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Zoogs Deux! Zoogs has been busy this past year. Graduating university, new job, still trash (his words) and 2 cats. We have a great candid conversation about Certs, the Tech job market, the Voldemort of Text editors, comfort zones and our favorite Arizona Tall boy flavors. https://www.twitch.tv/b7h30 https://www.youtube.com/@theo6580

Today's episode is a little different. We have the opportunity to speak to the host of ITPodcast. Club, available on major podcasting platforms and who is in their last year of university. This episode is a bit longer around 30 minutes, but Alwin and I talk about a few topics including, paid and free learning resources, how we learn, entry level work, certifications and lastly why Backups are esse...

Hello and welcome back to USB our Guest, Cyber Security tips. I’m Theo, here to help you break down cyber security news and hacks and how they affect you. However, today I am interviewing Anyaacii a Linux in HPC Administrator. We recorded the interview in an open discord voice channel with video while monitoring chat with Text-to-speech developed by Security_Live. Anya was kind enough to go throug...

Another interview! Yup! Today I am interviewing Tech Penguin who is a Senior Penetration Tester in the Netherlands. We recorded the interview in an open discord voice channel with video while monitoring chat with Text-to-speech developed by Security_Live. The Tech Penguin has 5 years experience as a penetration tester and a different entry to the Cyber Security industry. We are very excited to tal...

Today I am interviewing The MonoSpace Mentor, CEO and CTO of their own managed web hosting business. We recorded the interview in an open discord voice channel with video while monitoring chat with Text-to-speech developed by Security_Live. The MonoSpace mentor has a wealth of life experience that I will attempt to draw on. From early beginnings, growth and accomplishment, I am very excited to tal...

Today I am interviewing Tegora, an L3 System Administrator & Senior Technical Leader with technical responsibilities for Networking/Linux/HPC. We recorded the interview in an open discord voice channel with video while monitoring chat with Text-to-speech developed by Security_Live. While this time I had his volume level closer to mine, the music wasn't low enough in some parts. I make sure...

Hello and welcome back to USB our Guest, Cyber Security tips. I’m Theo, here to help you break down cyber security news and hacks and how they affect you. However, today I am interviewing Zoogs. He has been in the industry for a bit now and I wanted to pick his brain on a variety of topics. We decided to record this live on twitch with chat using text to speech, while in Minecraft and recording au...

In this video Episode of USB our Guest, I Phish myself Repeatedly.  Today I wanted to do something a little different and something I've wanted to do for a while. I'm getting phished, repeatedly. I'm going to show you multiple legitimate login screens next to spoofed login screens that actually steal credentials. We're gonna talk about when and where the attack happens, where the username and...

This episode cover the LastPass breach that occurred in August. Links to the LastPass blog and articles referenced in the show are below. You can also find me on twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/b7h30 .  [LastPass - Notice of Recent Security Incident]( https://blog.lastpass.com/2022/08/notice-of-recent-security-incident/ ) [Explore how LastPass keeps you safe during a security event or potenti...

I sit down with Stefan from the Tech Hatters Discord for a discussion on the Russia / Ukraine Cyber War. Stefan is a University student working in the industry. Please see all the links for all the articles we discussed below. Feel free to run all the links provided below through VirusTotal to ensure safe to click. I do not suggest using the 1920.in app. Tech Hatters Discord Tracking Cyber Op...

Today’s episode covers the vulnerability affecting Java logging package, Log4j. This episode took a little longer to make than expected due to its complexity. Please see links below used to create the episode. TryHackMe’s Solar, exploiting log4j https://tryhackme.com/room/solar The Log4J Vulnerability Will Haunt the Internet for Years https://www.wired.com/story/log4j-log4shell/ Huntress Log4Shell...

Today's episode covers the recent Twitch hack. yikes.  The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-entirety-of-twitch-has-reportedly-been-leaked/ A Devastating Twitch Hack Sends Streamers Reeling - https://www.wired.com/story/devastating-twitch-hack-sends-streamers-reeling/ Twitch confirms it was hacked after its source code and secrets leak...

