remote access Trojan or RAT (noun) [Word Notes}
From the intrusion kill chain model, a program that provides command and control services for an attack campaign. While the first ever deployed RAT is unknown, one early example is Back Orifice made f...
10 Nov 20204min
Too good to be true.
Dave has a story about a fake Facebook copyright violation scam trying to trick you out of your TFA to get into your account, Joe story about the largest elder fraud scam in US history, The Catch of t...
5 Nov 202036min
business email compromise or BEC (noun) [Word Notes]
A social engineering scam where fraudsters spoof an email message from a trusted company officer that directs a staff member to transfer funds to an account controlled by the criminal.
3 Nov 20203min
David Sanger on the HBO documentary based off his book, "The Perfect Weapon". [Special Edition]
On this Special Edition, our extended conversation with author and New York Times national security correspondent David E. Sanger. The Perfect Weapon explores the rise of cyber conflict as the primary...
1 Nov 202027min
The Malware Mash!
30 Okt 20203min
New consequences, extortion and cyber insurance.
Joe has a story about a woman who called a fake customer service number and got scammed, Dave's story talks about how phishing kits are not that. hard to find, just check YouTube, The Catch of the Day...
29 Okt 202040min
anagram (noun) [Word Notes]
A word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters. For example, cracking a columnar transposition cipher by hand involves looking for anagrams.
27 Okt 20203min
What is true and important versus what is the spin.
Dave's story is about some cybercriminal gangs that have stolen $22 million from users of the Electrum wallet app, Joe's story talks about a business email compromise scam cost a US company $15 millio...
22 Okt 202035min
