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"Code of Honor: Embracing Ethics in Cybersecurity" by Ed Skoudis is a book that explores the ethical challenges faced by cybersecurity professionals in today's digital landscape. The book delves into the complex moral dilemmas that arise in the field of cybersecurity, offering guidance on how to navigate these issues while maintaining integrity. The authors provide practical advice and real-world...

Automated tank gauges are leaking more than just fuel, while CUPS is serving up a steaming hot brew of vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, Supermicro's BMC firmware is giving away root access like it's going out of style. If you thought your Kia was safe, think again - all it takes is a license plate and 30 seconds to turn your car into a hacker's joyride. China's been busy building a massive IoT botnet c...

This episode of Paul Security Weekly features John Hammond, a senior security researcher from Huntress, discussing malware analysis. Hammond dives into the analysis of Ocean Lotus attacks, highlighting the use of stealthy techniques like alternate data streams and DLL side-loading. The conversation also touches on the challenges of combating attackers who leverage 'bring your own vulnerable driver...

Kayla Williams, Chief Security Information Officer at Devo, discussed the role of AI in cybersecurity and the ongoing issue of burnout for SOC analysts. Working with Wakefield Research, Devo discovered that 83% of IT professionals feel burnt out due to stress, lack of sleep, and anxiety. Many also report that their burnout leads to breaches. This segment is sponsored by Devo . Visit https://securi...

This week in the security news, Dr. Doug and Larry explore various technological advancements and their implications with a healthy dose of nostalgia, particularly focusing on health monitoring through Wi-Fi signals, the misconceptions surrounding 5G connectivity, the importance of understanding internet speed needs, and the cybersecurity threats facing water systems. They also discuss the potenti...

Gain insights into the CISA KEV straight from one of the folks at CISA, Tod Beardsley, in this episode of Below the Surface. Learn how KEV was created, where the data comes from, and how you should use it in your environment. This segment is sponsored by Eclypsium. Visit https://securityweekly.com/eclypsium to learn more about them! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-843

Apple drops a lawsuit to avoid exposing secrets, what does it mean for the security industry if MS locks down the kernel?, exploding pagers, more things from the past: Adobe Flash exploits, robots get rid of your data, PKFail is still a thing, Android TV malware is back: now with conspiracy theories, DMA attacks, gamers are not nation-state attackers, the story of a .MOBI Whois server, a better be...

Don't tell the FCC there is a new Flipper firmware release, unpatchable?, argv[0] and sneaking past defenses, protect your registries, someone solved my UART RX problem, PKFail update, legal threats against security researchers documented, EDR bypass whack-a-mole continues, emulating PIs, VScode moonlights as a spy, Want to clone a YubiKey? All you need is $11,000, some fancy gear, and awkwardly c...

Lee comes on the show to discuss: EU CRA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber Resilience Act - its impact on bringing products to market and the challenges of enforcing such laws that require products to be "Secure" Recent legislation on disputes for federal agency fines - Chevron deference rule - supreme court decision, uncertainty, more or less clarity - proven in the first court case? opens to...

Exploring the Hacking Landscape with Mark Loveless, AKA SimpleNomad Dive into the intricate world of cybersecurity with our featured guest, Mark Loveless, widely known by his handle SimpleNomad. With a rich history in the realm of information security, Mark is a seasoned professional, researcher, and thought leader. Mark's journey spans decades, marked by a commitment to uncovering vulnerabilities...

This week: I want all the firmware, its not just TP-Link, CVEs for malware, BLE and your health, faking your own death, serial ports, stealthy Linux malware, call this number, finding all the Wordpress plugin vulnerabilities! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-841

Larry and Helen walk us through the AI supply chain landscape. Learn what goes into building and using AI models and the dangers that could lurk within. Segment Resources: Community efforts on AIBOM topic: https://github.com/aibom-squad Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-841

This week: YAVD: Yet Another Vulnerable Driver, why bring your own when one already exists, backdoors in MIFARE Classic, wireless hacking tips, AMD sinkclose vulnerability will keep running, you down with SLDP yea you know me, Phrack!, IoTGoats, Pixel vulnerabilities, leaking variables, a DEF CON talk that was not cancelled, Telnet is still a thing, More CNAs, and the last thing Flint Michigan nee...

