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In today's podcast, we hear more on what happened with NSA material at (allegedly) Russian hands. Kaspersky security software alleged to have been exploited for intelligence service reconnaissance of contractor machine. Germany cancels post-Snowden surveillance investigation. Reality Winner will not be released on bail. Awais Rashid from Lancaster University on securing the supply chain. Guest is Timothy H. Edgar, author of “Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA.” 

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In today's podcast we hear that sensitive NSA files appear to have been obtained by Russian intelligence services, and there are claims Kaspersky software was the gateway to compromise. Las Vegas massacre investigation expands to consider possibility of accomplices. A new password stealer is out in the wild. NFL Players Association data exposed. Justin Harvey from Accenture on insider threats. Guest Joe Coleman, cyber threat intelligence analyst from PepsiCo.The FCC was mostly advised by bots on net neutrality (and bots who haven't benefited from DeepMind's ethics class). 

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In today's podcast, we hear that ISIS claims of responsibility for Las Vegas murders continue to lose plausibility, but the shooter's motives remain a mystery. Yahoo!'s epic breach just got even more epic. Equifax looks little better in the wake of its CEO's Congressional testimony. A major breach seems to be unfolding in India.  Jonathan Katz from UMD on the importance of random numbers for cryptography. Guest is Dave Mahon from Century Link on the importance of diversity and opportunities for women in cyber security. And does Star Fleet still run Windows XP? Who's responsible for information security on that bridge anyway? 

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In today's podcast, we consider the bogus rumors and highly questionable claims of responsibility circulating online after the Las Vegas massacre. ISIS is especially keen to make inspirational capital out of senseless killing and suffering. Google and Facebook come under pressure to moderate the content they carry. The UK prepares to pass tougher restrictions on viewing radical content. The Equifax breach gets two-and-a-half-million people bigger. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on Yahoo! data breach victims’ right to sue. Tony Gauda, CEO of ThinAir on dealing with insider threats. And US Cyber Command is said to have disrupted North Korean intelligence networks. 

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In today's podcast, it's bots, sockpuppets, and trolls, oh my. Mr. Zuckerberg goes to Washington. Equifax sources suggest China hacked it. Credit bureau phishbait chums the Internet. Pyongyang gets a new Internet connection, and observers bet it's not for checking Mr. Kim's fantasy sports leagues (anyway he could get all that from Mr. Rodman). ISIS posts more inspiration, and warnings. NSA prepares to wind down Section 702 operations. Johannes Ullrich from SANS Technology Institute and the ISC Stormcast podcast on malware using malicious DLL files. US and Russia seem to agree on one thing at least: Bitcoin fraud is bad. 

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APT 33 is an Iranian cyber espionage group that targets aerospace and energy sectors and has ties to destructive malware. John Hultquist is Director of Intelligence Analysis at FireEye, and he takes us through their research.

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In today's podcast, we hear that Whole Foods has been breached—if you've been to the taproom, look to your credit cards. An illusion gap could help bypass Windows Defender, says Cyber Ark. Microsoft says don't sweat the small stuff. A Mac firmware issue may be giving users a false sense of security. Equifax is offering a lifetime of free credit freezing, but observers are dubious. A study suggests there are still a lot of improperly secured clouds out there. ISIS and the Taliban resume their inspiration operations online. David DuFour from Webroot on the difference between Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Guest is R.P. Eddy, coauthor with Richard Clarke of the book Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes. And alleged NSA leaker Reality Winner remains in custody, at least for now. 

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Deloitte and Equifax continue to find themselves under scrutiny, but we should all resist the urge to chase Ambulances. The SEC commissioner gets a grilling form congress, and we can't help wonder if his Spidey sense was tingling. Chances are your credentials aren't as secure as you'd like them. Dale Drew from Level 3 Communications on attack patterns and lulls. Trip Nine from Comodo on credential theft trends. And Pyongyang is perched on a pile of coal. 

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In today's podcast, we hear more about the Deloitte breach. Deloitte's stil saying little, but other people are talking. The SEC tells the Senate it's "deeply concerned" about its own breach. Popular iOS and Android stock-trading apps are found vulnerable. Sonic drive-ins have sustained what looks like a pretty big breach. Ben Yelin discusses a bipartisan bill to improve IoT security. Isaac Kohen from Teramind on detecting employees involved in radical political activities on company time. Russian influence operations against the US are turning toward local government, religious groups, civic associations and others at the grassroots. 

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In today's podcast we hear that Equifax CEO Smith has joined the company's CSO and CIO in retirement, apparent expiation for the credit bureau's breacn. Deloitte remains tight-lipped. Suggestions about how to handle identity and investigate breaches. Mac OS High Sierra suffers from a password exfiltration zero-day. Joe Carrigan discusses Dave's skepticism of password managers. Stephen Moore from Exabeam on post-breach cleanup.  Two days after Germany's elections and the Russian dog hasn't barked (or the Bears growled) but there are plenty of 2016 paw prints over US opinion. 

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