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BrakeSec Education Podcast

A podcast about the world of Cybersecurity, Privacy, Compliance, and Regulatory issues that arise in today's workplace. Co-hosts Bryan Brake, Brian Boettcher, and Amanda Berlin teach concepts that aspiring Information Security professionals need to know, or refresh the memories of seasoned veterans.

Jul 17 2025 | 01:48:38

Youtube Video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHPvGVfPgjI

 


Jay Beale is a principal security consultant and CEO/CTO for InGuardians. He is the architect of multiple open source projects, including the Peirates attack tool for Kubernetes (in Kali Linux), the Bustakube CTF Kubernetes cluster, and Bastille Linux. Jay created and leads the Kubernetes CTF at DEF CON and previously helped in the Kubernetes project's Security efforts. He's co-written eight books and given many public talks at Black Hat, DEF CON, RSA, CanSecWest, Blue Hat, ToorCon, DerbyCon, WWHF, HushCon and others. He teaches the highly-rated Black Hat class, "Attacking and Protecting Kubernetes, Linux, and Containers." He has served on the review board of the O'Reilly Security Conference, the board of Mitre's CVE-related Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language, and been a member of the HoneyNet project. He's briefed both Congress and the White House. 

Questions and topics: (please feel free to update or make comments for clarifications)
* Kubernetes vs. Docker vs. LXC vs. VMs - why did you settle on K8s?
* What's new with k8s? Version 1.33? Do you always implement the latest version in your CTF, or something that is deliberately vulnerable? (https://www.loft.sh/blog/kubernetes-v-1-33-key-features-updates-and-what-you-need-to-know)
* When you are making a CTF, what's your methodology? Threat model then verify? Code review? Github pull requests?
* Story time; Not the first year you've done this(?), have participants ever surprised you finding something you didn't expect? 
* If I'm running K8s at my workplace, what should be bare minimum k8s security I should implement? Any security controls that I should implement that might cause performance or are 'nice-to-have' but may run counter to how orgs use k8s that I should be concerned about implementing? 

 


Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?):
https://kubernetes.io/ 
DEF CON Kubernetes CTF: https://containersecurityctf.com/ 
Black Hat training:  https://www.blackhat.com/us-25/training/schedule/index.html#0-day-unnecessary-attacking-and-protecting-kubernetes-linux-and-containers-45335 
https://www.bustakube.com/ 
https://github.com/inguardians/peirates 
Rory McCune's blog: https://raesene.github.io/ 
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/production-kubernetes/9781492092292/  - O'Reilly book: Production Kubernetes

 


Show points of Contact:
Amanda Berlin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaberlin/
Brian Boettcher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bboettcher96/ 
Bryan Brake: https://linkedin.com/in/brakeb 
Brakesec Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com
Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@brakeseced
Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/brakesec

Apr 22 2025 | 01:37:26

Guest Info:

  • Name:       Bronwen Aker

  • Contact Information (N/A): https://br0nw3n.com/ 

  • Time Zone(s): Pacific, Central, Eastern

 

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Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed on this program are solely the views of the individuals involved and by no means represent absolute facts. Opinions expressed by the host and guests can change at any time based on new information and experiences, and do not represent views of past, present, or future employers.

 

Recorded: https://youtube.com/live/guhM8v8Irmo?feature=share 

 

Show Topic Summary: By harnessing AI, we can assist in being proactive in discovering evolving threats, safeguard sensitive data, analyze data, and create smarter defenses. This week, we'll be joined by Bronwen Aker, who will share invaluable insights on creating a local AI tailored to your unique needs. Get ready to embrace innovation, transform your work life, and contribute to a safer digital world with the power of artificial intelligence! (heh, I wrote this with the help of AI…)



Questions and topics: (please feel free to update or make comments for clarifications)

  1. Things that concern Bronwen about AI: (https://br0nw3n.com/2023/12/why-i-am-and-am-not-afraid-of-ai/)
    Data Amplification: Generative AI models require vast amounts of data for training, leading to increased data collection and storage. This amplifies the risk of unauthorized access or data breaches, further compromising personal information.

