Another day, another headline - this time involving the largest gas pipeline in America.  The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI agree that ransomware threatens the existence of small businesses with incidents spiking by over 300% during the pandemic.  The challenge falls to us to figure out how to make a compelling argument for preparing for the ransom before your data is gone. 

In this episode, we talk about ransomware, 2600 baud modems, blackberry, Colonial Pipeline Company, DarkSide (loosely), and the fact that people are just meat computers.

It's another Swapcast! Nate applies some of his inside knowledge of the entertainment industry to tell us about the odd ramifications to the time North Korea attacked Sony in response to an unpopular plot development in The Interview.

Whether you call them North Korea, Lazarus Group, Guardians of Peace, or a handful of other code names, Nate talks us through the standard operating procedures used by one of the most active groups on the planet.

In this episode, we talk about Seth Rogen, James Franco, Disney, Sony Pictures Entertainment, email security, malware droppers, shamoon whiper malware, and Microsoft Sam.  

We were supposed to talk about the Facebook breach, but Nate asked Joshua a question about himself.

In this episode, we talk about automation with PowerShell, Robocopy, Batch Scripts, registry reconnaissance, SSH, and ransomware.

You asked for it - here's part 1 of our episode on Bitcoin. Joshua and Nate talk through the things individuals should consider before investing in cryptocurrencies (including a few cyber threats to keep in mind), how to break into Ft Knox and kite checks, and a billionaire that wants you to know about his skills in video games. 

In this episode, we talk about bitcoin, etherium, substratum, blockchain technology, Kim Dotcom, coin miners, and methods of keeping your bitcoin wallet safe from password theft.  Not featured: financial advice. 

Nate and Joshua catch up with Trafenia Flynn Salzman, CCSP, an Information Security Architect for the US federal government and leads the nation's 3-letter organizations through a multi-year initiative to implement a Zero Trust approach to cybersecurity.  It's one of our top 10 best episodes (as of the time of this writing). 

In this episode, we talk about zero trust, antivirus, firewalls, network segmentation, and the importance of IT asset inventories.

This episode goes way off the rails as we discuss the effect of interdepartmental politics on a cybersecurity response team.  The Threat Hacktors don't have to wait for committee approvals to act, so institutions without predefined incident response plans struggle to keep pace with long term cyber incidents.  Nate (who I understand is very funny) coins the phrase, "badvertising," and we talk about a deer wearing a mustache. 

In this episode, we talk about emotet, trickbot, file binary heuristics and telemetry, thread hijacking, watering hole attacks, and badvertising. 

What do Sony and the Bank of Bangladesh have in common?  Were they both hacked by Club Penguin using the North Korean malware known as Hidden Cobra?  While Nate raises important questions about Club Penguin's involvement in the attempted theft of $850,000,000.00, Joshua went on a 34 minute rant about EDR, MDR, and DDR (don't worry - it was cut for time!).

In this episode, we talk about phishing emails, Secure Email Gateways (AKA SEGways), and the importance of having a firm grip on financial procedures. 

When American and Israeli cyber operations join forces, you end up with one of the most sophisticated malware operations in history. Nate learns how to make a nuclear bomb, and Josh doesn't know how cars work.

In this episode, we discuss zero day vulnerabilities, USB drive controls, hardening, maintaining a software inventory, Carbon Black, and the importance of having a security ally (like Red Canary).

There's a new worst case scenario for small businesses.  In this special emergency release of the Sittadel Podcast, Nate brings the cybersecurity as we talk about over a hundred thousand compromised organizations, and Joshua makes it lit. It's a full on swapcast! And this time, the microphones are on. 

Featured:

CVE - Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures - a unique tracking number for thousands of vulnerabilities

...and Fitkicks foldable shoes.

Joshua Sitta and Nate Fleming talk through one of the most successful cyber attacks in history - Solarigate. In this episode, we cover the basics of setting up your own Cybersecurity Strategy both in business and in personal lives.  Not featured: Hugh Jackman.