The Security Guy and CIA Spy PodBroadcast by Robert Siciliano and Peter Warmka

Former CIA spy, Peter Warmka, reveals the dangers of his profession and how he cracked the code to hacking humans!

In this episode Peter Warmka is interviewed by the Protect Now head of training and former investogator, Robert Siciliano. Peter reveals proven, declassified secrets behind the art of human hacking.

Episode's keynotes / comments / links:

🔗 Peters two TEDx talks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylMFbbc_ws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUVktsEfvrg

🔗 Peters Book:

Confessions of a CIA Spy: The Art of Human Hacking

https://amzn.to/2LQuBSP

🔗 The Counterintelligence Institute:

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/

🔗 Protect Now CSI Protection:

Cyber Social Identity and Personal Protection e-learning certification

https://protectnowllc.com/csi-protection-certification/

🔗 Hire Robert to speak live at your event:

https://protectnowllc.com/contact-us/

Robert Siciliano and Peter Warmka discuss Russia weighs the risks of launching cyberattacks against the West and how Russia may be primed to hack America’s infrastructure. They dive into how data-wiping software is found on ‘hundreds’ of Ukrainian computers and how to protect yourself against a cyberattack as the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates.

Episode's keynotes / comments / links:

🔗 Russia weighs risks of launching cyberattacks against the West:

https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/596782-russia-weighs-risks-of-launching-cyberattacks-against-the-west?rl=1

🔗 Russia may be primed to hack America’s infrastructure:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russia-may-be-primied-to-hack-americas-infrastructure-182256545.html

🔗 Data-wiping software found on ‘hundreds’ of Ukraine computers:

https://nypost.com/2022/02/24/data-wiping-software-found-on-hundreds-of-ukraine-computers/

🔗 Here’s how to protect yourself against a cyberattack as the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/25/how-to-protect-against-cyberattack-as-russia-and-ukraine-crisis-worsens.html

🔗 Peters two TEDx talks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylMFbbc_ws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUVktsEfvrg

🔗 Peters Book:

Confessions of a CIA Spy: The Art of Human Hacking

https://amzn.to/2LQuBSP

🔗 Protect Now CSI Protection:

Cyber Social Identity and Personal Protection e-learning certification

https://protectnowllc.com/csi-protection-certification/

🔗 Hire Robert to speak live at your event:

https://protectnowllc.com/contact-us/

Robert Siciliano and Peter Warmka discuss the world's most powerful cyberweapon, which is spyware used by governments around the world.

They dig into a shooting where nine police officers killed an unarmed citizen. They discuss social media scams such as romance scams and investment scams are making bad guys big bucks. And they bring attention to social media hoaxes revolving around claiming thieves handing out drugged masks to rob houses and why it's bad news to share false information like this.

Episode's keynotes / comments / links:

The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/magazine/nso-group-israel-spyware.html

They Rushed to Judgment’: Family, Experts Left Stunned by Highway Cop Shooting:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/landon-easteps-family-experts-left-stunned-by-nashville-police-interstate-shooting

FTC Says Social Media Was a ‘Gold Mine’ for Scammers in 2021:

https://gizmodo.com/ftc-says-social-media-scams-amounted-to-770-million-in-1848444863

Fact check: Old hoax resurfaces claiming thieves handing out drugged masks to rob houses:       https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/01/27/fact-check-false-claim-thieves-use-drugged-masks-rob-homeowners/6636329001/

Protect Now:

https://protectnowllc.com/

Counter Intelligence Institute:

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/

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Robert Siciliano and Peter Warmka discuss 40 billion wreckage being compromised in 2021, it’s getting worse and it’s not getting any better. The FBI sent out a bulletin Malicious USB drives are being posted to businesses. Russia Arrests REvil Ransomware Gang Responsible for High-Profile Cyber Attacks and Police warn of parking meter phishing.