  2. Data Inference: LLMs can deduce sensitive information even when not explicitly provided. They may inadvertently disclose private details by generating contextually relevant content, infringing on individuals' privacy.

  3. Deepfakes and Misinformation: Generative AI can generate convincing deepfake content, such as videos or audio recordings, which can be used maliciously to manipulate public perception or deceive individuals. (Elections, anyone?)

  4. Bias and Discrimination: LLMs may inherit biases present in their training data, perpetuating discrimination and privacy violations when generating content that reflects societal biases.

  5. Surveillance and Profiling: The utilization of LLMs for surveillance purposes, combined with big data analytics, can lead to extensive profiling of individuals, impacting their privacy and civil liberties.

  6. Setting up a local LLM? CPU models vs. gpu models
    pros/cons? Benefits?

  7. What can people do if they lack local resources?
    Cloud instances? Ec2? Digital Ocean? Use a smaller model?

  8. https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/12/ai_code_suggestions_sabotage_supply_chain/ 

  • AI coding assets are hallucinating package names

  • 5.2 percent of package suggestions from commercial models didn't exist, compared to 21.7 percent from open source or openly available models

  • Attackers can then create malicious packages matching the invented name, some are quite convincing with READMEs, fake github repos, even blog posts

  • An evolution of typosquatting named "slopsquating" by Seth Michael Larson of Python Software Foundation

  • Threat actor "_Iain" posted instructions and videos using AI for mass-generated fake packages from creation to exploitation

 

Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?):

  1. https://www.reddit.com/r/machinelearningnews/s/HDHlwHtK7U

  2. https://br0nw3n.com/2024/06/llms-and-prompt-engineering/ - Prompt Engineering talk

  3. https://br0nw3n.com/wp-content/uploads/LLM-Prompt-Engineering-LayerOne-May-2024.pdf (slides)

  4. Daniel Meissler 'Fabric' - https://github.com/danielmiessler/fabric

Apr 02 2025 | 01:16:45

Mar 24 2025 | 01:12:38

Check out the BrakeSecEd Twitch at https://twitch.tv/brakesec
Join the Discord! https://bit.ly/brakesecDiscord
Questions and topics: (please feel free to update or make comments for clarifications) * https://techoreon.com/http-flaw-in-apple-passwords-left-iphones-vulnerable/ * https://darkmarc.substack.com/p/attackers-dont-need-exploits-when * https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/129713/the-browser-is-riddled-with-bugs-2025-may-squash-them/ * https://medium.com/@vanvleet/compound-probability-you-dont-need-100-coverage-to-win-a2e650da21a4 (interesting article on quantifying attack risk by your coverage in MITRE) * https://www.promptfoo.dev/blog/agent-security/ * https://www.socvel.com/quiz/ - 20March2025 edition! * https://secureannex.com/blog/buying-browser-extensions/ - interesting article about browser extensions * https://gist.github.com/c0m4r/45e15fc1ec13c544393feafca30e74de?permalink_comment_id=5298117#gistcomment-5298117 * https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/-particle-chrome-extension-sold-to-new-dev-who-immediately-turns-it-into-adware/ * https://arealsociety.substack.com/p/you-can-just-take-things-cyber-letters?r=99bhj - oh boy, cyber 'letters of marque'
Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?):
* VanVleet detection engineering podcast appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DAQkvOyqME * https://medium.com/@vanvleet/technique-analysis-and-modeling-ffef1f0a595a * https://github.com/prodaft/cradle/ * https://blog.talosintelligence.com/css-abuse-for-evasion-and-tracking/ * https://www.gdatasoftware.com/blog/2025/03/38161-analysis-fin7-anubis-backdoor

