Symantec Cyber Security Brief Podcast

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Symantec’s role in Bayrob convictions, Silk Road 2.0 founder jailed, and who’s listening to your Alexa recordings? Apr 18, 2019

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On this week’s Cyber Security Brief, we discuss the conviction of two members of the Bayrob gang – and the role Symantec played in their capture and conviction. Also, the founder of Silk Road 2.0 is sentenced to jail time in the UK, the personal data of thousands of law enforcement personnel is reportedly published online by a hacking group, and we discuss the Windows Tiles sub-domain takeover. Finally, when you’re talking to your smart speaker, who hears what you say?

Hotel booking privacy, dark marketplace selling your digital fingerprint, and Mar-a-Lago intruder update Apr 11, 2019

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On this week’s Cyber Security Brief podcast, we discuss our new research into the privacy of your hotel booking details, and how we found that two in three hotel websites leak guest booking details and allow access to personal data. We also have an update on the case of the Chinese national who tried to gain access to President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort while carrying a malware-laden thumb drive. We also discuss a complaint against audio equipment maker Sonos in the UK alleging it is coercing customers into surrendering an excessive amount of personal information, and the discovery of a dark marketplace called Genesis that is selling the digital fingerprints of thousands of people.

Malware sneaked onto Trump property, Albany ransomware attack, and Tesla tricked Apr 04, 2019

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On this week’s Cyber Security Brief, we discuss the strange story of the Chinese woman who was apprehended after attempting to sneak into President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort with a malware-infected thumb drive. We also discuss the researchers who tricked a Tesla, a ransomware attack on the city of Albany, and the latest tricks being used by scammers to get you to click on annoying pop-up ads.

Elfin research, ASUS software supply chain attack, insider threats, and mobile security Mar 28, 2019

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On this week’s Cyber Security Brief podcast, we discuss our new research into the Elfin espionage group, which we have seen targeting multiple organisations in Saudi Arabia and the U.S. We also talk about one of the big stories of the last week – ASUS’ software update system being hijacked to send out malicious updates, as well as discussing the ongoing issue of insider threats, and some new research into how mobile apps could be compromising your privacy and online security.

Interview: Neil Jenkins, Chief Analytic Officer, Cyber Threat Alliance Mar 21, 2019

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In today’s Cyber Security Brief, Dick O’Brien is joined by Neil Jenkins, the Chief Analytic Officer at the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA). The CTA brings together various vendors in the cyber security community to help them better protect their customers and the public at large. Neil tells Dick about the aims of the CTA, its achievements and challenges so far, and the alliance’s plans for the future.

Highlights from RSA Conference 2019 Mar 14, 2019

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In this week's Cyber Security Brief, we chat about some of the highlights from this year's RSA conference including zero trust security, tackling fake news, the impending 5G network, IoT security, and a Symantec demonstration showing how much damage attackers can carry out in under seven minutes.

ISTR Special: Enterprise Mar 07, 2019

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This week’s Cyber Security Brief is the second of two special episodes delving into the findings of Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR). The ISTR uses Symantec’s broad intelligence sources, researchers and analysts to bring you an insight into the key events and trends of 12 months in cyber security. In this episode, Dick O’Brien, Brigid O’Gorman, and Candid Wueest discuss some of the events and trends that affected enterprises the most in 2018.

ISTR Special: Consumers Feb 28, 2019

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This week’s Cyber Security Brief is the first of two special episodes delving into the findings of Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR). The ISTR uses Symantec’s broad intelligence sources, researchers and analysts to bring you an insight into the key events and trends of 12 months in cyber security. In this episode, Dick O’Brien, Brigid O’Gorman and Candid Wueest take a look at the 2018 events and trends that hit consumers the most.

Google backtracks, Apple gets sued, and Australia a victim of state-sponsored cyber attack Feb 21, 2019

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In this week’s Cyber Security Brief podcast, we recap Google’s decision to backtrack on proposed changes to its Chrome web browser that would have rendered many ad blocking extensions inoperable. We also discuss the two security issues that were recently addressed by Facebook, including one that could have allowed accounts to be taken over. We also chat about another batch of online accounts that have been put up for sale on the dark web, the man who is suing Apple because he doesn’t like 2FA, and the “sophisticated state actor” reportedly responsible for cyber attacks targeting Australia’s parliament and a number of its political parties. And also, two UK soaps team up for a cyber security special…

Stolen data for sale, Mac malware, and container vulnerabilities Feb 14, 2019

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In this week’s Cyber Security Brief, we chat about a slew of stolen online account data found for sale on the dark web, malware targeting Macs, and container vulnerabilities. Also this week, we look at a Wi-Fi connected USB cable that can allow for remote attacks on targeted computers.