In this episode, Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalat discuss various topics in the cybersecurity landscape, including the influence of cyber insurance on risk reduction for companies and how insurers offer guidance to lower risks. They touch upon the potential challenges with cybersecurity maturity in organizations and the consultant effect. The episode also goes into detail … Continue reading Defensive Security Podcast Episode 277 →

Check out the latest Defensive Security Podcast Ep. 276! From cow milking robots held ransom to why IT folks dread patching, Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalat cover it all. Tune in and stay informed on the latest in cybersecurity! Summary: In episode 276 of the Defensive Security Podcast, hosts Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalat delve … Continue reading Defensive Security Podcast Episode 276 →

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 267   Links: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/aerojet-rocketdyne-agrees-pay-9-million-resolve-false-claims-act-allegations-cybersecurity https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa22-187a https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-are-the-cybersecurity-threats-of-tomorrow-that-you-should-be-thinking-about-today/ jerry: [00:00:00] Alright, here we go. Today is Sunday, July 10th, 2022. And this is episode 267 of the defensive security podcast. My name is Jerry Bell and joining me tonight as always. Is Mr. Andrew Kellett. Andy: Good evening, Jerry, how are you? Good, … Continue reading Defensive Security Podcast Episode 267 →

Overconfidence is putting organizations at higher risk for attacks http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/windows-zero-day-exploited-by-same-group-behind-dnc-hack/ http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/those-suing-anthem-seek-security-audit-documents-a-9498 https://it.slashdot.org/story/16/11/05/1744231/it-workers-facing-layoffs-jolted-by-ceos-message

http://www.securityweek.com/shadow-brokers-leaks-servers-allegedly-hacked-nsa http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/online-ad-industry-threatened-by-security-issues-a-9488 http://m.elpasoinc.com/news/local_news/article_92e82ee0-9f84-11e6-b429-0b2b853bae0b.html?mode=jqm http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/10/unit42-psa-conference-invite-used-lure-operation-lotus-blossom-actors/

Serious Dirty Cow Linux Vulnerability Under Attack http://news.softpedia.com/news/hackers-steal-research-and-user-data-from-japanese-nuclear-research-lab-509380.shtml https://www.databreaches.net/rainbow-childrens-clinic-notifies-33368-patients-of-ransomware-attack/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/10/hacked-cameras-dvrs-powered-todays-massive-internet-outage/

http://conferences.oreilly.com/security/network-data-security-ny/public/content/buy-one-get-one-discount https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bsides-atlanta-2016-tickets-27895813128 http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/14/british-banks-keep-cyber-attacks-under-wraps-to-protect-image.html http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f17c1e55-5768-4ea6-a7e6-d555c4052eef https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2016/10/security-fatigue-can-cause-computer-users-feel-hopeless-and-act-recklessly

http://cybersecurity.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/08/08/cybsec.tyw001 The psychological reasons behind risky password practices http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/29/technology/yahoo-data-breach-hacking.html?_r=0 http://www.databreachtoday.com/blogs/yahoo-breach-great-nation-state-cop-out-p-2260

http://www.csoonline.com/article/3119965/security/a-single-ransomware-network-has-pulled-in-121-million.html https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/dataprotection/data-breaches-prevention-practical-37267 http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/aligning-cyber-framework-organizations-strategy-goals-a-9401 http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/09/swift-fraudsters-detection-system-bangladesh-bank-heist/ http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/blogs/ransomware-victims-please-come-forward-p-2255 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/17/business/dealbook/wells-fargo-warned-workers-against-fake-accounts-but-they-needed-a-paycheck.html

http://news.softpedia.com/news/retiring-sysadmin-fakes-cyber-attack-to-get-away-with-data-theft-507992.shtml https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/The-OPM-Data-Breach-How-the-Government-Jeopardized-Our-National-Security-for-More-than-a-Generation.pdf http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/08/investing/wells-fargo-created-phony-accounts-bank-fees/index.html http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/computing/it/facebook-engineers-crash-data-centers-in-realworld-stress-test http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-08/cisco-s-network-bugs-are-front-and-center-in-bankruptcy-fight

http://www.csoonline.com/article/3110975/techology-business/how-do-you-measure-success-when-it-comes-to-stopping-phishing-attacks.html http://www.databreachtoday.com/equation-group-hacking-tool-dump-5-lessons-a-9358 http://www.csoonline.com/article/3109982/security/attackers-dont-need-vulnerabilities-when-the-basics-work-just-as-well.html http://www.securityweek.com/attacker-uses-virtual-machine-hide-malicious-activity http://www.networkworld.com/article/3110653/security/imperva-application-layer-ddos-attacks-are-on-the-rise.html http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/actively-exploited-ios-flaws-that-hijack-iphones-likely-spread-for-years/

