Ransomware

Josh and Kurt talk about the weird world we live in how where we can’t control a lot of our hardware. We don’t really have control over most devices we interact with on a daily basis. The conversation shifts into a question of how can we decide what to trust and where. It’s a very strange problem we experience now. https://traffic.libsyn.com/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_393_Can_you_secure_something_you_dont_own.mp3 Show Notes Boots theory MGM cybersecurity issue shuts down slot machines and ATMs in Las Vegas casinos New York Fire Department Forcible Entry Reference Guide Request for Information on Open-Source Software Security: Areas of Long-Term Focus and Prioritization

Josh and Kurt talk about why it seems like the world of ransomware has gotten out of control in the last few weeks. Every day there’s some new and more bizarre ransomware story than we had yesterday. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_275_What_in_the_is_going_on_with_ransomware.mp3 Show Notes Spurious Correlations Ransom recovered Adam Shostack Ransomware is not the problem Latvian Woman charged for writing ransomware

Josh and Kurt talk with Dave Jevans CEO of CipherTrace and chairman of the anti-phishing working group about the challenges of keeping track of cryptocurrency in the modern age. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_260_Dave_Jevans_tells_us_what_CipherTrace_is_up_to.mp3 Show Notes Dave’s Twitter CipherTrace Anti Phishing Working Group