Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013
Episode Number: .046 I’m Never Going To Say That – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews(@billford), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood), Patrick Sayler(@psayler), Tom Kopchak, Dru Streicher

Information Security Podcast News

• NSA’s Verizon Spying Order Specifically Targeted Americans, Not Foreigners
• Microsoft Plugs Security Systems Into its Worldwide Cloud
• Oracle Addresses Java’s Symptoms, But Doesn’t Cure Sickness
• More than 360,000 Apache websites imperiled by critical Plesk vulnerability
• Security analytics will be the next big thing in IT security

Hack(s) of the Week

• Drupal.org Hacked, User Passwords Compromised
• Researchers hack iPhones with a charger

App(s) of the Week

• Noir Photo
• NeverLate

Game(s) of the Week

• Last of Us

Company Notes

• June 12 - PCI Compliance Briefing
• June 26 - Strengthening Splunk with Security Data Webinar
• July 9-12 - Splunk Training
• July 30-Aug 1 - Check Point Training

 
Hurricane Labs Podcast is a bi-weekly Information Security Podcast that discusses current information security news articles and events. This fun, opinionated information security podcast will keep you up to date on information security news, trends and even the “Hack of the Week”. Join us as we discuss news articles related to penetration testing, network security, and provide timely information security issues and tips for a more secure computing experience.

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Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013
Episode Number: .045 I’m In Charge – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood) Dru Streicher, Patrick Sayler(@psaylor), Brian T Glenn (@delink), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• Chinese Hackers Resume Attacks on US Targets
• Government should get a warrant before email, cloud storage snooping
• Pushdo botnet is evolving, becomes more resilient to takedown attempts
• How to measure the biggest and most dangerous threats
• Even SMBs Should Look To Log Management For Security
• Applying Intelligence To Big Data For Security

Hack(s) of the Week

• 22 million user IDs may be in the hands of hackers, after Yahoo Japan security breach
• Syrian Electronic Army hijacks Financial Times blogs and Twitter accounts

App(s) of the Week

•  Lively

Game(s) of the Week

• Xbox One
• Injustice: Gods Among Us
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Company Notes

• Splunk User Group – Pittsburgh – May 30
• PCI Compliance Briefing – June 12
• Splunk Training – July 9-12

Hurricane Labs Podcast is a bi-weekly Information Security news podcast that discusses current information security industry related news articles and events. This fun, opinionated podcast will keep you up to date on information security news, trends and even the “Hack of the Week”. Join us as we discuss news articles related to penetration testing, network security, and provide timely information security issues and tips for a more secure computing experience.

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Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013
Episode Number: .044 Your Momma’s Day – Information Security News Podcast
Hosts: Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood), Patrick Sayler(@psayler), Tom Kopchak, Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Dru Streicher

Information Security News Podcast

• Pentagon accuses China government, military of cyberattacks
• Cybercriminals Behind DOL Watering Hole Attack Compromise at Least 9 Other Sites
• Stealthy Web server malware spreads further
• 10 Ways Cloud Computing Is Revolutionizing Manufacturing
• Database Security: It’s More Than Meets the Eye

Hack(s) of the Week

• Revenge hack put 5.5 million domain names allegedly at risk

App(s) of the Week

• Pizza Compass

Game(s) of the Week

• Grand Theft Auto V previews
• Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Company Notes

• Splunk User Group – Cleveland – May 22
• Splunk User Group – Pittsburgh – May 30
• PCI Compliance Briefing – June 12

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Date: Thursday, May 2, 2013
Episode Number: .043 – Matt’s Information Security Intelligence 2
Hosts: Bill Mathews(@billford), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood), Dru Streicher

Information Security News

• Google bans Facebook and other self updating Android apps
• CISPA is (practically) dead, says Senate representative
• Aging networking protocols abused in DDoS attacks
• Why information security is HR’s problem

Hack(s) of the Week

• Associated Press Twitter account hacked, false White House report tweeted
• Matt Yonchak did a great job representing Hurricane Labs on WKYC News
• 50,000,000 usernames and passwords lost as LivingSocial “special offers” site hacked

