Podcast Episodes

Crime, compliance, and controversy.

Season 8 Episode 2140

French authorities outline the allegations against Telegram’s CEO. Google finds familiar spyware in Mongolian government websites. The Mirai botnet leverages obsolete security cameras. Iran’s Peach S…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

From screen share to spyware.

Season 8 Episode 2139

Threat actors use a malicious Pidgin plugin to deliver malware. The BlackByte ransomware group is exploiting a recently patched VMware ESXi  vulnerability. The State Department offers a $2.5 million …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Cyber revolt or just digital ruckus?

Season 8 Episode 2141

Hacktivists respond to the arrest of Telegram’s CEO in France. Stealthy Linux malware stayed undetected for two years. Versa Networks patches a zero-day vulnerability. Google has patched its tenth ze…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

From secret chats to public spats.

Season 8 Episode 2137

Telegram’s CEO is arrested by French police, presumably over moderation failures. A cyberattack disrupted services at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and the Port of Seattle. SonicWall has warne…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Ellen Sundra: Actions speak louder than words. [Engineering] [Career Notes]

Season 1 Episode 30

Enjoy this special encore episode, where we are joined by Vice President of Global Systems Engineering Ellen Sundra and she shares her career path from life as a college grad who found her niche by c…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Quantum-proof and ready: NIST unveils the future of encryption. [Special Edition]

Season 9 Episode 70

In this Special Edition podcast, N2K's Executive Editor Brandon Karpf speaks with Dustin Moody, mathematician at NIST, about their first 3 recently finalized post-quantum encryption standards.

NIST fi…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

MaaS infrastructure exposed. [Research Saturday]

Season 8 Episode 339

Robert Duncan, VP of Product Strategy from Netcraft, is discussing their work on "Mule-as-a-Service Infrastructure Exposed." Netcraft's new threat intelligence reveals the intricate connections withi…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Hackers strike LiteSpeed cache again.

Season 8 Episode 2136

The exploitation of the LiteSpeed Cache Wordpress plugin has begun. Halliburton confirms a cyberattack. Velvet Ant targets Cisco Switch appliances. The Qilin ransomware group harvests credentials sto…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Almost letting hackers rule the web.

Season 8 Episode 2135

A Wordpress plugin vulnerability puts 5 million sites at risk. Google releases an emergency Chrome update addressing an actively exploited vulnerability. Cisco patches multiple vulnerabilities. Resea…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Cyberattack cripples major American chipmaker.

Season 8 Episode 2134

A major American chipmaker discloses a cyberattack. Cybercriminals exploit Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) to bypass iOS and Android defenses. Mandiant uncovers a privilege escalation vulnerabili…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago