When Hackers Behave Like Ghosts
We’re a month away from Halloween, but when a police detective aptly described a hotel hacker as a ghost, I thought it was a really clever analogy! It’s hard to recreate and retrace an attacker’s step...
7 Sep 201724min
Security Doesn’t Take a Vacation
Do you keep holiday photos away from social media when you’re on vacation? Security pros advise that it's one way to reduce your security risk. Yes, the idea of an attacker mapping out a route to stea...
30 Aug 201725min
The Security of Visually Impaired Self-Driving Cars
How long does it take you to tell the difference between fried chicken or poodle? What about a blueberry muffin or Chihuahua? When presented with these photos, it requires a closer look to differentia...
24 Aug 201728min
Dr. Zinaida Benenson and Phishing, Part II
Dr. Zinaida Benenson is a researcher at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where she heads the "Human Factors in Security and Privacy" group. She and her colleagues conducted a fascinating study i...
23 Aug 20178min
Deleting a File Is More than Placing It into the Trash
When we delete a file, our computer’s user interface makes the file disappear as if it is just a simple drag and drop. The reality is that the file is still in your hard drive. In this episode of the ...
17 Aug 201723min
Dr. Zinaida Benenson and Phishing, Part I
Zinaida Benenson is a researcher at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where she heads the "Human Factors in Security and Privacy" group. She and her colleagues conducted a fascinating study into ...
14 Aug 201714min
Are Cyber War Rooms Necessary?
While some management teams are afraid of a pentest or risk assessment, other organizations - particularly financial institutions - are well aware of their security risks. They are addressing these ri...
11 Aug 201728min
Roxy Dee, Threat Intelligence Engineer
Some of you might be familiar with Roxy Dee’s infosec book giveaways. Others might have met her recently at Defcon as she shared with infosec n00bs practical career advice. But aside from all the free...
3 Aug 201723min