App(s) of the Week

• Splunk Adds Statistical Analysis to Enterprise Security App
• Drippler

Game(s) of the Week

• Bioshock Infinite
• Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Blog of the Week

• Six “Big Data” Questions To Ask BEFORE You Implement Splunk

Company Notes

• Bsides Chicago Review
• ISSA Columbus – Matt speaking on “BIG DATA, Security Intelligence and Why I Hate This Title”
• Splunk User Group – Cleveland – May 22
• Splunk User Group – Pittsburgh – May 30
• PCI Compliance Briefing – June 12

Hurricane Labs Podcast is a bi-weekly Information Security News podcast that discusses current information security industry related news articles and events. This fun, opinionated podcast will keep you up to date on information security news, trends and even the “Hack of the Week”. Join us as we discuss news articles related to penetration testing, network security, and provide timely information security issues and tips for a more secure computing experience.

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Date: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
Episode Number: .042 Matt’s Information Intelligence – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews(@billford), Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster), (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood)

Information Security News

• Massive cyberattack hits Internet users
• Microsoft to add dual-factor sign-on security ‘soon’
• WordPress Plugin Social Media Widget Hiding Spam – Remove it now
• Dealing with Mobility and BYOD Security Challenges? Start with The Network

Hack(s) of the Week

• Scribd, “world’s largest online library,” admits to network intrusion, password breach

App(s) of the Week

• The Facebook phone is here – sort of
• Judge rules using smartphone maps while driving illegal

Game(s) of the Week

• 5 video games to watch from GDC 2013
• God of War

Company Notes

• Bill Mathews, Steve McMaster, and Tom Kopchak will be speaking at BSides Chicago
• Chicago review – Splunk Live
• ISS coming up next week, come see us at our booth and listen to Bill and Tom speak
• What are you talking about?
• Tom – Forensics for the Defense
• Tom might be speaking on Competitive Cyber Security next week at NEOISF as well.

 

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Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013
Episode Number: 041 The Truth Hurts – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews(@billford), Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• Apple introduces two-factor verification for Apple IDs
• iOS 6.1.3 security flaw allows passcode lock bypass… again
• New malware shows Android has target on its back
• Senate bill would require warrant to obtain emails from Internet companies

Hack(s) of the Week

• South Korean banks and media report computer network crash
• AT&T Hacker ‘Weev’ Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison

App of the Week

• Google Reader proves that cloud apps can just … blow away

Game(s) of the Week

• Minor League Baseball Team to Debut Urinal Video Games
• Anatomy of a bug: Battlefield: Play4Free hole allows dodgy updates to go unnoticed
• God of War
• Ridiculous Fishing (iPhone)

Blog(s)

• Five Truths of Information Security
• Top Web Application Security Questions to Ask Third Party Developers

Company Notes

• Won NEO Success Award – Matt went to luncheon for acception
• Attending BSides Chicago – Your speeches, vote!
• Check Point Essentials Class went well
• Upcoming Splunk events – Classes and attending Splunk Live
• We will have a presence at Data Connectors

 
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Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013
Episode .040 – The Return – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews(@billford), Matt Yonchak(@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler(@psayler), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood), Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster)

Information Security News

• PCI In The Health Care Industry
• Top Nine Cloud Security Threats in 2013
• $5 million class action lawsuit over LinkedIn data breach dismissed
• Microsoft to Patch Security Vulnerablilties
• Visa hit with a lawsuit after retailers fight penalties imposed by credit card companies for data breaches.

Hack(s) of the Week

• Equifax and others hacked
• Evernote

App(s) of the Week

• Apple implements HTTPS for App Store What this really means and why it is important in security

Game of the Week

• SimCity server issues.

Company Notes

• Sorry we have been gone.
• Data Connectors, Splunk Live, Getting ready for CPE Class
• Upcoming classes (Splunk)
• New Website
• Hiring

 
Hurricane Labs Podcast is a bi-weekly Information Security Podcast that discusses current information security news articles and events. This fun, opinionated podcast will keep you up to date on information security news, trends and even the “Hack of the Week”. Join us as we discuss news articles related to penetration testing, network security, and provide timely information security issues and tips for a more secure computing experience.