Show points of Contact: Amanda Berlin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaberlin/ Brian Boettcher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bboettcher96/ Bryan Brake: https://linkedin.com/in/brakeb Brakesec Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@BrakeSecEd Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/brakesec

Music:
Music provided by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred
"Flex" by Jeremy Blake Courtesy of Youtube media library

Feb 17 2025 | 01:01:47

Jun 01 2024 | 01:27:18

Check out the BrakeSecEd Twitch at https://twitch.tv/brakesec

Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/brakesec

#youtube VOD (in 1440p): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axQWGyd79NM 

Questions and topics:
Bsides Vancouver discussion
Semgrep Community and Academy
Building communities
What are 'secure guardrails'
Reducing barriers between security and developers
How to sell security to devs: "hey, if you want to see us less, buy/use this?"
"Security is your barrier, but we have goals that we can't reach without your help."
https://wehackpurple.com/devsecops-worst-practices-artificial-gates/ 
How are you seeing things like AI being used to help with DevOps or is it just making things more complicated? Not just helping write code, but infrastructure Ops, software inventories, code repo hygiene, etc?
OWASP PNW https://www.appsecpnw.org/
Alice and Bob coming next year!

Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?):
shehackpurple.ca 
Semgrep (https://semgrep.dev/)
https://aliceandboblearn.com/
https://academy.semgrep.dev/ (free training)
Netflix 'paved roads': https://netflixtechblog.com/how-we-build-code-at-netflix-c5d9bd727f15
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory 
https://www.perforce.com/blog/qac/what-is-linting 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSPTiw8gSEU 
https://techhq.com/2024/02/air-canada-refund-for-customer-who-used-chatbot/ 


Show points of Contact:
Amanda Berlin: @infosystir @hackershealth 
Brian Boettcher: @boettcherpwned
Bryan Brake: https://linkedin.com/in/brakeb 
Brakesec Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com
Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@BrakeSecEd
Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/brakesec

 

Apr 15 2024 | 01:16:22

Youtube VOD: https://youtu.be/G3PxZFmDyj4

 

#appsec, #owasp, #ASVS, #joshGrossman, #informationsecurity, #SBOM, #supplychain, #podcast, #twitch, #brakesec, #securecoding, #Codeanalysis


Questions and topics:

1. The background to the topic, why is it something that interests you?
How do you convince developers to take your course?

2. What do you think the root cause of the gap is?

3. Who is causing the gaps? ('go fast' culture, overzealous security, GRC requirements, basically everyone?)

4. Where do gaps begin? Is it the 'need' to 'move fast'?

5. What can devs do to involve security in their process? Sprint planning? SCA tools?

6. How have you seen this go wrong at organizations?

7. How important is it to have security early in the product development process?

8. What sort of challenges do you think mainstream security people face in AppSec scenarios?

9. How does Product Security differ from Application Security? (what if the product is an application?)

10. What are the key development concepts that security people need to be familiar with to effectively get involved in AppSec/ProdSec?

11.. How do you suggest a security team approach AppSec/ProdSec?
               Leadership buy-in
               Effective/valuable processes
               Tools should achieve a goal

12. SBOM - NTIA is asking for it, How to get dev teams to care.

13. Key takeaways?

Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?):
BlackHat Training: https://www.blackhat.com/us-24/training/schedule/index.html#accelerated-appsec--hacking-your-product-security-programme-for-velocity-and-value-virtual-37218

https://www.walkme.com/blog/leadership-buy-in/

https://www.bouncesecurity.com/

https://www.teamgantt.com/blog/raci-chart-definition-tips-and-example

https://www.cisa.gov/sbom

SCA Tools https://chpk.medium.com/top-10-software-composition-analysis-sca-tools-for-devsecops-85bd3b7512dd 

https://semgrep.dev/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshcgrossman 

https://owasp.org/www-project-application-security-verification-standard/ 

https://github.com/OWASP/ASVS/tree/master/5.0

https://owasp.org/www-project-cyclonedx/

https://joshcgrossman.com/

PyCon talk about custom security testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuNZzDjvMlg 