This episode is about the recent EA/Electronic Arts hack that occurred on June 6th.  TL:DR/L - only download from Legit game retailers.  Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA - https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5xpx/hackers-steal-data-electronic-arts-ea-fifa-source-code Hackers leak full EA data after failed extortion attempt - https://therecord.media/hackers-leak-full-ea-data-...

Today’s episode is about the Ransomware attack that occurred on May 7th that forced Colonial Pipeline to shut down its operations. A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang - https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/a-closer-look-at-the-darkside-ransomware-gang/#more-55529 Colonial Pipeline attack: Everything you need to know- https://www.zdnet.com/article/colonial-pipeline-ransomware-attack-everyt...

Today’s episode covers the FBI’s Unprecedented helpful remote hacking of Hafnium infected servers. The FBI is remotely hacking hundreds of computers to protect them from Hafnium- https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/13/22382821/fbi-doj-hafnium-remote-access-removal-hack The FBI got a court order to delete backdoors from hacked Exchange servers- https://www.engadget.com/fbi-hafnium-exchange-server-06072...

Today's episode is about cheaters or modders getting infected with RAT’s or a Remote Access Trojans.  Tech Republic - Malicious attack now targeting video gamers and modders https://www.techrepublic.com/article/malicious-attack-now-targeting-video-gamers-and-modders/ Cisco Talos - Cheating the cheater: How adversaries are using backdoored video game cheat engines and modding tools https://blo...

Today’s episode covers RATs or Remote Access Trojans. There is a great article on DarkReading that gives an overview of what RATs do and I’ll include it in the show notes. In This episode we will cover What are RATs, how do they find their way on your computer, what they do when they find themselves on there and what you can do to protect your device from them. Dark Reading - RATs 101: The Grimy T...

Today’s episode covers the Microsoft Server Exchange Hack. So disclaimer here, this is a fairly technical hack. The purpose of this episode is to give you a high level overview of the hack, a timeline, who is responsible and what to do? Krebs on Security - At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft’s Email Software - https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/at-least-30000-u-...

Silver Sparrow as discovered by Red Canary RedCanary's silver sparrow discovery - https://redcanary.com/blog/clipping-silver-sparrows-wings/ Computer world - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3609611/30k-macs-infected-with-silver-sparrow-virus-m1-mac-ssd-health.html MITRE|ATT&CK - LaunchAgents - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/001/ CyberWire- Silver Sparrow targets Macs - https:/...

Hello and welcome back to USB our Guest Cyber Security tips. Today's episode is about CD Projekt Red's CyberPunk2077 Breach. Spoiler, they tell hackers 'no thank you' to ransom demands and restore from backup. Wired article https://www.wired.com/story/cd-projekt-red-ransomware-hack-cyberpunk-2077-source-code/    knowbe4 blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/cyberheistnews-vol-11-08-eye-opener-ma...

Today's episode covers Zero Days. What are they, why you should know about them and what you should do when you hear about them. Recent Windows Zero day - https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/microsoft-fixes-windows-zero-day-in-patch-tuesday-rollout/d/d-id/1340114 FireEye Zero-Day definition - https://www.fireeye.com/current-threats/what-is-a-zero-day-exploit.html

Today's topic is Coronavirus Phishing Scams. https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/06/help-covid-19-contact-tracers-not-scammers https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/04/coronavirus-stimulus-payment-scams-what-you-need-know https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/covid-19-vaccination-program

This episode is about Software Updates and why they are important to install asap.  Norton anti-virus article mentioned in the episode. https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-how-to-the-importance-of-general-software-updates-and-patches.html WannaCrypt/WannaCry wiki-pedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WannaCry_ransomware_attack

This episode covers Shodan.io the search engine for the Internet of Things.  Please see the website https://danielmiessler.com/study/shodan/ for the Shodan tutorial mentioned in the show. Support the podcast by shopping on Amazon through the following link amzn.to/34lCFzX

Today's episode covers the website https://haveibeenpwned.com   Troy hunt created haveibeenpwned.com with the simple idea that there should be  place for you to find out if your credentials have been stolen. visit haveibeenpwned.com to easily search breaches with your email address or browse  breaches