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Date: Saturday, December 15, 2012
Episode Number: .039 Apocalypse Now Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood),

Information Security News

• Experts predict “Homeland” style hacking
• Five Ways to Hire an InfoSec Consultant
• Japanese Space Agency breach
• Top Information Security Breaches in History

Tech of the Week

• Facebook users must be allowed pseudonyms in Germany
• Google Maps for iPhone
• McAfee admits to playing the ‘crazy card’
• Google Zeitgeist 2012
• 2012 Twitter Review
• Windows 8 Tablet – Tom’s experiences

Hack of the Week

• Celebrity Hacker jailed for 10 years

App(s) of the Week

• CyanogenMod 10.1
• Google Santa Tracker
• Random Acts of Music
• Facebook for Android updated
  • -Native and not slow!!
  • -Error in posting comments all the time :-/

 
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Date: Friday, October 19, 2012
Episode Number: .038 – Tom Has Friends Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• RSA Distributed Credential Protection
• Pacemaker hacker says worm could possibly ‘commit mass murder’
• Android Play Store adding malware scanner
• US congress rules Huawei a ‘security threat’

Tech of the Week

• Congressman warns FTC: Leave Google alone
• Verizon, AT&T sell users’ browsing, location histories to marketers
• How to Make Your Boss Angry — Bad Linux Sysadmin Practices
• Splunk – Tips and Tricks for the new guy
• Reading someone’s Gmail doesn’t violate federal statute, court finds
• Best Buy to Match Online Retailers’ Lower Prices
• Ban under-threes from watching television, says study
• New Chromebook

App(s) of the Week

• Star Wars: Angry Birds
• Information Security Summit

Hurricane Labs Podcast is a bi-weekly Information Security News podcast that discusses current information security industry related news articles and events. This fun, opinionated podcast will keep you up to date on information security news, trends and even the “Hack of the Week”. Join us as we discuss news articles related to penetration testing, network security, and provide timely information security issues and tips for a more secure computing experience.

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Date: Friday, October 19, 2012
Episode Number: .037 – I’m Lost in Apple Maps Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• White House confirms cyberattack
• The Failure of Antivirus
• 7 Steps to Effective User Education
• Creating a Self-Defending Network Using Open Source Software

Tech of the Week

• Tim Cook apologizes for Apple Maps
• Have smartphones killed boredom?
• Instagram tops Twitter in mobile usage
• Busy Internet intersection hits 2 terabits of traffic per second
• One Billion People on Facebook

Hack of the Week

• Data breach at IEEE – 100k plaintext passwords

App(s) of the Week

• spunk – Splunk admin abuse tool
• DerbyCon

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Welcome

Date: Friday, September 14, 2012
Episode Number: .036 – Splunk .conf Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• 5 Epic Hacks That Never Happened
• UPEK Fingerprint reader security hole

Tech

• Splunk .conf 2012
• Who owns your downloaded music after you die?
• Death E-mail Service
• PayPal exec gets personally involved in account dispute
• Kindle Fire HD
• When Will Your Smartphone Really Replace Your Wallet?
• Apple’s Secret Employee Training Manual

Hack of the Week

• BEAST creators develop CRIME, new SSL attack

App(s) of the Week

• iPhone 5
• LogSup

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Date: Friday, August 24, 2012
Episode Number: .035 – Tom’s Friends Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• What is Multi-factor Authentication?
• CISOs Need to CYA
• How to Spot Fake Anti-Virus
• Don’t Feel Ashamed to Report a Breach
• Matt Honan Recovers from Hack

Tech

• Amazon Glacier

Rant

• Thoughts on Windows 8

App of the Week

• Training Center Open House

Hurricane Labs Podcast is a bi-weekly Information Security News podcast that discusses current information security industry related news articles and events. This fun, opinionated podcast will keep you up to date on information security news, trends and even the “Hack of the Week”. Join us as we discuss news articles related to penetration testing, network security, and provide timely information security issues and tips for a more secure computing experience.

