Episode 64 - He's Baaaaaack!

This week in Infosec (10.28)With content liberated from the “today in infosec” Twitter account14th July 1998: Ethereal was first released publicly as version 0.2.0. Its creator, Gerald Combs, thought it was cool that Bob Metcalfe named Ethernet after luminiferous ether so he picked a name beginning with ether. Since 2006 the network protocol analyzer has been known as Wireshark.https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/141538475371334041711th July 2013: In the wake of revelations about the NSA's PRISM program, Jeff Moss (aka The Dark Tangent) asked feds not to attend DEF CON - the first time government employees were asked to stay away.https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1414330928537686021 Billy Big Balls of the Week (17:39)Thousands of PS4s seized in Ukraine in illegal cryptocurrency mining stinghttps://www.zdnet.com/article/thousands-of-ps4s-seized-in-ukraine-in-illegal-cryptocurrency-mining-sting/ Tweet of the Week (27.57)FURY! at ICO doing their job for once.The ICO is robustly investigating the data leak of hidden camera footage of former Health Secretary Matt Hancock breaking his own isolation and distancing rules. https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/15/ico_matt_hancock_raids/https://metro.co.uk/2021/07/15/houses-raided-by-cops-in-hunt-for-matt-hancock-kissing-leaker-14934920/https://apple.news/AqkfgpuvFTd--l-z_bZRRmw Industry News (42.35)Too many workers are still falling victim to phishing attacksRemote workers battle against a massive range of distractionsRansomware groups are looking for new recruits with solid negotiation skillsSolarWinds rolls out another emergency patch as new attack vector emergesAlmost half of companies do not have a proper security policy in placeEmployees in the dark over the importance of new digital technologiesUK businesses are spending big on security, but drowning in false positivesTraditional ransomware defenses are failing businessesAlmost half of businesses reported to ICO since GDPR came into effect Rant of the Week (50:40)Facebook adds 'expert' feature to groupsFacebook is rolling out a way to designate topic "experts" inside user-run Facebook groups.The social network says the new feature is designed to help real experts "stand out" in discussions about their field of expertise.Group admins will have the power to give the title to nearly any member they want. Incidental Music "The Box" © Charlie Langford Come on! Like and bloody well subscribe!