Episode 193 - Security lessons from space: Apollo 13 edition

Josh and Kurt talk about space. We intended to focus on Apollo 13 but as usual we have no ability to stay on topic. There is a lot of fun space discussions in this one though. Do you think you can hack Voyager 1? Only if you have a big enough satellite dish. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_193_Security_lessons_from_space_Apollo_13_edition.mp3 Show Notes Eavesdropping on Apollo 11 Apollo 11 classified weather satellite The pen that saved Apollo 11 Comment on Twitter with the #osspodcast hashtag ...

April 20, 2020

Episode 192 - Work without progress - what Infosec can learn from treadmills

Josh and Kurt talk about Kurt’s recent treadmill purchase and the lessons we can lean in security from the consumer market. The consumer market has learned a lot about how to interact with their customers in the last few decades, the security industry is certainly behind in this space today. Once again we display our ability to tie even the seemingly mundane things back to a discussion about security. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_192_Work_without_progress_what_Infosec_can_learn_from_treadmills.mp3 Show Notes Eating goldfish off the treadmill Comment on Twitter with the #osspodcast hashtag ...

April 13, 2020

Episode 191 - Security scanners are all terrible

Josh and Kurt talk about security scanners. They’re all pretty bad today, but there are some things we can do to make them better. Step one is to understand the problem. Do you know why you’re running the scanner and what the reports mean? https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_191_Security_scanners_are_all_terrible.mp3 Show Notes Edmonton freeze thaw cycles Josh’s security scanner blog series Comment on Twitter with the #osspodcast hashtag

April 8, 2020

Episode 190 - Building a talent "ecosystem"

Josh and Kurt talk about building a talent ecosystem. What starts out as an attempt by Kurt to talk about Canada evolves into a discussion about how talent can evolve, or be purposely grown. Canada’s entertainment industry and Unit 8200 are good examples of this. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_190_Building_a_talent_ecosystem.mp3 Show Notes SCTV Red Team Project Moon Shot book AvE channel Turning a tree root into a bowl Mailing the Hope Diamond The Ecosystem Show Tags #securitytalent #talentecosystem Comment on Twitter with the #osspodcast hashtag ...

April 5, 2020

Episode 189 - Video game hackers - speedrunning

Josh and Kurt talk about video games and hacking. Specifically how speed runners are really just video game hackers. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_189_Video_game_hackers_speedrunning.mp3 Show Notes Developer speedrun commentary Super Mario World end credits glitch explained Mario 3 RCE Breath of the Wild speedrun Super Metroid reverse boss order TMR beats every NES game Comment on Twitter with the #osspodcast hashtag

March 30, 2020

Episode 188 - Depressing news sucks, we're talking about cheating in video games

Josh and Kurt talk about video games. Yeah, video games. Specifically about cheating in video games. There’s a lot of other security themes in the discussion. With the news being horrible these days, we needed to talk about something fun. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_188_Depressing_news_sucks_were_talking_about_cheating_in_video_games.mp3 Show Notes Penny Arcade Banned from Fortnite Apollo Robbins, world’s best pickpocket Comment on Twitter with the #osspodcast hashtag

March 23, 2020

Episode 187 - Wireguard vs IPsec: the OK Boomer of security

Josh and Kurt talk about Wireguard. There have been a lot of recent conversations about it and if it’s better or worse than other VPN solutions. It’s safe to say in our modern age, less is usually more, especially when it comes to security. Wireguard has a lot going for it, it can’t be ignored. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_187_Wireguard_vs_IPsec_the_OK_Boomer_of_security.mp3 Show Notes Replacing a Nintendo Switch fan WireGuard Hacker News discussion Show Tags #wireguard #IPSec Comment on Twitter with the #osspodcast hashtag ...

March 15, 2020

Episode 186 - Endpoint security with Tony Meehan

Josh and Kurt talk to Tony Meehan from Elastic (formerly Endgame) about endpoint detection, response, protection, and even SIEM. Tony has a great history coming from the NSA and has a number of great stories to help understand the topics. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_186_Endpoint_security_with_Tony_Meehan.mp3 Show Notes Tony Meehan Rob Joyce on Disrupting Nation State Hackers Bobby Filar living off the land blog Dwell time graph Snowboarder vs Tree Show Tags #EndpointSecurity Comment on Twitter with the #osspodcast hashtag ...

March 8, 2020

Episode 185 - Is it even possible to fix open source security?

Josh and Kurt talk about the Linux Foundation Census 2. There is a lot of talk around how to fix open source security, but the reality is we can’t fix it. We need to stop trying to fix what isn’t broken and engineering around the system we have, not the system we want. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_185_Is_it_even_possible_to_fix_open_source_security.mp3 Show Notes Linux Foundation Census 2 Core Infrastructure Initiative Comment on Twitter with the #osspodcast hashtag ...

March 2, 2020

Episode 184 - It’s DNS. It's always DNS

Josh and Kurt talk about the sale of the corp.com domain. Is it going to be the end of the world, or a non event? We disagree on what should happen with it. Josh hopes an evildoer buys it, Kurt hopes for Microsoft. We also briefly discuss the CIA owning Crypto AG. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_184_Its_DNS_Its_always_DNS.mp3 Show Notes corp.com is for sale CIA owned Crypto AG Comment on Twitter with the #osspodcast hashtag ...

February 24, 2020