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Risky Bulletin episodes

August 30, 2024Risky Biz News: Iranian APT moonlights as access broker and ransomware helper
A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Kaitlyn Sawrey.
You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.
Show notes
Risky Biz News: Iranian APT moonlights as access broker and ransomware helper
11 min
August 29, 2024 Srsly Risky Biz: Telegram's CEO released on bail, can't leave France
In this podcast Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about Telegram’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov being bailed. They dive into the backstory behind the charges he’s facing and what it all might mean for other messaging platforms.
They also discuss a very handy list of straightforward ways to detect North Korean’s trying to sneak into remote work jobs.
18 min
August 28, 2024Risky Biz News: Volt Typhoon returns with a new zero-day
A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Kaitlyn Sawrey.
You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.
Show notes
Risky Biz News: Volt Typhoon returns with a new zero-day
7 min
August 26, 2024 Between Two Nerds: Phishing is easy, phishing is difficult
In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss the opportunities in phishing and why it is both easy and difficult.
27 min
August 26, 2024Risky Biz News: Telegram founder Pavel Durov detained in France
A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Kaitlyn Sawrey.
You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.
Show notes
Risky Biz News: Digital wallet apps, the new frontier for card fraud
7 min
August 25, 2024Sponsored: How Thinkst has survived with a hacker-like mentality at its core
In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Haroon Meer, Founder and CEO at Thinkst, about the company’s evolution over the past 15 years, its focus on hacker-like internal culture, and the UK NCSC’s new deception network.
Show notes
Building a nation-scale evidence base for cyber deception

Hacking as a pathway to building better Products
18 min
August 23, 2024Risky Biz News: Fraud tactics evolve with NFC card cloning malware
A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Kaitlyn Sawrey.
You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.
Show notes
Risky Biz News: New Android malware evolves fraud tactics with NFC cloning
7 min
August 22, 2024 Australia's National ID System Will Be Awful... And Then Great
In this podcast Tom Uren and Patrick Gray discuss an Australian government effort to bridge the gap between online and real identity across the whole economy. It addresses a real need, but Tom doesn’t think it will go smoothly.
They also discuss ongoing Chinese cyber espionage focussed on Russian targets. They may have a ‘no limits’ friendship, but spying between allies is remarkably common.
This episode is also available on Youtube.
19 min
August 21, 2024Risky Biz News: Mandatory MFA comes to Azure admins in October
A short podcast updating listeners on the security news of the last few days, as prepared by Catalin Cimpanu and read by Kaitlyn Sawrey.
You can find the newsletter version of this podcast here.
Show notes
Risky Biz News: After botched comms, there's now a timeline for the Azure mandatory MFA rollout
9 min
August 19, 2024 Between Two Nerds: The cyber security industry is weird
In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq examine how the cybersecurity industry is very strange when compared to other professional fields such as doctors and accountants.
24 min