Estonia is a small country in the Baltics; however, it has been at the forefront of technology for many years. This session traces Estonia’s journey from independence in 1991 to its current use of digital identities for the systems that allow citizens to vote, check online banking, e-residency, and tax returns. I’ll share lessons learned and key takeaways from incidents that happened along the way, examine what the future holds, and discuss the impact of incorporating AI into a digital society.
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw299
In the Security News: ping of death returns, remembering when the Internet disconnected if your Mom picked up the phone, a 500-year-old cipher is cracked, VLC is always up-to-date, SIM swapper goes to prison, Rust is more secure but your supply chain is not, if you pwn the developer you win, you have too many security tools, Chrome zero days are not news, Log4Shell what changed?, Hive social again, ChatGPT, there's a vulnerability in your SDK, and it takes 3 exploits to pwn Linux, All that, and more, on this episode of Paul’s Security Weekly!
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw766
Eclypsium's research team has discovered 3 vulnerabilities in BMCs. Nate Warfield comes on the show to tell the full story! This has garnered much attention in the press:
* Original research post: https://eclypsium.com/2022/12/05/supply-chain-vulnerabilities-put-server-ecosystem-at-risk/
* https://www.securityweek.com/security-flaws-ami-bmc-can-expose-many-data-centers-clouds-attacks
* https://thehackernews.com/2022/12/new-bmc-supply-chain-vulnerabilities.html
* https://therecord.media/three-vulnerabilities-found-in-popular-baseboard-software/
* https://duo.com/decipher/trio-of-megarac-bmc-flaws-could-have-long-range-effects
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Is there still a network or has it slipped away from us entirely? What about efforts for localization because people do not trust the cloud, its providers or its reliability (ala Twitter vs. the Fediverse?). Do you still need actual hardware firewalls? What about VPNs? How long will these devices still be around as everyone goes to the cloud and SDWAN technologies? And what about identity? If you can nail identity, doesn't that set you up to be a cloud-first organization? Join us for a discussion with Sinan and the security weekly hosts as we tackle these questions!
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Android platform certs leaked, SQL injection to leaked credentials to cross-tenant access in IBM's Cloud Database, hacking cars through web-based APIs, technical and social considerations when getting into bug bounties, a brief note on memory safety in Android
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw222
In the leadership and communications section, 5 top qualities you need to become a next-gen CISO, Ego Is the Enemy of Good Leadership, How To Explain Things Better, and more!
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The U.S. is at an inflection point in terms of cyber threats; Critical infrastructure attacks are growing more frequent and consequential, and the White House recently called the cyber talent gap of nearly 770,000 open positions a “national security challenge.” Kelly Rozumalski, SVP at Booz Allen Hamilton leading the firm’s national cyber defense business, joins BSW to discuss why upskilling and reskilling are key to closing the cyber talent gap at the federal level and how a collective defense posture across government and private sector can enable us to better secure U.S. critical infrastructure.
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Finding the balance between productivity and security is most successful when it leads to security solutions that help users rather than blames them for security failures. We'll talk about the security decisions that go into handling potentially malicious files so that users can stay calm and carry on.
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In the enterprise security news, Funding announcements take a bit of a break, We explore a few new vendors and organizations that have come to our attention recently, Wiz researchers annoy yet another cloud service by pointing out ridiculous vulnerabilities - IBM Cloud, this time, Docker Hub has tons of shady stuffs going on, EU strengthens cybersecurity with new legislation, The US Department of Defense releases Zero Trust strategy (no more Five Eyes?), Microsoft 365… outlawed in the EU?, Ransomware makes up the majority of all UK government crisis management meetings, AI can now tell kids bedtime stories, what could go wrong?
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A deep-rooted cyber security culture is crucial, and it goes as far back as the hiring process… 10 years ago, a typical hiring process consisted of working your way through a checklist, hiring individuals based solely on a CV. Today, the ‘Simon Sinek’ culture is gaining more prevalence, with employers realizing that hiring the right person, rather than the CV, can have immeasurable benefits for business. Ryan will talk about why this is particularly true within the cyber security sphere, and why business leaders should follow this particular ‘Simon Sinek’ strategy to build a successful security operation, and secure business, starting directly with the human’s that run it. At Stripe OLT, Ryan’s Security Operations team has been built upon diverse collective experiences, from military personnel and laborer’s to teachers and university graduates. Through focusing on direct experiences and personal encounters, this presentation will place emphasis on the importance of a CIA Triad hiring structure and demonstrate how fostering a culture of internal trust is integral in defending against cyber-threats and protecting all businesses. You will walk away from this session knowing why it is important to employ the right individual rather than the CV, and how adopting this approach can drastically improve how a business responds to and manages security threats, company wide.
Segment Resources:
Github: https://github.com/stripesoc
TEDx Talk, How clicking a link can cost millions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI9n2tLf0Tg&list=PLcR8SW0W6hdAQvxYI9XJUEe50zFln6QMY&index=1
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Despite certain economic indicators warning that a recession is on the horizon, investment remains healthy within the security market amid thirst for cloud security, in particular. One such emerging field is data security posture management (DSPM), which aims to bridge the gap between business goals and a comprehensive security mechanism that leaves no data behind as organizations scale in the cloud.
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We are joined by Josh and Kurt from the amazing Open Source Security Podcast! We're talking about supply chain risks, threats and vulnerabilities in this segment!
Segment Resources:
https://opensourcesecurity.io/
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw765
This week in the Security News: When you just wanna hurl, malicious containers, FCC bans stuff, these are not the CVE's you're looking for, Linux password mining, mind the gap, hacking smart watches, & more!
