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Research Saturday

Every Saturday, we sit down with cybersecurity researchers to talk shop about the latest threats, vulnerabilities, and technical discoveries.

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23:56

ICS honeypots attract sophisticated snoops.

Research Saturday ·

2018/09/22

Researchers at security firm Cybereason recently set up online honeypots to attract adversaries interested in industrial control system environments. It didn't take long for sophisticated attackers to sniff out the virtual honey and start snuffling around. Ross Rustici is senior director of intelligence services at Cybereason, and he joins us to share what they learned. The research is titled ICS Threat Broadens: Nation-state Hackers are no Longer the Only Game in Town. It can be found

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20:08

Android device eavesdropping investigation.

Research Saturday ·

2018/09/15

A team of researchers from Northeastern University and UC Santa Barbara examined over 17,000 Android apps, and revealed a number of alarming privacy risks. Elleen Pan and Christo Wilson were members of the research team, and they join us to share what they found. The research is titled Panoptispy: Characterizing Audio and Video Exfiltration from Android Applications. It can be found here: https://recon.meddle.mobi/papers/panoptispy18pets.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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25:00

Leafminer espionage digs the Middle East.

Research Saturday ·

2018/09/08

Researchers at Symantec recently published their findings on an active attack group named Leafminer that's targeting government organizations and businesses in the Middle East region. Vikram Thakur is a technical director at Symantec, and he joins us to share what they've found. The research can be found here: https://www.symantec.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/leafminer-espionage-middle-east Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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25:22

ATM hacks on the rise.

Research Saturday ·

2018/09/01

Threat researcher Marcelle Lee from LookingGlass Cyber Solutions joins us to share her research on the growing threat of ATM hacks in the U.S. The research can be found here: https://www.lookingglasscyber.com/blog/atm-hacking-you-dont-have-to-pay-to-play/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:23

Cyber espionage coming from Chinese University.

Research Saturday ·

2018/08/25

Threat intelligence firm Recorded Future recently published research describing espionage activities originating from servers at a major Chinese university, coinciding with international economic development efforts. Winnona DeSombre and Sanil Chohan are authors of the report, Chinese Cyberespionage Originating from Tsinghua University Infrastructure, along with their colleague Justin Grosfelt. The research can be found here: https://www.recordedfuture.com/chinese-cyberespionage-operations/ Learn

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21:30

Stealthy ad fraud campaign evades detection.

Research Saturday ·

2018/08/18

Researchers at Bitdefender have been tracking a bit of complex rootkit malware called Zacinlo that they suspect has been operating virtually undetected for over six years. Bogdan Botezatu is a senior cyber security analyst with Bitdefender, and he describes what they've found. Research link: https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/06/six-years-and-counting-inside-the-complex-zacinlo-ad-fraud-operation/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:23

Thrip espionage group lives off the land.

Research Saturday ·

2018/08/11

Researchers at Symantec have been tracking a wide-ranging espionage operation that's targeting satellite, telecom and defense companies. Jon DiMaggio is a senior cyber intelligence analyst at Symantec, and he takes us through what they've discovered. The research can be found here: https://www.symantec.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/thrip-hits-satellite-telecoms-defense-targets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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24:10

Cortana voice assistant lets you in.

Research Saturday ·

2018/08/04

Researchers at McAfee recently discovered code execution vulnerabilities in the default settings of the Cortana voice-activated digital assistant in Windows 10 systems. Steve Povolny is head of advanced threat research at McAfee and he shares their findings. The research can be found here: https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/want-to-break-into-a-locked-windows-10-device-ask-cortana-cve-2018-8140 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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23:07

BabaYaga strangely symbiotic Wordpress malware.

Research Saturday ·

2018/07/28

Researchers at Defiant recently analyzed a malware family they named "BabaYaga," which has the curious behavior of clearing out other malware and keeping infected sites up to date. Brad Hass is a senior security analyst at Defiant, and he guides us through their findings. The research can be found here: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2018/06/babayaga-wordpress-malware/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:18

Measuring the spearphishing threat.