Michal's Black Hat course - Accurate and Scalable: Web Application Bug Hunting: https://www.blackhat.com/us-24/training/schedule/index.html#accurate-and-scalable-web-application-bug-hunting-37210 

https://www.blackhat.com/us-24/training/schedule/index.html#accurate-and-scalable-web-application-bug-hunting-372101705524544 

ASVS website: https://owasp.org/asvs 

Lightning talk I did recently about OWASP: https://www.bouncesecurity.com/eventspast#f86548cb37cb2a82728b1762bd1b7aee 


Show points of Contact:
Amanda Berlin: @infosystir @hackershealth 
Brian Boettcher: @boettcherpwned
Bryan Brake: https://linkedin.com/in/brakeb 
Brakesec Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com
Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@brakeseced
Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/brakesec

Apr 09 2024 | 01:22:56

Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed on this program are solely the views of the individuals involved and by no means represent absolute facts. Opinions expressed by the host and guests can change at any time based on new information and experiences and do not represent views of past, present, or future employers.

 

Recorded: 08 Apr 2024

Youtube VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8qApvsFtqw

 

Show Topic Summary:

If you want to get in the mind of a board member, I submit to you my discussion with Mary Gardner we did last night on #brakesec #education. Join Mary and I as we discuss the functions of a board, messaging to various levels of leadership and teams, and what it takes to make that leap to being a CISO.
And when you're done, and you need someone to help your org get more mature, contact the team at GoldiKnox.
#cybersecurity #informationsecurity #ciso #leadership #GRC

 

Questions and topics:

  1. https://hbr.org/2023/05/boards-are-having-the-wrong-conversations-about-cybersecurity

    1. "Just 69% of responding board members see eye-to-eye with their chief information security officers (CISOs). Fewer than half (47%) of members serve on boards that interact with their CISOs regularly, and almost a third of them only see their CISOs at board presentations. "

    2. They obviously have different priorities, so what brings everyone to the table to discuss? Are they even worried about security?

  2. Tactical goals vs. org goals and aligning them

  3. What are boards most worried about these days? 

    1. Staying relevant in the face of AI?

    2. What tech will protext them from the newest threats?

  4. GRC is forced security, security is completely optional, Compliance requires some sort of security

 

Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?):

  1. Research organizations (gartner, forrester, etc)

  2. https://goldiknox.com/ 

  3. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/board-needs-help-planning-cybersecurity-start-here-daniel-briley-k7xzc

  4. https://hbr.org/2022/11/is-your-board-prepared-for-new-cybersecurity-regulations

  5. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-chief-security-officer-uber-sentenced-three-years-probation-covering-data

 

Show points of Contact:

Aman…

Feb 13 2024 | 01:13:51

 

Full Youtube VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX7odQTBkyQ 

 

 

Questions and topics:

  1. Let's talk about Mindful Business Podcast

    1. What's the topics you cover?

  2. Topic #1: discuss your experiences when you were a new leader.

    1.  What worked? What didn't? What would you have done differently?

    2. Do you emulate your manager's style? What have been your go-to management resources? 

    3. What is a good piece of advice that you've been given or that you impart to others that relates to leadership?

  3. Topic #2: building/Operating SaaS products (we can discuss securing them, what functions should be table stakes (data structures, logging, etc)

  4. Topic #3: What are bare minimums for building 'secure' Saas products in your particular field? And how do you balance security with a positive user experience (i. e. getting customers to buy into MFA/OAUTH, OTA updates

  5. Topic #4: Do many SaaS products get over-integrated? Is the need for integration override best practices in security? 

Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?):

