Meltdown and Spectre arose from engineering for speed—most chips are affected. Bogus security apps kicked out of Google Play. Iran's Internet crackdown. Indications of a guilty plea in NSA leak case.
In today's podcast we follow the story of Meltdown and Spectre, which pose kernel-level security issues: speed was inadvertently purchased at the price of insecurity. Spectre affects most chips, not j...
4 Jan 201818min
Iranian dissent takes to Tor. Iran cracks down on Internet services (and Infy gets busy). Kernel memory issue in Intel processors. macOS bug published. "Trackmageddon." Curating YouTube. Condolences to a SWATTING victim's family.
In today's podcast we hear that Iran's crackdown on Internet channels of dissent continues. Intel processors are determined to have a deep security flaw: cloud users are likely to be affected. A macOS...
3 Jan 201819min
ISIS claims responsibility for bombing in Russia. Iranian unrest involves Telegram, Instagram. Proposed FERC reporting standards. YouTube gone bad, and an arrest in a horrific swatting prank.
In today's podcast we hear that ISIS has claimed responsibility for the December 27th St. Petersburg shopping center bombing. UK authorities seek to think ahead about cyber terror. US standards bodies...
2 Jan 201814min
Hunting the Sowbug. [Research Saturday]
Alan Neville is a senior threat intelligence analyst at Symantec located in Dublin. He is responsible for leading and documenting investigations into high priority attacks. He recently published rese...
30 Des 201719min
The German Cybersecurity Market with Gerald Hahn
Gerald Hahn is CEO of Softshell ag, a German cybersecurity company. He shares his insights into the market for cybersecurity products in the German market, and how US companies can best prepare themse...
29 Des 201714min
The CISO's changing role with Andrew Wild
Andrew Wild is CISO at QTS Data Centers. He shares his insights into the changing role of the Chief Information Security Officer, as businesses shift their focus toward risk.
28 Des 201716min
"Hacked Again" author Scott Schober
Cybersecurity expert and author Scott Schober shares his personal story of being hacked, and how it set him on a mission to help prevent it from happening to others.
27 Des 201719min
Active defense and “hacking back" with Johnathan Braverman from Cymmetria
Jonathan is Cymmetria's General Counsel. A former trial attorney, Mr. Braverman is an expert in cyber-security law, policy and regulation. He has written policy papers on export controls over cyber te...
26 Des 201716min
