Episode 86 - The Oh So Christmas Special

This Week in InfoSec

With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account

16th December 1988: 25-year-old computer hacker Kevin Mitnick was charged for crimes including theft of software from DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), including VMS source code and allegedly causing $4 million in damages to DEC.

Ex-Computer Whiz Kid Held on New Fraud Counts

https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1471639991008825344

15th December 1994: Netscape Communications Corporation releases Netscape Navigator 1.0, the world’s first commercially developed web browser, although this particular version was free for non-commercial use.

15th December 1995: Developed by researchers at Digital Equipment Research Laboratories, the AltaVista search engine is launched. It was the first worldwide    web search service to gain significant popularity. One of the most popular search engines in the early world wide web, Google didn’t overtake AltaVista until 2001. AltaVista was eventually purchased by Yahoo! in 2003.

Rant of the Week (15:49)

Thom starts but quickly hands the baton Jav who takes a clear lead on this weeks rant... about Andy. This is Andy's response:

Songs that build up tension and stumble forward: Songs that skip a beat

Billy Big Balls of the Week (21:34)

National Lottery scratch card fraud: Men jailed over £4m jackpot claim

I talk about the time Thom went solo with (TL)2 ventures and highlights how going solo is a brave move for someone in a cushy CISO job. 

Industry News (28:23)

Hackers Target India’s Prime Minister

“Worst-Case Scenario” Log4j Exploits Travel the Globe

Christmas Payroll Fears After Ransomware Hits Software Provider

Grindr Fined €6.5m for Selling User Data Without Explicit Consent

Log4j Looms Large Over Patch Tuesday

France Orders Clearview AI to Delete Data

Regulator: Venues Must Protect User Privacy During #COVID19 Checks

All Change at the Top as New Ransomware Groups Emerge

US and Australia Enter CLOUD Act Agreement

Tweet of the Week ( 38:09)

https://twitter.com/GeekChickUK/status/541242616407687168?s=20

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