Authorities repeatedly emphasized that Anom's greatest value wasn't the arrests.
It revealed how organized crime operates, including drug smuggling techniques.
This intelligence proved more valuable than the arrests, exposing methods like hiding cocaine in liquid fertilizer.
Authorities learned about networks they were previously unaware of.
This "burned" the tradecraft, making it harder for other criminals to replicate.
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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Mark Piper discuss the week’s security news, including:
What on earth happened at Snowflake?
A look at operation Endgame
Check Point’s hilarious adventures with dot dot slash
Report says the FTC is looking at Microsoft’s security product bundling
More ransomware hits Russia
Much, much more
404 Media co-founder Joseph Cox is this week’s feature guest. He joins us to talk about his new book, Dark Wire, which is all about the FBI’s Anom sting.
This week’s show is brought to you by Resourcely. If your Terraform is a mess or your CSPM dashboards are lighting up with insane and stupid things, you should check out Resourcely. Its founder and CEO Travis McPeak will be along in this week’s sponsor interview to talk about all things Terraform.