Jim joins the Security Weekly crew to discuss all things supply chain! Given the recent events with XZ we still have many topics to explore, especially when it comes to practical advice surrounding supply chain threats.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-824
OWASP leaks resumes, defining different types of prompt injection, a secure design example in device-bound sessions, turning an ASVS requirement into practice, Ivanti has its 2000s-era Microsoft moment, HTTP/2 CONTINUATION flood, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-280
Dronepocalypse, Privacy, Microsoft, DLINK, Home Depot, Phishing, NIST, VenomRat, Josh Marpet, and more, are on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-376
We look into the supply chain saga of the XZ Utils backdoor. It's a wild story of a carefully planned long con to add malicious code to a commonly used package that many SSH connections rely on. It hits themes from social engineering and abuse of trust to obscuring the changes and suppressing warnings. It also has a few lessons about software development, the social and economic dynamics of open source, and strategies for patching software.
It's an exciting topic partially because so much other appsec is boring. And that boring stuff is important to get right first. We also talk about what parts of this that orgs should be worried about and what types of threats they should be prioritizing instead.
Segment Resources:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-280
In this discussion, we focus on vendor/tool challenges in infosec, from a security leader's perspective. To quote our guest, Ross, "running a security program is often confused with shopping". You can't buy an effective security program any more than you can buy respect, or a black belt in kung fu (there might be holes in these examples, but you hopefully get the point). In fact, buying too much can often create more problems than it solves, especially if you're struggling to fill your staffing needs.
In part 2 of this 2-part episode, we'll discuss:
- The pros and cons of buying from different types of companies
- Who to look to for product recommendations
- Is making a plan to "ditch before you hitch" a good or bad idea?
- What to do when you inherit a mess
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-345
In this discussion, we focus on vendor/tool challenges in infosec, from a security leader's perspective. To quote our guest, Ross, "running a security program is often confused with shopping". You can't buy an effective security program any more than you can buy respect, or a black belt in kung fu (there might be holes in these examples, but you hopefully get the point). In fact, buying too much can often create more problems than it solves, especially if you're struggling to fill your staffing needs.
In part 1 of this 2-part episode, we'll discuss:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-345
SEXi, AI Dreams, Powerhost, Acuity, Layerslider, JSOutProx, Byakugan, Josh Marpet, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-375
As we near RSA conference season, tons of security startups are coming out of stealth! The RSA Innovation Sandbox has also announced the top 10 finalists, also highlighting early stage startups that will be at the show.
In this week's news segment,
By the way, the thumbnail is a reference to the xz backdoor link we include in the show notes: https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/technologist-vs-spy-the-xz-backdoor
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-356
NVD checked out, then they came back? Maybe?
Should the xz backdoor be treated as a vulnerability?
Is scan-driven vulnerability management obsolete when it comes to alerting on emerging threats?
What were some of the takeaways from the first-ever VulnCon?
EPSS is featured in over 100 security products, but is it properly supported by those that benefit from it?
How long do defenders have from the moment a vulnerability is disclosed to patch or mitigate it before working exploits are ready and in the wild?
There's SO much going on in the vulnerability management space, but we'll try to get to the bottom of some of in in this episode. In this interview, we talk to Patrick Garrity about the messy state of vulnerability management and how to get it back on the rails.
Segment Resources:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-356
pfSense switches to Linux (April Fools?), Flipper panic in Oz, Tales from the Krypt, Funding to secure the Internet, Abusing SSH on Windows, Blinding EDR, more hotel hacking, Quantum Bleed, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-823
As most of you have probably heard there was a scary supply chain attack against the open source compression software called "xz". The security weekly hosts will break down all the details and provide valuable insights.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-823
The OWASP Top 10 gets its first update after a year, Metasploit gets its first rewrite (but it's still in Perl), PHP adds support for prepared statements, RSA Conference puts passwords on notice while patching remains hard, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-279
Lena, XZ, WallEscape, AT&T, OWASP, Google, Microsoft, AI, Josh Marpet, and more, on this Edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-374
Sometimes infosec problems can be summarized succinctly, like "patching is hard". Sometimes a succinct summary sounds convincing, but is based on old data, irrelevant data, or made up data. Adrian Sanabria walks through some of the archeological work he's done to dig up the source of some myths. We talk about some of our favorite (as in most disliked) myths to point out how oversimplified slogans and oversimplified threat models lead to bad advice -- and why bad advice can make users less secure.
