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* There was an issue with the Marriott website that exposed reservations and payment information. It’s now been fixed

* Police are now using a new radar to see into peoples’ homes without a warrant

* Security budgets are reportedly going up due to the mega-breaches in 2014



* Also leading to higher pay for CIOs

* Anecdotally, I’d say it’s a pretty good time to be in infosec


* A new security startup, PFP Cybersecurity, uses power consumption to detect malware



* Meant initially to be used for SCADA type systems


* The US hacked North Korean computers back in 2010



* This is reportedly the reasons we were so sure they hacked Sony

* Recently leaked documents from Snowden show heavy offense


* Snowden recently talked to Schneier at Harvard about a number of things



* The NSA is becoming increasingly offensively oriented vs. defensive

* The NSA supposedly uses compromised systems as jump points

* Snowden said most NSA hackers are junior enlisted with limited skills


* Russia reportedly hacking for geopolitical gain, not just money

* Millions of gas stations could be at risk of shutdown



* The Automated Tank Gauges can be remotely accessed by attackers

* Could be manipulated to cause alerts

* Potentially could be used to stop the flow of fuel


* Microsoft gave Charlie Hebdo data to FBI in 45 minutes

* Starwood hack based on bad passwords



* Bad passwords, password re-use, and a brute forcing tool

* Account harvesting is rough: user enumeration, weak passwords, and lack of account lockout


* Flash has another major exploit. Update your stuff.

* People continue to be worried that the President’s crackdown on hackers could hurt security professionals



* Congress is meeting on the 27th of January to discuss breach notification


* The wireless in around 2 million cars is highly vulnerable to attack

* A polish company has created Mouse-Box, which is an entire computer inside of a mouse enclosure



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Notes



* Sorry about the noise part way through. My girl walked in and started unpacking groceries. But when I say one take, I mean one take.

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* There was an issue with the Marriott website that exposed reservations and payment information. It&#8217;s now been fixed 
* Police are now using a new radar to see into peoples&#8217; homes without a warrant 
* Security budgets are reportedly going up due to the mega-breaches in 2014 
 
 
* Also leading to higher pay for CIOs 
* Anecdotally, I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s a pretty good time to be in infosec 
 
* A new security startup, PFP Cybersecurity, uses power consumption to detect malware 
 
 
* Meant initially to be used for SCADA type systems 
 
* The US hacked North Korean computers back in 2010 
 
 
* This is reportedly the reasons we were so sure they hacked Sony 
* Recently leaked documents from Snowden show heavy offense 
 
* Snowden recently talked to Schneier at Harvard about a number of things 
 
 
* The NSA is becoming increasingly offensively oriented vs. defensive 
* The NSA supposedly uses compromised systems as jump points 
* Snowden said most NSA hackers are junior enlisted with limited skills 
 
* Russia reportedly hacking for geopolitical gain, not just money 
* Millions of gas stations could be at risk of shutdown 
 
 
* The Automated Tank Gauges can be remotely accessed by attackers 
* Could be manipulated to cause alerts 
* Potentially could be used to stop the flow of fuel 
 
* Microsoft gave Charlie Hebdo data to FBI in 45 minutes 
* Starwood hack based on bad passwords 
 
 
* Bad passwords, password re-use, and a brute forcing tool 
* Account harvesting is rough: user enumeration, weak passwords, and lack of account lockout 
 
* Flash has another major exploit. Update your stuff. 
* People continue to be worried that the President&#8217;s crackdown on hackers could hurt security professionals 
 
 
* Congress is meeting on the 27th of January to discuss breach notification 
 
* The wireless in around 2 million cars is highly vulnerable to attack 
* A polish company has created Mouse-Box, which is an entire computer inside of a mouse enclosure 
 
 
END CONTENT 
 
Play Podcast 
 
Notes 
 
 
* Sorry about the noise part way through. My girl walked in and started unpacking groceries. But when I say one take, I mean one take.

Unsupervised Learning is a Security, AI, and Meaning-focused podcast that looks at how best to thrive as humans in a post-AI world. It combines original ideas, analysis, and mental models to bring not just the news, but why it matters and how to respond.

Unsupervised Learning is a Security, AI, and Meaning-focused podcast that looks at how best to thrive as humans in a post-AI world. It combines original ideas, analysis, and mental models to bring not just the news, but why it matters and how to respond.

Exploring the fascinating intersection of security, technology, and humans.

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