  1. Twitter/Mastodon:
    https://twitter.com/AccidentalCISO
    https://infosec.exchange/@accidentalciso

  2. The Mindful Business Security Show:
    https://www.mindfulsmbshow.com/
    https://twitter.com/mindfulsmbshow



Show points of Contact:

Amanda Berlin: @infosystir @hackershealth 

Brian Boettcher: @boettcherpwned

Bryan Brake: https://linkedin.com/in/brakeb 

Brakesec Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com

Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@brakeseced

Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/brakesec

Feb 02 2024 | 00:29:35

Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed on this program are solely the views of the individuals involved and by no means represent absolute facts. Opinions expressed by the host and guests can change at any time based on new information, and do not represent views of past, present, or future employers.

 

Recorded: 28 Jan 2024

Youtube VOD: https://youtube.com/live/uX7odQTBkyQ



Questions and topics:

  1. Let's talk about Mindful Business Podcast

    1. What's the topics you cover?

  2. Topic #1: discuss your experiences when you were a new leader.

    1.  What worked? What didn't? What would you have done differently?

    2. Do you emulate your manager's style? What have been your go-to management resources? 

    3. What is a good piece of advice that you've been given or that you impart to others that relates to leadership?

  3. Topic #2: building/Operating SaaS products (we can discuss securing them, what functions should be table stakes (data structures, logging, etc)

  4. Topic #3: What are bare minimums for building 'secure' Saas products in your particular field? And how do you balance security with a positive user experience (i. e. getting customers to buy into MFA/OAUTH, OTA updates

  5. Topic #4: Do many SaaS products get over-integrated? Is the need for integration override best practices in security? 

Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?):

  1. Twitter/Mastodon:
    https://twitter.com/AccidentalCISO
    https://infosec.exchange/@accidentalciso

  2. The Mindful Business Security Show:
    https://www.mindfulsmbshow.com/
    https://twitter.com/mindfulsmbshow

Show points of Contact:

Amanda Berlin: @infosystir @hackershealth 

Brian Boettcher: @boettcherpwned

Bryan Brake: https://linkedin.com/in/brakeb 

Brakesec Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com

Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@brakeseced

Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/brakesec

Dec 04 2023 | 01:19:11

Show Topic Summary:

Ms. Berlin proposes a question of how to gather more headcount with metrics, we discuss the BLUFFS bluetooth vulnerability, and "Ranty Claus" talks about CISA's remarks of putting the onus on device product makers to remove choice for customers and implement secure defaults.

#youtube VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emcAzTx9z0c 

Questions and topics:

  1. https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-goldstein-secure-by-design/

  2. https://hackaday.com/2023/12/02/update-on-the-bluffs-bluetooth-vulnerability/

Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?):

  1. https://cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly-secure-by-design/

  2. https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/stop-passing-buck-cybersecurity 

  3. Examples of companies forcing changes https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-will-roll-out-mfa-enforcing-policies-for-admin-portal-access/  

  4. https://github.com/aya-rs/aya - eBPF implementation in Rust

  5. https://ossfortress.io/  

  6. https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/critical-logofail-bugs-secure-boot-bypass-millions-pcs 



Show points of Contact:

Amanda Berlin: @infosystir @hackershealth 

Brian Boettcher: @boettcherpwned

Bryan Brake: @bryanbrake on Mastodon.social, https://linkedin.com/in/brakeb 

Brakesec Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com

Twitter: @brakesec 

Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast

Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/brakesec

Oct 26 2023 | 00:45:53

Sep 23 2023 | 01:06:08

Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed on this program are solely the views of the individuals involved and by no means represent absolute facts. Opinions expressed by the host and guests can change at any time, and do not represent views of past, present, or future employers.

 

Guest Bio: Nicole is the Chief Product Officer at Axio. Nicole has spent her career building awareness around the benefits of usable security and human-centered security as a way to increase company revenue and create a seamless user experience.