Episode’s links:

🔗 More than 40 billion records exposed in 2021:

https://securityboulevard.com/2022/01/more-than-40-billion-records-exposed-in-2021/

🔗  Malicious USB drives are being posted to businesses:

https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/malicious-usb-drives-are-being-posted-to-businesses/

🔗 Russia Arrests REvil Ransomware Gang Responsible for High-Profile Cyber Attacks:

https://thehackernews.com/2022/01/russia-arrests-revil-ransomware-gang.html?amp=1

🔗 Police in Massachusetts warn of parking meter phishing scam making rounds

https://www.wcvb.com/amp/article/parking-meter-phishing-scam-warning-january-12-2022/38752441

Protect Now:

https://protectnowllc.com/

Counter Intelligence Institute:

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/

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Robert Siciliano and Peter Warmka dive into all of the recent smash and grab crimes that have been happening in malls and in affluent high-end stores across the country. These particular crimes have also included home invasions resulting in murder and they discussed the proliferation of gun sales as a result. The Apple AirTag has become a smash hit, but there is a tremendous amount of fear, uncertainty and doubt regarding its privacy, security and its implications for stalking. Credit card fraud is always on top of people's minds, and Peter and Robert provide a positive perspective.

Episode’s links:

🔗 L.A.’s Arms Race of the Affluent:

https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/l-a-s-arms-race-of-the-affluent/

🔗  Apple AirTag: Absolutely Awful, Say Stalking Victims

https://securityboulevard.com/2022/01/apple-airtag-absolutely-awful-say-stalking-victims/

🔗 How do I Know if a Website is Safe to Use my Credit Card?

https://blog.sucuri.net/2021/12/how-do-i-know-if-a-website-is-safe-to-use-my-credit-card.html

Protect Now:

https://protectnowllc.com/

Counter Intelligence Institute:

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/

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In this episode, Robert Siciliano and Peter Warmla discuss the Oxford school shooting and how irresponsible parents can be when they themselves are mentally unfit and then provide their mentally unfit children firearms. They expose a scam site that makes it possible to set up fake phone accounts, they discuss what synthetic identity theft is and the associated risks and they talk about a new risk to your car being stolen using Apple AirTags.

Episode’s links:

🔗 School Tries to Explain How It Missed Shooter Warning Signs:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/oxford-school-tries-to-explain-how-it-missed-ethan-crumbleys-warning-signs

🔗 The Virtual Phone Farms Scammers Use to Set Up Fake Accounts:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dyppxm/buy-virtual-phone-number-5sim-fake-accounts

🔗 How Criminals Are Using Synthetic Identities for Fraud:

https://www.darkreading.com/edge-articles/how-criminals-are-using-synthetic-identities-for-fraud

🔗Apple AirTags being used by car thieves: What you need to know to protect yourself:

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/apple-airtags-being-used-by-car-thieves-what-you-need-to-know-to-protect-yourself

Robert Siciliano and Peter Warmka discuss online shopping scams and how bad guys create scammy websites designed to look like major retailers, and how to prevent your money and credit cards from being Grinched. They delve into a new book revealing what makes us click on cyber scams and how the brain is tricked. And finally, they talk about the inconsistency in website password rules and how the password management system needs a significant upgrade.

🔗 Malicious shopping websites surge in number in advance of Black Friday:

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/malicious-shopping-websites-surge-in-number-in-advance-of-black-friday/

🔗What Makes Us Click? Cyberscams and The Brain with Martina Dove, PhD:

https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/podcast/what-makes-us-click-cyberscams-and-the-brain-with-martina-dove/

🔗Why I Hate Password Rules:

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/11/why-i-hate-password-rules.html

Protect Now:

https://protectnowllc.com/

Counter Intelligence Institute:

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/

What can the recent Astroworld Festival tragedy teach us about safety?