Every week here on the show we talk about vulnerabilities and exploits. Typically we recommend that organizations remediate these vulnerabilities in some way. But how? And more importantly, which ones? Some tools we have to help us are actually not all that helpful at time, such as: Mitre Att&ck - Don't get me wrong, this is a great project and Adam and team is doing a great job. However, its not...

This week: Option ROMS are a novel way to compromise a system at the lowest level, Sinkclose opens AMD processors up to attacks, at home in your firmware exploiting SMM complete with examples, Sonos speakers get hacked and enable attackers to listen in on your conversations, DEF CON badges use new chips and are not without controversy, lasers that can steal your passwords, it was a regex, Larry up...

Early on in his career Spaf was working with microcode and continued to work on technical projects. As time went on he realized that focusing on the non-technical work, such as policies and shaping our thinking, would help move the needle. Borrowing concepts from his book on the subject, we will delve into some cybersecurity myths such as: Are users really the weakest link? Are cybersecurity vendo...

Learn what is most interesting at hacker summer camp this year! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-838

This week, Downgrade attacks, bootloader fun, check your firmware before you wreck your firmware, you've got mail server issues, Ivanti is the new Rhianna, you should update your BIOS, Openwrt dominates, and attacking the security tools for fun and profit! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-838

Hacking traffic lights (for real this time), the Docker API strikes again, access Github deleted data, using EDR to elevate privileges on Windows, computers I need in my life, failed experiments and Raspberry PI access points, sitting ducks and TuDoor - its always DNS times 2, null sessions and a blast from the past, chaining UEFI vulnerabilities, pirates exposed, revoking SSL certificates, and us...

John is one of the foremost experts in UEFI and joins us to talk about PK Fail! What happens when a vendor in the supply chain accidentally loses a key? It's one of the things that keeps me up at night. Well, now my nightmare scenario has come true as a key has been leaked. Learn how and why and what you can do about it in this segment! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-837

Segment description coming soon! The Crowdstrike incident: what happened and what we can do better, people forget what 0-Day really means, shutting off the heat in January, honeypot evasion and non-functional exploits, what not to use to read eMMC, what if we don't patch DoS related vulnerabilities, a CVSS 10 deserves its own category, port shadow attacks, IPC and DBUS and a very informative and e...

Doug and the Security Weekly crew talk about vulnerabilities, are we patching the right things? This is the burning question. We will try to answer it. Segment Resources: https://blog.sonicwall.com/en-us/2024/04/patch-tuesday-which-vulnerabilities-really-need-prioritizing/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-836

Find new flaws in UEFI using STASE, combining vulnerabilities to exploit Sonicwall Devices, remote BMC exploits, Netgear patches, and not a lot of information, 22 minutes before exploited, if the secrets were lost, we'd all be in screwed, Exim has not been replaced by something better and its vulnerable, CISA's red team reports, and attackers use drivers to attack EDR, the saga continues! Show Not...

Thinking about getting a 3D printer or have one and need a good primer? Check out this segment, we live 3D print a Captain Crunch whistle and talk all about 3D printing for hackers! Segment Resources: Slides used in this segment: https://files.scmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/3D-Printing-for-Hackers.pdf Major 3D Printer Websites: https://vorondesign.com/ https://www.prusa3d.com/ https://w...

Bats in your headset, Windows Wifi driver vulnerabilities, Logitech's dongles, lighthttpd is heavy with vulnerabilities, node-ip's not vulnerability, New Intel CPU non-attacks, Blast Radius, Flipper Zero alternatives, will OpenSSH be exploited, emergency Juniper patches, and the D-Link botnet grows. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-834