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The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast

An accessible but technical podcast about cybersecurity and the people who keep the internet safe. The podcast is built as a series of segments: we will be looking back at the last couple of weeks in cybersecurity news, talking to different people in the industry about areas of their expertise, we"re going to break apart some of the TTPs being used by adversaries, and we will even cover a little bit of hacker history.

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11:32

#40 - Intel Chat: BlackCat, RaidForums Exposed,...

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2023/06/08

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.BlackCat makes some changes geared towards improving its tradecraft and increasing the likelihood of data theft and encryption.A new hacking forum called Exposed has publicly leaked a substantial database from the infamous RaidForums.A critical vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer software.Camaro Dragon targets European foreign affairs entities linked to

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28:58

#39 - A conversation about DFIR with Devon Ackerman,...

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2023/06/06

On today's episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we are joined Devon Ackerman, Global Service Line Leader for Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) services at Kroll Cyber.Prior to Kroll, Devon served as a Supervisory Special Agent at the FBI's Operational Technology Division in the CART Field Operations Unit. He navigated digital forensic issues, managed 56 FBI Division executive management relationships, organized team deployments during mass incident response events such as the

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#38 - Intel Chat: Donut, Agrius, Kimsuky, Pikabot,...

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2023/06/01

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.FortiGaurd Labs encounters a kernel driver that makes use of the open-source donut tool.Checkpoint researchers observe Iranian threat actor Agrius operating against Israeli targets.SentielOne notes changes in the ongoing campaign by Kimsuky.Microsoft uncovers stealthy malicious activity aimed at critical infrastructure in the United States.ZScaler Threatlabz

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25:44

#37 - A conversation about securing the build...

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2023/05/30

On today's episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we are joined by security engineer Adnan Khan to talk about securing the build pipeline and explore some common vulnerabilities in enterprise Github configurations.Organizations using GitHub Actions with self-hosted runners are at risk of attackers gaining an internal network foothold from the Internet if they compromise one developer’s personal GitHub access token. Key configuration adjustments can secure these pipelines and limit the damage

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#36 - Intel Chat: Red Stinger, 3 new Apple Zero Days,...

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2023/05/25

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.Malware Bytes researchers reporting on the Red Stinger group which has targeted entities in Ukraine.Apple is reporting three new zero days affecting iPhones, iPads, Macs and even Apple watches and TVs.The folks over at CISCO Talos have recently identified a new RA group that has been operating since at least April 22, 2023.Check Point researchers have

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21:57

#35 - A conversation about mental health in...

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2023/05/24

On this episode of the Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we have a conversation about mental health in cybersecurity with Amanda Berlin, CEO of Mental Health Hackers.Mental Health Hackers' stated mission is to educate tech professionals about the unique mental health risks faced by those in our field – and often by the people who we share our lives with – and provide guidance on reducing their effects and better manage the triggering causes.They also aim at providing support services to those who may

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53:14

#34 - Special Episode: Operation Medusa cuts the head...

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2023/05/18

On this special episode of the Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we have a longer-form discussion about the recent FBI takedown of the Russian malware known as Snake. The FBI dismantled the global peer-to-peer network of Snake-infected computers with Operation MEDUSA in coordination with multiple cybersecurity agencies.Resources referenced in this show:Press release from the Department of JusticeCISA's cybersecurity advisoryCISA breakdown of the Snake malwareThe Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast: a

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#33 - Hacker History: Stuxnet (Part 2)

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2023/05/16

This episode of the Cybersecurity Defenders podcast is the second part in a two-part mini-series about the greatest cyber attack ever conceived: Stuxnet.Joining to help us tell the story is Kim Zetter, Journalist and Author - Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon.If you have not heard the first episode it is recommended that you do so before listening to this one. You can listen to the first episode here: Stuxnet (Part 1)Stuxnet is a malicious computer

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28:47

#32 - Intel Chat: APT41, Sidewinder & Operation...

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2023/05/11

In this episode of the Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.Threatmmon have uncovered a targeted PowerShell backdoor malware attack that bypasses normal detection methodology.Researchers have uncovered an attack that is based on a classic sideloading technique with a twist in which a first-stage clean application sideloads a second clean application and auto-executes it.US authorities have announced the seizure of 13

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30:54

#31 - Intel Chat: 3CX Inception, QuaDream goes down,...

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2023/05/04

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.The initial attack vector of 3CX’s network was via malicious software downloaded from Trading Technologies websiteQuaDream has allegedly fired all of its staff and is shutting down its operations in the coming daysState-sponsored campaigns targeting global infrastructure: looks like obvious targeting to support future destructive attacksA new

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29:30

#30 - A conversation on the history of security...