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Crossing tenants with AWS AppSync, more zeros in C++ to defeat vulns, HTTP/3 connection contamination, Thinkst Quarterly review of research, building a research team
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw221
In the leadership and communications section, The Sacrificial CISO heralds a new age for cybersecurity, To Coach Leaders, Ask the Right Questions, How to Handle Criticism Gracefully: 12 Pro Tips, and more!
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw286
Todd Fitzgerald, author of CISO Compass and host of CISO Stories, joins BSW to share his top leadership lessons from the first 100 episodes of CISO Stories. Todd interviews CISOs and gains insights into their challenges and how they are solving them. Don't miss this recap!
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MongoDB recently announced the industry’s first encrypted search scheme using breakthrough cryptography engineering called Queryable Encryption. This technology gives developers the ability to query encrypted sensitive data in a simple and intuitive way without impacting performance, with zero cryptography experience required. Data remains encrypted at all times on the database, including in memory and in the CPU; keys never leave the application and cannot be accessed by the database server. While adoption of cloud computing continues to increase, many organizations across healthcare, financial services, and government are still risk-averse. They don’t want to entrust another provider with sensitive workloads. This encryption capability removes the need to ever trust an outside party with your data. This end-to-end client-side encryption uses novel encrypted index data structures in such a way that for the first time, developers can run expressive queries on fully encrypted confidential workloads. Queryable Encryption is based on well-tested and established standard NIST cryptographic primitives to provide strong protection from attacks against the database, including insider threats, highly privileged administrators and cloud infrastructure staff. So even another Capital One type breach is not possible.
Segment Resources:
- https://www.mongodb.com/products/queryable-encryption
- https://www.wired.com/story/mongodb-queryable-encryption-databases/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDKfZlQJO3k
- https://thenewstack.io/mongodb-6-0-offers-client-side-end-to-end-encryption/
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We catch up on 2 weeks of news, starting with 18 funding rounds and several new products! Splunk acquires Twinwave Another ASM vendor, Templarbit, gets acquired into the Cyberinsurance industry, InfoSec Layoffs continue in a big way alongside huge cuts at Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon, Microsoft sued for stealing code to train GitHub Copilot, Google sued for tracking when users asked them not to, Apple sued for violating privacy when users asked them not to, Taking away kids’ smartphones, Stealing passwords from Mastodon, Should Cryptocurrency die in a fire? All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw297
This segment will focus on (1) Why Did Sephora Get Fined $1.2M and Why Are They on Probation? (2) Why Data Privacy is Being Overhauled in 2023 (and How You Can Be Ready)
Segment Resources:
- https://www.boltive.com/blog/why-having-a-consent-management-platform-is-not-enough
- https://www.boltive.com/blog/bracing-for-2023-privacy-laws
- https://ceoworld.biz/2022/07/03/three-ways-your-data-is-leaking-in-advertising-and-how-to-avoid-it/
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Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) allows for quick and consistent configuration and deployment of infrastructure components because it’s defined through code. It also enables repeatable deployments across environments. IaC is seeing significant attention in the cloud security space, but why now? This conversation will dig into how Infrastructure-as-code is enabling faster innovation on application development with security built in.
Segment Resources:
- https://www.lacework.com/solutions/infrastructure-as-code/
- https://www.lacework.com/blog/introducing-secure-automated-iac-deployments-with-terraform/
- https://info.lacework.com/cloud-threat-report.html
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In the Security News: Stealing Mastodon passwords, reporting vulnerabilities in open-source privately, labeling does not solve problems, or does it? will it every get patched? geolocating people from photos, no meta-data required, update your firmware on Linux, hacking flow computers, when a driver isn't really a driver, well, its a driver, but not the one you may be thinking of, oops I leaked it again, misconfiguration leads to compromise, harden runner, guard dog and hacking spacecraft via Ethernet!
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw764
Navigating the UEFI waters is treacherous. While UEFI has become the standard on most PCs, servers, and laptops, replacing legacy BIOS, it is a complex set of standards and protocols. Jesse joins us to help explain how some of this works and describe how vulnerabilities, specifically with SMM, can manifest and be exploited.
Segment Resources:
[CHIPSEC GitHub] https://github.com/chipsec/chipsec
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw764
CosMiss in Azure, $70k bounty for a Pixel Lock Screen bypass, finding path traversal with Raspberry Pi-based emulators, NSA guidance on moving to memory safe languages, implementing phishing-resistant MFA, egress filtering, and how to approach code reviews
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw220
Positive change is coming to cybersecurity. In this segment, Mike Devine (CMO) and John Grancarich (EVP of Strategy) at Fortra discuss the business of leading a cybersecurity company, the reasons behind our recent rebrand, and our plans for continuing as a people-first company that collaborates with our customers to combat the threat landscape with confidence.
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw285
Cider Security’s recently published research of the Top 10 CI/CD Security Risks acts to identify vulnerabilities to help defenders focus on areas to secure their CI/CD ecosystem. They created a free learning tool with a deliberately vulnerable environment to demonstrate these flaws -- “CI/CD Goat”. Like similar tools, this helps appsec and devops teams gain a better understanding of major CI/CD security risks and, importantly, their appropriate countermeasures.
Segment Resources:
- https://www.cidersecurity.io/top-10-cicd-security-risks/
- https://github.com/cider-security-research/top-10-cicd-security-risks
- https://www.cidersecurity.io/blog/research/ci-cd-goat/
- https://github.com/cider-security-research/cicd-goat
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