This Cyber Security podcast is intended to help people better protect themselves from Cyber criminals by offering quick tips, hacking news summaries and interviews with industry professionals. USB our Guest is the cyber security podcast you have been looking for. Offering quick tips and attack overviews 5-10 minutes in length intended to help people better protect themselves from Cyber criminals and 1-2hr interviews with industry professionals. From 2FA to Zero-Days and everything in between ...
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Today's episode is a little different. We have the opportunity to speak to the host of ITPodcast.Club, available on major podcasting platforms and who is in their last year of university. This episode is a bit longer around 30 minutes, but Alwin and I talk about a few topics including, paid and free learning resources, how we learn, entry level wor…
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Interviewing industry Professional Anyascii
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Hello and welcome back to USB our Guest, Cyber Security tips. I’m Theo, here to help you break down cyber security news and hacks and how they affect you. However, today I am interviewing Anyaacii a Linux in HPC Administrator. We recorded the interview in an open discord voice channel with video while monitoring chat with Text-to-speech developed b…
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Interviewing Industry Professional Tech Penguin
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Another interview! Yup! Today I am interviewing Tech Penguin who is a Senior Penetration Tester in the Netherlands. We recorded the interview in an open discord voice channel with video while monitoring chat with Text-to-speech developed by Security_Live. The Tech Penguin has 5 years experience as a penetration tester and a different entry to the C…
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Interviewing Managed Web Hosting CEO and CTO FullStackLive/The Monospace Mentor
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Today I am interviewing The MonoSpace Mentor, CEO and CTO of their own managed web hosting business. We recorded the interview in an open discord voice channel with video while monitoring chat with Text-to-speech developed by Security_Live. The MonoSpace mentor has a wealth of life experience that I will attempt to draw on. From early beginnings, g…
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Interviewing with L3 System Administrator Tegora
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Today I am interviewing Tegora, an L3 System Administrator & Senior Technical Leader with technical responsibilities for Networking/Linux/HPC. We recorded the interview in an open discord voice channel with video while monitoring chat with Text-to-speech developed by Security_Live. While this time I had his volume level closer to mine, the music wa…
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Interviewing Cyber Security Threat Analyst, Security Operations Lead and Lead Pentester, Zoogs
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Hello and welcome back to USB our Guest, Cyber Security tips. I’m Theo, here to help you break down cyber security news and hacks and how they affect you. However, today I am interviewing Zoogs. He has been in the industry for a bit now and I wanted to pick his brain on a variety of topics. We decided to record this live on twitch with chat using t…
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Phishing Myself... Repeatedly or I'll click on that...
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In this video Episode of USB our Guest, I Phish myself Repeatedly. Today I wanted to do something a little different and something I've wanted to do for a while. I'm getting phished, repeatedly. I'm going to show you multiple legitimate login screens next to spoofed login screens that actually steal credentials. We're gonna talk about when and wher…
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LastPass Breach or Developers are the worst....
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This episode cover the LastPass breach that occurred in August. Links to the LastPass blog and articles referenced in the show are below. You can also find me on twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/b7h30. [LastPass - Notice of Recent Security Incident](https://blog.lastpass.com/2022/08/notice-of-recent-security-incident/) [Explore how LastPass keeps yo…
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Russia / Ukraine Cyber War discussion with Stefan from Tech Hatters
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I sit down with Stefan from the Tech Hatters Discord for a discussion on the Russia / Ukraine Cyber War. Stefan is a University student working in the industry. Please see all the links for all the articles we discussed below. Feel free to run all the links provided below through VirusTotal to ensure safe to click. I do not suggest using the 1920.i…
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Log4shell, Log4j exploit or Log4what, is that a new crossfit trend?
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Today’s episode covers the vulnerability affecting Java logging package, Log4j. This episode took a little longer to make than expected due to its complexity. Please see links below used to create the episode. TryHackMe’s Solar, exploiting log4j https://tryhackme.com/room/solar The Log4J Vulnerability Will Haunt the Internet for Years https://www.w…
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Twitch Gets Hacked or Source Code! Get your Source Code here!
