Hacking Humans

Despicable donation request scamming.

On Hacking Humans, Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of N2K's daily space podcast, T-Minus), are once again sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, an...

30 Jan 202544min

endpoint security [Word Notes]

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The practice of securing a device that connects to a network in order to facilitate communication with other devices on the same or different networks.

28 Jan 20258min

Back to the office, back to the threats.

23 Jan 202543min

Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity (noun) [Word Notes]

Please enjoy this encore episode. President Biden's May, 2021 formal compliance mandate for federal civilian executive branch agencies, or FCEBs, to include specific shortterm and longterm deadlines d...

21 Jan 20258min

Crypto chameleons and star fraud.

16 Jan 202541min

lateral movement (noun) [Word Notes]

Phase of a typical cyber adversary group's attack sequence, after the initial compromise and usually after the group has established a command and control channel, where the group moves through the vi...

14 Jan 20258min

Nice to meet you, I'm a scammer.

9 Jan 202552min

Malware metamorphosis: 2024 reflections and 2025 predictions. [Only Malware in the building]

Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence ...

7 Jan 202551min