Robert Siciliano and Peter Warmka discuss the awful AstroWorld tragedy where eight people were unnecessarily killed and how "duty of care" needs to be exercised not just by companies but by individuals. They cover numerous data breaches including the recent Robin Hood data breach and what data breach notification laws mean for you or your small business.

They also discussed the awesome and awful story of the missing teen rescued after making a hand gesture she learned from TikTok to signal for help. Finally, they point out the reasons why younger generations care little about cybersecurity and what to do about it.

🔗 At least 8 dead and many injured after crowd surge at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival in Houston:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/06/us/houston-astroworld-festival/

🔗 Astroworld deaths serve as solemn duty of care reminder:

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96482-astroworld-deaths-another-solemn-duty-of-care-reminder

🔗 Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) recently reported a data breach from 2020 that exposed the sensitive information for nearly 4.35 million customers:

https://www.idtheftcenter.org/neiman-marcus-group-twitch-missouri-psrspeers-make-data-breach-news-october/

🔗 Robinhood data breach exposed 7 million customers:

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/robinhood-data-breach-exposed-7-million-customers/#ftag=CAD590a51e

🔗 Security Breach Notification Laws:

https://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/security-breach-notification-laws.aspx

🔗 Missing teen rescued after making a hand gesture she learned from TikTok to signal for help:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/07/us/missing-teen-hand-gesture-asheville-trnd/index.html

🔗 Younger generations care little about cybersecurity:

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/11/08/younger-generations-cybersecurity/

Protect Now:

https://protectnowllc.com/

Counter Intelligence Institute:

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/

Robert Siciliano and Peter Warmka do a deep dive into how attackers hack humans and they discuss a $35 million virtual robbery assisted by artificial intelligence.

They dig into a recent bulletin by the FBI regarding wastewater facilities being hacked and how the US government claims there have been almost $600 million in ransomware earnings in 2021 by criminals. Finish the broadcast discussing a sexual assault that occurred on a train and Philadelphia and they plead for citizens to watch out for one another.

Episode’s links:

🔗 How Attackers Hack Humans:

https://www.darkreading.com/edge-articles/how-attackers-hack-humans

🔗 Bank Robbers in the Middle East Reportedly 'Cloned' Someone's Voice to Assist with $35

Million Heist:

https://gizmodo.com/bank-robbers-in-the-middle-east-reportedly-cloned-someo-1847863805

🔗 US Water and Wastewater Facilities Targeted in Cyberattacks, Feds Warn

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/cisa-fbi-nsa-us-water-and-wastewater-facilities-targeted-in-cyberattacks

🔗 US gov claims ransomware 'earned' $590m in the first half of 2021 alone – mostly in Bitcoin

https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/18/fincen_ransomware_report

🔗 Riders held up cellphones as woman was raped on SEPTA train, police say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/train-riders-held-cellphones-woman-was-raped-septa-police-say-n1281836

Protect Now:

https://protectnowllc.com/

Counter Intelligence Institute:

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/

In this episode, Robert Siciliano and Peter Warmka discuss "secondhand devices," those digital devices such as iPhones, iPads, Androids or Windows and Macs and even printers that need either recycling or might be sold on the secondhand market and what to do to not just protect the environment but also to protect your privacy, identity and digital security.

They also talk about phishing and, even scarier, spearfishing and how employees are highly susceptible, and what security managers need to do to protect their organizations. And Apple recently released security patches for vulnerable iPhones and iPads, and Robert and Peter discussed the next steps to protect your devices.

🔗 How to get rid of your unwanted electronic devices safely and responsibly:

How to get rid of unwanted electronic devices - The Washington Post

🔗 The power of spear phishing:

Human error, psychology and specificity: The power of spear phishing

🔗 Apple Releases Urgent iPhone and iPad Updates to Patch New Zero-Day Vulnerability:

https://thehackernews.com/2021/10/apple-releases-urgent-iphone-and-ipad.html

Protect Now:

https://protectnowllc.com/

Counter Intelligence Institute:

https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/