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OK folks, we're covering quite bit of things including news, notes, and different types of cards and options for banking.

Did you know that a lot of attacks start with the first basic thing you do when you sign up for an account? That is ... setting up passwords.Passwords are all over the place including, email, streaming services, banking, and even your favorite app which may include social media.There are good practices and bad practices. Each person will make their own decisions, but we tie all of this to the first line of your defense, the password. Please feel free to find contact info on the JRN web site at www.jaredrimer.net or use what is available within the podcast. Let's hear from you!

Hello gang! Its an open forum day today, talking about Metro specific stuff, the list, and lots more.Here is my web site where you can learn more about me and if you want to donate, there's a link to do so. Its much appreciated!Join the email list or send an email if you wish to do so. We apologize for the delay in releasing podcasts as of late, I've been very sick but I'm doing better now and I hope to be on the mend. See you next time!

The goal was to release this podcast on the 20th but I fell ill again, and so we're releasing it today. Truly sorry for the lengthy delay! Here, we talk about Ramp and Dump amongst other topics that either came across the list or the blog. We've not touched the blog much due to illness, but that will change. Here are our notes.Hello gang, welcome to podcast 253. I've been under the weather, but trying to blog a little bit since I've been better. We've got an interesting topic Nick picked out called Ramp and Dump and Nick picked this out. Its on an old scheme, but new too. I hope we took enough of the article to discuss this one. Mobile">https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/mobile-phishers-target-brokerage-accounts-in-ramp-and-dump-cashout-scheme/">Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme is the article and thanks so much for reading, participating and learning with us!If you'd like to support our efforts on what this podcast is doing, you can feel free to donate">http://www.jaredrimer.net/donations.html">donate to the network, subscribing">www.986themix.com/mailman/listinfo/thesecuritybox_986themix.com">subscribing to the security box discussion list or sending us a note through contact information throughout the podcast. You can also find contact details on our blog">https://technology.jaredrimer.net/contact-admins/">blog page found here. Thanks so much for listening, reading and learning! We can't do this alone.

Welcome to Sans,, episode 24. We know that News Bites is taking off, but it must be time for the Ouch! Newsletter. This time, they tackle something called Passkeys. Links for the podcast as well as translations are available. Want to read ouch for the month of september? Passkeys">https://www.sans.org/newsletters/ouch/passkeys-simpler-safer-way-sign-in?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=HL-GL&utm_content=1517060_ouch_article_button&utm_campaign=OUCH&utm_rdetail=Global&utm_goal=Community_Growth&utm_type=SSA&is=551b434744de4aefe4d6ece8bf1e298e24df99defd5f7ad7037383755fd2d757">Passkeys – A Simpler and Safer Way to Sign In is the newsletter title for this episode. Enjoy learning!

Hello gang, welcome to sans episode 23. Just a side note, the next newsletter won't be till the 5th of September, they mention it in the newsletter.Here">https://view.email.sans.org/?qs=6cacbd89bbf5b903451a7385bfe544edb7af35b8521cdf2f113018ed98ba04677685a3b1a3ec57721cb034ea7c7d44d19846c046cd1c795d3358e4535bb744c7e77f3d1697a6ab78ab606288f57dc279">Here is the link to the newsletter for August 29th if you wish to read it. Per usual, we'll credit them where needed, but the comments are our own unless we specify. We're bringing this to people so you get a wide range of coverage from around the landscape. If their thoughts align to mine, we'll put them and indicate its theirs. Attribution on who edits Sans is at the end of every podcast. Thanks for listening, make it a great day!

Welcome to Sans episode 22. This">https://view.email.sans.org/?qs=daf62d748db43a9471c4e1d5df1539428e593f2d162ab8d22432b38dec2ce1cc042855ab63a90ffe08d9b00e3cbeb5344c66e19b3eac67a79c2970f5dc40a516be0f0e5927998e08f79df9af8b567b44f2bfc29b429e680f">This is the link to the newsletter which was released on Tuesday, August 26th. Don't worry, we're not going to try and catch up, sometimes its best to just move forward. Find anything of value you want to comment on? Please do so! (888) 405-7524 or send an email or an imessage. Contact info is given within this program. Thanks for listening, make it a great day!