Segment resources:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-279
Harold Rivas has held multiple CISO roles. In his current CISO role, he's championing Trellix's overall mission to address the issues CISOs face every day, encouraging information sharing and collaborative discussions among the CISO community to help address challenges and solve real problems together - part of this is through Trellix's Mind of the CISO Initiative and the Trellix CISO Council. In this interview, we do a little CISO soul-searching. Harold will bring insights from the initiative to cover some of the top challenges CISOs face in this ever-evolving role, including:
and more! If you're a CISO or want to be a CISO, don't miss this episode.
Segment Resources: https://www.trellix.com/blogs/perspectives/introducing-trellixs-mind-of-the-ciso-initiative/ https://www.trellix.com/solutions/mind-of-the-ciso-report/ https://www.trellix.com/solutions/mind-of-the-ciso-behind-the-breach/
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-344
In the leadership and communications section, The Strategic Implications of Cybersecurity: A C-Level Perspective, Leadership Misconceptions That Hinder Your Success , "Mastering Communication: Lessons from Two Years of Learning", and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-344
AI Dreams of Electric Sheep, Exchange, Darcula, NuGet, Rockwell, FTX, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-373
This week, in the enterprise security news:
All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-355
Many years ago, I fielded a survey focused on the culture of cybersecurity. One of the questions asked what initially drew folks to cybersecurity as a career. The most common response was a deep sense of curiosity. Throughout my career, I noticed another major factor in folks that brought a lot of value to security teams: diversity.
Diversity of people, diversity of background, and diversity of experience. I've seen auto mechanics, biologists, and finance experts bring the most interesting insights and forehead-slapping observations to the table. I think part of the reason diversity is so necessary is that security itself is incredibly broad. It covers everything that technology, processes, and people touch. As such, cybersecurity workers need to have a similarly broad skillsets and background.
Today, we talk to someone that embodies both this non-typical cybersecurity background and sense of curiosity - Clea Ostendorf. We'll discuss:
Segment Resources:
Evolving Threats from Within - Insights from the 2024 Code42 Data Exposure Report
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-355
The PSW crew discusses some crypto topics, such as post-quantum and GoFetch, new Flipper Zero projects, RFID hacking and hotel locks, BlueDucky, side channel attacks and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-822
Jason Healey comes on the show to discuss new ideas on whether the new national cybersecurity strategy is working.
Segment Resources:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-822
Patrick Stewart, Colorama, Strelastealer, CVSS scores, CHUDS, Josh Marpet, and more, on this Edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-372
With hundreds or thousands of SaaS apps to secure with no traditional perimeter, Identity becomes the focal point for SaaS Security in the modern enterprise. Yet with Shadow IT, now recast as Business-Led IT, quickly becoming normal practice, it’s more complicated than trying to centralize all identities with an Identity Provider (IdP) for Single Sign-On (SSO). So the question becomes, “How do you enable the business while still providing security oversight and governance?”
This segment is sponsored by Savvy. Visit https://securityweekly.com/savvy to learn more about them!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-343
The GoFetch side channel in Apple CPUs, OpenSSF's plan for secure software developer education, fuzzing vs. formal verification as a security strategy, hard problems in InfoSec (and AppSec), and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-278
In the leadership and communications section, The CISO Role Is Changing. Can CISOs Themselves Keep Up? , Why do 60% of SEC Cybersecurity Filings Omit CSO, CISO Info?, How Co-Leaders Succeed, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-343