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Date: Friday, August 10, 2012
Episode Number: .034 – Something Something Something – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• Dropbox Security Updates
• Japanese Scam Detecting Phones

Rant

• No Facebook? Instantly Suspicious
• Social Engineering Is NOT Hacking

Tech

• Curiosity Rover
• Demonoid Busted
• Wikipedia Outage
• Amazon Lockers
• Windows 8 Tablets

Guest Submissions

• “Defcon, bSides, blackhat wrap up. What was or what shouldn’t have been a talk. A talk you’d like to see at a Con?” - @securid
• “The effects or lack of effects the SE contest has on business. Training new employees is expensive. Lower turnover 2 make SA training worth it.” - @securid

App of the week

• Training Center Open House

 
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Date: Friday, July 27, 2012
Episode Number: .033 – Mountain Lion Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Tom Kopchak

Information Security

• Printer Security - Tom’s Presentation - Guardian Article
• Corporate Forensics
• YouTube adds face blurring
• DC police chief announces camera policy
• Possible Pinterest security breach
• Gaming website Gamigo breached, 8-11 million passwords leaked

Rant

• Why Employees Shouldn’t Be Trained For Information Security Awareness
• Google Talk Outage
• Twitter Outage

Tech

• New USB charging standards
• Samsung beats out Apple in yearly mobile sales
• FirefoxOS

Hack of the Week

• Iranian Thunderstruck

App(s) of the Week

• Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
• Nexus 7 (again)

 
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Date: Sunday, July 15, 2012
Episode Number: .032 – Nexus 7 Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• Google Chrome sandbox security flaws
• Getting the CISO a business seat
• Community Approach to IT Security
• 10 Most Dangerous Things to Have on Your Network

Rant

• Mobile Malware
• Mobile App Permissions

Beacon

• Registering to Vote via Facebook
• Valve Confirms Steam for Ubuntu
• New Yahoo! CEO
• Microsoft/NBC dissolve MSNBC
• NASA develops Kinect Mars Rover game

Hack(s) of the Week

• Skype Bug
• BMW Keyless Entry

App of the Week

• Nexus 7

 
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Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Episode Number: .031 – BSides Cleveland Edition - Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Ian Gillespie (@ianisgood), Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster)

Information Security News

• DNSChanger Dud
• Government Cybersecurity
• Community Approach to IT Security
• 10 Most Dangerous Things to Have on Your Network

Beacon

• Amazon Outage caused by storm
• Ten Things I’ve Learned About Cloud Security

Rant

• Parents – The Information Guardians
• Take Social Media Privacy into your Own Hands

Hack(s) of the Week

• Yahoo! Voices breached
• Formspring breach

App of the week

• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean released to AOSP

 
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Date: Friday, June 29, 2012
Episode Number: .030 – Google Overlord Edition -  Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Ian Gillespie, Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• OSX Mountain Lion automatic security updates
• PayPal Bug Bounty
• Complex Privacy Statements

Hack(s) of the Week

• RSA SecurID tokens cracked?
• WiKID responds to RSA cracking

Beacon

• Google Neural Network recognizes cat
• Microsoft Buys Yammer
• Ian tries Windows 8
• Google I/O
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
• Nexus 7 tablet
• Nexus Q

App(s) of the Week

• CyanogenMod 9
• Chrome for iOS

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Date: Friday, June 22, 2012
Episode Number:.029 – Holy Island Oracle Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• LinkedIn Hack
• LinkedIn Lawsuit
• Google – Government Takedown Requests
• Apple Security Marketing

Rant

• BYOD – Bring Your Own Device

Beacon

• Oracle Founder Larry Ellison buys an island
• Google Documenting Endangered Languages
• Twitter Outage
• NASA Hurricane Tracker
• Obama Pushes for Cheaper/Faster Broadband Construction
• Microsoft Surface Tablet
• Macbook Pro with Retina Display

Hack(s) of the Week

• MySQL, MariaDB
• Flame

App(s) of the Week

• Tiny Tower
• NBA JAM

 
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Date: Friday, June 1, 2012
Episode Number: .028 – All Your Space Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster), Ian Gillespie, Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• reCAPTCHA Briefly Cracked
  • - Google fixed quickly
  • - Captcha rage
• Employers Watching Employees on Social Media
  • - By 2015 “60% of employers” will be watching
  • - Just be careful what you say
  • - But if you’re NOT active, does it look bad?