 Youtube VOD Link: https://youtube.com/live/tFaAB9an47g

 Questions and topics: Usable security: is it an oxymoron?

What determines if the security is 'usable' or no? We sacrifice security for a better UX, what can be done to alleviate that? Or is it some sort of sliding scale in "poor UX, amazing security or awesome UX, poor security" Examples of poor UX for 'people': MFA, and password managers.

SEC updates and 'material events' and how that would affect security, IR, and other company reporting functions. 

 

Also, additional documentation (Regulation S-K Item 106) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nicole-sundin-5225a1149_sec-adopts-rules-on-cybersecurity-risk-management-activity-7090065804083290112-ISD8

Are companies ready to talk about their cybersecurity? Can the SEC say "you're not doing enough?"

 What is 'enough'?

Are we heading toward yet another audit needed for public companies, similar to SOX?

When does an 8-K get publicly disclosed?

Materiality is based on a "reasonable investor"?

So, you don't need to announce that until you're certain, and it's based on what you can collect? Cyber Risk Management and some good examples of how to set up a proper cyber risk organization

Additional Links:

https://csrc.nist.gov/CSRC/media/Projects/usable-cybersecurity/images-media/Is%20Usable%20Security%20an%20Oxymoron.pdf

http://web.mit.edu/Saltzer/www/publications/protection/Basic.html

https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-139

https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/munter-statement-assessing-materiality-030922

https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/cybersecurity-risk-regulatory/sec-final-cybersecurity-disclosure-rules.html

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/research/technology-onepagers/hc-computing.html

 https://securityscorecard.com/blog/what-is-cyber-security-performance-management/

 

Sep 03 2023 | 01:25:21

Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed on this program are solely the views of the individuals involved and by no means represent absolute facts. Opinions expressed by the host and guests can change at any time, and do not represent views of past, present, or future employers.

 

Guest Bio: John is the CEO of Aronetics. An avid climber and runner, John has spoken at many conferences about topics like ZeroTrust, BIOS/UEFI security, communication security, and malware. Aronetics is a technology-enabled service provider. 

 

Youtube VOD: https://youtube.com/live/5dIVTwVZLAU

Linkedin VOD: https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:7101738254823030784



Show Topic Summary:

 

John joins us to discuss "letters of Marque" in an effort for hackers to 'hack back'... the overreliance on automation, and communication siloes. We also talk about what a 'junior position' in infosec looks like with AI doing all the "Level 1 SOC Analyst" type roles normally given to someone fresh to the security industry.

 

Questions and topics:

  1. Is infosec over reliant on automation? Automation comes with its own challenges.

    1. Documentation woes

    1. Automation is usually found in userland

 

Aronetics' Thor provides defense and counter-offense tamper-proof technology digitally tied to 

 

Letter of Marque - good idea, or geopolitical disaster waiting to happen?


Siloes and communication -best ways to overcome those in an org and outside?

How do we overcome siloing?

 

Overcoming security challenges?Identity management - 2FA is everywhere, there's already ways around 2FA, so what now? 3FA? Biometrics? Make everyone carry around physical tokens that we can lose?

 

Blog post: https://www.aronetics.com/post-quantum-cryptography/
What do we need to protect against? Nation states with quantum computers? Rubber hose cryptography?

 

Crime thrives in areas of low visibility. https://www.aronetics.com/unknown/ 

 

https://www.aronetics.com/inside-the-breach/ (threat detection - the crime thrives in low vis areas)

 

Show points of Contact:

Brakesec Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com

Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast

Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/brakesec

Amanda Berlin: @infosystir@infosec.exchange (Mastodon) @hackershealth 

Brian Boettcher: @boettcherpwned

Bryan Brake: @bryanbrake on Mastodon.social

Aug 25 2023 | 01:46:53

Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed on this program are solely the views of the individuals involved and by no means represent absolute facts. Opinions expressed by the host and guests can change at any time, and do not represent views of past, present, or future employers.

