Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalat

Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec

Defensive Security is a weekly information security podcast which reviews recent high profile cyber security breaches, data breaches, malware infections and intrusions to identify lessons that we can learn and apply to the organizations we protect.

Author

Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalat

Category

Technology

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defensivesecurity.org

Latest episode

Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 176 07.11.2016

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/11/03/overconfidence-risk-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

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 175 02.11.2016

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/

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 174 24.10.2016

https://threatpost.com/serious-dirty-cow-linux-vulnerability-under-attack/121448/ 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/

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 173 16.10.2016

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...

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 172 03.10.2016

http://cybersecurity.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/08/08/cybsec.tyw001 https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/09/29/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

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 171 22.09.2016

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/...

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 170 11.09.2016

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...

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 169 30.08.2016

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-h...

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 168 21.08.2016

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

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 167 14.08.2016

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-ft...

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 166 25.07.2016

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

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 165 17.07.2016

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-fdi...

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 164 30.06.2016

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

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 163 20.06.2016

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...

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 162 05.06.2016

https://threatpost.com/teamviewer-denies-hack-blames-password-reuse-for-compromises/118427/ 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-p...

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 161 23.05.2016

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-suppo...

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 160 18.05.2016

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-s...

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 159 02.05.2016

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/

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 158 28.04.2016

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/

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 157 19.04.2016

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/

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 156 13.04.2016

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/

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 155 05.04.2016

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

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 154 29.03.2016

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-infecti...

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 153 15.03.2016

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....

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 152 07.03.2016

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

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