Risky Business News Podcast

Analysis and news podcasts published weekly

Risky Bulletin: Germany's BSI sinkhole BADBOX malware

Presented by

Catalin Cimpanu
Catalin Cimpanu

News Editor

Claire Aird
Claire Aird

Newsreader

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

Risky Bulletin: Germany's BSI sinkhole BADBOX malware
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Srsly Risky Biz: FCC demands telcos improve security

Presented by

Tom Uren
Tom Uren

Policy & Intelligence

Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray

CEO and Publisher

In this podcast Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about the US Federal Communications Commission effort to get US telcos to lift their security game and compares it to UK and Australian efforts. The US is very late to the game, and improving security is a huge job.

They also talk about Chinese cyber actors continuing to pointlessly sow chaos and how an influence campaign in Romania is an absolute disaster for TikTok.

This episode is also available on Youtube.

Srsly Risky Biz: FCC demands telcos improve security
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Risky Biz News: Improperly patched Cleo bug exploited in the wild

Presented by

Catalin Cimpanu
Catalin Cimpanu

News Editor

Claire Aird
Claire Aird

Newsreader

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.

Risky Biz News: Improperly patched Cleo bug exploited in the wild
0:00 / 9:42

Between Two Nerds: Why the US is so uptight about cyber operations

Presented by

Tom Uren
Tom Uren

Policy & Intelligence

The Grugq
The Grugq

Independent Security Researcher

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about how states have very different approaches to controlling cyber operations.

At the very beginning they refer to this Microsoft Threat Intelligence post.

Between Two Nerds: Why the US is so uptight about cyber operations
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Risky Biz News: Members of US Congress targeted by phishing op

Presented by

Catalin Cimpanu
Catalin Cimpanu

News Editor

Claire Aird
Claire Aird

Newsreader

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.

Risky Biz News: Members of US Congress targeted by phishing op
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Sponsored: Proofpoint on the rise of ClickFix attacks

Presented by

Catalin Cimpanu
Catalin Cimpanu

News Editor

In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Proofpoint senior threat intelligence analyst Selena Larson about the rise of Attacker-in-the-Middle phishing and ClickFix social engineering campaigns.

Sponsored: Proofpoint on the rise of ClickFix attacks
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Risky Biz News: Salt Typhoon's telco hacking spree keeps getting bigger

Presented by

Catalin Cimpanu
Catalin Cimpanu

News Editor

Claire Aird
Claire Aird

Newsreader

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.

Risky Biz News: Salt Typhoon's telco hacking spree keeps getting bigger
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Srsly Risky Biz: Why hack and leak is still a big deal

Presented by

Tom Uren
Tom Uren

Policy & Intelligence

Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray

CEO and Publisher

In this podcast Tom Uren and Adam Boileau talk about the continued importance of hack and leak operations. They didn’t really affect the recent US presidential election, but they are still a powerful tool for vested interests to influence public policy.

They also discuss the police bust of MATRIX, yet another encrypted messenger that is marketed to criminals and designed to resist police surveillance. The crimephone landscape is splintering due to the constant drumbeat of police success.

This episode is also available on Youtube.

Srsly Risky Biz: Why hack and leak is still a big deal
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Risky Biz News: Poland arrests former spy chief in Pegasus scandal

Presented by

Catalin Cimpanu
Catalin Cimpanu

News Editor

Claire Aird
Claire Aird

Newsreader

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.

Risky Biz News: Poland arrests former spy chief in Pegasus scandal
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Between Two Nerds: The kid to criminal pipeline

Presented by

Tom Uren
Tom Uren

Policy & Intelligence

The Grugq
The Grugq

Independent Security Researcher

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about how the opportunities for hackers have changed and how that has altered the pipelines that turn kids into criminals.

Between Two Nerds: The kid to criminal pipeline
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