Buy here: https://subscription.packtpub.com/book/security/9781801076715

Amazon Link: https://packt.link/megan

Youtube VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1_jQa9OQ2w

 

Show Topic Summary:

Megan Roddie is currently working as a Senior Security Engineer at IBM. Along with her work at IBM, she works with the SANS Institute as a co-author of FOR509, presents regularly at security conferences, and serves as CFO of Mental Health Hackers. Megan has two Master's degrees, one in Digital Forensics and the other in Information Security Engineering, along with many industry certifications in a wide range of specialties. When Megan is not fighting cybercrime, she is an active competitor in Muay Thai/Kickboxing. She is a co-author of "Practical Threat Detection Engineering" from Packt publishing, on sale now in print and e-book. Buy here: https://subscription.packtpub.com/book/security/9781801076715

 

https://packt.link/megan ← Amazon redirect link that publisher uses if you want something easier on the notes

 

Questions and topics:

  1. Of the 3 models, which do you find you use more and why? (PoP, ATT&CK, kill chain)

  2. What kind of orgs have 'detection engineering' teams? What roles are involved here, and can other teams (like IR) be involved or share a reverse role there?

  3. Lab setup requires an agent… any agent for ingestion or something specific? 

  4. How does Fleet or data ingestion work for Iot/Embedded device testing? Anything you suggest?

  5. How important is it to normalize your log output for ingestion? (app, web, server all tell the story)

Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?):

  1. Unified Kill Chain: https://www.unifiedkillchain.com/

  2. ATT&CK: https://attack.mitre.org/ 

  3. D3FEND matrix BrakeSec show from 2021: https://brakeingsecurity.com/2021-023-d3fend-framework-dll-injection-types-more-solarwinds-infections 

  4. Pyramid of Pain: https://detect-respond.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-pyramid-of-pain.html

  5. https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98486-435-million-the-average-cost-of-a-data-breach 

  6. https://medium.com/@gary.j.katz (per Megan, 'it's basically Chapter 11 of the book')




Show points of Contact:

Amanda Berlin: @infosystir @hackershealth 

Brian Boettcher: @boettcherpwned

Bryan Brake: @bryanbrake on Mastodon.social, Twitter, bluesky

Brakesec Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com

Twitter: @brakesec 

Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast

Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/brakesec

Jul 21 2023 | 01:20:11

May 27 2023 | 01:12:36

BrakeSec Show Outline – No Guest

 

Show Topic Summary (less than 300 words)

Bsides Seattle and Bsides Austin

 

Youtube VOD: https://youtube.com/live/UGRaRSYj7kc 

 

Questions and potential sub-topics (5 minimum):

  1. Bsides Seattle update and Bsides Austin

  1. Patching the unpatchable

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkerian_Hexad 

  1. Power and influence  (is power bad? Is influence?)

5.  https://deliverypdf.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=357001027119125105074103081006094117005092014048001013007086030071009081068110103025024041103038045036033080107020112080097022024073029064061065125002071028013110008011045013116002084024000066075067001126004101003027004086091007025096080019022003104&EXT=pdf&INDEX=TRUE (A Theory of Creepy: Technology, Privacy and Shifting Social Norms)

(contact info for people to reach out later):

 

Additional information / pertinent Links (would you like to know more?):

(contact info for people to reach out later):

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-shares-guidance-to-detect-blacklotus-uefi-bootkit-attacks/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-dev-claims-to-sell-new-blacklotus-windows-uefi-bootkit/

 

Show Points of Contact:

Amanda Berlin: @infosystir @hackershealth 

Brian Boettcher: @boettcherpwned

Bryan Brake: @bryanbrake @bryanbrake@mastodon.social

Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/brakesec
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast 

Email: bds.podcast@gmail.com

 

Apr 30 2023 | 01:34:09

Show Topic Summary (less than 300 words)

Insider threat still exists, Lynsey Wolf talks with us about HR's role in insider threat, how prevalent investigations are in the post-pandemic work from home environment.

