The Jerich Show Podcast

In this show, Javvad and Erich welcome the incredibly entertaining guest, Mark Shawa. Mark discusses ways to improve security culture, why it's so important, and gives sugeestions for reading materials and people to follow in the industry.  Erich and Javvad also discuss how stress is impacting employees, the spike in phishing as we get close to Black Friday and a really interesting and scary new a...

After a week off after a traffic accident, Erich and Javvad discuss another data breach around a kids game and discuss the Microsoft advisory to move away from SMS Multi-Factor Authentication Links from the show: Hacking Multifactor Authentication: https://amzn.to/2K2RMba Hackers Steal 46 Million Records from Kids’ Game Developer: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-steal-46-million...

In this episode Javvad and Erich take a look at the new low that the Ryuk ransomware gang is sinking to, that is targeting hospitals and medical clinics.  They also discuss the incredible amount of money being made in the ransomware game, with one group claiming to have made over $100 million. On the other side of that coin, a ransomware gang donated $10k to charity. Why? Who really knows? Maybe g...

In this episode Erich and Javvad discuss the threatening emails sent to some US voters that are registered Democrats, apparently from none other than Iran. Do they help a certain party or are they just designed to create division?  In addition, there is a new 0-day vulnerability for Chrome that is being exploited in the wild. Javvad and Erich discuss the issues related to patching and when 0-days...

In this episode Javvad and Erich discuss pandemic burnout, the Barnes & Noble breach and the trouble with advertising and accidental outrage. If you like this episode, subscribe for more weekly insights

In this episode, Erich and Javvad are joined by Thom Langford from (TL)2 Security, who somehow got us to refer to him as a sponsor. I think Javvad is taking bribes now. The important and valuable parts of this episode are our chats about National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) and ways to make your programs work well and about MFA. Thom and Erich offer great advice while Javvad just nods hi...

In this episode our heroes discuss a simulated phishing attack that went a little too far and the dangers involved, plus they discuss how on unsuspecting person took out the internet in their village every morning at 7am... for a year and a half. Stories: Tribune Publishing apologizes for fake bonus offer in phishing-simulation email https://blog.knowbe4.com/tribune-publishing-apologizes-for-fake-...

In this episode Erich and Javvad chat about the TikTok and Oracle merger/buyout/whatever thing that is happening, a case where ransomware kills and finally we discuss how people are being leveraged to help find endangered children or help hunt down child predators.  Links from this episode: Oracle and TikTok: https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/13/oracle-wins-bid-to-buy-tiktok/ A Ransomware Attack Turn...

In this episode Javvad and Erich chat about some recent ransomware attacks that hit a school district here in the US and a power provider in Pakistan. We discuss the timing of the tactics being used by attackers and other somewhat interesting points.

This week Javvad and Erich were joined by Quentyn Taylor, where we discussed SIM swapping attacks and how Ring doorbells could ruin the suprise the police have planned for you.  Check out Quentyn on Twitter at @QuentynBlog Links to our stories:  The SIM swapping attacks against phone carriers https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dmbjx/how-hackers-are-breaking-into-att-tmobile-sprint-to-sim-swap-yeh...

Join Javvad and Erich as they discuss the interesting situation where a Russian criminal tried to get an employee to sabotage their organzation, offering a million dollars to do it. They also discuss a quite simple and lucrative plan that was selling toothbruses to Amazon for $94 each.

In this episode, Once Javvad remembers who he is, has a discussion with Erich about the Carnival Cruise Lines ransomware attack/data breach, new legal filings against the past Uber CISO related to that breach, and the importance of transparency when the wheels fall off the wagon. Carnival: https://www.engadget.com/carnival-cruise-customer-data-at-risk-following-ransomware-attack-225029822.html The...

In this episode Javvad and Erich tackle the rather interesting situation that happened last week when one vendor accused another one of some shady practices, then found out it wasn't them. Do fights over social media really help? They discuss it. They also talk about people receiving legitimate emails that follow the script of the phishing emails to the point, you can't tell them apart. This and m...

We're both back this week to bring you more low quality coverage of high quality topics. Javvad, spurred on by the threat of being permanently replaced by a rock, really adds some good insights to the topics this week.   We discuss the documents leaked from the Intel portal and the risks associated with the supply chain: https://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-investigating-breach-after-20gb-of-intern...

Today, with the help of a stand in for Javvad, we celebrate the 21st annual Sysadmin Day.  Sysadmins have a rough life and it is only fitting that we stop being cruel to them at least 1 day of each year. This is that day, so go find a sysadmin, give them a big hug and softly whisper something nice in their ear*.   *Seriously folks, DON'T do this. Maybe offer to buy them lunch or a frosty beverage...

Erich is on holiday, but the show must go on! Stories covered: Posti Phishing scam: https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/helsinki_police_probe_200k_phishing_scam_in_postis_name/11438564 Meow Bot: https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/07/22/not-all-internet-cats-are-cute-meow-bot-is-a-database-destroyer/#13a2a8b30e24  

This week Javvad and Erich chat about the the week that twitter got hacked and the the social engineering behind the associated Bitcoin scam. We also both look back and wish we had invested when BTC was $35

Facial recognition, the future or a terrible mistake?   Stories covered this week: Facial recognition technology flagged 26 California lawmakers as criminals. This bill to ban the tech is headed to the Senate: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/08/14/facial-recognition-technology-flagged-26-california-lawmakers-as-criminals-this-bill-to-ban-the-tech-is-headed-to-the-senate/ California legislature ba...

In this episode of the Jerich Show, Erich and Javvad discuss the world of social media and how much data we trade for a few funny videos. **Spoiler alert: It's a lot**   Guy Who Reverse-Engineered TikTok Reveals The Scary Things He Learned, Advises People To Stay Away From It: https://www.boredpanda.com/tik-tok-reverse-engineered-data-information-collecting/ Social Media Information Breach: https:...

In this episode of the Jerich Show, Javvad and Erich talk about mental exhaustion, the stressors of being tired and how this can lead to falling for scams and social engineering attacks.

In this episode Javvad and Erich discuss a group of cyber mercenaries that put up shop above a nice little tea shop in New Delhi.   The discussed in the story is here: https://in.reuters.com/article/india-cyber-mercenaries/exclusive-obscure-indian-cyber-firm-spied-on-politicians-investors-worldwide-idINKBN23G1FI

In this episode Erich and Javvad tackle the issue of misinformation in social media and the impacts it can have. We all know that there are lies, damn lies and statistics. Bots are taking over Twitter and other social media sites and posting divisive content to both sides of arguments. It's never been more important to do your own fact checking and understand what is actually being presented. Also...

In this episode Javvad and Erich talk about scammers and just how low they will go to make a few bucks. We also discuss how some of their stupidity gets them caught

In this episode of the Jerich show, Javvad and Erich tackle the recent issue of the CISSP and Masters degree equivalency bombshell.

In this episode, Javvad talks about an incident where executives were compromised at over 150 companies and Erich talks the mayhem we can expect when returning to work as the economy is reopened