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/08/18/nists-new-password-rules-what-you-need-to-know/ http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/234031-your-guide-to-the-shadow-brokers-nsa-theft-which-puts-the-snowden-leaks-to-shame http://phys.org/news/2016-08-people-software-percent.html http://www.csoonline.com/article/3108025/cyber-attacks-espionage/cerber-ransomware-earns-2-3mil-with-0-3-response-rate.html

http://www.csoonline.com/article/3101863/security/report-only-3-percent-of-u-s-companies-pay-attackers-after-ransomware-infections.html http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/fed-reserve-a-9282 http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/featured/does-dropping-malicious-usb-sticks-really-work-yes-worryingly-well/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/frequent-password-changes-are-the-enemy-of-security-ftc-technologist-says/ http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/security/nigerian-scammers-infect-themselves-with-own-malware-revealing-new-wirewire-fraud-scheme http://www.csoonline.com/article/3106076/data-protection/disable-wpad-now-or-have-your-accounts-and-private-data-compromised.html http://fortune.com/2016/08/12/delta-airlines-outages/  

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3660560/uber-cisos-trial-underscores-the-importance-of-truth-transparency-and-trust.html https://thehackernews.com/2022/06/conti-leaks-reveal-ransomware-gangs.html?m=1 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-symbiote-malware-infects-all-running-processes-on-linux-systems/ https://doublepulsar.com/bpfdoor-an-active-chinese-global-surveillance-tool-54b078f1a896

http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/report-new-york-fed-fumbled-cyber-heist-response-a-9281 http://motherboard.vice.com/read/ransomware-gang-claims-fortune-500-company-hired-them-to-hack-the-competition http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d0f4e774-6c6a-4783-b993-4f165f1dcc7e

Tiaracon: http://tiaracon.org/ http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/antivirus-software-1.3668746 http://www.csoonline.com/article/3089439/business-continuity/9-critical-controls-for-todays-threats.html http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/interviews/heartbleed-update-america-vulnerable-i-3242 http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/blogs/av-wars-sophos-vs-cylance-p-2172 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-fdic-china-idUSKCN0ZT20M http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/07/ranscam.html

http://blog.erratasec.com/2016/06/etheriumdao-hack-similfied.html#.V3BKyvkrJhE http://www.zdnet.com/article/cvss-scores-are-not-enough-for-modern-security/ http://www.crn.com/news/security/300081157/sophos-slams-cylance-in-blog-post-as-market-for-endpoint-security-heats-up.htm?itc=refresh

http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities—threats/windows-badtunnel-attack-hijacks-network-traffic/d/d-id/1325875 http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/06/adobe-update-plugs-flash-player-zero-day/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/06/banks-credit-card-breach-at-cicis-pizza/ http://ieee-security.org/TC/SP2016/papers/0824a018.pdf https://securelist.com/blog/research/75027/xdedic-the-shady-world-of-hacked-servers-for-sale/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/guccifer-20-claims-credit-for-dnc-hack/2016/06/15/abdcdf48-3366-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html http://fox4kc.com/2016/06/15/platte-county-commissioners-give-treasurer-one-week-to-repay-funds-lost-to-email-scam/ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-18/software-legal-battle-could-put-sa-patients’-safety/7522934

TeamViewer Denies Hack, Blames Password Reuse for Compromises http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160602/NEWS06/160609935/chubb-p-f-changs-federal-insurance-co-cybersecurity-by-chubb-credit http://www.csoonline.com/article/3075385/backup-recovery/will-your-backups-protect-you-against-ransomware.html#jump http://www.csoonline.com/article/3077434/security/93-of-phishing-emails-are-now-ransomware.html#jump http://venturebeat.com/2016/06/04/federal-reserve-bank-was-hacked-more-than-50-times-between-2011-and-2015/ http://www.csoonline.com/article/3075758/data-breach/up-to-a-dozen-banks-are-reportedly-investigating-potential-swift-breaches.html#jump http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/03/swift_threatens_insecure_bank_suspensions/