Blog

• Detecting Malware is Only One Step of Many
• Facebook Smartphone

Beacon

• ChromeOS Update, ChromeBox
• Groupon Mobile Payment System
• Facebook Removes Chrome from Recommended Browsers
• Twitter site revamp
• European Union Cookie Law
• SpaceX First Privatized ISS Docking

Hack of the Week

• Flame

App of the Week

• Adobe Creative Cloud CS6

 
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Date: Friday, May 25, 2012
Episode Number: .027 – Con Air Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

•  Security Jargon Decoded
  • - Common security terms explained
  • - Goat machine? Really?
• Buying Facebook Likes
  • - Purchases groups of fake profiles
  • - The more people liking a page, the more reputable it seems

Blog

• Why Wall Street Hates Open Source
• The shift to IT utility: It’s not about the cloud

Beacon

• Chrome Surpasses IE Marketshare
• NY Considering Ban on Anonymous Comments Online
• Google Autonomous Cars Approved for California
• Google Purchases Motorola Mobility

Rant

• More Firewall Outrage

Hack of the Week

• Yahoo! Axis

App of the Week

• AppleTV iOS5 Tetherless Jailbreak

 
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Date: Friday, May 18, 2012
Episode Number: .026 Organization Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford) Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• Android Malware Quadruples
  • - Is anyone surprised?
  • - As the userbase increases, so does the attack vector

Beacon

• Yahoo CEO Steps Down
  • - Resume said he had Computer Science degree
  • - Quit after everyone found out he didn’t
• Information Security Certifications
  • - Too many certs already
  • - Government getting involved to regulate
  • - Is this really necessary?
  • - Cyber Warriors
• .Secure Domains
  • - New TLD
  • - More of a “marketing thing”, not security
• Google Nexus Phones
  • - Possibly going to start selling them online
  • - Unlocked, not bound to single carrier
  • - Pure Android, no bloatware

Rant

• Adobe Security Upgrades
  • - Decided to charge for security patches
  • - Public outrage
  • - Are they really obligated to provide them free of charge?
• Firewalls
  • - Grimes explains why you don’t need a firewall
  • - We STRONGLY disagree

Game(s) of the Week

• Diablo 3
• Max Payne 3

App(s) of the Week

• Dropbox/DropQuest
• Google Docs Research Tool
• SMS

 
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Date: Friday, May 11, 2012
Episode Number: .025 – New Studio Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Ian Gillespie, Tom Kopchak

Information Security News

• Amazon Studios
  • - Create a television series
  • - Amazon will fund and produce
• IT Security Basics
• Apple Legacy FileVault Hole
  • - OSX 10.7.3 shipped with a debug flag
  • - Passwords stored in plaintext in secure.log
  • - Fixed in 10.7.4
• Google vs Oracle
  • - Google made their own Java clone for Android
  • - Jury ruled Google infringed on copyrights
  • - Google calls for mistrial
• Linux Torvalds Wins Millennium Technology Award

Hack of the Week

• Flashback (again)

App(s) of the Week

• New Studio
• Google Drive
• Spotify for iPad

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Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Episode Number: .024 – Instagram Instant Billionaire Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Ian Gillespie

Information Security News

• 20 Questions for an Intrusion Analyst
  • - All information security professionals should answer them
  • - “Describe your analytics biases”
• Military finds IT security certification difficulties
  • - Certifications do not necessarily mean skill
  • - “A giant circle of ineptitude”
• Code Not Physical Property
  • - Some sort of loop hole?
  • - Upcoming blog post on this
• Foxconn
  • - Walkthrough of factory
  • - Consumer disconnect between conditions in factory and final product
  • - Much like food processing
• Tips for Better Joomla CMS Security
  • - Keep it up to date, strong passwords, etc.
  • - They missed some steps
  • - Keep admin interface away from the public
  • - Add Two-factor Authentication
• Facebook Buys Instagram
  • - $1 Billion
  • - Facebook moving into the mobile space?

