Office Macros, Trickbot, MoleRats, DTPacker, and Tesla! All that along with the Expert Commentary of Jason Wood on this edition of the Security Weekly News! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn181 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

Jan 21, 2022 • 30min
UEFI, 2-Factor Failure, McAfee, Whispergate, Oracle Patches & More! - Wrap Up - SWN #180
This week, Dr. Doug talks: 2-factor failure, UEFI, McAfee, Whispergate, oracle patches, and more on the Security Weekly News Wrap-up Show! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn180 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

Jan 18, 2022 • 39min
Firefox Relay, WordPress, Microsoft, Russia, & VPNLab - SWN #179
This week, Dr Doug talks: WordPress, Firefox Relay, Multiple Microsoft, White House Summit, Russia Strikes back, VPNLab, my crush on Judy Jetson, and Aaran Leyland. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn179 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly