Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec

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  Stories: https://www.scmagazine.com/feature/incident-response/why-solarwinds-just-may-be-one-of-the-most-secure-software-companies-in-the-tech-universe https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252522789/Log4Shell-on-its-way-to-becoming-endemic https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-impersonate-cybersecurity-firms-in-callback-phishing-attacks/ https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/microsoft-rollback-macro-blocking-office/627004/ jerry: [00:00:00] All right, here we go today. Sunday, July 17th. 2022. And this is episode 268. Of the defensive security podcast. My name is Jerry Bell and joining me tonight as always is Mr. Andrew Kellett. Andy: Hello, Jerry. How are you, sir? jerry: great. How are you … Continue reading Defensive Security Podcast Episode 268 →

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 267 jerry: [00:00:00] Alright, here we go. Today is Sunday, July 10th, 2022. And this is episode 267 of the defensive security podcast. My name is Jerry Bell and joining me tonight as always. Is Mr. Andrew Kellett. Andy: Good evening, Jerry, how are you? Good, sir. jerry: I’m doing great. … Continue reading Defensive Security Podcast Episode 267 →

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Google Exposes Initial Access Broker Ties With Ransomware Actors (bankinfosecurity.com) Okta says hundreds of companies impacted by security breach | TechCrunch Okta: “We made a mistake” delaying the Lapsus$ hack disclosure (bleepingcomputer.com) Microsoft confirms Lapsus$ breach after hackers publish Bing, Cortana source code | TechCrunch DEV-0537 criminal actor targeting organizations for data exfiltration and destruction … Continue reading Defensive Security Podcast Episode 265 →

Adafruit discloses data leak from ex-employee’s GitHub repo (bleepingcomputer.com) Malware now using NVIDIA’s stolen code signing certificates (bleepingcomputer.com) NSA report: This is how you should be securing your network | ZDNet  

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