Hack(s) of the Week

• Flashback (again)
• Apple developing Flashback remover
• “Security Whack-a-Mole”

App of the Week

• Instagram is dead, long live Instagram? This is actually a great knock against these closed service, if they were open source someone could just fork this version and carry on.

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Welcome

Date: Friday, April 6, 2012
Episode Number: .023 – For The Birds Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster), Ian Gillespie

Information Security News

• Creative Commons 4.0 first draft
  • - Too fragmented
  • - One unified licensing system?
• Internet Explorer 9 marketshare surges
  • - Ian hates IE
  • - IE6 Countdown
  • - Browser horror stories
• Gumming up the internet: When DNS servers attack
  • - Bill has way too much to say
  • - Probably boring
• IT Must Change Security Strategies to Keep Up With Cybercriminals
  • - No, IT needs to start using security strategies in the first place
  • - “Security is for the birds” – Ian
  • - More security awareness
• Location Based Services
  • - Sometimes creepy
  • - Ian hates social interaction
  • - Foursquare has awful privacy settings
  • - Don’t be stupid online?
• Microsoft HomeOS
  • - Home automation system
  • - By Microsoft? Thanks but no thanks

Hack(s) of the Week

• Mac BotNet
• Global Payments breach

App(s) of the Week

• Google Project Glass
• “Admented Reality”

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Date: Friday, March 30, 2012
Episode Number: .022 – Ice Cube Plants Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster)

Information Security News

• Death of the SysAdmin
  • - Who manages the cloud then?
  • - Some comparisons are wrong
• Cloud Storage
  • - iCloud not so great
  • - Dropbox is awesome
  • - Google Docs is good too
• NFC Payments
  • - Is it safe?
  • - Google Wallet talk
• Jeff Bezos Apollo 11
  • - Jeff Bezos is a pretty cool guy
  • - MytBbusters moonlanding tests
  • - Bill’s wife hates Plex

Hack of the Week

• Chrome extensions

App of the Week

• Angry Birds Space

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Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Episode Number: .021 – Jury Duty Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Josh Evans (@jsevans59)

Information Security News

• Open Source Replacements
  • - 65 of them!!
  • - Some comparisons are wrong
• Great Security? Willing to bet on it?
  • - Silly argument, something to write about
  • - Sensationalism
• Assessing Third-Party Security
  • - Normally you just can’t do this
  • - Companies will show they’ve been pentested, but they won’t let you do it
  • - KFC Double Down returns
• Employers Asking for Facebook Info
  • - While applying, asked for email addresses and passwords
  • - Ruins the entire concept of privacy settings
  • - Almost like handing over your phone and letting someone look through it

Hack of the Week

• Hacktivism

App of the Week

• Angry Birds Space

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Date: Friday, March 16, 2012
Episode Number: .020 – PyCon Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster

Information Security News

• PyCon recap
  • - McMaster’s first “real” conference
  • - Would have been cheaper to watch for free online
  • - Cleveland was warmer than California
  • - Dancing Robots
• Geotagged Facebook posts put soldiers at risk
  • - Duh?
  • - “If you don’t know that your posts are being geotagged and its putting you in danger, should we really trust you to be over there in the first place?”
  • - Private governmental social network?
• Encyclopaedia Britannica online only
  • - Internet resources are killing printed copies
  • - Too much faith in technology?
  • - With speed comes loss of accuracy
  • - Somehow football came up
• Enterprise Data on iOS
  • - Does Apple have any major problems with this?
  • - We’ve never run into problems with Android devices

