In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss the futility of using aggressive cyber operations to send messages between states.
This episode is also available on Youtube.
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The Record, Volt Typhoon was not successful
Sand in the gears: Sabotage in world politics by Joshua Rovner, Rory Cormac and Lennart Maschmeyer
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Risky Bulletin: Norway skittish of its Chinese electric buses
Norway finds remote control features in its Chinese electric buses, the US CyberCorps program may saddle students with debt, Edge and Chrome get AI-based scareware blockers, and a Conti member has been extradited to the US.
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Risky Bulletin: Norway skittish of its Chinese electric buses
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Sponsored: Sublime can save a s**t tonne of time
In this sponsored interview, Casey Ellis chats to Sublime Security CEO and founder, Josh Kamdjou about how Sublime is seeing a massive surge in ICS or calendar invite phishing and how the email security platform can help.
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Risky Bulletin: Russia arrests Meduza Stealer group
Russian police arrest the Meduza-Stealer trio, a Former L-3Harris manager pleads guilty to selling exploits to Russia, the US hacked Venezuela in 2020, and Windows 11 Administrator Protection goes live.
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Risky Bulletin: Russia arrests Meduza Stealer group
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Srsly Risky Biz: Peter Williams, Ex-ASD, Pleads Guilty to Selling Eight Exploits to Russia
Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about Peter Williams, the general manager of vulnerability research firm Trenchant, who has pleaded guilty to selling exploits to the Russian 0day broker Operation Zero. It’s a terrible look, but it doesn’t mean the private sector can’t be trusted to develop exploits.
They also discuss a new report’s recommendations to empower the Office of the National Cyber Director. It’s a good idea, but it won’t make up for the cuts in funding and personnel across the Trump administration’s cyber portfolio.
This episode is also available on Youtube.
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