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Between Three Nerds: How the MSS became a cyber juggernaut

Presented by

Tom Uren
Tom Uren

Policy & Intelligence

The Grugq
The Grugq

Independent Security Researcher

In this edition of Between Three Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk to Alex Joske, author of a book about how the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) has shaped Western perceptions of China. They discuss the MSS’s position in the Chinese bureaucracy, its increasing role in cyber espionage, its use of contractors and the PRC’s vulnerability disclosure laws.

Between Three Nerds: How the MSS became a cyber juggernaut
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Risky Biz News: US charges swatters who terrorized government officials

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 Kaitlyn Sawrey.

You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.

Risky Biz News: US charges swatters who terrorized government officials
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Sponsored: GreyNoise launches private preview of Plasma sensors

Presented by

Catalin Cimpanu
Catalin Cimpanu

News Editor

In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Andrew Morris, founder of security firm GreyNoise. Andrew introduces Plasma, a new GreyNoise product that can allow customers to deploy custom GreyNoise sensors anywhere they want—on perimeters, on internal networks, on DMZs, or anywhere else.

Sponsored: GreyNoise launches private preview of Plasma sensors
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Risky Biz News: Iranian APT moonlights as access broker and ransomware helper

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 Kaitlyn Sawrey.

You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.

Risky Biz News: Iranian APT moonlights as access broker and ransomware helper
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Srsly Risky Biz: Telegram's CEO released on bail, can't leave France

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 Telegram’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov being bailed. They dive into the backstory behind the charges he’s facing and what it all might mean for other messaging platforms.

They also discuss a very handy list of straightforward ways to detect North Korean’s trying to sneak into remote work jobs.

Srsly Risky Biz: Telegram's CEO released on bail, can't leave France
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Risky Biz News: Volt Typhoon returns with a new zero-day

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 Kaitlyn Sawrey.

You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.

Risky Biz News: Volt Typhoon returns with a new zero-day
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Between Two Nerds: Phishing is easy, phishing is difficult

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 discuss the opportunities in phishing and why it is both easy and difficult.

Between Two Nerds: Phishing is easy, phishing is difficult
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Risky Biz News: Telegram founder Pavel Durov detained in France

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 Kaitlyn Sawrey

You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.

Risky Biz News: Telegram founder Pavel Durov detained in France
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Sponsored: How Thinkst has survived with a hacker-like mentality at its core

Presented by

Catalin Cimpanu
Catalin Cimpanu

News Editor

In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Haroon Meer, Founder and CEO at Thinkst, about the company’s evolution over the past 15 years, its focus on hacker-like internal culture, and the UK NCSC’s new deception network.

Sponsored: How Thinkst has survived with a hacker-like mentality at its core
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Risky Biz News: Fraud tactics evolve with NFC card cloning 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 Kaitlyn Sawrey.

You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.

Risky Biz News: Fraud tactics evolve with NFC card cloning malware
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