Hacking Humans

Are you who you say you are?

Bala Kumar of Jumio joins to discuss how travel companies can combat the exponential rise in fraud and ensure their traveler is who they say they are. Dave and Joe share some listener follow up, with…

00:49:09 | Thu 01 Jun 2023

passkey (noun) [Word Notes]

A passwordless authentication protocol based on the FIDO2 standard. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/passkey Audio reference link: Summers, J., 2023. Google Passkeys Have Ar…

00:07:28 | Tue 30 May 2023

catfish (noun) [Word Notes]

The practice of crafting a fake online persona for malicious purposes. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/catfish Audio reference link: netbunny, 2013. Catfish - The Movie - E…

00:07:03 | Tue 30 May 2023

Bringing in the human side of scamming.

Nick Percoco from Kraken sits down to discuss the human factor of crypto scams, including going over common red flags and what to do when a third party is exerting pressure that taps into a human emo…

01:06:28 | Thu 25 May 2023

QR code phishing (noun) [Word Notes]

A type of phishing attack that uses QR codes as the lure. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/qr-code-phishing Audio reference link: KNR, 2018. Batman The Dark Knight Joker bom…

00:07:59 | Tue 23 May 2023

Who says the perfect heist doesn't exist? [Hacking Humans Goes to the Movies]

Thanks for joining us again for another episode of fun project brought to you by the team of Hacking Humans, the CyberWire's social engineering podcast. Hacking Humans co-host Dave Bittner is joined …

00:22:26 | Sun 21 May 2023

Data privacy in a consumers world.

Our guest, Mark Kapczynski from OneRep, joins Dave to discuss what consumers should know about data privacy. Listener Jon writes in to the show with some follow-up with some thoughts on tap interface…

01:04:31 | Thu 18 May 2023

attribution (noun) [Word Notes]

Definition one: The recognition of a set of repeatable attack patterns across the intrusion kill chain. Definition two: Determining the responsibility for offensive cyber operations. CyberWire Glossa…

00:09:24 | Tue 16 May 2023

Remedies for infectious computers.

Our guest, CW Walker, Director of Security Product Strategy at SpyCloud, joins to discuss post-infection remediation and ransomware defense. Joe compliments one of his least favorite big tech compani…

00:57:19 | Thu 11 May 2023

spear phishing (noun) [Word Notes]

A type of cyber attack where an attacker sends a targeted and personalized email or other form of communication to a specific individual or a small group of individuals with the intention of tricking…

00:07:10 | Tue 09 May 2023

Encore: Human errors and why they're made.

Josh Yavor, CISO at Tessian, joins Dave to discuss a new report they released on cyber mistakes and why employees make them. Joe and Dave share a listener follow-up from Jon, who writes in about ment…

00:50:15 | Thu 04 May 2023

resiliency (noun) [Word Notes]

The ability to continuously deliver the intended outcome despite adverse cyber events. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/resiliency Audio reference link: Cameron, J., 1984. T…

00:07:06 | Tue 02 May 2023

Is the industry ready for AI?

This week, Carole Theriault, CW UK correspondent, sits down with Cisco Talos' Vanja Svacjer discussing if the security industry is ready for AI. Joe and Dave share some follow up regarding a new term…

00:42:21 | Thu 27 Apr 2023

Security Operations Center (SOC) (noun) [Word Notes]

A centralized facility or team responsible for monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents within an organization. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/gl…

00:07:57 | Tue 25 Apr 2023

Lazarus Group: Breaking down the evolution.

This week, our guests are Jean Lee and Geoff White from BBC and the Lazarus Heist talking about what is coming up in Season 2 of their show and how the Lazarus Group is evolving. Joe briefly discusse…

00:49:05 | Thu 20 Apr 2023

Hunt forward operations (noun) [Word Notes]

Defensive cyber operations carried out by U.S. Cyber Command's Cyber National Mission Force, CNMF at the request of allied nations. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/hunt-for…

00:06:01 | Tue 18 Apr 2023

Inside the history of a child hacker.

Paul Dant, Illumio's Senior Director for Cybersecurity Strategy and Research, is sharing how his history as a child hacker informed his thinking today. Joe and Dave share some listener follow up from…

00:46:25 | Thu 13 Apr 2023

Cyber gravity (noun) [Word Notes]

The invisible force that governs the movement of data across networks. Audio reference link: “Things to Come 1936 - HG Wells.” YouTube, YouTube, 28 Sept. 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atwfWEK…

00:08:14 | Tue 11 Apr 2023

As a scammer, sometimes you need to fake it till you make it. [Hacking Humans Goes to the Movies]