The 443 - Security Simplified

https://youtu.be/jG3mwjCLpJQ This week on the podcast, we review a CISA and FBI joint advisory on the Androxgh0st malware. Before that we cover recent Volt Typhoon activity targeting SMB routers exposed on the internet. We end the episode with a fun research blog post about a series of flaws in an Indian insurance provider.

https://youtu.be/3E_Ei9hgNzA This week on the podcast, we review NIST's new publication that defines a taxonomy for how we talk about Adversarial Machine Learning. Before that, we cover a recent discovery of threat actors retaining access to Google accounts even through a password reset. We round out the episode with an account compromise that lead to a surge in Bitcoin price before finishing with...

https://youtu.be/VK1QoxLP16Y This week, we cover a password compromise that lead to a mobile telco in Spain losing control of their IP address space. We also give a quick update on the Lapsus$ ringleader's court case before discussing a recently discovered macOS backdoor malware that evades most endpoint protection. We end the episode by covering Microsoft's research into a malware installation me...

https://youtu.be/YZLayuDJyyk This week on the podcast, we cover a supply chain attack against one of the largest hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturers. After that, we discuss the latest Apache Struts vulnerability under active exploit by threat actors. We end the episode with our thoughts on a research blog post about a set of threat actors using an old school attack against modern targets.

https://youtu.be/sbc2U4WYrng This week on the podcast, we cover a new unauthenticated keystroke injection vulnerability in the Bluetooth implementation on nearly every type of device. After that we discuss Logofail, a suite of vulnerabilities in most UEFI boot implementations that could let threat actors easily hide their tracks. We end by covering a recent CISA advisory on Adobe ColdFusion exploi...

https://youtu.be/BHsow5qnmHw This week on the podcast we discuss our cybersecurity predictions for 2024. We'll cover each of the 6 predictions for the coming year including the trends behind them and how to protect your organization if they come true!

https://youtu.be/Eai8tYnU2I0 This week on the podcast, we look back to our 2023 security predictions and grade ourselves on how well we were able to see the future. We'll go through each of our 6 predictions, explain the trends that fueled them, and then provide either evidence that they came true or discuss reasons why they may not have yet.

https://youtu.be/RrKozKuhhcw This week on the podcast, we dive in to the EU's Network and Information Security directive update, aka NIS2. We'll cover who might be impacted and what to expect in terms of requirements in the coming year. Before that, we give an update to on the latest Scattered Spider threat actor activity followed by an update on LockBit's latest ransomware victims.

https://youtu.be/GaTUPZ2RMK0 This week on the podcast, we cover an analysis from Mandiant on an attack lead by the Russian state-sponsored threat actor Sandworm that came alongside missiles strikes against Ukraine. Before that, we review Okta's post mortum from their recent cyber incident. We end the episode by discussing udpated research from Jamf on a North Korean threat actor targeting the fina...

https://youtu.be/67SMv6JtJbc This week on the podcast we cover an Executive Order from the US White House on the topic of Artificial Intelligence. After that, we discuss the latest CISO that has found themselves in hot water with the law. We then cover an update to the Common Vulnerability Scoring System and end with a researcher claiming the end of encryption as we know it.

https://youtu.be/kvSA53ncRlg This week on the podcast, we review a thorough unmasking of Octa Tempest, the threat actor beind the MGM and Caesars Entertainment attacks in September. Before that, we give an update on the Cisco IOS XE vulnerability that head to an implant installed on thousands of exposed devices. We round out the episode with an analysis of CitrixBleed, an information disclosure vu...

https://youtu.be/GYoWiEKod38 This week on the podcast, we cover CISA's newly updated whitepaper on guidance for both software manufacturers and customers on the principals of secure-by-design and secure-by-default. Before that, we cover the Cisco IOS XE vulnerability that is under active exploitation in the wild, give an update on the EPA's efforts to regulate cybersecurity practices in water dist...

https://youtu.be/dSUkvBUDum4 This week on the podcast, we cover the recent HTTP/2 protocol vulnerability that lead to the largest DDoS attack ever recorded by CloudFlare. After that, we discuss Microsoft's announcement about the deprecation of VBScript and the impending removal of NTLM. We then cover a collection of data allegedly stolen from the genealogy website 23 and Me before ending with a fu...

https://youtu.be/NVvX02rwlEA This week on the podcast, we go through the latest Internet Security Report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab. We'll cover the top malware and network attack trends from Q2 2023 impacting small and mid-market organization globally before ending with defensive tips anyone can take back to their company.

https://youtu.be/Io_lubfJgKE This week on the podcast, we discuss an alert from CISA on nation state threat actors embedding malware into legacy Cisco router firmware. After that, we cover a research post on malicious advertisements served up via Bing's ChatGTP integration. We then end with an analysis of North Korea's Lazarus group's latest social engineering techniques.

https://youtu.be/Yo5GO14F5N0 This week on the podcast, we get up to speed on the MGM and Caesars Entertainment ransomware incidents from the previous week. After that, we take a deep dive into a blog post from Meta's application security team for their VR headsets. After that, we cover Microsoft's analysis of an ATP's pivot from email to another form of phishing.

https://youtu.be/UwuG1U1fZhE This week on the podcast, we cover Microsoft's final report on their July incident involving nation-state actors compromising enterprise email accounts. After that, we discuss a zero-day, zero-click vulnerability in iOS being actively exploited in the wild before ending with a chat about an upcoming change to how Android handles CA certificates.

https://youtu.be/NLO0DYuTZp4 This week on the podcast, we cover the FBI-lead, multinational takedown of the Qakbot botnet of over 700,000 victim devices. After that, we cover two android malware variants including one targeting victims in southeast Asia and another built by the Russian GRU.

https://youtu.be/BVbVwm0dMgg This week on the podcast we cover the latest evolutions of the North Korean threat actor Lazarus before covering an actively-exploited 0day vulnerability in the popular unarchiver WinRAR. We end the episode with an AI-related attack that doesn't actually use AI.

https://youtu.be/Drx3kF3sllQ This week on the podcast we cover the FCC's proposal for a security assurance labeling program for IoT devices. Before that, we discuss the latest AI research challenge hosted by DARPA as well as some research into a novel attack against the AI/ML supply chain.

https://youtu.be/LldPfSZY0uU On this week's episode, we chat about some of our favorite talks from this year's Def Con security conference. We'll cover several topics including artificial intelligence, hacking mobile point of sale devices, and how worried we should or shouldn't be about cyber warfare.

https://youtu.be/ltW3DQVrZ28 In this special end-of-week episode of The 443, we cover some of our favorite talks from this year's edition of the BlackHat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. We'll discuss the trends we saw and summaries of interesting topics including AI, nation state warfare, and improving cyber defense.

https://youtu.be/Gfvg7dywu8A This week we look back to an episode that originally aired in May 2021 where we remember a Def Con legend then dive in to two web browsing security acronyms. Keep an eye out later this week as we come to you from this year's Black Hat and Def Con cybersecurity conferences!

https://youtu.be/FZKalGbK90A This week on the podcast, we cover the latest evolutions of the decade-old Qakbot malware including changes in how attackers deliver it. After that, we give an update on the SEC's new rules around mandatory security disclosure. We then end by reviewing CISA's analysis of Risk and Vulnerability Assessments they completed for their constituents in 2022.

https://youtu.be/GzZkXckK3Nk This week on the podcast, we give an update on last week's discussion around a China-based APT targeting government organizations. After that, we cover the latest uses of generative AI like ChatGPT by malicious hackers. Finally, we end with a report from Google on their efforts around Red Teaming Artificial Intelligence systems.