Vote for us! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/secbloggerwards2016 http://www.csoonline.com/article/3071337/cyber-attacks-espionage/cybercriminals-are-increasingly-embracing-a-sophisticated-business-model-approach.html#tk.rss_all https://www.yahoo.com/news/special-report-cyber-thieves-exploit-banks-faith-swift-052100312–finance.html?ref=gs http://www.securityweek.com/google-soon-kill-sslv3-rc4-support-gmail https://threatpost.com/microsoft-warns-of-sneaky-new-macro-trick/118227/ http://www.networkworld.com/article/3073495/security/kansas-heart-hospital-hit-with-ransomware-paid-but-attackers-demanded-2nd-ransom.html

http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/researcher-hacks-symantecs-av-via-email-a-9109 http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2457773/hackers-exploiting-six-year-old-sap-software-flaw-warns-us-cert http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/05/1b-bangladesh-heist-officials-say-swift-technicians-left-bank-vulnerable/ http://www.csoonline.com/article/3069502/data-breach/malware-attacks-on-two-banks-have-links-with-2014-sony-pictures-hack.html https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/secbloggerwards2016

http://www.verizonenterprise.com/verizon-insights-lab/dbir/2016/ https://blog.osvdb.org/2016/04/27/a-note-on-the-verizon-dbir-2016-vulnerabilities-claims/  

http://baesystemsai.blogspot.nl/2016/04/two-bytes-to-951m.html https://threatpost.com/bangladesh-bank-hackers-accessed-swift-system-to-steal-cover-tracks/117637/ http://www.csoonline.com/article/3061229/fraud/swift-banking-network-warns-customers-of-cyberfraud-cases.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/22/i_hacked_facebook_and_found_someone_had_beaten_me_to_it/

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/04/15/eu-data-protection-rules/ http://pastebin.com/raw/0SNSvyjJ https://threatpost.com/apple-deprecates-quick-time-for-windows-wont-patch-new-flaws/117427/ http://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/04/13/medical-data-breach-leads-record-cash-settlement/

Google Exposes Initial Access Broker Ties With Ransomware Actors (bankinfosecurity.com) Okta says hundreds of companies impacted by security breach | TechCrunch Okta: “We made a mistake” delaying the Lapsus$ hack disclosure (bleepingcomputer.com) Microsoft confirms Lapsus$ breach after hackers publish Bing, Cortana source code | TechCrunch DEV-0537 criminal actor targeting organizations for data exfiltration and destruction … Continue reading Defensive Security Podcast Episode 265 →

https://offensivetechblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/29/systems-admins-we-need-to-talk/ http://m.sfgate.com/business/technology/article/Hackers-broke-into-hospitals-despite-software-7229722.php http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-04/06/panama-papers-mossack-fonseca-website-security-problems http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/04/ok-panic-newly-evolved-ransomware-is-bad-news-for-everyone/

https://www.cooley.com/california-attorney-general-2016-data-breach-report http://www.csoonline.com/article/3049392/security/chinese-scammers-take-mattel-to-the-bank-phishing-them-for-3-million.html http://www.oreilly.com/security/newsletter http://conferences.oreilly.com/security/network-data-security-ny

https://threatpost.com/apt-attackers-flying-more-false-flags-than-ever/116814/ http://www.csoonline.com/article/3048334/security/verizons-breach-experts-missed-one-right-under-their-noses.html http://www.wsj.com/articles/hackers-in-bangladesh-bank-account-heist-part-of-larger-breach-1458582678 http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/hospital-declares-internet-state-of-emergency-after-ransomware-infection/

http://www.csoonline.com/article/3043975/security/compromised-data-goes-public-as-staminus-recovers-from-attack.html#tk.rss_all http://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/patch-management-still-plagues-enterprise/d/d-id/1324615 http://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/03/09/android-trojan-targets-online-banking-users/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/a-typo-costs-bank-hackers-nearly-1b/ http://www.cnet.com/news/home-depot-offers-19m-to-settle-customers-hacking-lawsuit/

