Novelty Exploration vs. Pattern Exploitation

Play Podcast START CONTENT * There was another SQL Injection bug found in SEO by Yoast * It required admins to click a malicious link * Was patched quickly * It’s the plugins that make WordPress ...

16 Maalis 201522min

START CONTENT * Sorry about the audio last week; wireless headsets don’t compare to the Yeti * The CIA is focusing on cyberespionage in its new management * Anthem is refusing an audit by the OIG of...

9 Maalis 201512min

START CONTENT * New SSL attack called FREAK * Has to do with falling RSA back to a deprecated and weak level * Requires the client and server are both vulnerable * The solution is to patch * Many ...

3 Maalis 201516min

START CONTENT * New stuxnet like piece of malware was discovered * Was found by Kaspersky * Has infected thousands of computers, mostly in Iran * The malware is the most advanced ever found * Can ...

24 Helmi 20158min

START CONTENT * Ukrainian banks hacked for up to 1 Billion dollars * Evidently installed malware on bank admin machines using phishing * Not sure they have an FDIC * As if the Ukraine didn’t have ...

17 Helmi 201512min

START CONTENT * Anthem, the second largest healthcare company, had a major breach * They lost around 80 million socials, addresses, emails, etc., which is roughly double the Target breach * There’...

8 Helmi 20157min

START CONTENT * Ghost bug in PHP could affect millions of servers * Flaw is in glibc, which is extensively by all Linux distributions * Patch and reboot using yum or aptitude * The US Army Releas...

2 Helmi 20157min

START CONTENT * 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 with...

25 Tammi 201510min