The 443 - Security Simplified

It’s been one year since episode #1 of The 443 – Security Simplified! On this week’s episode, celebrate the occasion by talking about some of our favorite topics from the last year. Before that though, we cover some news on new IoT security features and the latest in nation state attacks.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we sit down with biohacking pioneer Amal Graafstra to talk about implants, RFID technology, and the future of human/technology interaction.

It’s been about 6 months since we released our 2019 Security Predictions so this week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we re-visit them to see how we’ve done so far. We’ll cover which ones have been hits and which ones are on track complete with relevant news updates.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover the latest updates on the Baltimore ransomware attack and changes to Google Chrome’s extension library for advertisement blockers. Then, we dive in to the world of facial recognition technology including its uses, and privacy concerns.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover another busy week of news updates. We start with a critical vulnerability in some versions of Windows that could allow network worming. Then we follow up with the latest in a series of CPU vulnerabilities, what they are, why they matter, and what it means to you.

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. This last week was a busy week in cybersecurity with multiple interesting news topics. Instead of trying to pick just one to discuss, we decided to cover them all in a big news roundup episode! In this episode, we’ll cover a massive cryptocurrency heist, a citywide ransomware attack, a resolution to a 4 year old data breach, and a couple interesting topics involving Mozilla Firefox.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we start with a quick update on ShadowHammer, the supply chain attack against ASUS hardware. Following the update, we combine two of our favorite topics, video games and hacking! We’ll cover a few big hacks and attacks from the early days of video game history to present Mobile games and end with some tips to keep you safe as you game.

Have you ever wondered how website advertisements always seem to know what you plan on buying next? This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we dive in to the world of browser fingerprinting and data tracking to explain how advertisements always seem to know what you were just thinking about.

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. This week, we sit down with three members of the University of New Haven Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group to discuss their resent research into virtual reality application security. UNHcFREG recently discovered several vulnerabilities in the popular VR application BigRoom with results ranging from spying on users to code execution on the victim’s computer. We’ll chat with Dr. Ibrahim (Abe) Baggili, Martin Vondráček, and Peter Casey about this research project, and their thoughts on the future of VR and AR security. Dr. Ibrahim (Abe) Baggili is the Elder Family Endowed Chair of Computer Science & Cybersecurity at the Tagliatela College of Engineering, Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of New Haven, CT, specializing in Cybersecurity & Forensics. He serves as the Assistant Dean and is the founder of the University of New Haven’s Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group (UNHcFREG). Abe is also the former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (JDFSL). He received his BSc, MSc and PhD all from Purdue University where he worked as a researcher in CERIAS. Abe co-authored over 70 publications including books, peer reviewed articles, and conference papers and has received funding for his work from a variety of sources including the NSF, NSA, DHS and MITRE. Most recently, work with his students showed security issues in mobile social messaging applications that affect over 1 billion people worldwide they also found major Virtual Reality exploits that affect people globally. His research interests include cybersecurity and forensics from technical, social, and psychological perspectives. He has worked closely with law enforcement and private sector and has published work on real challenges facing cybercriminal investigators and has presented at a number of conferences worldwide. Abe’s work has also been featured in news outlets and on TV worldwide in over 20 languages. To learn more about Abe and his work you can visit http://www.baggili.com and http://www.unhcfreg.com. Martin Vondráček is an enthusiastic student researcher focused on cybersecurity and computer networks, currently (2019) pursuing his master's degree at the Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology (FIT BUT), Czech Republic. He has completed his Bachelor's degree with honors at the same university and has received several academic awards including dean's award and rector's award. Martin joined the Cyber Forensics Research & Education Group (UNHcFREG) and Virtual Reality Lab as a visiting scholar from the FIT BUT in 2018. During his studies at the FIT BUT, he collaborated with the Networks and Distributed Systems Research Group (NES@FIT). His previous research was focused on automation of Man-in-the-Middle attack on Wi-Fi networks. Martin has also participated in student exchange programs at the University of Malta and the University of South Wales. You can contact him at linkedin.com/in/vondracek-martin, find out more about his publicly available work at github.com/mvondracek, and follow him at twitter.com/VondracekMar. Peter Casey is a graduate researcher at the University of New Haven. He is a member of the Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group, Virtual Reality Lab, and the Hacking Team. While Peter is currently working towards his Master’s in Computer Sc...

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we have a very special episode for you. We sit down for an interview with Ricardo Arroyo, current Product Manager for WatchGuard Technologies and former employee of the NSA. You’ve already heard our views on government intelligence gathering and hacking operations so this week we’ll give you the other side from someone with first-hand experience.

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. We have another special episode this week coming from Manchester UK, where we sit down with Sr. Sales Engineer Martin Lethbridge to discuss the cyber threats that businesses are facing on this side of the pond. In the episode, we cover three main security concerns and how organizations across the world can combat them.

Today on The 443 – Security Simplified, we jump in to part two of our multi-part series on biohacking. In this episode, we focus on Grinders, the community of biohacker hobbyists that self-experiment with implants and chemicals to enhance their bodies and minds. We’ll cover a few notable individuals, some cool biohacks from the field, and safety concerns.

The WatchGuard Threat Lab just released our Internet Security Report for Q4 2018 which means this week we have a special edition of The 443 – Security Simplified! On today’s episode, we cover all of the stats and trends from the latest report along with some defensive tips to keep yourself safe from the most prolific and widespread attacks.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover the latest news including downtime for Facebook, a new IoT security bill making its way through congress, and the latest on nation-state hacking. Then, we begin the first of several episodes on the topic of biohacking. We start the series with a general overview of what biohacking is from cybernetic implants to DIY home-gene splicing. We’ll cover its origins, its future, and where it’s at right now with different subgroups of human biohacking. If there is a specific topic in biohacking that you would like us to cover in this series, reach out to us in the comments on Secplicity.org or on twitter at #The443Podcast.

While Marc is on vacation, and Corey left the cozy confines of our podcast booth in Seattle, and spoke with the folks at WatchGuard’s booth at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. They discussed the top security concerns and trends at the event, including: IoT, MFA and secure Wi-Fi.