Welcome to the security box, podcast 252. This is the second of two podcasts talking about the subject of EDR. We've got news, notes, the landscape, trivia and of course the said topic. I even have something I found on Facebook that I thought was worth sharing that was posted to a group by a follower. I don't normally read these, but I think its worth sharing. Its not necessarily tech related, but still worth it. New">https://technology.jaredrimer.net/2025/08/15/new-edr-killer-was-used-by-8-different-ransomware-groups-several-are-unknown-to-me/">New EDR killer was used by 8 different ransomware groups, several are unknown to me is the blog post. It links to New">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-edr-killer-tool-used-by-eight-different-ransomware-groups/">New EDR killer tool used by eight different ransomware groups if you want to read it. That's the article for discussion and its a doozie.If you'd like to support our efforts on what this podcast is doing, you can feel free to donate">http://www.jaredrimer.net/donations.html">donate to the network, subscribing">www.986themix.com/mailman/listinfo/thesecuritybox_986themix.com">subscribing to the security box discussion list or sending us a note through contact information throughout the podcast. You can also find contact details on our blog">https://technology.jaredrimer.net/contact-admins/">blog page found here. Thanks so much for listening, reading and learning! We can't do

Sorry for the lengthy delay! Lots of stuff happening that pulled me away. Hello folks, welcome to Sans episode 21. This">https://view.email.sans.org/?qs=8af3fac98aa539544a129d4670435689b58085cf821afd2661d81f113695359975b2496b59f270830a15c844dd5cfd36261a9910afd7d6520c5744e95837d90bd59234909e53e38dd10c32594e815063">This is the link for the newsletter. This is the newsletter for August 8, 2025 which will be more current. We hope you enjoy the program!

Welcome to podcast 251 of the security box. Its interesting, we did pass 250 episodes but episode 250 had a tech issue I did not realize until I ended the program. We'll recap things so everyone can be heard, then we'll get in to the news, notes and the landscape. Also this week, one of two EDR articles that we've come across, one by Nick and one by myself. We may have trivia as well. Hope you enjoy the program, thanks so much for listening!

I realized that on our second segment, not everyone was heard. This is the first Ive done this, sorry about that! Follow the topic in the show notes and we'll recap next week. Hello folks, welcome to the security box, podcast 250. We've finally reached our 250th episode! This is definitely a momentous day.On this program, we're going to have any news, notes and the landscape; we'll have a very interesting trivia question, and we also will have a topic dealing with a brand new attack which we predicted after our June first look when in July we got the first attack of such a thing. The thing we're talking about is called file fix. First termed click fix, it was one of the top problems we've had but now its been revamped and its not good.Thanks so much for listening, please make it a great day!What does the word "malware" stand for? Its a two word phraise where all of the letters are used within the two words. (888) 405-7524 or find full contact information on our podcast you can use to submit your answer.Well, we start in June when we posted New">https://technology.jaredrimer.net/2025/06/24/new-click-fix-may-soon-become-file-fix/">New! Click Fix may soon become File Fix which we talked about. Then, in mid-July, our prediction came true. We">https://technology.jaredrimer.net/2025/07/14/we-now-have-our-first-file-fix-attack/">We now have our first file fix attack is the blog post that we have which leads to the article in question that we'll be pulling from. Thanks so much for having an interest! We're not done yet.If you'd like to support our efforts on what this podcast is doing, you can feel free to donate">http://www.jaredrimer.net/donations.html">donate to the network, subscribing">www.986themix.com/mailman/listinfo/thesecuritybox_986themix.com">subscribing to the security box discussion list or sending us a note through contact information throughout the podcast. You can also find contact details on our blog">https://technology.jaredrimer.net/contact-admins/">blog page found here. Thanks so much for listening, reading and learning! We can't do this alone.

