Decipher Security Podcast

Welcome to Source Code: Decipher’s new behind the scenes look at the weekly news with input from our sources. Topping the headlines this week are two key cybersecurity-related moves by the U.S. government. These include the government blocking exports to NSO Group, Positive Technologies and other companies, and creating a catalog of known, actively exploited vulnerabilities that federal agencies must address. In other news, researchers have uncovered a threat group targeting vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers with ransomware. A new report also shed light on various network access brokers selling credentials that they claimed belonged to logistics companies.

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Kristina Balaam, of Lookout, joins Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch to discuss the ins and outs of reverse engineering malware, as well as how spyware has proliferated and evolved over the past few years.

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Courtney Nash of Verica joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the new Verica Open Incident Database, which centralizes reports of software outages, security incidents, and near misses, and why studying the way systems fail is so valuable.

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On the 25th anniversary* of the release of Hackers, Zoe Lindsey and Pete Baker join Dennis Fisher to talk about the cultural influence of the movie, the effect it's had on hacker culture, and why it is still so beloved today.

*because 2020 never happened

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Carolina Terrazas joins Dennis Fisher to talk about getting into security, the importance of diversity in hiring practices, and  why Tom Brady is the worst.

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Amélie Koran joins Dennis Fisher to talk about her start in computing with a Commodore 64, her early years in the private sector, and her security and policy work in several federal government agencies.

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Dennis Fisher talks with Zoe Lindsey, one of the early Duo Security employees, about her entrance into hacker culture, finding her way in the tech world, and the importance of lifelong learning.

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Jonathan Mayer, assistant professor of computer science at Princeton University, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the technical and legal challenges of Apple's announced CSAM scanning system.

Note: This episode deals with sensitive topics. 

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Jules Okafor, CEO of RevolutionCyber, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about her unconventional career arc, the importance of empathy in leadership and communications, and why conventional security awareness programs don't work. 

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Mark Werremeyer and Bryce Kerley join Dennis Fisher to talk about the Hack-a-Sat CTF competition at DEF CON and the need for collaboration between aerospace engineers and cybersecurity professionals.

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