Hack(s) of the Week

• Windows Remote Desktop exploit
• Cisco ASA

App of the Week

• PYCON

 
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Date: Friday, March 9, 2012
Episode Number: .019 – Birthday Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Josh Evans (@jsevans59)

Infomation Security News

• Apple Event
  • - New iPad – Retina Display
  • - Apple TV – 1080p
  • - Bill loves a CNET writer
• Google Play
  • - Rebranded Marketplace
  • - Still can’t watch movies on rooted devices
  • - Bill rants on mobile business creativity
  • - Josh still likes Plex
  • - Streaming music services
• TweetAngel
  • - Outsourced reputation management via Twitter
  • - They notify you if someone says something online
  • - They offer to reply
• Security Pros Need to be Realistic
  • - CYBER TERRORISM
  • - Be realistic, cyberterrorists aren’t attacking grocery stores
• Post-PC Revolution
  • - Ray Ozzie
  • - Tablets taking over?
  • - Josh will take his keyboard to his grave
  • - Needs more Ubuntu for Android
  • - “Consolidation of devices”

Games(s) of the Week

• Bill bought Razer Blade gaming laptop
• Not worth the money
• Josh says just get a desktop
• Josh got a new video card
• Patrick got a PS3

Hack(s) of the Week

• Github
• Linode Bitcoin

App of the Week

• New iPad

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Date: Friday, February 24, 2012
Episode Number: .018 – DinoRAWRS Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler)

Information Security News

• Chrome to support Do Not Track privacy feature
  • - Not sure we believe them
  • - Target knows when you’re pregnant
  • - Bill likes shoes
• Ancient Computers in Use Today
  • - Subway systems are olddd
  • - Bill has old friends
  • - Parents throw away cherished items
• Google Search History
  • - Remove search history before privacy policies merge
  • - Don’t search for things you don’t want seen?
• Employees Don’t Follow Policies
  • - SHOCKING
  • - Security Awareness Training
• Ubuntu for Android
  • - Ubuntu desktop…in a phone!
  • - VPN solutions?
  • - This is awesome.

Hack of the Week

• RSA predictably random keys

App(s) of the Week

• Playstation Vita
• Free Android Security Apps

Book(s) of the Week

• Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever by Bill O’Reilly
• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
• Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

 
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Date: Friday, February 17, 2012
Episode Number: .017 – BEATS Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler)

Information Security News

• OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • - Notification Center
  • - Messages
  • - Download only?
• Chrome to Surpass IE Market Share
  • - About time, Chrome is great
  • - IE 9 frustrations
• Twitter Enables HTTPS by Default
  • - Long overdue
  • - Facebook will probably follow shortly
• Google News
  • - Google DNS reaches 70 billion requests per day
  • - Cleared to buy Motorola’s Mobility
  • - Nevada approves Google self-driving cars

Hack of the Week

• Malware on Cryptome.org

App of the Week

• Playstation Vita

 
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Date: Friday, February 10, 2012
Episode Number: .016 – Somebody’s Watching Me Edition – Information Security Podcats
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Josh Evans (@jsevans59)

Information Security News

• Facebook Holds “Deleted Photos
  • - Why put it up if you want to delete it?
  • - Is anyone surprised?
• Amazon Prime Streaming Viacom
  • - Brings more content
  • - Closer to Netflix-level streams
  • - Matt likes prison shows
  • - RANDOM CRIME DRAMAS
• Trustwave Issues DECRYPT ALL THE THINGS Super Cert
  • - “Not common practice”
  • - Then how did it happen!?
• Mandatory Disclosure for IT Security Companies
  • - A novel idea
  • - Bill believes in absolute full disclosure
  • - Adobe guy is full of it
  • - DO IT
  • - Matt loses things, but we’ve all heard this story before
  • - Encrypt the gadgets!
  • - Mobile devices are location aware, so you can recover them
  • - Education is required

Hack of the Week

• Google Wallet

App of the Week

• Chrome Beta for Android

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Date: Friday, February 3, 2012
Episode Number: .015 – Super Bowl Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster), Patrick Sayler (@psayler)

