Episode 66 - Our Time to Shine

This week in Infosec (06:42)With content liberated from the “today in infosec” Twitter account27th July 1979: The first edition of Computer Security was published. It was written by David K. Hsiao, Douglas S. Kerr, and Stuart E. Madnick.And to think, some of you probably are surprised there were computers in 1979, never mind computer security!Computer Security 1st Editionhttps://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1420498414874370049 28th July 1997: Tfreak (Dan Moschuk) released his program, smurf, a decision he later regarded as questionable. Exactly one year after he retired smurf in 1997, Tfreak published (papa)smurf.c v5.0, a new hybrid DoS attack based on Smurf and Fraggle. (papa)smurf.c v5.0 - New hybrid DoS attack based on smurf and fraggle Rant of the Week (23:23) https://twitter.com/shanselman/status/1420800992388415491https://www.idtheftcenter.org/google-voice-scam-tries-to-trick-you-while-you-are-selling-items-online/ Billy Big Balls of the Week (32.25)The Tech Support Scams YouTube channel has been erased from existence in a blaze of irony as host and creator Jim Browning fell victim to a tech support scam that convinced him to secure his account – by deleting it.Scamming the scam scammer Industry News (40:40)Apple patches zero-day vulnerability in iOS, iPadOS, macOS under active attackTech biz must tell us about more security breaches, says UK.gov as it ponders lowering report thresholdsICO ends its involvement in dispute between NatWest Bank and data breach whistleblowereBay ex-security boss sent down for 18 months for cyber-stalking, witness tamperingIranian state-backed hackers posed as flirty Scouser called Marcy to target workers in defence and aerospace'Woefully insufficient': Biden administration's assessment of critical infrastructure infosec protectionIsraeli authorities investigate NSO Group over Pegasus spyware abuse claimsUpcoming Android privacy changes include ability to blank advertising ID, and 'safety section' in Play storeSpam is Chipotle's secret ingredient: Marketing email hijacked to dish up malware Tweet of the Week (55:24)https://twitter.com/bryanl/status/1420925333864386562 Come on! Like and bloody well subscribe!