OMG Cyber!

Episodes

1. 5

   5 - The one about The Curious Case of Conficker (aka Downadup) - Interview with Ken Bechtel

   This episode is mainly an interview and discussion with Ken Bechtel, who like me has been in Cyber Security for over three decades. We discuss "the Curious Case of Conficker (aka Downadup), the Botnet that Never Bit.." This includes what we (as an industry, as a victims) learnt from it. We also...

   May 16, 2019

   35m
2. 4

   4 - The one about End User Education and Testing, What it takes to work in Cyber Security, and what BYOD means, and more!

   This episode does a fairly deep dive on End User Education and Testing and why everyone should be a part of any organisations security defences. I also talk about the latest news around the Wipro and Microsoft breaches, MalwareTech's guilty plea, and the Docker breach, etc.... This episodes...

   Apr 30, 2019

   33m
3. 3

   3 - The one about Sextortion, Social Engineering, SIEM and SOAR

   This episode does a fairly deep dive on Sextortion scams and Social Engineering. I also talk about the latest news around the FIN6 Cyber Crime gang, Credential Stuffing attacks and a new Insurance initiative... This episode uses a new microphone, improved workflow and post-production tools, this...

   Apr 14, 2019

   27m
4. 2

   2 - The one about Passwords, 2FA/MFA, Password Managers, and APTs

   This episode does a fairly deep dive on passwords, password use/re-use, storage and how to secure your accounts to reduce the risk of your accounts being compromised (using two and multi-factor authentication). I also talk about the latest Facebook data breaches, introduce a new section to the…

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   Apr 8, 2019

   25m
5. 1

   1 - The one about Insurance, Data Breaches, and Lazy Reporting, Oh My!

   This episode does a fairly deep dive on Insurance (it is more interesting than watching paint dry, honest) and the issues around the rejected/disputed insurance claims for Mondelez and DLA Piper, etc. It goes on to explain how you can check to see if your existing insurance can leave you as…

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   Mar 31, 2019

   29m
6. 1

   0.5 - (Pilot) The one about Ransomware...

   This episode covers the news around a number of recent and high profile Ransomware attack, including the one that hit Norsk Hydro. It goes on to discuss where and when Ransomware first appeared (you may be surprised on just how long it has been around) and how it has changed over the years and...

   Mar 24, 2019

   22m