Information Security Podcast

• Facebook Readies IPO Filing
  • - A LOT of people use Facebook
  • - A LOT of money
• Lion 10.7.3
  • - Matt Hasn’t upgraded
  • - Bill and Patrick have had zero problems
• Basic FreeNAS Setup
  • - We use it, it’s nice
  • - Matt is looking for his own personal setup
  • - Western Digital TV perhaps?
  • - Matt might be buying a PS3 or Xbox 360
• FBI plans social network map alert mash-up application
  • - Why?
  • - There are plenty of existing services, why build something new?
• New RIM CEO
  • - Won’t help
  • - No vision
• Hurricane Labs Boastcast
  • -Modern Search Engines for the Contemporary User
  • -Gaining Access to a Check Point Appliance – Physical Access Trumps All

Hack of the Week

• Anonymous hackers leak Scotland Yard-FBI conference call

App of the Week

• Lookout Mobile Security Threat Tracker

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Date: Friday, January 20, 2012
Episode Number: .014 – McMaster Breaks Things Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler)

Information Security News

• Zappos
  • - Database breach
  • - Customers advised to change passwords
  • - Class action lawsuit
  • - Bill mentions Batman
• World IPv6 Launch
  • - “Speaking of problems…”
  • - Bill doesn’t think it will work
• 13 Security Steps
  • - Build knowledge
  • - Share knowledge
  • - Maintain
  • - Improve
  • - Political ranting
• Apple Education Event
  • - The future is now
  • - Text books on iPad

Hack of the Week

• Zappos.com security breach

App of the Week

• Chromebook

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Date: Friday, January 13, 2012
Episode Number: .013 – CES Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Patrick Sayler (@psayler), Steve McMaster (@iamthemcmaster)

Information Security News

• Sprint Galaxy Nexus
  • -Cool, I guess?
  • - Verizon raging
• iPhone Turns 5
  • - Still, none of us care
  • - McMaster makes mean comments about Steve Jobs
  • -Seth Green Star Wars
  • - McMaster is culturally clueless
• Microsoft GPS Patents
  • - Sounds good, but crime can happen anywhere
  • - Someone has already made a Google Maps crime map
• Google vs Twitter Social Search
  • - Google showing Google+ results and not Twitter
  • - But Twitter didn’t renew their contract so it’s not Google’s fault?
  • - Everyone is in an uproar and I don’t know why
  • - Bill misses the old days of Google, “only search”
  • - McMaster is a Google fanboy
• Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
  • - Samsung home appliances
  • - LG Google TV remote
  • - Badass Solid State Drives
  • - Pre-built Makerbot Replicators
  • - Maneto NFC MicroSD cards
  • - Razer Blade gaming laptop
  • - More 3D TVs

Game(s) of the Week

• Kinect for Windows
• Patrick goes on about Assassin’s Creed while McMaster has the most condescending, smug look on his face

Hack of the Week

• Norton Antivirus source code stolen

App of the Week

• ESET Smart Security

 
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Date: Friday, January 6, 2012
Episode Number: .012 – Post-Holidays Edition – Information Security Podcast
Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler)

Information Security News

• Happy Holidays
  • -Patrick got Jurassic Park
  • -Matt got a TV and Kindle Fire
• Full Disk Encryption
  • -All your devices
  • -We use it already
  • -You should be doing this already
• Cleaning App Permissions
  • -http://mypermissions.org/
  • -Protect yourself from rogue webapps
• Anatomy of an ATM Skimmer Scam
  • -Cool, but not something you see everyday
  • -Watch out for suspicious ATMs
• HTC Unlockable Bootloaders
  • -Good on HTC’s part to allow this
  • -Hooray for customization
• AT&T gives up buying T-Mobile USA
  • -T-Mobile gets crazy amount of money/spectrum
  • -Hopefully they put it to good use
• Verizon Outages
  • -At least 3 data outages in December
  • -Bill doesn’t like Verizon

Game(s) of the Week

• Assassin’s Creed
• Arkham City

Hack of the Week

• Israeli Credit Cards
• Stratfor

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