Qbot is dropping Egregor ransomware, and RagnarLocker continues its recent rampage. Cryptocurrency platforms troubled by social engineering at a third party. TrickBot reaches version 100. Stuffed credentials exposed in the cloud. COVID-19 practices may endure beyond the pandemic. Advice for safer online shopping over the course of the week. Malek Ben Salem f ... Show More
Jun 14
Securing satellites already in space, with journalist Shaun Waterman. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]
For years, space cybersecurity has been a long sought after goal, but due to operational constraints, it was largely unfeasible. In this week’s episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with journalist Shaun Waterman to discuss his recent article “The Newest Space Race is Cyber.” As ... Show More
22m 42s
May 2021
HARD PROBLEMS: Ransomware, Sandboxes and Security
American Hacker Jeffrey "Sneak" Paul joins Bram for a deep-dive into the hard problems behind the growing rash of ransomware attacks, what it means and what we can do about it.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
On this episode we’re digging into, not a new proble ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2021
Nicole Perlroth, "This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race" (Bloomsbury, 2021)
For years, cybersecurity experts have debated whether cyber-weapons represent a destabilizing new military technology or merely the newest tool in the spies’ arsenal. In This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends (Bloomsbury, 2021), Nicole Perlroth makes a compelling case that cyber ... Show More
58m 4s
Dec 2020
Fri. 12/18 – Chinese Drone Maker DJI Blacklisted By The US
Drone maker DJI is blacklisted by the commerce department. Group video comes to Echo devices. Twitter launches Spaces. Sony offers refunds for Cyberpunk 2077. Coinbase files to go public. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
Sponsors:
Masterworks.io, promocode RID ... Show More
21m 4s
May 2020
The Dark Secrets of a Hacking Hero
<p>In May of 2017, Marcus Hutchins saved the internet. A vicious ransomware attack known as WannaCry had infected computer systems across dozens of countries. It was the worst cyberattack in history at the time, and it seemed unstoppable. But Hutchins, a 23-year-old-hacker in Ilf ... Show More
30m 39s