Phoenix Cast - Task Force Phoenix

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From the Coast to the Clouds Feb 16, 2024

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle are joined by special guest Jonathan White and they talk about the Coast Guard’s cloud journey.

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Coast Guard is Hiring!

https://www.gocoastguard.com/

Learn more about the Coast Guard
https://www.uscg.mil

Return of the Carl Jan 26, 2024

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle are re-joined by special guest Olivia Garard. Turns out man moons ago Clausewitz checked out some art, and it got him thinking. Olivia translated those thoughts, and we talk about it.

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Links:

https://classicsofstrategy.com/2023/09/27/clausewitzs-artikel-on-art-an-introduction/

https://classicsofstrategy.com/2023/09/28/on-art-and-the-theory-of-art/

Pearly gates of cyberspace

https://www.amazon.com/Pearly-Gates-Cyberspace-History-Internet/dp/0393320537/ref=asc_df_0393320537/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=658836661081&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13760603136521005999&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007880&hvtargid=pla-1297315372681&psc=1

Youtube art of coding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6avJHaC3C2U

US DoD Strategy for Operations in the Information Environment
https://media.defense.gov/2023/Nov/17/2003342901/-1/-1/1/2023-DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE-STRATEGY-FOR-OPERATIONS-IN-THE-INFORMATION-ENVIRONMENT.PDF

Kyle Tinkers with AI Programming Jan 22, 2024

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Rich, listen as Kyle talks through his journey of using low code / no code and AI enabled tools to solve a problem he came across.

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Links:

Kyle’s Google Doc: Generative AI Learning for RAG & ChatBot applications

https://pro.academind.com/

https://cursor.sh/

Chat with Jason Passwaters and Mike DeBolt Jan 12, 2024

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle welcome special guests Jason Passwaters and Mike DeBolt for a talk on the commercial intelligence space.

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Links:

Intel 471 - https://intel471.com/

Cyber Underground Handbook - https://intel471.com/resources/cyber-underground-handbook

General Intelligence Handbook YouTube Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLayAdMfJunBDSXjSWkG4mHQaxDBdIRhDK

Cyber HUMINT - https://intel471.com/blog/gaining-the-intelligence-advantage-with-cyber-humint-part-one

The Holiday Episode Dec 31, 2023

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss a couple of current events and reflect on the year and what they are thankful for.

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Ukraine:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67691222

PacketPushers:

https://packetpushers.net/podcast/hs060-power-micro-generation-for-data-center/

DHH stuff:

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7142965560153104384/

https://world.hey.com/dhh/we-have-left-the-cloud-251760fb

https://world.hey.com/dhh/the-big-cloud-exit-faq-20274010

Current Events Around AI Dec 11, 2023

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss current events, with a focus on a slew of AI topics.

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A couple of Podcasts to Listen to:

https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmV5ZW9uYWkubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D&episode=ZTM5OTVkZjUtZWNhMi00ODQ4LTkwN2ItYTBmNmQ5YWFjZmFh

https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS81NG5BR2NJbA%3D%3D&episode=NmU5MGJhZDctNDgwZi00OTc0LTkyZjgtZDRlNzY1MjBiNDNj

Articles we discuss:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/sam-altmans-ouster-openai-was-precipitated-by-letter-board-about-ai-breakthrough-2023-11-22/

https://openai.com/blog/introducing-gpts

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/25/how-crisis-openai-sam-altman-unfolded#:~:text=And%20a%20major%20event%20in,the%20alleged%20breaches%20of%20trust.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/11/21/23971765/openai-sam-altman-microsoft

https://cset.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/CSET-Decoding-Intentions.pdf

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-takes-chip-business-revenue-crown-from-tsmc

https://youtu.be/3d0kk88IE8c?si=mbkXS_Vw5ZZStyO4

TAK Nov 22, 2023

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich and Kyle are joined by special guests Ryan Mclean and Maj Steve Magee to discuss all things TAK.

