Hacking Humans
Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.
Episodes
Scamazon prime.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe C
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SEO poisoning (noun) [Word Notes]
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The manipulation of search engine optimization, SEO, to promote malicious sites in search engine results.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/search-engine-optimization-poisoning
Audio reference link: Brown, B.E., 2021. The Ending Of The Waldo Moment Explained [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsWja44-EMg.
Love, lies, and a fake 49er.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan
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catfish (noun) [Word Notes]
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The practice of crafting a fake online persona for malicious purposes.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/catfish
Audio reference link: netbunny, 2013. Catfish - The Movie - Ending Scene [Movie Scene]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR_NIN6zy0U
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Hackers gonna hack back. [OMITB]
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I just want to give you $25 million!
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan
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passkey (noun) [Word Notes]
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A passwordless authentication protocol based on the FIDO2 standard.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/passkey
Audio reference link: Summers, J., 2023. Google Passkeys Have Arrived (here’s how to use them) [All Things Secured Channel]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFO7JgUx-bU.
400 episodes and we still have trust issues.
This week, we’re celebrating a pretty big milestone: 400 episodes of Hacking Humans! Along the way, we’ve shared hundreds of stories, scams, lessons, and plenty of memorable Catch of the Days—and we couldn’t have made it this far without you.
To everyone who has listened, written in with a story, sent us a Catch of the Day, or simply learned to be a little more suspicious of that weird text messa
Objection! That's a scam.
This week, while Dave is out, hosts Maria Varmazis and Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Maria and Joe are joined by friend of t
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attribution (noun) [Word Notes]
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Definition one: The recognition of a set of repeatable attack patterns across the intrusion kill chain.
Definition two: Determining the responsibility for offensive cyber operations.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/attribution
Audio reference link: Nunnikhoven, M., 2018. Cybersecurity Basics #9 - Attack Attribution [Video].
A golden opportunity...for fraud.
This week, while Dave is out, hosts Maria Varmazis and Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Maria and Joe are joined by friend of the s
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spearphishing (noun) [Word Notes]
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A type of cyber attack where an attacker sends a targeted and personalized email or other form of communication to a specific individual or a small group of individuals with the intention of tricking them into divulging sensitive information, such as a password, or convincing them to click a malicious link that will enable the attacker to take control of t
Cosmic brownie crimes.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan
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resiliency (noun) [Word Notes]
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The ability to continuously deliver the intended outcome despite adverse cyber events.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/resiliency
Audio reference link: Cameron, J., 1984. The Terminator [Movie]. IMDb. URL www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/.
Clip Nation, 2012. The Arnold Schwarzenegger “I’ll Be Back” Sup
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Class is in session—for cybercriminals. [OMITB]
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Nothing but the spoof.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan
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Security Operations Center (SOC) (noun) [Word Notes]
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A centralized facility or team responsible for monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents within an organization.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/security-operations-center
Audio reference link: AT&T Tech Channel, 2012. A tour of AT&T’s Network Operations Center (1979) [Video]. YouTube. URL w
Red flags ahead.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan
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hunt forward operations (noun) [Word Notes]
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Defensive cyber operations carried out by U.S. Cyber Command's Cyber National Mission Force, CNMF at the request of allied nations.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/hunt-forward-operation
Audio reference link: Paul Nakasone, G., 2022. Vanderbilt Summit Keynote [Video]. YouTube. URL www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axg4s9l9wi0.
Caught on ScamTok
This week, while Maria is out hosts Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Dave covers a phishing campaign using fake Facebo
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Cyber gravity (noun) [Word Notes]
The invisible force that governs the movement of data across networks.
Audio reference link: “Things to Come 1936 - HG Wells.” YouTube, YouTube, 28 Sept. 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atwfWEKz00U.
Wood you fall for this?
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) (noun) {word Notes]
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The ability of computers to execute tasks typically associated with human intelligence, including natural language processing, problem solving, and pattern recognition.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/ai
Audio reference link: Staff, 2016. Alan Turing - The Imitation Game - Can Machines Think? [YouTube Video]. Learn Understand
The delusional side of AI therapy.
Please enjoy this encore of Hacking Humans.
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are back sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines
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Certification (noun) [Word Notes]
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A credential demonstrating an individual's knowledge in the field of cybersecurity, usually obtained by passing an exam or series of exams.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/certification
Audio reference link: Bombal, D., 2022. Are certifications important in Cybersecurity? [Video]. YouTube. URL www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdgf_Wr8
Fraud goes door-to-door.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are di
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Network slicing (noun) [Word Notes]
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A technique used to create virtual networks within a shared physical network infrastructure.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/network-slicing
Audio reference link: Whitehead, D.N., 2021. 5G Smart Networks Part 1: Network Slicing [Video]. YouTube. URL www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCt3rYODZ7g.
Never gonna give you up, never gonna take this call.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the lates
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Device trust (noun) [Word Notes]
The process of verifying that a device is known, secure, and uncompromised before allowing it to connect to a network or access resources.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/device-trust
Audio reference link: “Favorite Scene of Alan Rickman from Die Hard.” YouTube, YouTube, 14 Jan. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mklnXM3LIXo.
WhatsAppening here?
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in soc
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ZTNA (noun) [Word Notes]
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A technology set design to support the cybersecurity first principle strategy of zero trust, that limits device people and software component access to only designated authorized resources and nothing more.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/zero-trust-network-access
Audio reference link: “Zero Trust Explained by John Kindervag.
Hearing Is no longer believing.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engi
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GDPR (noun) [Word Notes]
A data privacy legal framework that applies to all countries in the European Union, regulating the transmission, storage, and use of personal data associated with residents of the EU.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/general-data-protection-regulation
Audio reference link: “Mr. Robot Predicts JPM Coin!” YouTube, YouTube, 14 Feb. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
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Trusting the wrong package. [Only Malware in the Building]
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Graduation day grifts
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering
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ChatGPT (noun) [Word Notes]
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A conversational language model developed by the company OpenAI.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/chatgpt
Audio reference link: jeongphill. “Movie - Her, First Meet OS1 (Operation System One, Os One, OS1).” YouTube, YouTube, 29 June 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV01B5kVsC0.
The friendly skies aren’t friendly.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, p
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Man-in-the-Middle (noun) [Word Notes]
A cyber attack technique where adversaries intercept communications between two parties in order to collect useful information or to sabotage or corrupt the communication in some manner.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/man-in-the-middle-attack
My relationship status is “compromised.”
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing
NIST (Noun)
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A branch of the US Department of Commerce whose stated mission is to “promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.”
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/national-institute-of-standards-and-tec
DeepFake it till you make it.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes,
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CIRT (noun) [Word Notes]
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A team responsible for responding to and managing cybersecurity incidents involving computer systems and networks in order to minimize the damage and to restore normal operations as quickly as possible.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cirt
Audio reference link: Avery, B., 2017. 24 TV May 05 Season4 [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL
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Mythbehavior under investigation. [OMITB]
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED. Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by
A game of loans.
This week, while Maria is on vacation, Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by Michele Kellerman as they discuss the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow up: a quick shout
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PUP (noun) [Word Notes]
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A software program installed unintentionally by a user that typically performs tasks not asked for by the installer.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/potentially-unwanted-program
Audio reference link: Butler, S., 2022. Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPS) EXPLAINED [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L429I
SLAM, scam, thank you ma’am.
This week, while Maria is on vacation, Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by Michele Kellerman as they discuss the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. Dave brings us a lively follow-up from his recent
Ransomware (noun) [Word Notes]
Malware that disables a system in exchange for a ransom, usually by encrypting the system's data until the user pays for the decryption key.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/ransomware
Audio reference link: https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.d6a9f744-47b0-ac70-aa56-b31fd0f58482&territory=US&ref_=share_ios_season&r=web
Who is winning the scam game?
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and cri
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Service Set Identifier (SSID) (noun) [Word Notes]
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The name of a wireless access point.
CyberWire Glossary link.
Audio reference link: SSID Management - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 1.5, Professor Messer, uploaded August 3rd, 2014.
When “opportunity” knocks, don’t answer.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal ex
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Who’s logging in? [OMITB]
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED. Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by her co
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Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (noun) [Word Notes]
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A U.S. Government specification for data encryption using an asymmetric key algorithm.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/advanced-encryption-standard
Audio reference link: papadoc73. “Claude Debussy: Clair De Lune.” YouTube, YouTube, 6 Oct. 2008.
The fine print of fraud.
This week, Maria Varmazis and Joe Carrigan, joined by friend of the show Michele Kellerman, dig into the latest social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits making headlines. Dave Bittner is tied up covering RSA, but will be back next week. First up, a follow-up from listener Bruce, who was
The evolving face of AI deepfakes.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits t
When AI wears a suit and tie.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are
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Domain Naming System (DNS) (noun) [Word Notes]
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A system that translates text-based URLs to their underlying numerical IP addresses.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/domain-name-system-dns
Audio reference link: HistoryHeard. “History Heard: Paul Mockapetris.” YouTube, YouTube, 5 Apr. 2009.
Defending against unlimited penalty shots. [Hacking Humans Live!]
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner head to Orlando to attend ThreatLocker's Zero Trust World 2026 (ZTW). There, they discussed the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are maki
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Pretexting (noun) [Word Notes]
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A social engineering technique in which a threat actor poses as a trusted person or entity in order to trick the victim into disclosing information or performing an action that benefits the attacker.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pretexting
Audio reference link: “Batch Pin Hurt Charlize Theron Skin | the Italian Job (2003)
Identity theft gets a raise.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making h
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Web Application Firewall (noun) [Word Notes]
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A layer seven firewall designed to block threats at the application layer of the open system interconnection model, the OSI model.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/web-application-firewall
Audio reference link: “VCF East 9.1 - Ches' Computer Security Adventures - Bill Cheswick.” YouTube, 29 Dec. 2015, https://youtu.be/trR1cu
AI ate my homework.
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines
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COBIT (noun) [Word Notes]
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An IT governance framework developed by ISACA.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cobit
Audio reference link: isacappc. “How Do You Explain Cobit to Your Dad – or Your CEO?” YouTube, YouTube, 24 Aug. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYATVkddIyw.
The voice on the other end.
This week, hosts Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show), Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering
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Security Service Edge (SSE) (noun) [Word Notes]
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A security architecture that incorporates the cloud shared responsibility model, a vendor provided security stack, and network peering with one or more of the big content providers and their associated fiber networks.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/security-service-edge
Audio reference link: Netskope (2022). What is Securit
Love was the hook.
This week, hosts Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show), Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phi
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Domain spoofing (noun) [Word Notes]
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A social engineering tactic in which hackers build a malicious domain to mimic a legitimate one.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/domain-spoofing
Audio reference link: “Mission Impossible Fallout - Hospital Scene.” YouTube, YouTube, 8 Oct. 2018,
Trust me, I’m legit.
This week, while Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) is out at a conference, hosts Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by friend of the show Michele Kel
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When legit is the trick: Phishing’s sneaky new moves. [OMITB]
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED. Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by her co-hosts
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Secure Web Gateway (noun) [Word Notes]
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A layer seven firewall that sits in line at the boundary between the internet and an organization's network perimeter that allows security policy enforcement and can perform certain prevention and detection tasks.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/secure-web-gateway
Audio reference link: Vintage Computer Federation (2015). VCF
Cold weather, hot scams.
This week, hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal e
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Indicators of Compromise (noun) [Word Notes]
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Digital evidence that a system or network has been breached.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/indicator-of-compromise
Audio reference link: ”Suicide or Murder? | The Blind Banker | Sherlock,” uploaded by Sherlock, 18 October 2015
Scammers gonna scam.
This week, hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits th
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Intrusion Detection System (noun) [Word Notes]
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A system that monitors for malicious or unwanted activity, and either raises alerts when such activity is detected or blocks the traffic from passing to the target.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/intrusion-detection-system
Audio reference link: “Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention - CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 - 2.1,”
When a scammer meets the Force.
This week, while Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) is out, our hosts Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing scheme
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MFA prompt bombing (noun) [Word Notes]
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Hackers bypass, multifactor authentication schemes by sending a blizzard of spamming login attempts until the accounts owner accepts the MFA prompt out of desperation to make the spamming stop.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/mfa-prompt-bombing
Audio reference link: movieclips. “Sneakers (2/9) Movie Clip - Defeating the Key
It's just too good to be true.
This week, our hosts Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan, and Maria Varmazis (also host of the T-Minus Space Daily show) are sharing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits t
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Poisoned at the source. [OMITB]
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson, Proofpoint intelligence analyst and host of their podcast DISCARDED. Inspired by the residents of a building in New York’s exclusive upper west side, Selena is joined by her co-hosts N2K Ne
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Apple Lockdown Mode (noun) [Word Notes]
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An optional security mode for macOS and iOS that reduces the attack surface of the operating system by disabling certain commonly attacked features.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/apple-lockdown-mode
Audio reference link: “How NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Was Found on Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancée’s Phone,” FRONTLINE, YouTube,
Hot sauce and hot takes: An Only Malware in the Building special.
While our team is out on winter break, please enjoy this episode of Only Malware in the Building.
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building — but this time, it’s not just another episode. This is a special edition you won’t want to miss.
For the first time, our hosts are together in-studio — and they’re turning up the heat. Literally. Join Selena Larson, Proofpoi
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Simulated Phishing (noun) [Word Notes]
While our team is out on winter break, please enjoy this episode of Word Notes.
A security awareness training technique in which authorized, but fake phishing emails are sent to employees in order to measure and improve their resistance to real phishing attacks.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/simulated-phishing
Audio reference link: “Blackhat (2014) - Hacking the
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