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Today's episode covers the recent Twitch hack. yikes. The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-entirety-of-twitch-has-reportedly-been-leaked/ A Devastating Twitch Hack Sends Streamers Reeling - https://www.wired.com/story/devastating-twitch-hack-sends-streamers-reeling/ Twitch confirms it was ha…
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EA Hack or The bad guys forgot to do something...
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This episode is about the recent EA/Electronic Arts hack that occurred on June 6th. TL:DR/L - only download from Legit game retailers. Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA - https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5xpx/hackers-steal-data-electronic-arts-ea-fifa-source-code Hackers leak full EA data after failed extortion attempt - https://ther…
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Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack or Backup, Shmackup...
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Today’s episode is about the Ransomware attack that occurred on May 7th that forced Colonial Pipeline to shut down its operations. A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang - https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/a-closer-look-at-the-darkside-ransomware-gang/#more-55529 Colonial Pipeline attack: Everything you need to know- https://www.zdnet.com/…
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The FBI is remotely hacking hundreds of servers or Why Hello, I didn’t see you there...
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Today’s episode covers the FBI’s Unprecedented helpful remote hacking of Hafnium infected servers. The FBI is remotely hacking hundreds of computers to protect them from Hafnium- https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/13/22382821/fbi-doj-hafnium-remote-access-removal-hack The FBI got a court order to delete backdoors from hacked Exchange servers- https://…
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Gamers, Modders and RATs and Take your negative K/D like we all have
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Today's episode is about cheaters or modders getting infected with RAT’s or a Remote Access Trojans. Tech Republic - Malicious attack now targeting video gamers and modders https://www.techrepublic.com/article/malicious-attack-now-targeting-video-gamers-and-modders/ Cisco Talos - Cheating the cheater: How adversaries are using backdoored video game…
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RAT's or Remote Access Trojans and Stop Clicking Links from your Moms
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Today’s episode covers RATs or Remote Access Trojans. There is a great article on DarkReading that gives an overview of what RATs do and I’ll include it in the show notes. In This episode we will cover What are RATs, how do they find their way on your computer, what they do when they find themselves on there and what you can do to protect your devi…
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Today’s episode covers the Microsoft Server Exchange Hack. So disclaimer here, this is a fairly technical hack. The purpose of this episode is to give you a high level overview of the hack, a timeline, who is responsible and what to do? Krebs on Security - At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft’s Email Software - htt…
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Silver Sparrow as discovered by Red Canary RedCanary's silver sparrow discovery - https://redcanary.com/blog/clipping-silver-sparrows-wings/ Computer world - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3609611/30k-macs-infected-with-silver-sparrow-virus-m1-mac-ssd-health.html MITRE|ATT&CK - LaunchAgents - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/001/ Cy…
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Hello and welcome back to USB our Guest Cyber Security tips. Today's episode is about CD Projekt Red's CyberPunk2077 Breach. Spoiler, they tell hackers 'no thank you' to ransom demands and restore from backup. Wired article https://www.wired.com/story/cd-projekt-red-ransomware-hack-cyberpunk-2077-source-code/ knowbe4 blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/c…
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Today's episode covers Zero Days. What are they, why you should know about them and what you should do when you hear about them.Recent Windows Zero day - https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/microsoft-fixes-windows-zero-day-in-patch-tuesday-rollout/d/d-id/1340114FireEye Zero-Day definition - https://www.fireeye.com/current-threats/…
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Today's topic is Coronavirus Phishing Scams.https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/06/help-covid-19-contact-tracers-not-scammers https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/04/coronavirus-stimulus-payment-scams-what-you-need-know https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/covid-19-vaccin…
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This episode is about Software Updates and why they are important to install asap. Norton anti-virus article mentioned in the episode. https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-how-to-the-importance-of-general-software-updates-and-patches.html WannaCrypt/WannaCry wiki-pedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WannaCry_ransomware_attack…
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This episode covers Shodan.io the search engine for the Internet of Things. Please see the website https://danielmiessler.com/study/shodan/ for the Shodan tutorial mentioned in the show. Support the podcast by shopping on Amazon through the following link amzn.to/34lCFzX
