NewsCast for Tuesday April 18th, 2017

Dallas Tornado Sirens Hijacked

• Tornado sirens in Dallas all simultaneously went off
• Suspected hijacking of the emergency system, lots of speculation of how th…

This week the Down the Security Rabbithole podcast hosts Sven Krasser of CrowdStrike. Sven is an actual machine learning data science expert (as opposed to an "expert") who has been dabbling in machi…

Pew Center Survey Finds Americans Lack Understanding of Cybersecurity Measures

• Most ‘typical’ users simply don’t understand security because it’s “magic” to them
• Basics must be understood by average…

This week, on the Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast, Michael and I are back with perennial favorite Shawn Tuma. Shawn, our legal eagle friend from Dallas, breaks down the latest issues that affect…

The Cost of Cybercrime - Let’s Take a Different Perspective

• Cybercrime is reported as a $450B drag on the economy; the absolute number sounds big
• The question to ask: “How big is the global economy?…

Check out episode 236 with Marie-Michelle Strah who is a repeat offender here on the podcast with her first appearance back in 2014 on Episode 122 ( http://podcast.wh1t3rabbit.net/dtsr-episode-122-en…

A Note on the Passing of a Legend

• Howard Schmidt passed away this week
• Long, distinguished career as one of the CISOs who “got it”
• He will be missed in government and private industry - he was on ou…

This week, the interview is extra special because we have a guest I've personally been following for a long while, and I finally got a chance to virtually sit down and talk through his considerable a…

This week, fresh on the close of RSA Conference 2017 James, Michael and I discuss the happenings of the conference, lessons, and features along with some inside anecdotes you won't get from anywhere …

This week, while the security world congregates at RSA Conference 2017 we present to you Neira Jones, discussing digital payments, fraud and the world of security as it applies to this domain. In a f…

It is that time of year of W-2 Scams

• There have been multiple reports of companies releasing W-2s through email scams.
• Link: http://cbs4indy.com/2017/01/31/scammer-gets-copy-of-w-2-form-for-every-s…

On this Down the Security Rabbithole podcast we're joined by Stephen A. Ridley & Jamison Utter (yes, again with this guy) for a discussion on the finer points of Internet of Things (IoT) security ...…

Hi friends! We're honored to be finalists for the Security Blogger Awards 2017 "Best Security Podcast" so if you listen, go vote for "Wh1t3Rabbit" (as we're labeled)

Link: https://devops.com/2017-soc…

This week, Paul Hershberger joins us to talk about taking a fresh look at endpoint security for the new year. Paul has some insights into balancing risk/usability and how some of the things you've he…

St. Jude, MedSec and the FDA

• FDA, St. Jude go through disclosure/fix cycle
• No mention of MedSec - interesting for discussion; did they have an impact?
• St. Jude does a fairly great job of notificatio…

Welcome to the first Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast episode of 2017!

We would like to kick off this year, and the run to episode 250 with an episode that dissects the facts from the fiction on …

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year everyone!

May your holidays be filled with joy, love and family. From Michael, James and myself we wish you the very best and a healthy, prosperous and fulfilling 20…

On this episode of Down the Security Rabbithole we tackle the question head on. Whose responsibility is security? Is it the end user who should be responsible for patching the devices they own? Is it…

Federal Government Disproves the Myth of Cyber Talent Shortage

• If the government can find and hire them - they exist
• What does that mean for the rest of us hiring?
• https://cio.gov/how-to-snag-talen…

This week, after a long wait, we have John Kindervag on the show! John talks us through the concept of "Zero Trust Security" and where and how it's implemented. It's a concept everyone should be fami…