Malicious Life by Cybereason tells the unknown stories of the history of cybersecurity, with comments and reflections by real hackers, security experts, journalists, and politicians.
What The LinkedIn Hack Taught Us About Storing Passwords
In June 2012, an anonymous hacker posted a list of 6.5 Million encrypted passwords belonging to LinkedIn users on a Russian hacker forum. It was soon discovered that these passwords were hashed using an outdated and vulnerable hashing algorithm - and were also unsalted. The lawsuits followed suit shortly… what is 'hashing' and 'salting', and can we trust big organizations to keep our secrets safe?
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Operation CuckooBees [ML B-Side]
Assaf Dahan, Threat Research Lead at Cybereason's Nocturnus team, describes a recently discovered cyber-espionage campaign targeting the Defense, Energy, Aerospace, Biotech and Pharma industries conducted by APT 41, AKA Winnti Group - a Chinese state-sponsored APT group known for its stealth and sophistication.
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How to Russia-Proof Your Democracy [ML B-Side]
In 2007, Estonia - then already a technologically advanced country - suffered a large-scale DDoS attack which crippled many organizations and digital services. Joseph Carson, a Security Scientist and an adviser to several governments and conferences, talks with Nate Nelson about the lessons learned from that event, and how Estonia became what he calls 'A Cloud Country'."
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Operation Sundevil and the Birth of the EFF
In May 1990, officials from several law enforcement agencies gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, to announce a nationwide crackdown on illegal computer activity. This massive operation, carried out by hundreds of Secret Service and FBI agents, was focused on a new type of crime: Hacking. Yet as Isaac Newton said, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, and the reaction to Operation Sundevil was the birth of a new power in the cybersphere: the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Op. Sundevil And The Birth of the EFF
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MITRE Attack Flow [ML B-Side]
The MITRE Attack Flow Project is essentially a new way to visualize, analyze and share knowledge about sequences of adversary behavior. Ingrid Skoog, Ass. Director of R&D at the Center for Threat-Informed Defense, and Israel Barak - Cybereason's CISO, spoke with Nate Nelson about the benefits of the MITRE Attack Flow project to defenders and executives alike.
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The Aaron Swartz Story
When 24-year-old Aaron Swartz was caught scraping millions of science articles off of JSTOR, he faced up to 35 years in prison plus a fine of up to 1 million dollars. Did Aaron's crime justify such a harsh punishment?
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The Russia-Ukraine Cyberwar [ML B-Side]
Before it invaded Ukraine, Russia was considered - and rightfully so - a cyber superpower. But a month and a half into the war, the lights in Ukraine are still on, as well as cellular communications and other important infrastructure. Lior Div (Cybereason's CEO), Yonatan Striem-Amit (CTO & Co-founder), and Sam Curry (CSO), talk about what we learned so far about the conflict - and what we might see in the future.
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Chris Roberts: Hackers on a Plane
When Chris Roberts landed at Syracuse, NY - two FBI agents were waiting to escort him off the airplane. Apparently, this wasn't the first time that the Gray Hat hacker was suspected of hacking into an aircraft's control system - WHILE IN FLIGHT. Is risking the lives of hundreds of passengers a price worth paying for uncovering major vulnerabilities in an aircraft's network?