Finally trying to get some sans done.Hello folk, welcome to sans episode 20. This">https://view.email.sans.org/?qs=6c6bf7745a6e10ca90dbd3dfb79e37ee5b5b30285e0d2c7cb2a344b6be02a7874049916174aaccc38c9c3f27247f1b143d9e90df510dc717878006377296f8dbd7c6decc5f93c9673759879863a0e48afa6ccd62a9e98093">This is the link for the news bites if you'd like to read it. This is a very interesting episode where Dropbox discontinued their password manager, Project Zero from Google is becoming more transparent, St. Paul, Minnesota calls the National Guard and much more. This is crazy!

Hello gang, this is going to be the show notes for TSB, podcast 249. We cover lots of trivia and their answers, something called Anubis, and something that I think developers need to know. Here are the full notes.Hello folks, welcome to TSB, podcast 249. We've got a trivia question this week, maybe not so much news as everyone has been busy, but our topic this time is going to be on Anubis. This is a bit confusing, so maybe we can figure this out together. We hope that you'll enjoy the program as much as we have bringing it together for you.What">https://technology.jaredrimer.net/2025/06/14/what-is-anubis/">What is Anubis? is our blog. It leads to the article Anubis">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anubis-ransomware-adds-wiper-to-destroy-files-beyond-recovery/">Anubis ransomware adds wiper to destroy files beyond recovery coming from Bleeping Computer. I guess we'll see how this goes in trying to explain it.If you'd like to support our efforts on what this podcast is doing, you can feel free to donate">http://www.jaredrimer.net/donations.html">donate to the network, subscribing">www.986themix.com/mailman/listinfo/thesecuritybox_986themix.com">subscribing to the security box discussion list or sending us a note through contact information throughout the podcast. You can also find contact details on our blog">https://technology.jaredrimer.net/contact-admins/">blog page found here. Thanks so much for listening, reading and learning! We can't do this alone.

Sans 19 covers August's Ouch! Newsletter. This">https://www.sans.org/newsletters/ouch/spotting-online-job-scams?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=HL-GL&utm_content=1509356_ouch_article_button&utm_campaign=OUCH&utm_rdetail=Global&utm_goal=Community_Growth&utm_type=SSA&is=551b434744de4aefe4d6ece8bf1e298e24df99defd5f7ad7037383755fd2d757">This is the article that will be discussed in this 17 minute piece. Contact info is also given, and we'll be back with another podcast real soon. Stay safe out there!

This">https://view.email.sans.org/?qs=d5a452bed9227bc10deec759d6d5eaa86319c4f6f9440a9c90ac7b315a8c2fb1025642285cbf040737242f66a1717b21f5cfac64627b67002e3113414820e2885dd2f8669a3e1c0ae26838bb19d29ebc1240ae6cecc299bf">This is the link for Sans News Bites for the 25th.

i get interviewed today. News, notes, the landscape and much more. We've also got trivia.

Welcome to the security box, podcast 247. On this program, we've got lots of stuff for you today including Agentic AI enabled cybercrime, a very short diatribe from our very own Mr. J., trivia and more. The topic will be coming from Phishlabs and their article talking about digital and physical security. We hope you enjoy the program as much as we have bringing it together for you, and make it a great day!Millennials">https://www.komando.com/news/security/millennials-are-the-newest-scam-target/">Millennials are the newest scam target was in the newsletter. I went to record a file from the newsletter, but I had to resort to the web to get this one. Glad I finally got this recorded, we're continuing to see these scams ourselves.When">https://www.phishlabs.com/blog/the-need-for-executive-protection">When Digital and Physical Threats Intertwined: The Need for Executive Protection is our topic for today. Can this be a real problem? What was the amount of money that was stolen from a schoolteacher in North Texas? It was their life savings. Was it:A: 15,000B: 30,000C: 32,000D: 45,000e: higher than 45,000If you'd like to support our efforts on what this podcast is doing, you can feel free to donate">http://www.jaredrimer.net/donations.html">donate to the network, subscribing">www.986themix.com/mailman/listinfo/thesecuritybox_986themix.com">subscribing to the security box discussion list or sending us a note through contact information throughout the podcast. You can also find contact details on our blog">https://technology.jaredrimer.net/contact-admins/">blog page found here. Thanks so much for listening, reading and learning! We can't do this alone.

