Tetris, APT42, Kimsuky, Android, ChatRTX, MITRE, Computer Dating, Josh Marpet, and more, on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-384
We already have bug bounties for web apps so it was only a matter of time before we would have bounties for AI-related bugs. Keith Hoodlet shares his experience winning first place in the DOD's inaugural AI bias bounty program. He explains how his education in psychology helped fill in the lack of resources in testing an AI's bias. Then we discuss how organizations should approach the very different concepts of AI security and AI safety. Segment Resources: https://securing.dev/posts/hacking-ai-bias/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3659519/cdao-launches-first-dod-ai-bias-bounty-focused-on-unknown-risks-in-llms/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-284
A lot of AI security has nothing to do with AI -- things like data privacy, access controls, and identity are concerns for any new software and in many cases AI concerns look more like old-school API concerns. But...there are still important aspects to AI safety and security, from prompt injection to jailbreaking to authenticity. Caleb Sima explains why it's important to understand the different types of AI and the practical tasks necessary to secure how it's used. Segment resources: https://calebsima.com/2023/08/16/demystifing-llms-and-threats/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgDtOu17E&t=1s Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-284
Inspired by my co-host Jason Albuquerque, we dig into the hard part of our Say Easy, Do Hard segment. In part 2, we discuss how to train for a cyber instance. We'll cover the elements of a training program that will prepare you for responding to a cyber incident, including: Developing the training program Practice, practice, practice Imposing corrective actions Constantly evaluating/reviewing the success of the training program Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-349
Inspired by my co-host Jason Albuquerque, this quarter's Say Easy, Do Hard segment is Train How You Fight. In part 1, we discuss the importance of training for a cyber incident. However, lots of organizations do not take it seriously, causing mistakes during an actual cyber incident. How will the lack of preparation impact your organization during an incident? Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-349
Weird Al, Docker, OT, Gitlab, Credit Monitoring, Dropbox, Cisco, AI, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-383
It's the week before RSA and the news is PACKED. Everyone is trying to get their RSA announcements out all at once. We've got announcements about funding, acquisitions, partnerships, new companies, new products, new features... To make things MORE challenging, everyone is also putting out their big annual reports, like Verizon's DBIR and Mandiant's M-Trends! Finally, we've got some great essays that are worth putting on your reading list, including a particularly fun take on the Verizon DBIR by Kelly Shortridge. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-360
It's the most boring part of incident response. Skip it at your peril, however. In this interview, we'll talk to Joe Gross about why preparing for incident response is so important. There's SO MUCH to do, we'll spend some time breaking down the different tasks you need to complete long before an incident occurs. Resources 5 Best Practices for Building a Cyber Incident Response Plan This segment is sponsored by Graylog. Visit https://securityweekly.com/graylog to learn more about them! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-360
ChatGPT writes exploits, banning default and weak passwords, forget vulnerabilities just get rid of malware, IR blasting for fun and not profit, creating fake people, shattered dreams and passkey, and removing chips. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-827
The Security Weekly crew discusses some of the latest articles and research in cryptography and some background relevant subtopics including the race against quantum computing, key management, creating your own crypto, selecting the right crypto and more! https://www.globalsecuritymag.com/keysight-introduces-testing-capabilities-to-strengthen-post-quantum.html https://malware.news/t/reversinglabs-hashing-algorithm/81418 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-chromes-new-post-quantum-cryptography-may-break-tls-connections/ https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44060/hsbc-and-paypal-tackle-quantum-safe-cryptography-in-payments https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/04/26/announcing-two-new-lms-libraries/ https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2024/04/16/a-quick-post-on-chens-algorithm/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-827
Misusing random numbers, protecting platforms for code repos and package repos, vulns that teach us about designs and defaults, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-283
AI, Okta, Chrome, Quantum, Kaiser Permanente, FTC, FCC, NCSC, Josh Marpet, and more, are on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-382
Companies deploy tools (usually lots of tools) to address different threats to supply chain security. Melinda Marks shares some of the chaos those companies still face when trying to prioritize investments, measure risk, and scale their solutions to keep pace with their development. Not only are companies still figuring out supply chain, but now they're bracing for the coming of genAI and how that will just further highlight the current struggles they're having with data security and data privacy. Segment Resources: Complete Survey Results: The Growing Complexity of Securing the Software Supply Chain https://research.esg-global.com/reportaction/515201781/Toc Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-283
In the leadership and communications section, The Board's Pivotal Role in Steering Cybersecurity, CISO-CEO communication gaps continue to undermine cybersecurity, The Essence of Integrity in Leadership: A Pillar of Trust and Excellence, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-348
A hybrid workforce requires hybrid identity protection. But what are the threats facing a hybrid workforce? As identity becomes the new perimeter, we need to understand the attacks that can allow attackers access to our applications. Eric Woodruff, Product Technical Specialist at Semperis, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss those attacks, including a new attack technique, dubbed Silver SAML. Join this segment to learn how to protect your hybrid workforce. Segment Resources: https://www.semperis.com/blog/meet-silver-saml/&utmsource=cra&utmcampaign=bsw-podcast This segment is sponsored by Semperis. Visit https://securityweekly.com/semperis to learn more about them! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-348
This is a great interview with Adam Shostack on all things threat modeling. He's often the first name that pops into people's heads when threat modeling comes up, and has created or been involved with much of the foundational material around the subject. Adam recently released a whitepaper that focuses on and defines inherent threats. Resources: Here's the Inherent Threats Whitepaper Adam's book, Threat Modeling: Designing for Security Adam's latest book, Threats: What Every Engineer Should Learn from Star Wars We mention the Okta Breach - here's my writeup on it We mention the CSRB report on the Microsoft/Storm breach, here's Adam's blog post on it And finally, Adam mentions the British Library incident report, which is here, and Adam's blog post is here Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-359
TikTok, Flowmon, Arcane Door, Brokewell, RuggedCom, Deepfakes, Non-Competes, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-381
We've talked about generative AI in a general sense on our podcast for years, but we haven't done many deep dives into specific security use cases. That ends with this interview, as we discuss how generative AI can improve SecOps with Ely Kahn. Some of the use cases are obvious, while others were a complete surprise to me. Check out this episode if you're looking for some ideas! This segment is sponsored by SentinelOne. Visit https://securityweekly.com/sentinelone to learn more about them! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-359
This week the crew discusses: When TVs scan your network, bad things can happen, PuTTY is vulnerable, Crush FTP, vulnerabilities that will never be fixed, CVEs are for vulnerabilities silly, you can test for easily guessable passwords too, FlipperZero can steal all your passwords, more XZ style attacks, more reasons why you shouldn't use a smart lock, and your keystrokes are showing! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-826
A clear pattern with startups getting funding this week are "autonomous" products and features. Automated detection engineering Autonomously map and predict malicious infrastructure ..."helps your workforce resolve their own security issues autonomously" automated remediation automated compliance management & reporting I'll believe it when I see it. Don't get me wrong, I think we're in desperate need of more automation when it comes to patching and security decision-making. I just don't think the majority of the market has the level of confidence necessary to trust security products to automate things without a human in the loop. The way LimaCharlie is going about it, with their new bi-directional functionality they're talking up right now, might work, as detections can be VERY specific and fine-grained. We've already seen a round of fully automated guardrail approaches (particularly in the Cloud) fail, however. My prediction? Either what we're seeing isn't truly automated, or it will become a part of the product that no one uses - like Metasploit Pro licenses. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-359