Thu, 28 January 2010
Episode 4 - Aurora BoarallofusIntroductions
Announcements, Gossip, and Smack Talk News and Other Items of Distraction Upcoming Features & Events Playing Your Part Introductions - Your co-hosts are Andy Willingham and Martin Fisher. - News analysis and general yankee-ness brought to you by Steve Ragan. - You can find out more about this motley crew at the website. Announcement, Gossip, and Smack Talk - Welcome again to Episode 4 of the SFS Podcast. Follow us on Twitter (@SFSPodcast) where we'll be tweeting about new episodes & interviews. - The podcast is intended to fill the gap between the technical podcasts on security and Security Now. We'll be focusing on operations, leadership, and news items that you may have missed the week before. - We want the podcast to be friendly, funny, and make it so you can listen to it with your kids in the car. Nothing against Pauldotcom and Exotic Liability (we listen to them too!) but we wanted to do something a little bit different... News and Other Items of Distraction - More on Google and Aurora
Google is using the Aurora issue as "justification" for keeping as much data as possible on us. And you wonder why Andy doesn't like Google. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/20/fleischer_google/ Microsoft knew about the vulnerability that Aurora exploited way back in August 2009. Were they irresponsible for not patching it already? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/22/aurora_exploit_known_months/ - Problems with Authentication AT&T sends users to others social media accounts. http://information-security-resources.com/2010/01/21/social-networks-logging-into-wrong-account/ All your passwords belong to us. I really hope you are more creative than this. http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201003/5124/Password-problems-back-in-the-spotlight-thanks-to-new-research - Social Media Woes Careful who you let "follow" you on social media sites http://www.computerforensicsdigest.com/215-twitter-comment-lands-british-man-in-jail.html Leadership Moment - Where does IS fit in your organization http://arstechnica.com/business/guides/2010/01/where-to-locate-the-is-security-function-and-how-to-manage-it.ars
- "Redneck Security Moment of the Month"
- The Atlanta Shmoopedition (Last Call For Riders!!!!).... Playing Your Part - Did you like the podcast? Great! Andy really wants a MBP17...no matter what he says to the contrary... - Did you not like the podcast? Tell us how we can do better by reaching out to us on the discussion boards. We'll read each one - we promise! |
Wed, 20 January 2010
Episode 3 - Third Time's the CharmI. Introductions II. Announcements, Gossip, and Smack Talk III. News and Other Items of Distraction IV. Redneck Security Story V. Upcoming Features and Events V. Playing Your Part I. Introductions - Your co-hosts are Andy Willingham and Martin Fisher. - News analysis and general yankee-ness brought to you by Steve Ragan. - You can find out more about this motley crew on The Staff page. II. Announcement, Gossip, and Smack Talk - Welcome to Episode 3 "Third Time's the Charm" of the SFS Podcast. We hope that we get all the post production kinks worked out - and if they aren't we're docking Martin's pay. We hope you have enjoyed the first few episodes and will continue to join us each week as we talk about Information Security from a uniquely southern perspective (with a little Yankee thrown in for balance). - Follow us on Twitter (@SFSPodcast) where we'll be tweeting about new episodes & interviews. - More fun interviews with real southern heroes is coming so stay tuned! - Check out the rest of the site: Discussions and feedback, the blog, III. News and Other Items of Distraction A). The latest on the Google (and many others) attack. 1. Insider threat? - http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201003/5098/Google-investigating-insider-threat-possibility 2. Bye Bye IE6? - http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201003/5096/Google-s-attack-causes-knee-jerk-reaction-from-Germany http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201003/5095/Germany-advises-against-using-Internet-Explorer B). Natural Disasters and Scams 1. Yele Haiti Foundation catches heat.- http://www.youtube.com/user/wyclef?blend=1&ob=4 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/15/AR2010011504024.html http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201002/5076/Think-before-you-donate-to-Haiti-or-any-other-cause 2. SEO by the bad guys - http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201002/5083/BlackHat-SEO-targeting-Haiti-related-searches IV. Redneck Security Story
Our first Redneck Security Story actually comes from a Yankee. At least he currently lives north of the Mason-Dixon line. Thanks to Alex Hutton for this story of Redneck security that just goes to prove "It's not where you live that determines the color of your neck". V. What's Next? 1. Atlanta Shmoopedition 2010 2. More Interviews with some of the brightest InfoSec professionals coming up. 3. Atlanta NAISG Feb 10, 2010 Sponsored by Barracuda 4. Send your written or recorded "Redneck Security Stories" (which Martin refers to as "Our Special RSS Feed"...) V. Playing Your Part - Did you like the podcast? Great! We like 20's and 50's with non-sequential serial numbers... - Did you not like the podcast? Tell us how we can do better by adding comments to the discussion boards. We'll read each one - we promise! |
