In today’s podcast we hear about how ISIS continues to pursue its strategy of using information operations to inspire lone wolves, and what investigators in France, Germany, and the United States are seeing as they look at jihadist social media. We learn about advances in facial recognition software. WikiLeaks releases audio files culled from DNC email hacks ... Show More
Sep 12
A beast by any other name. [Research Saturday]
Today we are joined by Brigid O Gorman, Senior Intelligence Analyst on Symantec Threat Hunter team, discussing their work on “GodDamn Ransomware: Latest Beast Rebrand Uses Malicious Driver to Disable Defenses." GodDamn ransomware, the latest rebrand from the Hyadina group behind ... Show More
23m 2s
Oct 2020
United Security Sample - Politics Infecting Intelligence
In this sample from the United Security podcast, Lisa Monaco and Ken Wainstein weigh in on DNI John Ratcliffe’s selective declassification of intelligence, including “unverified intelligence” regarding Hillary Clinton.
In the full episode, Lisa and Ken offer an update on ongoing ... Show More
13m 32s
Oct 2021
Darknet Diaries Presents: The Pentagon's Online War Against ISIS
On Cyber this week we bring you an episode from the podcast Darknet Diaries by Jack Rhysider. In 2016, America went to war against ISIS at the head of an international coalition. The U.S. sent ships, soldiers, and material to the Middle East to fight off the Islamic State. It als ... Show More
1h 11m
Aug 2018
White House Lax Protocol Opens Window For More Security Breaches
Clint Watts, a former FBI special agent and Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, discusses Russia’s continued hacking into U.S. elections, and eroding White House security.Win Thin, Global Head of Emerging Markets F/X for Brown Brothers Harriman, on the Turkish ... Show More
28m 54s