Mad Squirrel Tech
In this episode Javvad and Erich discuss pandemic burnout, the Barnes & Noble breach and the trouble with advertising and accidental outrage.
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In this episode, Erich and Javvad are joined by Thom Langford from (TL)2 Security, who somehow got us to refer to him as a sponsor. I think Javvad is taking bribes now.
The important and valuable parts of this episode are our chats about National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) and ways to make your programs work well and about MFA. Thom and Erich offer great advice while Javvad just nods his head.
In this episode, Erich and Javvad are joined by Thom Langford from (TL)2 Security, who somehow got us to refer to him as a sponsor. I think Javvad is taking bribes now.
The important and valuable parts of this episode are our chats about National CyberSecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) and ways to make your programs work well and about MFA. Thom and Erich offer great advice while Javvad just nods his head.
In this episode our heroes discuss a simulated phishing attack that went a little too far and the dangers involved, plus they discuss how on unsuspecting person took out the internet in their village every morning at 7am… for a year and a half.
Stories:
Tribune Publishing apologizes for fake bonus offer in phishing-simulation email
https://blog.knowbe4.com/tribune-publishing-apologizes-for-fake-bonus-offer-in-phishing-simulation-email
Old TV caused village broadband outages for 18 months
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-54239180
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In this episode Erich and Javvad chat about the TikTok and Oracle merger/buyout/whatever thing that is happening, a case where ransomware kills and finally we discuss how people are being leveraged to help find endangered children or help hunt down child predators.
Links from this episode:
Oracle and TikTok:
https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/13/oracle-wins-bid-to-buy-tiktok/
A Ransomware Attack Turns Deadly:
https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/21443851/death-ransomware-attack-hospital-germany-cybersecurity
Europol’s Stop Child Abuse – Trace An Object:
https://www.europol.europa.eu/stopchildabuse
Innocent Lives Foundation:
https://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/get-involved/
In this episode Javvad and Erich chat about some recent ransomware attacks that hit a school district here in the US and a power provider in Pakistan. We discuss the timing of the tactics being used by attackers and other somewhat interesting points.
This week Javvad and Erich were joined by Quentyn Taylor, where we discussed SIM swapping attacks and how Ring doorbells could ruin the suprise the police have planned for you.
Check out Quentyn on Twitter at @QuentynBlog
Links to our stories:
The SIM swapping attacks against phone carriers
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dmbjx/how-hackers-are-breaking-into-att-tmobile-sprint-to-sim-swap-yeh
FBI worried that Ring doorbells are spying on police
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53985418
The Ring neighborhood app Erich mentioned
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/ring-neighbors-app-review/
Join Javvad and Erich as they discuss the interesting situation where a Russian criminal tried to get an employee to sabotage their organzation, offering a million dollars to do it.
They also discuss a quite simple and lucrative plan that was selling toothbruses to Amazon for $94 each.
In this episode, Once Javvad remembers who he is, has a discussion with Erich about the Carnival Cruise Lines ransomware attack/data breach, new legal filings against the past Uber CISO related to that breach, and the importance of transparency when the wheels fall off the wagon.
The Uber Issue
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/20/904113981/former-uber-executive-charged-with-paying-hush-money-to-conceal-massive-breach?t=1598007456273
In this episode Javvad and Erich tackle the rather interesting situation that happened last week when one vendor accused another one of some shady practices, then found out it wasn’t them. Do fights over social media really help? They discuss it.
They also talk about people receiving legitimate emails that follow the script of the phishing emails to the point, you can’t tell them apart.
This and more on this episode of the Jerich Show!