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2023/05/02

On this episode of the Cybersecurity Defenders podcast we have a conversation around the history of security tooling with Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Security Advisor at Office of the CISO, Google Cloud.Dr. Anton Chuvakin is currently involved with security solution strategy at Google Cloud, where he arrived via Chronicle Security (an Alphabet company) acquisition in July 2019. He is also a co-host of Cloud Security Podcast http://www.twitter.com/CloudSecPodcastUntil June 2019, Dr. Anton Chuvakin was a

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30:53

#29 - A focused discussion on ransomware with Paul...

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2023/04/25

On this episode of the Cybersecurity Defenders podcast we have a focused discussion on ransomware with Paul Ihme, Co-Founder and Managing Principle at Soteria Security Solutions and Advisory.Paul is a cybersecurity professional with experience in federal and private environments. Wide array of expertise in multiple information technology domains, specializing in penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and security incident response.The blog article, "Ransomware Is Irrelevant (Wait WHAT?!)"

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39:36

#28 - Intel Chat: Balada injector, Lockbit, the...

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2023/04/19

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.Over 1 million Wordpress sites have been infected by the Balada Injector malwareNokoyawa ransomware attacks are being seen in the wild exploiting a Windows zero-dayAn emerging Python-based credential harvester and hacktool, named LegionA recently discovered malware family being called “Domino”Care increasingly using the Action1 remote access software for

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#27 - Intel Chat: Apple zero-days to the end of the...

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2023/04/12

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.Emergency security updates issued by Apple: CVE-2023-28206 & CVE-2023-28205 .Check Point researchers have unveiled a new sophisticated and fast acting ransomware.eFile.com, an IRS-authorized e-file software service provider used by many for filing their tax returns, has been caught serving JavaScript malware.The CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch team recently

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#26 - Intel Chat: 3CX to APT43. And a deep dive on...

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2023/04/05

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.Crowdstrike reports the 3CX supply chain attack.Agents arrested Conor Brian Fitzpatrick on a charge of conspiracy to commit access device fraud.SentinelOne reporting on the CatB ransomware family which is sometimes referred to as CatB99 or Baxtoy.A new everything infostealer on the dark market called Radamanthys.Mandiant has assessed with high confidence they

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#25 - Hacker History: Stuxnet (Part 1)

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2023/03/29

This episode of the Cybersecurity Defenders podcast is the first part in a two-part mini-series about the greatest cyber attack ever conceived: Stuxnet. Joining to help us tell the story is Kim Zetter, Journalist and Author - Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon.Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm first uncovered in 2010 and thought to have been in development since at least 2005. Stuxnet targets supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems

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67:00

#24 - Intel Chat: MS Outlook exploit. And ShmooCon...

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2023/03/22

In this episode, we sit down with Matt Bromiley to talk about some of the latest intel coming out of the LimaCharlie community Slack channel:CVE-2023-23397: A zero-touch exploit that affects all versions of Windows Outlook. (Sigma rule)CVE-2023-24880: An unpatched security bypass in Microsoft’s SmartScreen security feature.Mandiant observes China-nexus threat actors targeting technologies that do not normally support endpoint detection and response solutions.Kaspersky recently conducted an analysis

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59:33

#23 - Intel chat with Matt Bromiley and an interview...

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2023/03/15

In this episode, we sit down with Matt Bromiley to talk about some of the latest intel coming out of the LimaCharlie community Slack channel:A new Microsoft Word Vulnerability: CVE-2023-21716.The Emotet botnet is back spamming again.A previously undisclosed toolset used by Sharp Panda, a long-running Chinese cyber-espionage operation targeting Southeast Asian government entities.A SpaceX vendor has been compromised by a LockBit affiliate.Ring LLC, the home security and smart home company owned by

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61:43

#22 - An intel chat with Matt Bromiley and an...

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2023/03/08

In this episode, we sit down with Matt Bromiley to talk about some of the latest intel coming out of the LimaCharlie community Slack channel:Menlo Labs has uncovered an unknown threat actor that’s running an evasive threat campaign which is being distributed via Discord and is targeting government entities.TA569 is a prolific threat actor who has been deploying website injections that run a Javascript payload known as SocGholish.The risk to business from burned-out analysts.The emerging

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31:34

#21 - A intel chat with Matt Bromiley and an...

The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast ·

2023/03/01

In this episode, we sit down with Matt Bromiley to talk about some of the latest intel coming out of the LimaCharlie community Slack channel. After that, an interview with Nick Gipson, Director of Cyber Operations at Pareto Cyber.The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast: a show about cybersecurity and the people that defend the internet.

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