Phoenix Cast - Task Force Phoenix

Latest Episodes:

CSSP and the “Basics” of what the 06XX Community provides Apr 22, 2022

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle welcome two special guests - a pair of CWOs - Jon Cole and Rob Mawson. Adding to the conversation started in Episode 51 - DCO-IDM, the team talks about the role of the 06XX community in cybersecurity, and what the roles of the 0630 and 0670 Chief Warrant Officers.

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Links:

https://terminallance.com/2013/01/18/terminal-lance-245-myths-and-legends-v/

Cyber Manpower Management Apr 04, 2022

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle talk with MSgt Tim Gastonguay - the enlisted monitor for the 17XX MOS. The team talks assignments, recommendations for interacting with your monitor, and some general information for the cyberspace MOS.

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Links:

-https://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Article/2958811/establishment-of-the-information-maneuver-1700-occupational-field/

https://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Article/2978720/talent-management-strategy-group/

-https://www.amazon.com/Talent-War-Special-Operations-Organizations-ebook/dp/B08GFG5C53

-https://www.marines.mil/News/Publications/MCPEL/Electronic-Library-Display/Article/900339/mco-13008-ch-1/

https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/MCO%201300.8.pdf

-https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Hypothesis-Finding-Modern-Ancient/dp/0465028020

Conti and Current Events Mar 14, 2022

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle talk about a series of cyber issues around current events. They discuss the Conti leaks, Anonymous announcing war via tweet, and ICANN responding to a de-listing request.

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Links:

Conti: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/conti-ransomware-group-diaries-part-iii-weaponry/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conti_(ransomware)

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa21-265a

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/conti-cybergang-gloated-when-leaking-victims-data-now-the-tables-are-turned/

Anon:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/27/anonymous-the-hacker-collective-that-has-declared-cyberwar-on-russia

https://www.engadget.com/apple-tv-plus-severance-trailer-213716350.html

Kilkullen accidental guerilla

https://www.amazon.com/Man-Without-Face-Unlikely-Vladimir/dp/1594486514

ICANN: https://www.engadget.com/icann-says-it-wont-kick-russia-off-the-internet-212332356.html

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/icann-wont-revoke-russian-internet-domains-says-effect-would-be-devastating/

UBA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaaDLcC0ahM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoS9_Mr_K2E

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Accidental_Guerrilla/

DCO-IDM Companies Mar 11, 2022

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle welcome special guests Maj Kris Drake and Lt Trevor Barrow to talk about DCO-IDM. What is it, how does it work? What does this acronym even stand for? All this and more are available for your listening pleasure!

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CISA's Warning and Ukraine Feb 25, 2022

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In this quick take episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss a warning from CISA. Does the warning deviate from what we have covered on previous casts, or reinforce what we have been saying from the beginning? What is different about this? Do uniformed developers bring something special to the table? If we decide to take on more uniformed developers, how do we train them? Retain them? Have a listen to get this and more.

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Links:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/cisa-warns-upgrade-your-cybersecurity-now-to-defend-against-potential-critical-threats/

To Dev or not to Dev Feb 14, 2022

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle talk with special guest Maj Erik Rye about all things Dev. Do uniformed developers bring something special to the table? If we decide to take on more uniformed developers, how do we train them? Retain them? Have a listen to get this and more.

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Links:

https://www.mitre.org/sites/default/files/publications/pr-19-03715-2-modernizing-dod-requirements-enabling-speed-agility-and-innovation.pdf

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e-7AgFoAAAAJ&hl=en

Gaming Security Jan 28, 2022

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle talk about the security of video games, a new phishing vector via google docs, and a concerning trend of security programs shipping with embedded cryptocurrency mining software.

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Links:

https://www.ifsecglobal.com/global/pokemon-go-security-risks-flagged-by-the-cia-middle-eastern-states-and-data-security-experts/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677720/

https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/esg_technical_validation_google_cloud_for_gaming.pdf

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/500m-avira-antivirus-users-introduced-to-cryptomining/

https://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cyber-threats-to-the-online-gaming-industry/

https://threatpost.com/sega-security-aws-s3-exposed-steam/177352/

Phoenix Cast and Cognitive Crucible Jan 11, 2022

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The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association.

In this crossover episode of the Phoenix Cast and Cognitive Crucible, John Bicknell is joined by John Schreiner, Kyle Moschetto, and Rich Vaccariello. The podcast hosts discuss why they started their respective casts, how they view competition, the key take-away of their casts, the top must-listen episodes, and the other podcasts they listen to.

Quick Reaction Log4Shell Jan 10, 2022

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle talk about the latest vulnerability disclosure Log4j (also called Log4Shell). The hosts discuss what the vulnerability is, why it is important, and the recommended actions to remediate (as well as what to do if you can’t do that right now).

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Links:

CISA statement: https://www.cisa.gov/news/2021/12/11/statement-cisa-director-easterly-log4j-vulnerability

Explanation through memes: https://blog.devgenius.io/log4shell-as-explained-by-metaphor-and-memes-38de224a2eb7

Tidings of Teamwork & Technology Jan 10, 2022

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle each bring a topic to discuss. Rich opens the discussion with the new version of JEDI - the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, John discusses how Spotify scales Agile, and Kyle brings it home with the concept of the minimum viable security product.

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Links:

Wires of War: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982144432/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_dl_48SYDY7N23PYRJ6CGENZ

Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/technology/google-pentagon-artificial-intelligence.html

Agile at Spotify: https://www.atlassian.com/agile/agile-at-scale/spotify

Minimum Viable Security Product: https://mvsp.dev