Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video)

Chimera, Aliquippa, FNF, Lazarus, DARPA, Ransom Payments, Namedrop, Google, Aaran Leyland, and more are on this edition of the Security Weekly News.

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-344

This year we've talked about vulns, clouds, breaches, presentations, and all the variations of Dev, Sec, and Ops. As we end the year, let's talk about starting things -- like starting an appsec program or an appsec career. But is there still a need for an appsec team? Or has it turned into specializations for areas like cloud security and bug bounty programs? We'll cover careers and coding, with an eye towards figuring out what modern software development looks like and where application (or product!) security fits in that model.

Segment resources

• https://owaspsamm.org
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/11/02/announcing-microsoft-secure-future-initiative-to-advance-security-engineering/
• https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/secure-by-design

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-264

In the leadership and communications section, Clorox Scapegoats Cyber Chief, Rewards Board After Crisis, The SEC To CISOs: Welcome To The Big Leagues, SolarWinds: SEC lacks 'competence' to regulate cybersecurity, and more!

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-329

Most leadership books suffer from one of two critical failures (and sometimes both). The book might be a hagiography: telling you the biography of some amazing leaders, pretending there is one secret trick that will let you emulate that leader. Or the lesson of book should have been written as a tweet: in 280 characters you could have learned one lesson, but instead you have to fight through 300 pages of obfuscation to decipher the lesson.

1% Leadership is the antidote to these approaches. There is no secret. Instead, 1% Leadership provides 54 distinct lessons on leadership, that apply to individuals, teams, and organizations. Each lesson is presented in a self-contained chapter, averaging under 800 words. The lessons are summarized in a tweet-length pithy summary, which is also the chapter title. The table of contents thus serves as a quick reference guide for leaders.

Segment Resources: csoandy.com/book/

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-329

From Russia With Love, come Doug and Russ, doing a segment on spying! Not the 007 spying, but spying when it comes to cyber warfare.

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-swn-6

High School students represent the very beginning of the pipeline for the Cyber industry. What are the attitudes and perspectives of these young people? How can we attract the best and brightest into our industry?

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-esw-5

Brian Snow spent his first 20 years at NSA doing and directing research that developed cryptographic components and secure systems. Many cryptographic systems serving the U.S. government and military use his algorithms; they provide capabilities not previously available and span a range from nuclear command and control to tactical radios for the battlefield. He created and managed NSA's Secure Systems Design division in the 1980s. He has many patents, awards, and honors attesting to his creativity.

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-psw-5

Russ runs the show solo with the absence of Dr. Doug to talk about Travel Security! He explains different aspects such as Personal Security, Asset Security, and Digital Security! Traveling is a lot of fun, but also requires a lot of responsibility. Don't be intimidated, use common sense, adhere to all of the points we mentioned above, stay away from problem areas, and we ensure you'll have a great time!

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-swn-5

We often think "this would be so much better if done properly from the beginning", but the reality is, doing things from scratch comes with different challenges. Managing priorities, deciding what you tackle on from the absolute beginnings of a company in terms of security is a fun challenge.

Segment Resources:

Full session at the upcoming GoSec Conference: https://www.gosec.net/sessions/

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-bsw-5

Firmware security is complex and continues to be an industry challenge. In this podcast we'll talk about the reasons firmware security remains a challenge and some best practices around platform security.

Segment Resources:

• https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/04/27/firmware-blind-spots/

• https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/09/28/hardware-security-challenges/

• https://darkreading.com/application-security/4-open-source-tools-to-add-to-your-security-arsenal

• https://chipsec.github.io

Hardware Hacking created by Maggie: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/eArt-2.png

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-asw-5