Word Notes

The resilience discipline of controlled stress test experimentation in continuous integration/continuous delivery environments, CI/CD environments, to uncover systemic weaknesses. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/chaos-engineering Audio reference link: Farnam Street, 2009. Richard Feynman Teaches you the Scientific Method [Website]. Farnam Street. URL https://fs.blog/mental-model-scientific-method/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mathematical method by which one party (the prover) can prove to another party (the verifier) that something is true, without revealing any information apart from the fact that this specific statement is true. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/zero-knowledge-proof Audio reference link: Staff, 2022. Zero Knowledge Proofs [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qzNe1hk0oY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A U.S. law designed to improve the portability and accountability of health insurance coverage. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/hipaa Audio reference link: Dr. Dana Brems, 2021. Doctor reacts to “HIPAA violations” [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ksk00s8a_IU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A qualitative public framework for rating the severity of security vulnerabilities in software. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/common-vulnerability-scoring-system Audio reference link: Peter Silva, 2020. What is Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR63F_lfKf0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A unified security incident detection and response platform that connects to multiple tools in the security stack via APIs, collects telemetry from each, and attempts to correlate that telemetry into a coherent threat picture. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/extended-detection-and-response Audio reference link: Film Major. 2022. Enemy of the State (1998) Faraday Cage HD Tony Scott; Will Smith, Gene Hackman Jon Voight [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3gy4otg-24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A cyber information-sharing U.S. Government organization designed to foster the public-private partnership. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/joint-cyber-defense-collaborative Audio reference link: Jen Easterly. 2021. CISA Director Addresses the National Technology Security Coalition [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucb1FQXqsao Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tools that automate the identification and remediation of cloud misconfigurations.  CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cloud-security-posture-management Audio reference link: Josh Whedon. 2005. Serenity [Movie]. IMDb. URL https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A session and user authentication Zero Trust tactic that allows a user to access multiple applications with one set of login credentials. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/single-sign-on Audio reference link: English, J., 2020. What is Single Sign-On (SSO)? SSO Benefits and Risks [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvHmP2WyBVY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A layer seven firewall that sits in line at the boundary between the internet and an organization's network perimeter that allows security policy enforcement and can perform certain prevention and detection tasks. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/secure-web-gateway⁠ Audio reference link: ‌Vintage Computer Federation (2015). VCF East 9.1 - Ches’ Computer Security Adventures - Bill Cheswick. YouTube. Available at: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trR1cuBtcPs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Digital evidence that a system or network has been breached. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/indicator-of-compromise⁠ Audio reference link: ‌”⁠Suicide or Murder? | The Blind Banker | Sherlock⁠,” uploaded by Sherlock, 18 October 2015 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A system that monitors for malicious or unwanted activity, and either raises alerts when such activity is detected or blocks the traffic from passing to the target. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/intrusion-detection-system⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention - CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 - 2.1⁠,” Professor Messer, uploaded 16 November, 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Hackers bypass, multifactor authentication schemes by sending a blizzard of spamming login attempts until the accounts owner accepts the MFA prompt out of desperation to make the spamming stop.  CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/mfa-prompt-bombing⁠ Audio reference link: movieclips. “⁠Sneakers (2/9) Movie Clip - Defeating the Keypad (1992) HD.⁠” YouTube, YouTube, 29 May 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG5vsPJ5Tos.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. An optional security mode for macOS and iOS that reduces the attack surface of the operating system by disabling certain commonly attacked features.  CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/apple-lockdown-mode⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠How NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Was Found on Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancée’s Phone⁠,” FRONTLINE, YouTube, 18 July 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While our team is out on winter break, please enjoy this episode of Word Notes. A security awareness training technique in which authorized, but fake phishing emails are sent to employees in order to measure and improve their resistance to real phishing attacks.  CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/simulated-phishing⁠ Audio reference link: ⁠“Blackhat (2014) - Hacking the NSA Scene (4/10) | Movieclips.”⁠ YouTube, YouTube, 19 Apr. 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The process of installing applications on a device without the use of official software distribution channels. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/sideloading Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A zero trust security technique that isolates application workloads from each other, allowing each one to be protected individually. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/microsegmentation⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠Micro-Segmentation Masterpieces⁠,” PJ Kirner, Illumio CTO and Co-Founder, Tech Field Day, YouTube, 13 December 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An authentication process that requires two different factors before granting access. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/two-factor-authentication Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A cloud based sensitive information management system that allows users access across multiple devices. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/icloud-keychain Audio reference link: Ellen’s Tips For iOS, 2022. How To Master iCloud Keychain to Keep Your Passwords Safe and Secure [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl3E29iUvgE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unsolicited, unwanted, and sometimes malicious electronic messages indiscriminately transmitted to a large number of people. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/spam Audio reference link: zumpzump, 2007. Monty Python - Spam [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A US Department of Homeland Security agency tasked with supporting cyber and physical security for US critical infrastructure. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency Audio reference link: CISA, 2021. CISA Director Jen Easterly’s Keynote at Black Hat USA 2021 [Video]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7bu-L-m4K4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices