Encore: penetration test (noun) [Word Notes]
Hacking Humans26 Sep 2023

Encore: penetration test (noun) [Word Notes]

The process of evaluating the security of a system or network by simulating an attack on it. Sometimes called "ethical hacking" or white hat hacking. The phrase started to appear in U.S. military circles in the mid 1960s as time sharing computers became more necessary for daily operations. Computer security experts from Rand Corporation began describing computer compromises as “penetrations.” By the early 1970s, government leaders formed tiger teams of penetration testers to probe for weaknesses in various government systems.

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The usefulness of single sign on.

The usefulness of single sign on.

Joe outlines online threats from social media. Dave shares a story of scammers try to scare a community into purchasing security products. The catch of the day features a promise of riches from Facebo...

26 Sep 201930min

Algorithms controlling truth in our society.

Algorithms controlling truth in our society.

Special guest host Graham Cluley joins Dave while Joe takes a short break. Dave shares the success of the FBI's reWired campaign which has apprehended alleged scammers around the world. Graham describ...

19 Sep 201932min

An ethical hacker can be a teacher.

An ethical hacker can be a teacher.

A listener updates us on "notice of arrest" policies. Dave notes increased instances of Google Calendar spam. Joe shares a claim that AI voice mimicry was used to dupe a company out of nearly a quarte...

12 Sep 201935min

Think before you post.

Think before you post.

Follow-up from down under. Joe shares the story of a Mom scammed out of Gaelic Football League tickets. Dave describes a bounty hunter hoaxing suicide threats to get location information from mobile p...

5 Sep 201931min

Securing your SMS.

Securing your SMS.

Dave shares a story of digital voice assistants being channeled toward scammers. Joe tracks scammers taking advantage of social tools on the Steam gaming platform. The catch of the day involves South ...

29 Aug 201931min

Backups backups backups.

Backups backups backups.

Joe describes a primitive (but effective) phishing scheme being tracked by Bleeping Computer. Dave shares news from a Black Hat presentation on phishing stats from Google. The catch of the day is a fr...

22 Aug 201930min

Swamping search results for reputation management.

Swamping search results for reputation management.

Dave shares the story of a small community hospital dealing with a ransomware attack. Joe reviews the different types of extortion emails. The catch of the day is an inheritance scam from Canada. Caro...

15 Aug 201936min

Positive pretexting on the rise.

Positive pretexting on the rise.

Joe shares a cautionary Facebook tale from his own life. Dave has the story of an Australian IT company put out of business by scammers. The catch of the day tracks the response writer and comedian Da...

8 Aug 201931min

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