http://www.intelsecurity.com/advanced-threat-research/content/Analysis_SamSa_Ransomware.pdf?_ga=1.157194172.685877305.1433735448 https://blog.agilebits.com/2015/06/17/1password-inter-process-communication-discussion/ http://www.verizonenterprise.com/resources/reports/rp_data-breach-digest_xg_en.pdf

http://www.databreachtoday.com/anthem-breach-lessons-one-year-later-a-8897 http://www.dw.com/en/hackers-hold-german-hospital-data-hostage/a-19076030 http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/02/breached-credit-union-comes-out-of-its-shell/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/hackers-did-indeed-cause-ukrainian-power-outage-us-report-concludes/

http://www.scmagazineuk.com/russian-bank-licences-revoked-for-using-hackers-to-withdraw-funds/article/474464/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/hospital-pays-17k-for-ransomware-crypto-key/ http://news.softpedia.com/news/us-school-agrees-to-pay-8-500-to-get-rid-of-ransomware-500684.shtml http://www.scmagazineuk.com/44-of-ransomware-victims-in-the-uk-have-paid-to-recover-their-data/article/475426/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/extremely-severe-bug-leaves-dizzying-number-of-apps-and-devices-vulnerable/

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/cisco-patches-critical-asa-ike-buffer-overflow-vulnerability/ http://www.securityweek.com/we-cant-give-preventing-breaches http://www.csoonline.com/article/3033160/security/ransomware-takes-hollywood-hospital-offline-36m-demanded-by-attackers.html http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/clever-bank-hack-allowed-crooks-to-make-unlimited-atm-withdrawals/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/04/norse_corp_ceo_fired/ http://www.secureworks.com/resources/blog/ransomware-used-as-a-distraction/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/most-windows-flaws-mitigated-by-removing-admin-rights-says-report/ http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0VD14X http://www.csoonline.com/article/3025787/security/defending-against-insider-security-threats-hangs-on-trust.html http://www.securityforrealpeople.com/2016/02/poor-ux-leads-to-poorly-secured-soho.html

Hack in the Box: https://conference.hitb.org/ Circle City Con: https://circlecitycon.com/tickets/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/28/nsas_top_hacking_boss_explains_how_to_protect_your_network_from_his_minions/?page=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDJb8WOJYdA http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/01/sources-security-firm-norse-corp-imploding/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/secret-ssh-backdoor-in-fortinet-hardware-found-in-more-products/

Adafruit discloses data leak from ex-employee’s GitHub repo (bleepingcomputer.com) Malware now using NVIDIA’s stolen code signing certificates (bleepingcomputer.com) NSA report: This is how you should be securing your network | ZDNet  

https://blog.malwarebytes.org/intelligence/2016/01/draft-lechiffre-a-manually-run-ransomware/ http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/boeing-supplier-hacked-claims-55-million-worth-of-damage-as-stock-price-falls/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/01/firm-sues-cyber-insurer-over-480k-loss/ http://shawnetuma.com/2016/01/08/supervalu-data-breach-class-action-dismissed-for-lack-of-harm/ Hack in the Box: https://conference.hitb.org/ Circle City Con: https://circlecitycon.com/tickets/  

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/security-firm-sued-for-filing-woefully-inadequate-forensics-report/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/et-tu-fortinet-hard-coded-password-raises-new-backdoor-eavesdropping-fears/ http://www.csoonline.com/article/3021774/security/trend-micro-flaw-could-have-allowed-attacker-to-steal-all-passwords.html

http://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/01/03/blackenergy-sshbeardoor-details-2015-attacks-ukrainian-news-media-electric-industry/ http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2015/12/on-juniper-backdoor.html http://www.databreaches.net/191-million-voters-personal-info-exposed-by-misconfigured-database/ http://darkmatters.norsecorp.com/2015/12/28/the-cybersecurity-information-sharing-act-cisa-passed/

This is our 2015 holiday episode with the Brakeing Down Security and PVC Security podcasts.

