Former FBI Special Agent Chris Tarbell and ex-Anonymous/LulzSec blackhat hacker Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu) faced off as adversaries in cyberspace before becoming close friends and podcast co-hosts. Listen to Tarbell, co-founder of the elite cybersecurity firm NAXO, and Monsegur, a top network penetration tester and security engineer, break down the must-know cybersecurity news and topics of the week. You’ll walk away from each episode with unique perspectives on keeping your family, your company, and yourself safe from cyber attacks.
Thousands of Intelligence and Defense Employees Exposed, a Hacker Infects His Own Computer, Google Accuses Apple Employee of Not Reporting a Zero-day
This week on Hacker And The Fed new cyber security labels proposed by the US government could help us buy our new devices, an employee exposes thousands of intelligence and defense employees, Google may be restricting internet access to some employees to reduce their cyber attack risk, a hacker infects his own computer, and Google says an Apple employee found a zero-day but didn't report it, and we answer listener questions about our phones getting searched and email encryption.
Links from the episode:
White House teams with Amazon, Google and Qualcomm on cybersecurity labels for gadgets
Google exposes intelligence and defense employee names in VirusTotal leak
https://therecord.media/virustotal-user-email-addresses-leaked-google-military-intelligence
Google restricting internet access to some employees to reduce cyberattack risk
Black Hat Hacker Exposes Real Identity After Infecting Own Computer With Malware
IT Security Analyst Jailed for Impersonating as a Hacker in Own Company
https://cybersecuritynews.com/it-security-analyst-jailed/
Google says Apple employee found a zero-day but did not report it
https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/20/google-says-apple-employee-found-a-zero-day-but-did-not-report-it/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36803537
Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/microsoft-cybersecurity-analyst
Cybersecurity Expert Kevin David Mitnick died
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/kevin-mitnick-11371668
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