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Today's episode covers the website https://haveibeenpwned.com Troy hunt created haveibeenpwned.com with the simple idea that there should be place for you to find out if your credentials have been stolen. visit haveibeenpwned.com to easily search breaches with your email address or browse breaches
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Today's episode is about whaling. What is it and what can you do to thwart an attack. There is a great article on Rapid7's Blog on whaling. Find it here. https://www.rapid7.com/fundamentals/whaling-phishing-attacks/ . As mentioned at the end of the podcast, I wanted to try something a little different. For a chance to win a $10 Amazon Gift card, se…
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Today's Episode covers Backups. What are backups, why you should use them and how to do them. Find the PC mag article referenced in the podcast at https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-beginners-guide-to-pc-backup Find the Microsoft support article referenced in the podcast at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027408/windows-10-backup-and-restore …
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Today's Episode covers Ransomware. What is it and how can you protect yourself from it. Find the knowbe4 article we referenced in the show at https://www.knowbe4.com/ransomware . Find the Sophos article I referenced at the end of the episode at https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/09/17/maze-attackers-adopt-ragnar-locker-virtual-machine-technique/ Su…
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We cover some password best practices in this flash briefing Support the podcast by shopping on Amazon through the following link amzn.to/34lCFzX
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Today's episode cover tips to keep you safe from a SMiShing attack. From the Norton Website. What is Smishing and how to protect yourself from an attack? https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-emerging-threats-what-is-smishing.html
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In this episode we explain what exactly is spear phishing. KnowBe4 website https://www.knowbe4.com/spear-phishing/
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This episode is about Phishing and how to avoid being phished From the FTC website - How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Scams https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams
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In this Flash Briefing we cover Virtual Private Networks or VPN's PC Mag - The Best VPN services for 2019 https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/296955/the-best-vpn-services
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In this episode we cover warnings and suggestions when using public Wi-Fi Norton website - The Risks of public Wi-Fi https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-privacy-risks-of-public-wi-fi.html
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This Flash Briefing is about Utility Company Scam Calls. Federal Trade Commission website - Empower yourself against utility scams - by Lisa Lake https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/09/empower-yourself-against-utility-scams Federal Trade Commission Complaint Assistant https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1…
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Social Security Administration RoboCall Scams
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Tips to avoid being scammed by a SSA RoboCall Federal Trade Commission - Getting Calls from the SSA? https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/03/getting-calls-ssa
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Tips to help avoid being scammed by a Credit Card RoboCall. FCC robo-calls website https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/stop-unwanted-robocalls-and-texts
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Today's tip is about the Hacking Humans podcast by Cyberwire with Dave Bitner and Joe Carrigan. Hacking Humans podcast by Cyberwire with Dave Bitner and Joe Carrigan https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/hacking-humans.html CyberWire https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/daily-podcast.html
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knowbe4 blog web address as referred to in this episode https://blog.knowbe4.com/
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In this episode we explain how to use the VirusTotal website to help protect your computer from viruses. Virus Total virustotal.com
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Two-Factor Authentication: What is it and why do I need it to stay safe online? https://blog.trendmicro.com/two-factor-authentication-what-is-it-and-why-do-i-need-it-to-stay-safe-online/ Google Authenticator Apple https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-authenticator/id388497605 Microsoft Authenticator https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/account/authentic…
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THE 4 BEST PASSWORD MANAGERS TO SECURE YOUR DIGITAL LIFE https://www.wired.com/story/best-password-managers/ 1Password https://1password.com/ dashlane https://www.dashlane.com/ LastPass https://www.lastpass.com/hp Keep PassXC https://keepassxc.org/
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In this Flash Briefing we cover tips for creating secure passwords from the experts at knowbe4.com Use the website https://howsecureismypassword.net/ to check how strong your password is
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Never plug a USB flash drive into your computer that is not your own. Malicious Code could be saved on the flash drive and programmed to run keyloggers or backdoors when plugged in. Some of these devices appear to be USB flash drives but instead are microcontrollers designed to run files or control you computer without your permission. As a best pr…
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