Daily: The Mirai botnet DDoS attack, its consequences and attribution, with commentary from various observers.
In today's podcast we hear about some who think that IoT botnets may be best considered an instance of a more general problem with poorly secured endpoints. Good digital hygiene can be good digital ci...
25 Okt 201616min
Daily: Recovering from Friday's IoT-botnet driven Internet outages. Industry notes and news of cyber conflict in East Asia and the Middle East. And US-Russian tension in cyberspace remains high.
In today's podcast we hear about how, while the Internet has recovered from Friday's DDoS attacks on DNS provider Dyn, its users are suffering a significant hangover. No attribution, but the Jester th...
24 Okt 201615min
Daily & Week in Review: Bear again, and WikiLeaks (also again). Chinese hackers return, now after infrastructure companies. Debit card hacking epidemic in India.
In today's podcast we follow the developing story of intermittent DDoS attacks affecting Internet sites throughout the US East Coast. Hotspot vigilantes try to get Julian Assange reconnected inside Ec...
21 Okt 201621min
Daily: CyberMaryland updates. Great power cyber conflict (and organized cyber crime on the side). Vote hacking, agents of influence, and information operations. IoT botnets continue to romp.
In today's podcast we hear about Czech authorities' arrest of a Russian man in connection with 2012's LinkedIn hack. US response to Russian election hacking is still under preparation. IoT botnets pro...
20 Okt 201616min
Daily: Blockchains at a brewery. Ecuador says it cut Assange's Internet connection. US retaliation against Russian cyber ops may aim at embarrassment. Ransomware in London's City.
In today's podcast, we hear that Ecuador has told the world they cut Assange's Internet connection (but will continue his asylum), and that they did so on their own. Russia Today remains predictably u...
19 Okt 201616min
Daily: Assange still has asylum, but not so much connectivity. RT's banking woes. US-Russian cyber relations continue to worsen. General (ret.) Cartwright pleads guilty to lying about Stuxnet leaks. Email server controversy gutters on.
In today's podcast we hear the current skinny on hacking the US elections. WikiLeaks' Assange lives, but he seems to be offline, and RT gets dumped by its British bank. The US continues to make noises...
18 Okt 201616min
Daily: Pakistan phishes Indian Army. US election hacks continue as the US investigates and mulls its response. New ransomware strains. More IoT botnet infestations. ISIS struggles to explain loss of Dabiq.
In today's podcast we hear about Pakistani phishing in the Indian Army's pond. ISIS loses prophetically important town of Dabiq, and must adjust its messaging accordingly. WikiLeaks continues to poke ...
17 Okt 201616min
Daily & Week in Review: Political hacks: email, Twitter, and iCloud. Calls mount for tough US response to Russian cyber operations. Two Android vulnerabilities and one threat revealed. Verizon calls Yahoo! breach "material."
In today's podcast we follow the continuing story of election hacks, and the varying but convergent motives behind them. We get a side helping of good government advice from Mr. Putin. (Thanks, Vlad!)...
14 Okt 201621min
