endpoint (noun) [Word Notes}
A device connected to a network that accepts communications from other endpoints like laptops, mobile devices, IoT equipment, routers, switches, and any tool on the security stack.
2 Feb 20216min
Covid has shifted the way we deal with money and increased fraud.
Guest Eric Solis of MOVO Cash talks with Dave about the increase of fraud attacks on consumers and businesses by not having a body of regulations for digital payments, Dave's story is about his recent...
28 Jan 202141min
unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) (noun) [Word Notes]
An extension of the traditional Basic Input/Output System or BIOS that, during the boot process, facilitates the communication between the computer’s firmware and the computer’s operating system.
26 Jan 20215min
Targeted phishing campaigns and lottery scams abound.
Guest Arjun Sambamoorthy of Armorblox talks with Dave about five targeted phishing campaigns that weaponize various Google services during their attack flow, Joe's story is about the MegaMillions jack...
21 Jan 202134min
Daemon (noun) [Word Notes]
An operating system program running in the background designed to perform a specific task when certain conditions or events occur.
19 Jan 20214min
As B2C interactions shift online, call centers become new fraud vector.
Guest Umesh Sachdev of Uniphore talks with Dave about how call centers are becoming the new fraud vector, Dave's story involves an email that has a Trump scandal .jar file attached that's really a RAT...
14 Jan 202139min
greyware (noun) [Word Notes]
Also known as spyware and adware, it is a software category where developers design the application neither to cause explicit harm nor to accomplish some conventional legitimate purpose, but when run,...
12 Jan 20215min
Combating growing online financial fraud.
Dave switches gears and shares a story from the National Law Review with a social engineering spin to it about a theft exclusion in a title company's errors and omissions policy, Joe shares a story fr...
7 Jan 202136min
