Podcasts

A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Claire Aird.

You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.

In this podcast Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about continued discussion about the creation of a Cyber Force. It’s a discussion that won’t go away and shows there is an underlying feeling that Cyber Command could do better.

They also discuss how Scattered Spider is like Hollywood and how TikTok’s report on influence campaigns will do nothing to convince people it is not a national security risk.

On this week’s show Patrick and Adam discuss the week’s security news, including:

• Russian delivery company gets ransomware-wiper’d
• A supply-chain attack targets video software used in US courts
• Checkpoint firewalls get hacked, details as clear as mud
• Microsoft Recall delights hackers
• Aussie telco Optus gets told its IR report isn’t legal advice
• Cyber insurer says you’re 5x more likely to get rekt if you have a Cisco ASA
• And much, much more.

This week’s episode is sponsored by Kroll Cyber. Alex Cowperthwaite, Kroll’s technical director research and development for offence joins to talk about how his team attacks AI models, in ways both classic and new.

A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Claire Aird.

You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about the role of the state in tackling ransomware. They discuss why action has been slow and ineffective, and what it will take to truly change the situation.

A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Claire Aird.

You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.

In this Risky Business News sponsored interview, Tom Uren talks to Justin Kohler, VP of the Bloodhound team at SpecterOps about ‘attack paths’, the ways that malicious actors maneuver through Active Directory to elevate their privileges. They discuss how and why they arise and what you can do about them.

A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Claire Aird.

You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.

In this podcast Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about a UK government proposal that would see ransomware victims seek government approval before making ransom payments.

They also talk about why governments need to be more proactive about defending democracy and why that is difficult.

This week’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at AusCERT’s 2024 conference. Pat and Adam talked through:

• Google starts using security as a marketing tool against Microsoft, along with steep discounts
• Microsoft announces a creepy desktop recording AI
• UK govt proposes ransom payment controls
• Arizona woman runs a laptop farm for North Korea
• Julian Assange just keeps on with his malarky
• And much, much more

This week’s episode is sponsored by Tines. Its CEO Eoin Hinchy joins the show to talk about how AI can be genuinely useful in automation.