Welcome to the security box, program number 246. We hope that you will enjoy the program as much as we are putting it together. On this program, Trend Micro and their podcast series on YouTube will talk about zero days and patches. Michael in Arkansas, formerly Indiana, will come along with commentary about the McDonalds debacle with the third party provider and one of the stupidest passwords we've found, Jared will be along with a portion of the diatribe about the same McDonalds story and our topic will talk about multi-factor and the criminals trying to break it. Oh yes, we've also got our trivia, the news, the notes and the landscape. We hope you enjoy the program as much as we are bringing it together for you. Enjoy!This was actually posted to the list and maybe the title of this isn't quite appropriate. The Ars Technica article is titled Why">https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/phishing-attacks-that-defeat-mfa-ar=e-easier-than-ever-so-what-are-we-to-do/">Why MFA is getting easier to bypass and what to do about it which is a short article. Talks about a protocol I'm not too familiar with. We'll see how this goes.News, notes, the landscape and lots more!

After a couple of months, I'm happy to resume Sans. We cover the newsletter that was issued on July 11th. Lots of stuff here, hope you enjoy!This is Sans number 17. Its been quite awhile since we did sans, but we'll pick it up with July 11th and this">https://view.email.sans.org/?qs=bf4c72d8e4d79fcfbd7bb8645afb5d302bc0f3fbe5225ebbbd25a27ed2a8e4dfa39085d69133f279fd41cfd0b9c7f0ca3790b9972ee217d5c6ba1cf173953d33f873167f49fca3168e6f4182886d98841dd9f0326997d2fe">this is the link to read the newsletter. Enjoy!

Welcome to the security box, podcast 245. We ope that you have enjoyed your 4th of July holiday and we're glad to be back on the airwaves.On this program, we're going to cover the news, the notes and the landscape since we have been away as well as any thoughts from anyone who may be joining us during the live taping.We also have trivia as well, and we'll be sure to get the trivia to the list for those who want to participate through that method. Files we'll be adding will include: a discussion on CSAM, otherwise known as child sexual abuse material, a joke I found on Mastodon that is not tech related, we'll read something that was found from DevaOnBreaches that is true today more than ever, and of course our topic being Spain and their DDOS being increased over 100 percent!The blog will have links to topics as usual.As I'm going through Mastodon, I find the following boosted toot.Alex Chapman: Boosting mattcurtis (mattcurtis): trump mobile is the worst type of phone plan you can ask for, first you pay $61.00 for the sim, and then, you use your data up? your phone data gets shut off completely, want proof?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtSo7dASg0Here">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtSo7dASg0">Here is the link to the 30 minute video if you want to watch. This came in after we got the intro together, just take a look if you're interested in this service.The blog post this time is DDOS">https://technology.jaredrimer.net/2025/05/07/ddos-attackers-targeting-spain/">DDOS attackers targeting spain and this is quite interesting. This is research from Group IB, who we've talked about on this podcast before. As I indicated in the intro created for this podcast, its well over 100 percent. In fact, its up quite a lot. The full article is titled DDoS">https://cybernews.com/security/moscow-aligned-hackers-drive-ddos-attacks-surge-in-europe/">DDoS attacks surge by 88% in March, Spain emerges as top target if you'd like to read it. It'll be helping us with this discussion. We hope you enjoy!