Episodes
  • Greg Bell: Answer the question of "why?" [Open Source] [Career Notes]
    Nov 24 2024
    Enjoy this encore episode where we are joined by Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Corelight Greg Bell, as he describes the twists and turns of his career bringing him back to his childhood joy of computers. Working in a myriad of fields from human rights to Hollywood to writing a history of conspiracy belief before pivoting back to technology. Focusing on the relationships within the open source community, Greg works to change and improve the world through his mission-based organization. For those looking to begin their career in cyber, Greg offers that great mentorship and working for great organizations where you can soak in the culture are really important. And, we thank Greg for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Exposing AI's Achilles heel. [Research Saturday]
    Nov 23 2024
    This week, we are joined by Ami Luttwak, Co-Founder and CTO from Wiz, sharing their work on "Wiz Research Finds Critical NVIDIA AI Vulnerability Affecting Containers Using NVIDIA GPUs, Including Over 35 percent of Cloud Environments." A critical vulnerability in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit, widely used for GPU access in AI workloads, could allow attackers to escape containers and gain full access to host environments, jeopardizing sensitive data. Wiz estimates that at least 33% of cloud environments are affected and urges immediate updates to NVIDIA's patched version. This discovery highlights the broader issue of young, under-secured codebases in AI tools, emphasizing the need for stronger security measures and collaboration. The research can be found here: Wiz Research Finds Critical NVIDIA AI Vulnerability Affecting Containers Using NVIDIA GPUs, Including Over 35% of Cloud Environments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • A not so BASIC farewell .
    Nov 22 2024
    META details its efforts against pig butchering. The Salt Typhoon attack on major U.S. telecoms sparks interest from Congress. Microsoft dismantles 240 domains linked to the ONNX phishing-as-a-service platform. A major U.S. gambling and lottery provider suffers a cyberattack. Hackers exploit newly patched zero-days in Palo Alto Networks firewalls. Researchers say Fortinet VPN servers lack sufficient logging. A pilot program looks to improve security for small U.S. water utilities. Bitdefender warns of scammers using Black Friday-themed spam emails. Our guest is DataDome’s CEO and Co-founder, Benjamin Fabreto, discussing how "Fake Accounts Threaten Black Friday Gaming Sales." A fond farewell for a true cyber innovator. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest In advance of Black Friday shopping next week, our guest is DataDome’s CEO and Co-founder, Benjamin Fabreto discussing their team's work on "Fake Accounts Threaten Black Friday Gaming Sales." Selected Reading Meta cracks down on millions of accounts it tied to pig-butchering scams (CyberScoop) China’s Hacking Reached Deep Into U.S. Telecoms (New York Times) FCC leaders skirt call for wiretap security reform, hope to ‘go deeper’ on telecom breach briefings (NextGov) Microsoft disrupts ONNX phishing-as-a-service infrastructure (Bleeping Computer) Gambling and lottery giant disrupted by cyberattack, working to bring systems back online (The Record) Over 2,000 Palo Alto firewalls hacked using recently patched bugs (Bleeping Computer) Fortinet VPN design flaw hides successful brute-force attacks (Bleeping Computer) First Water Utilities Take Volunteer Cyber Help (The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy) Three-Quarters of Black Friday Spam Emails Identified as Scams (Infosecurity Magazine) Thomas E. Kurtz, a Creator of BASIC Computer Language, Dies at 96 (New York Times) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins

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