Podcast Episodes

Leaky chats collide with shifting security standards.

Season 11 Episode 2479

A popular chatbot exposes millions of private user messages. The White House rescinds Biden-era federal software security guidance. A senior Secret S…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Proxy wars and open doors.

Season 11 Episode 2478

Google dismantles a huge residential proxy network. Did the FBI take down the notorious RAMP cybercrime forum? A long running North Korea backed cybe…

4 months ago

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When the Director uses the wrong chat window.

Season 11 Episode 2477

CISA’s interim director uploaded sensitive government material into the public version of ChatGPT. The cyberattack on Poland’s power grid compromised…

4 months ago

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“The hackers made me do it,” or did they?

Season 11 Episode 2476

Microsoft rushes an emergency fix for an actively exploited Office zero-day. A suspected cyberattack halts rail service in Spain. The FBI probes Sign…

4 months ago

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When encryption meets enforcement.

Season 11 Episode 2475

Microsoft granted the FBI access to laptops encrypted with BitLocker. The EU opens an investigation into Grok’s creation of sexually explicit images.…

4 months ago

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Lauren Van Wazer: You have to be your own North Star. [CISSP] [Career Notes]

Season 3 Episode 105

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes.

Lauren Van Wazer, Vice President, Global Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs for Akamai Technologies, shar…

4 months ago

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Caught in the funnel. [Research Saturday]

Season 10 Episode 409

Today we have Andrew Northern, Principal Security Researcher at Censys, discussing "From Evasion to Evidence: Exploiting the Funneling Behavior of In…

4 months ago

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TikTok lives to scroll another day.

Season 11 Episode 2474

At long last, a TikTok deal. Officials urge lawmakers to keep an eye on the quantum ball. Fortinet confirms active exploitation of a critical authent…

4 months ago

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Stabilized but smaller.

Season 11 Episode 2473

CISA’s acting director assures Congress the agency has “stabilized”. Google and Cisco patch critical vulnerabilities. Fortinet firewalls are being hi…

4 months, 1 week ago

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DOGE and the data trail.

Season 11 Episode 2472

DOGE staff face scrutiny over possible Hatch Act violations. GitLab fixes a serious 2FA bypass. North Korean hackers target macOS developers through …

4 months, 1 week ago

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