Fri, 15 January 2010
Episode 2 - "Now With Improved Audio Quality!"I. IntroductionsII. Announcements, Gossip, and Smack Talk III. News and Other Items of Distraction IV. Interview with shrdlu... V. Playing Your Part I. Introductions - Your co-hosts are Andy Willingham and Martin Fisher. - News analysis and general yankee-ness brought to you by Steve Ragan. - You can find out more about this motley crew on The Staff page. II. Announcement, Gossip, and Smack Talk - Welcome to Episode 2 redux of the SFS Podcast. We re-released this episode due to audio quality issues. - Follow us on Twitter (@SFSPodcast) where we'll be tweeting about new episodes & interviews. - More fun interviews with real southern heroes is coming so stay tuned! - Check out the rest of the site: Discussions and feedback, the blog, III. News and Other Items of Distraction A.) Google reconsiders operations in China. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html Google is not happy with some things that have happened in China and may be packing their bags and leaving the country. B.) IT Job Satisfaction continues to drop. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/010610-surveys-it-job-satisfaction-plummets.html?fsrc=netflash-rss http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201002/5066/Forrester-says-technolo The economy is starting to pick up and some unhappy IT professionals are brushing off their resumes. Companies need to start (or step up) their monitoring of the IT staff just in case. IV. Interview with shrdlu
- We are excited to have the first interview with shrdlu on any podcast... - Note that the Skype connection had a couple of problems but the interview content is amazing and we think you'll enjoy it. V. Playing Your Part - Did you like the podcast? Great! We like 20's and 50's with non-sequential serial numbers... - Did you not like the podcast? Tell us how we can do better by adding comments below. We'll read each one - we promise!
Direct download: SFS_Podcast_Episode_2_-_With_Improved_Audio_Quality.mp3
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Wed, 6 January 2010
Episode 1 - Take 2I. IntroductionsII. Announcements, Gossip, and Smack Talk III. News and Other Items of Distraction IV. Upcoming Features & Events V. Playing Your Part I. Introductions - Your co-hosts are Andy Willingham and Martin Fisher. - News analysis and general yankee-ness brought to you by Steve Ragan. - You can find out more about this motley crew on The Staff page. II. Announcement, Gossip, and Smack Talk - Welcome to episode 1 Take 2 of the SFS Podcast. Follow us on Twitter (@SFSPodcast) where we'll be tweeting about new episodes & interviews. The original episode 1 ended up on the cutting room floor so we're back from the holiday break and trying it again. - The podcast is intended to fill the gap between the technical podcasts on security and Security Now. We'll be focusing on operations, leadership, and news items that you may have missed the week before. - We want the podcast to be friendly, funny, and make it so you can listen to it with your kids in the car. Nothing against Pauldotcom and Exotic Liability (we listen to them too!) but we wanted to do something a little bit different... - Check out the rest of the site: Discussions and feedback, the blog, III. News and Other Items of Distraction A. EMC/RSA acquires Archer Technologies to further their IT GRC offering. http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201001/5027/EMC-to-boost-GRC-with-Archer-purchase http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid14_gci1378096,00.htm http://blogs.csoonline.com/thoughts_on_emcs_acquisition_of_archer http://securosis.com/blog/rsa-archer B. Gartner buys Burton Group http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1272013 http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/05/research-consolidation-gartner-acquires-burton-group-for-56m-in-cash/ C. Kingston Recalls USB Flash Drives http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9143099/Kingston_recalls_some_USB_drives_due_to_security_flaw?source=rss_news http://erratasec.blogspot.com/2010/01/decrypting-usb-flash-drives-is-easy.html D. Predictions for 2010 This is where we jump on the prediction bandwagon and tell you your security future. Look into the crystal USB drive and give me your PII.
- Atlanta NAISG meeting is 01/13/09 - Details to be announced soon.
- "Redneck Security Moment of the Month" - The Atlanta Shmoobus.... - Interviews - We have our first interview lined up for the next episode and it promises to be a good one. We're not telling who it is yet (yes, we do know who it is) but it is someone that that you probably haven't heard interviewed on another podcast. At least not in a long time. V. Playing Your Part - Did you like the podcast? Great! We like 20's and 50's with non-sequential serial numbers... - Did you not like the podcast? Tell us how we can do better by adding comments below. We'll read each one - we promise! |