Take 1 Security Podcast: Episode 3
Unsupervised Learning25 Tammi 2015

Take 1 Security Podcast: Episode 3



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* There was an issue with the Marriott website that exposed reservations and payment information. It’s now been fixed
* Police are now using a new radar to see into peoples’ homes without a warrant
* Security budgets are reportedly going up due to the mega-breaches in 2014


* Also leading to higher pay for CIOs
* Anecdotally, I’d say it’s a pretty good time to be in infosec

* A new security startup, PFP Cybersecurity, uses power consumption to detect malware


* Meant initially to be used for SCADA type systems

* The US hacked North Korean computers back in 2010


* This is reportedly the reasons we were so sure they hacked Sony
* Recently leaked documents from Snowden show heavy offense

* Snowden recently talked to Schneier at Harvard about a number of things


* The NSA is becoming increasingly offensively oriented vs. defensive
* The NSA supposedly uses compromised systems as jump points
* Snowden said most NSA hackers are junior enlisted with limited skills

* Russia reportedly hacking for geopolitical gain, not just money
* Millions of gas stations could be at risk of shutdown


* The Automated Tank Gauges can be remotely accessed by attackers
* Could be manipulated to cause alerts
* Potentially could be used to stop the flow of fuel

* Microsoft gave Charlie Hebdo data to FBI in 45 minutes
* Starwood hack based on bad passwords


* Bad passwords, password re-use, and a brute forcing tool
* Account harvesting is rough: user enumeration, weak passwords, and lack of account lockout

* Flash has another major exploit. Update your stuff.
* People continue to be worried that the President’s crackdown on hackers could hurt security professionals


* Congress is meeting on the 27th of January to discuss breach notification

* The wireless in around 2 million cars is highly vulnerable to attack
* A polish company has created Mouse-Box, which is an entire computer inside of a mouse enclosure


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Notes


* Sorry about the noise part way through. My girl walked in and started unpacking groceries. But when I say one take, I mean one take.

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