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/12/fin1-targets-boot-record.html http://www.csoonline.com/article/3012443/security/how-the-nsa-uses-behavior-analytics-to-detect-threats.html#tk.rss_all http://www.databreachtoday.com/wyndham-agrees-to-settle-ftc-breach-case-a-8737 https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-127.aspx https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/3wa8rl/early_warning_system_for_cryptowall_crypto_canary/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/vtech-hack-gets-worse-kids-photos-chat-logs-also-stolen/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/12/dhs-giving-firms-free-penetration-tests/ http://www.csoonline.com/article/3011580/data-protection/insurance-companies-will-crack-down-on-cyber-security-in-2016-report.html http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannabelbey/2015/11/30/7-tips-from-the-fbi-to-prepare-your-firm-for-a-cyber-attack/

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/11/breach-at-it-automation-firm-landesk/ http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/users/2015/11/sony_employees_on_the_hack_one_year_later.html http://www.csoonline.com/article/3006816/cyber-attacks-espionage/damballa-finds-tools-related-to-the-malware-that-hit-sony.html http://www.databreachtoday.com/interviews/what-jpmorgan-chase-breach-teaches-us-i-2982 http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/ftc-data-breach-case-dismissal-raises-bar-for-demonstrating-consumer-harm/409634/

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-10/hackers-accused-by-u-s-of-targeting-top-banks-mutual-funds http://www.trust.org/item/20151113203615-j3cyu http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/11/jpmorgan-hackers-breached-anti-fraud-vendor-g2-web-services/#more-32855 http://consumerist.com/2015/11/13/lack-of-windows-3-1-technicians-causes-traffic-backup-at-french-airport/ http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/41950/cyber-crime/fakben-ransomware-as-a-service.html

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/11/crypto-e-mail-service-pays-6000-ransom-gets-taken-out-by-ddos-anyway/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/11/booming-crypto-ransomware-industry-employs-new-tricks-to-befuddle-victims/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/02/pagefair_malware_snare_scare_in_halloween_hack_of_adblocker_blocker/ http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/it-personnel-are-the-riskiest/

http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/10/dumb-dumber-and-cybersecurity.html http://www.businessinsider.com/talktalk-didnt-use-encryption-hack-protect-4-million-customer-details-2015-10 https://grahamcluley.com/2015/10/talktalk-hacked-silly-ask-data-encrypted/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/10/talktalk-hackers-demanded-80k-in-bitcoin/ http://www.securityweek.com/hacking-impact-short-lived-sony-boss https://threatpost.com/european-aviation-agency-warns-of-aircraft-hacking/114987/

https://www.govinfosecurity.com/data-breach-exposes-booking-details-19-million-customers-a-18505 https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/02/11/cloud-security-training/ https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/massive-breach-hits-500-e-commerce-sites-a-18492 https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/linux-malware-on-the-rise-including-illicit-use-of-cobalt-strike https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/google-cuts-account-compromises-in-half-with-simple-change

http://www.threatconnect.com/threat-intelligence-driven-risk-analysis/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/15/inside_mandiants_biggest_forensics_breach_battle_is_this_anthem/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/16/dow_jones_denies_russian_hackers_plundered_its_servers_for_insider_trading_tips/http://m.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2015/10/opm-fully-do-away-passwords-network-access-2-years/122768/

tp://www.databreachtoday.com/report-usps-workers-vulnerable-to-phishing-scams-a-8579 http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/10/at-experian-security-attrition-amid-acquisitions/#more-32501 http://www.databreachtoday.com/etrade-dow-jones-issue-breach-alerts-a-8586 http://www.bankinfosecurity.asia/blogs/cyber-insurance-primer-for-insurers-insured-p-1946 http://www.csoonline.com/article/2990471/social-engineering/near-flawless-social-engineering-attack-spoiled-by-single-flaw.html#tk.rss_all

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/10/patreon-was-warned-of-serious-website-flaw-5-days-before-it-was-hacked/ http://www.scmagazine.com/sec-hits-security-adviser-with-75000-penalty-in-breach-settlement/article/440268/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/10/scottrade-breach-hits-4-6-million-customers/ http://www.wired.com/2015/10/hack-brief-hackers-steal-15m-t-mobile-customers-data-experian/ http://time.com/4056928/trump-hotels-hacked/ http://fortune.com/2015/10/02/american-bankers-association-breach/