DtSR Episode 121 - NewsCast for December 1st, 2014

Topics coveredSony Pictures is having a very, very bad couple of days - and it could keep getting worse.http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/24/7277451/sony-pictures-paralyzed-by-massive-security-compromisehttp://www.csoonline.com/article/2852982/data-breach/sales-contracts-and-other-data-published-by-sonys-attackers.htmlA newly discovered (but old) comment bug in Wordpress affects ~86% of sites. The story isn't what you think it is-http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/newly-discovered-comment-security-bug-affects-86-of-wordpress-blogs-112414.htmlThe Australian government is blaming a data breach from February on ... "awareness"? Michael disagrees (and he's right).http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/australian-government-data-breach-linked-to-poor-security-training.htmlThe public release of the research on Regin malware has it pegged as the most advanced thing since the computer - so what?http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/23/technology/security/regin-malware-symantec/index.html?hpt=hp_t2https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/24/secret-regin-malware-belgacom-nsa-gchq/Symantec whitepaper: http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/security_response/whitepapers/regin-analysis.pdfThe Justice Department is using a 225 year old law to tackle a modern problem of encrypted cell phones through the manufacturer.http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/11/25/case-suggests-how-government-may-get-around-phone-encryption/The court system...works? 440 year jail threat down to a misdemeanor in no time flathttp://www.wired.com/2014/11/from-440-years-to-misdemeanor/Updates:Target doesn't feel like all the banks' losses are their problem, here's why - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/target-to-judge-banks-losses-in-our-card-breach-arent-our-problem/In spite of the massive breach, Home Depot financial outlook is bright - http://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2014/11/18/home-depot-outlook-bright-despite-data-breach/Have something to say? Let's hear it.Support the show>>> Please consider clicking the link above to support the show!-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=YouTube home: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyo0dkKRvfVtWXjRxNISrhme1MgBj3C2U&si=scHDiTuLXSEQ9qHqLinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/down-the-security-rabbithole-podcast/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dtsr_podcast