Paul's Security Weekly (Video)

This conversation will introduce Wickr to the PSW listeners. Joel Wallenstrom will discuss the importance of end-to-end encrypted collaboration and communication as it relates to enterprise and federal space.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw691

With the U.S. facing a shortage of roughly 314,000 cybersecurity professionals in the workforce, according to CSIS, there is an urgent need to build cybersecurity skills and fill the workforce pipeline with students who are prepared to pursue cybersecurity careers. The aftermath of the SolarWinds breach has shown that there is a desperate need to expand K-12 cybersecurity education across the coun...

This week in the Security News, Polish blogger sued after revealing security issue in encrypted messenger, The Facebook dump and Have I Been Pwned, LinkedIn and more_eggs, APTs targeting Fortinet, SAP Applications Are Under Active Attack again, Is your dishwasher trying to kill you?, Ubiquiti All But Confirms Breach Response Iniquity, Cyber Threat Analysis, 11 Useful Security Tips for AWS and othe...

Less than 15% of enterprise customers are primarily cloud native. With so many companies still in early stages of cloud migration, what are the key lessons learned from early adopters as well as digitally native companies? What are common mistakes and how can one avoid them? Register for Joff's Fun Regular Expressions class here: https://bit.ly/JoffReLife   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw...

Nzyme is a new kind of WiFi IDS (WIDS) that detects adversaries by looking at hard to spoof characteristics of an attacker. Existing WIDS tend to look at extremely easy to spoof metadata like channels or BSSIDs. The new approach of nzyme looks at hardware fingerprints and physical attributes like signal strengths. For example, it constantly tries to follow the signal "track" of every WiFi access p...

npm netmask library has a critical bug, when AI attacks, firmware attacks on the rise, Microsoft Hololens and order 66, a real executive order 13694, The Ubiquity breach saga, the FreeBSD and wireguard saga, is the cloud more secure? Hopefully for PHP it is, software updates limit muscle car to 3 HP, a brand new Windows 95 easter egg just in time for, well, easter, and aging wine in space, does it...

Paul, and the rest of the PSW Hosts, will talk to Robert about how he got his start in InfoSec.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw689

With an uptick in malware scams and email compromises, the best thing we can do is educate the cryptocurrency community about risks and security best practices. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1fKlftNZ_xGh8AFVy46suO193IIQ7lnq https://www.kraken.com/en-us/features/security/kraken-security-labs https://www.canisecure.com/ https://blog.kraken.com/security-labs/   Visit https://www.securitywee...

Learn what redirects are, the different types, how they work and how they are exploited by attackers. Oh, also learn how to defend against redirect attacks! Sven's Slide Deck - Open Redirects: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Netsparker-Sven-Morgenroth-3-25-21-Open-Redirect.pdf   This segment is sponsored by Netsparker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/netsparker to learn more...

This week in the Security News: Doom exploit wins an award, a puzzle honors Alan Turing, anyone can create a deepfake, Jabber bugs, unquoted service paths, Nim malware, Deadly sins of secure coding, & are we living in the toughest time of Cybersecurity?   Register to attend Joff Thyer's upcoming Wild West Hacking Fest course "Enterprise Attacker Emulation and C2 Implant Development": http://bit.ly...

Almost weekly, hackers discover and exploit vulnerabilities in popular programs like SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange Server, impacting thousands. While it would be great to eradicate these vulnerabilities in the programs themselves, it is unlikely to happen any time soon. That's why patching vulnerabilities quickly is important, yet even when patches are available, companies often fail to patch...

The first episode of Security Weekly's podcast mini-series with PlexTrac "Getting the Real Work Done in Cybersecurity" starts with PlexTrac's bread and butter, Purple Teaming! The group - along with special guest Bryson Bort of SCYTHE - discuss the ins and outs of purple teaming. Topics covered on the show include the importance of collaboration within your security team, the idea of a milestone-b...

In the Security News, If software got a security grade, most would get an F, SolarWinds hackers got some source code, new old bugs in the Linux kernel, hack stuff and get blown up, stop hacking "beer", weekly Chrome zero day, Mirai lives, long live Marai, how attackers could intercept your text messages, and rigging the election, the Homecoming Queen election that is.   Register to attend Joff Thy...

Dan will run through some customer testimonials on how they are using Plextrac effectively to get the real work done in security! This segment is sponsored by PlexTrac.   Visit https://securityweekly.com/plextrac to learn more about them!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw687

Assaf Dahan, Sr Director, Head of Threat Research at Cybereason, discusses current trends in ransomware research. What happens when we're not watching or watching the wrong indicators? And threat actor handoff off pillaging to Cyber Merenaries.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw686

Microsoft Exchange had some vulnerabilities, how could you not hear about them?, Russians try to throttle Twitter, silicon valley security camera company has been breached and we get to see what it looks like as they make Teslas in China, Did I mention that there was an Exchange hack?, free tool release to help secure the supply chain (but not Russians with bags of cash), the best practices aren't...

David has been studying the structure, size and scope of illicit markets for over 10 years. He has come to realize just how fragmented illicit markets are, how a few select vendors often control most of the sales, and how important social bonds are even in the context of anonymous illicit markets.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityw...

This week, In the Security News, Calling all people who know how to patch MS Exchange servers, we need you, Rockwell Automation PLC flaws and what you can't do about it, a book review I agree with, be careful what you expose at home, yet another Chrome 0day, jailbreak your iPhone, the cybersecurity consolidation, and taking back the term "Hacker", for real this time!   Visit https://www.securitywe...

Paul recently built a new PC for daily work and security-related tasks. It's a monster PC! The build was researched heavily, and in this segment, Paul will share all the tips and tricks to you can build the same or similar PC!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw685

Phillip will discuss his passion for offensive cybersecurity education, mentoring, and getting started in pentesting. He co-authored a book based on his conference talk "The Pentester Blueprint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker." He will also talk about his community involvement with the Innocent Lives Foundation, The Pwn School Project, and Hacking is NOT a Crime.   His book: https://www.wi...

This week In the Security News, Nvidia tries to throttle cryptocurrency mining, Digging deeper into the SolarWinds breach, now with executive orders, NASA's secret message on Mars, vulnerabilities in Python and Node.js, hacking TVs and AV gear, nation state hacking galore, patch your VMWare vCenter, and is a password manager worth your money!?!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all th...

Bryan will talk about how and why he wire-tapped the US Secret Service and FBI, how he used his Marine Corps training, cyber abilities, social engineering, and OSINT to rescue his foster daughter from being trafficked. Bryan will then explain what he does with Cyemptive, his day job.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw6...

Peter will tell the story behind the story of his new book "Confessions of a CIA Spy - The Art of Human Hacking" including key highlights from the book regarding data protection. Peter's new book is available on Amazon: https://amazon.com   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw684

"Wheel" was part of the team that discovered the heap overflow vulnerability in SUDO, Baron Samedit (CVE-2021-3156), that impacted major Unix-like operating systems included Linux, macOS, AIX and Solaris. He'll provide an overview of the vulnerability and then dive into a technical discussion of the research.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https...

This week in the Security News, Police Playing copyrighted music to stop video of them being posted online, Border agents can search phones freely under new circuit court ruling, Microsoft warns enterprises of new 'dependency confusion' attack, Old security vulnerability left in millions of IoT devices, A 'Simple And Yet Robust' Hand Cipher, Zero Trust in the Real World , Clubhouse And Its Privacy...