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A seat at the table (book) - https://www.amazon.com/A-Seat-at-Table-Mark-Schwartz-audiobook/dp/B0767H9ZMM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NT0IPPB1XDVF&keywords=a+seat+at+the+table&qid=1695399655&sprefix=a+seat+at+the+table%2Caps%2C1032&sr=8-1

TAK website - https://tak.gov/

YouTube: https://youtu.be/H8L239kQnqU?si=zoVJwnhTyV-IJe8_

MCCOG with Col Eovito Oct 27, 2023

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich and Kyle are joined by special guest Col Bryan Eovito to discuss the latest with the Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group.

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Links:

House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Sub-committee for Cyberspace, Innovative Technology, and Information Systems (CITI) Hearing on the DoD Replicator Program:

-https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/citi-hearing-can-it-work-outside-perspectives-dods-replicator-program

DoD Replicator Program:

-https://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/3507156/deputy-secretary-of-defense-kathleen-hicks-keynote-address-the-urgency-to-innov/

-https://warontherocks.com/2023/09/scaling-the-future-how-replicator-aims-to-fast-track-u-s-defense-capabilities/

MoveIT, Looney Tunables, iPhone zero days, state of DEVOPS Oct 13, 2023

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss a trio of terrible items from the news. They also discuss Google’s state of DEVOPS report.

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Looney Tunables -

https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4911-looney-tunables-local-privilege-escalation-in-the-glibcs-ld-so

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploits-released-for-linux-flaw-giving-root-on-major-distros/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

https://hackaday.com/2023/10/06/this-week-in-security-looney-tunables-not-a-0-day-and-curl-warning/

MoveIt - https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/25/moveit-mass-hack-by-the-numbers/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKI26YxLOJ3LtfPNiJcdBP7BjU5pY0NLPt_rZ1BSmhkA67JuGSVuYD5tuhnZTBdr6h-hdVsmq97cSlvBy-cClsH8C5uTJ5sLvcl9QDYYhdFqMu_8FDx4wLMOKUb7ixUEF2kg6NXDtajrK38ERHg4zm487zavIDNsKJrbDr4h-fGE

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/financial-firms-breached-in-moveit-cyberattacks-now-face-lawsuits

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-moveit-hack-and-what-it-taught-us-about-application-security/

https://www.progress.com/moveit

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sony-confirms-data-breach-impacting-thousands-in-the-us/

Apple Zero Days:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-emergency-update-fixes-new-zero-day-used-to-hack-iphones/?fbclid=IwAR1V3v3W0kJslsY59ayfrB0UswUzpE9bP0ARmlp1VDLDjx2po4WDUoKuGWs_aem_AVWQ2hLENrbnURcSsKrImQS79tU85DLt59xWTfeGF7ByyJ61n4Nt8jnosltfbzscecE&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102657#:~:text=Mac%3A%20Choose%20Apple%20menu%20%EF%A3%BF,system%20files%22%20is%20turned%20on.

State of DevOps Report:

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/announcing-the-2023-state-of-devops-report

Industrial DevOps:

https://itrevolution.com/product/industrial-devops-book/

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence:

https://www.nscai.gov/

2DMARDIV RXR and C2 Oct 06, 2023

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In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle are joined by special guest Maj Mike Holdridge to discuss the finer art of integration. How he used it during some of 2DMARDIV’s Recon / Counter Recon (RXR) Command and Control efforts, how it is important when working with other services, and much more!

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Cuomo cast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NnW7mGPejy7ShiaTTPC0b

So good they can’t ignore you (book) - https://www.amazon.com/So-Good-They-Cant-Ignore-You-audiobook/dp/B009CMO8JQ/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=580766089613&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9007853&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14511546083734599107&hvtargid=kwd-329614426959&hydadcr=21909_13324147&keywords=so+good+they+can+t+ignore+you&qid=1695265691&sr=8-1

Range (book) - https://www.amazon.com/Range-David-Epstein-audiobook/dp/B07N6MPWLS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U5ABOFOL3FNF&keywords=range&qid=1695265723&s=audible&sprefix=range%2Caudible%2C68&sr=1-1