Defending The Edge

Economic frustrations may be increasing inside threat activity, Brute Ratel’s badgers have been co-opted by threat actors, Ducktail malware is designated as a full-fledged campaign, and we talk about the reality of risk reduction and mitigation.  This week we take a look at Iran's shadow cyber war with Israel.

Exploitation expands on the Internet of Things, Quantum Computing gets closer and might just destroy our current understanding of security encryption, and I walk you through China’s cyber-psyop with TikTok.

Killnet continues its pro-Russia hacktivism DDoS campaign, Microsoft announced a massive adversary in the middle campaign in progress, threat actors attempt to impersonate Crowdstrike, and we go vacationing in Maui with North Korea and Dear Leader.  This week we break down the kill-chain for social engineering and recap North Korea's use of skilled IT workers and their success in exfiltrating data and funds back to Pyongyang.

Raspberry Robin infects an untold number of computers but is it a threat? Maybe. Probably? RedAlert ransomware targets VMware, the cyber-proxy war in the Russia-Ukraine conflict ramps up, and we take a look at police spyware.  This week I sat down with Justin Mohr, USAF (Ret) to discuss cyber operations in the DoD and life as a Security Operations Center Team Lead.

The FBI warns of deepfake tech workers, another crypto heist makes headlines, a study shows which type of phishing scams employees are likely to fall victim to, and we take a look at a cyber threat group taking up domestic terrorism under the guise of hacktivism.  This week I sat down with Dipesh Shah, CIO at Cresa, to discuss corporate concerns in cyber security and what processes he uses to effectively mitigate cyber security risks.

RSOCKS botnet goes down, Flagstar Bank suffers a massive breach, Internet Explorer finally, finally, retires but is it still a security concern?  The answer won’t surprise you. Those headlines and more.  This week we sit down with Col James Regenor USAF (Ret), CEO of VeriTX, to discuss blockchain security applications in digital logistics.

Portland Oregon is exploited for $1.4 million, cyber hacks can open physical security doors, more information breaks on Chinese-backed threat groups, and ransomware exploitation gets even craftier.  We talk about indicators of compromise and this week's cyber threat intelligence spotlight features multiple snippets of various Chinese-backed threat actors including long-term campaigns affecting telecommunications industries.

Elasticsearch gets hit by ransomware, Apple confirms large-scale app-store fraud, and China’s cyber-espionage continues to expand but do we have our own heroes, a cyber double-O, on her Majesty’s Cyber Security Service?  We’ll find out today when we are joined by special guest, "not James Bond."  This week I sat down with Eric Berndtson to discuss vulnerability management and vulnerability assessments.  Special credit to Eleven Music on YouTube for their 007 James Bond theme music.

Nigerian Princes go 2.0, ransomware is faster than ever, malware hides its command and control servers, and is there such a thing as charitable ransomware?  We take a look.  This week we sat down with Ryan Phelan, an intellectual property attorney, to talk about artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Account pre-hijacking is your newest concern, Interpol warns that nation-state malware will be available for use on the dark web, China threatens Starlink, and we say goodbye to Conti.  In our weekly interview, we sit down for a long discussion with BGen Blaine Holt, U.S. Air Force (Ret), to talk major threat actors, the Russia-Ukraine cyber war, and the asymmetry of cyber warfare.