Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes.
A condition announced by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to draw attention to a temporary period of high alert, associated with expectation of a connected wave of cyberattacks prompted by either a widespread vulnerability or an unusually active and capable threat actor.
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Yeti or not, it’s a scam.
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are back sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes ... Show More
50m 20s
Aug 5
Work from home, malware included. [OMITB]
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED. Inspired by the r ... Show More
32m 14s
Aug 5
Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting Conformance (DMARC) (noun) [Word Notes]
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. An open source email authentication protocol designed to prevent emails, spoofing in phishing, business email compromise or BEC, and other email-based attacks. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pegasus Audio refer ... Show More
8m 27s
Jan 2025
Social Media Fraud Targets Truth Social: Cyber Security Today Weekend with Netcraft's Robert Duncan - Jan 18, 2025
Addressing Social Media Fraud: Insights from Netcraft's Robert Duncan In this weekend edition of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses the growing issue of fraud in the cybersecurity landscape. Jim interviews Robert Duncan, VP of Product Strategy at Netcraft, who sheds lig ... Show More
26m 5s
Sep 2024
Instagram Gets Reel with Teen Safety
Today, we look at new measures that aim to protect teens on Instagram. Social media company, Meta, have announced "built-in protections" to teen accounts as well as greater controls for parents. But will it work? James is joined by the BBC’s technology editor Zoe Kleinman plus di ... Show More
34m 23s
Sep 2024
Modern Identity Verification and Threat Detection
Rick Song (@rickcsong, CEO @Persona_IDV) talks about the evolution of identity verification and threat detection.
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22m 35s
Oct 2023
Farewell HANF, Hello Gadget Lab
Misinformation lives everywhere. False accounts of events, doctored photos, and purposely misleading news stories are quickly shared and passed around on social media, usually by well-meaning people who don’t know they’re sharing incorrect information. It's a big problem in the b ... Show More
42m 50s
Sep 2024
OpenAI's Reasoning Machine + Instagram Teen Changes + Amazon RTO Drama
Last week, OpenAI released a preview of its hotly anticipated new model, o1. We discuss what it has excelled at and how it could accelerate the timeline for building superintelligence. Then, we explain why Meta is making teenagers’ Instagram accounts private by default. And, fina ... Show More
1h 6m
Jun 2024
DEEP DIVE: Disabling Comments on Social Media Posts
There are many decisions to make when you're posting an ad on social media for your brand — the placement, the timing, the audience, the hook, the creative.But one factor that doesn't get talked a lot about is the comments. After all, social media ads are mostly just post ... Show More
11m 14s