Research Saturday ·

2018/07/21

Researchers Gang Wang and Hang Hu from Virginia Tech recently conducted an end-to-end measurement on 35 popular email providers and examining user reactions to spoofing through a real-world spoofing/phishing test. Gang Wang joins us to share the sobering results. End-to-End Measurements of Email Spoofing Attacks https://people.cs.vt.edu/gangwang/usenix-draft.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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23:54

A new approach to mission critical systems.

Research Saturday ·

2018/07/14

Andy Bochman is senior grid strategist for Idaho National Lab’s National and Homeland Security directorate. Today we’re discussing the research the INL has been doing, developing new approaches to protecting mission critical systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:07

No Distribute Scanners help sell malware.

Research Saturday ·

2018/07/07

Sellers of malware on Dark Web forums often use No Distribute malware scanning tools to help verify the effectiveness of their wares, while preventing legitimate virus scanning tools from adding the malware to their database. Daniel Hatheway is a Senior Security Analyst at Recorded Future, and he takes us through their recently published research, Uncover Unseen Malware Samples with No Distribute Scanners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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31:20

VPNFilter malware could brick devices worldwide.

Research Saturday ·

2018/06/30

Researchers from Cisco Talos continue to track malware they've named VPNFilter, a multi-stage infection with multiple capabilities, targeting consumer-grade routers. Craig Williams is head of Cisco Talos Outreach, and he joins us with the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:57

LG smartphone keyboard vulnerabilities.

Research Saturday ·

2018/06/23

Researchers at Check Point Research recently discovered vulnerabilities in some LG smartphone keyboards, vulnerabilities that could have been used to remotely execute code with elevated privileges, act as a keylogger and thereby compromise the users’ privacy and authentication details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:33

Cyber bank heists.

Research Saturday ·

2018/06/16

Carbon Black's Chief Cybersecurity Officer Tom Kellerman shares the results of their recent report, Modern Bank Heists: Cyberattacks & Lateral Movement in the Financial Sector. For the report, they interviewed CISOs at 40 major financial institutions, revealing attack and mitigation trends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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23:34

Winnti Umbrella Chinese threat group.

Research Saturday ·

2018/06/09

Researchers from ProtectWise's 401TRG team recently published research linking a variety of new and previously reported Chinese cyber threat groups. Tom Hegel is a Senior Threat Researcher with the 401TRG, and he joins us to share their findings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:37

Islamic State propaganda persistence.

Research Saturday ·

2018/06/02

Researchers from Flashpoint recently explored ISIS' ability to distribute propaganda across the internet, and their use of major internet service providers to help them achieve persistence. Ken Wolf is a Senior Analyst at Flashpoint, and he describes what they learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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23:02

UPnProxy infiltrates home routers.

Research Saturday ·

2018/05/26

Researchers at Akamai recently published a white paper titled UPnProxy: Blackhat proxies via NAT Injections. In it, they describe vulnerabilities with Universal Plug and Play capabilities in home routers, and how malicious actors could take advantage of them. Chad Seaman is a senior CERT engineer at Akamai, and he's our guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:43

Threat actors hijack Lojack.

Research Saturday ·

2018/05/19

Researchers from Arbor Networks' ASERT Threat Intelligence Team recently published a report titled, "Lojack Becomes a Double Agent." It outlines how threat actors are altering legitimate recovery utility software and simulating its command and control servers to gain access to target machines. Richard Hummel is manager of the ASERT Threat Research Team, and he joins us to describe their work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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34:50

Three pillars of Artificial Intelligence.

Research Saturday ·

2018/05/12

Bobby Filar is a Principal Data Scientist at Endgame, and coauthor of the research paper, The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence: Forecasting, Prevention, and Mitigation. The report surveys the landscape of potential security threats from malicious uses of AI, and proposes ways to better forecast, prevent, and mitigate these threats. Bobby Filar joins us to discuss the paper, and his views on the evolving role of AI in cybersecurity. The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence: Forecasting,

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