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The daily cybersecurity news and analysis industry leaders depend on. Published each weekday, the program also includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world.

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Cyberespionage in the Korean peninsula. Russian influence operators bought Facebook, Google ads. Forrester hacked. Kovter, OilRig get upgrades. US CYBERCOM CSM notes.

Episode Date: October 10, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that North Korea may have hacked into South Korean defense plans. Facebook and Google receive increasing scrutiny for Russ...

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GDPR: Privacy from Across the Pond [Special Edition]

Episode Date: October 9, 2017

Following major breach revelations from Equifax, Yahoo!, Deloitte and the US Securities and Exchange commission, there have been many calls in the US...

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Android Toast Overlay: Ryan Olson from Palo Alto Networks. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: October 7, 2017

Android Toast Overlay enables attackers to trick Android users into enabling permissions on infected devices by making them think they are clicking on...

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FSB got NSA with an assist (witting or unwitting) from Kaspersky? Germany calls off mass surveillance investigation. Reality Winner stays in jail.

Episode Date: October 6, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear more on what happened with NSA material at (allegedly) Russian hands. Kaspersky security software alleged to have been exp...

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NSA breach announced today (occurred in 2015, discovered in 2016) may be final nail in Kaspersky Lab's coffin.

Episode Date: October 5, 2017

In today's podcast we hear that sensitive NSA files appear to have been obtained by Russian intelligence services, and there are claims Kaspersky soft...

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No insight yet into Las Vegas gunman's motive as ISIS inspiration generally discounted. Yahoo! breach affected 3, not 1, billion user accounts. Equifax updates.

Episode Date: October 4, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that ISIS claims of responsibility for Las Vegas murders continue to lose plausibility, but the shooter's motives remain a...

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Fake news and information operations with no obvious solution. Equifax update. US Cyber Command vs. DPRK

Episode Date: October 3, 2017

In today's podcast, we consider the bogus rumors and highly questionable claims of responsibility circulating online after the Las Vegas massacre....

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Bots, sockpuppets, and trolls. Facebook talks to Congress. Some suggest China hacked Equifax. DPRK gets more Internet. ISIS inspiration. Section 702 authority in doubt.

Episode Date: October 2, 2017

In today's podcast, it's bots, sockpuppets, and trolls, oh my. Mr. Zuckerberg goes to Washington. Equifax sources suggest China hacked it. Credit bure...

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APT 33: FireEye's John Hultquist on an Iranian Cyber Espionage Group. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: September 30, 2017

APT 33 is an Iranian cyber espionage group that targets aerospace and energy sectors and has ties to destructive malware. John Hultquist is Director o...

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Whole Foods breached. Illusion gap and Windows Defender. Exposed AWS S3 buckets. Equifax incident response. Reality Winner proceedings.

Episode Date: September 29, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that Whole Foods has been breached—if you've been to the taproom, look to your credit cards. An illusion gap could help by...

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Deloitte and Equifax under the microscope. Congress grills the SEC. Credential theft trends.

Episode Date: September 28, 2017

Deloitte and Equifax continue to find themselves under scrutiny, but we should all resist the urge to chase Ambulances. The SEC commissioner gets a gr...

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Comments on the Deloitte breach. SEC Commissioner talks to the Senate. Sonic breached. Vulnerable stock-trading apps. Russian influence operations shift their focus.

Episode Date: September 27, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear more about the Deloitte breach. Deloitte's stil saying little, but other people are talking. The SEC tells the Senate it's...

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Equifax C-suite retirements continue. Deloitte still has little to say about its breach. Mac OS zero-day goes unpatched. Russian influence operations.

Episode Date: September 26, 2017

In today's podcast we hear that Equifax CEO Smith has joined the company's CSO and CIO in retirement, apparent expiation for the credit bureau's breac...

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Deloitte hacked. Verizon AWS S3 exposure. Phantom Squad's protection racket. Nuclear tension expected to spawn cyberattacks. Updates on CCleaner backdoor and FinFisher distro. Carlos Danger goes to jail.

Episode Date: September 25, 2017

In today's podcast, we review reports saying that Deloitte has been hacked. Details are sparse but the story is developing. A Verizon AWS S3 bucket is...

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Pacifier APT : Bitdefender's Liviu Arsene describes a sophisticated, multifaceted malware campaign. [Research Saturday]

Episode Date: September 23, 2017

In 2016 Bitdefender uncovered a new advanced persistent threat dubbed Pacifier, targeting government institutions starting in 2014. Using malicious .d...

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Hacks shake confidence in financial system. FinFisher using MitM. CCleaner backdoor had specific targets in mind? US Forces Korea debunks bogus NEO warning. Locky masters like Game of Thrones. nRansomware asks for a different kind of payout.

Episode Date: September 22, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that the EDGAR breach is being seen as a blow to confidence in financial system. Credit bureaus continue to receive height...

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EDGAR hack enabled illicit stock trades? Equifax tweets phishing url to troubled inquirers. Kaspersky ban clarified.

Episode Date: September 21, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that the SEC was hacked, and someone might have made a lot of money from the incident. Equifax tweets send inquirers to a...

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German election update: nichts neues. Equifax breach. Viacom dodges a bad bucket. Like Sandworm, but from Tehran. Less than fully successful criminals.

Episode Date: September 20, 2017

In today's podcast we learn that so far Russian influence seems not to be operating in Germany's election. Iran's APT33 turns from spying to sabotage....

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Russia Spy Files from WikiLeaks. Disinformation and influence operations. Equifax sustained a breach in March. Software supply chain issues.

Episode Date: September 19, 2017

In today's podcast, we hear that WikiLeaks is shocked, shocked, to learn that there's gambling…uh, we mean, Russian surveillance going on. Advice from...

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Russian dogs not yet barking in German elections. ISIS is doing a lot of howling at lone wolves. Equifax updates. CCleaner found unclean. OurMine hacks Vevo to avenge its honor.

Episode Date: September 18, 2017

In today's podcast, we note reports that, while Germany will hold elections Sunday, Russian cyber operators seem quiet. Too quiet? Switzerland and Sin...

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