 

Questions and potential sub-topics (5 minimum):

  1. What is the difference between insider threat and insider risk?

  1. Motivators of insider threat (not much different than espionage,IMO -bryan)  (MICE: Money, Ideology, Compromise, and Ego.) https://thestack.technology/pentagon-leaks-insider-threat-sysadmin/ 

  1. 75% of all insider threats are being kicked off by HR departments. In short, it's proactive.

  1. "How did HR figure that out?" How are investigations normally initiated? What tools are they implementing to check users or predicting a disgruntled employee?" UEBA? CASB? Employee surveys that are 'anonymous'? Someone who reported others and it was dismissed? What if HR 'gets it wrong' or 'it's a hunt to find people no into 'groupthink' or 'not a culture fit'? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/french-worker-fired-for-not-being-fun-at-work-wins-lawsuit-cubik-responds/

  1. How can organizations be mindful of how and what data is collected to mitigate risk without affecting employee trust? And who watches the watchers to ensure data is handled responsibly? Are there any privacy guidelines companies need to understand before they implement such a system? (GDPR? CCPA? Privacy notices? Consent to monitoring on login? https://securiti.ai/blog/hr-employee-data-protection/ )

  1. Are companies causing the thing they are protecting against? (making an insider threat because they've become repressive?) (hoping there's an 'everything in moderation idea here… finding the happy medium between responsible 'observability' and 'surveillance')

  1. Lots of 'insider threat' tools, including from EDR companies. Do companies do a good job of explaining to employees why you need EDR?

  1. Quiet Quitting - latest term for companies to use to describe "employee has a side gig". How does this figure into insider threat? Is it assumed that people only have one 'thing' they do, or did the lack of a commute give people more time during the pandemic to diversify?

  1. Solutions for employees? Separate their work and private/side gig? Learn what their contract states to keep conflicts of interest or your current/past employer from taking your cool side project/start-up idea away from you? Solutions for companies?

 

Additional information / pertinent Links (would you like to know more?):

(contact info for people to reach out later):

https://www.cisa.gov/detecting-and-identifying-insider-threats 

https://venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/how-observability-has-changed-in-recent-years-and-whats-coming-next/ 

https://ccdcoe.org/library/publications/insider-threat-detection-study/ 

https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/asset_files/TechnicalReport/2016_005_001_454627.pdf (insider threat ontology)

https://www.intelligentcio.com/apac/2022/08/01/survey-reveals-organizations-see-malicious-insiders-as-a-route-for-ransomware/ 

Apr 08 2023 | 01:24:50

Show Topic Summary (less than 300 words)

3CX supply chain attack, Mark Russinovich and Sysinternals, ransomware notifications from CISA, and emotional

intelligence

Youtube VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afZHiBUr-2g 

Questions and potential topics (5 minimum):

  1. https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/downloading-a-cracked-version-of-fifa-23-or-hogwarts-legacy-for-free-it-s-probably-malware 

  1. https://leadershipfreak.blog/2023/03/27/the-7-powers-of-questions/ 

  1. https://securityintelligence.com/articles/is-it-time-to-hide-your-work-emails/ 

  1. https://www.lollydaskal.com/leadership/what-remote-leaders-do-differently-to-be-successful/ 

  1. https://www.lollydaskal.com/leadership/the-role-of-emotional-intelligence-in-leadership-why-it-matters/ 

  1. https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/3cx-mandiant-investigate-supply-chain-attack/646543/ 

  1. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-chatgpt-payment-data-leak-caused-by-open-source-bug/ 

  1. https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-pre-ransomware-notification/646041/ 

  1. https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/the-life-and-times-of-sysinternals-how-one-developer-changed-the-face-of-malware-analysis/ 

 

Additional information / pertinent Links (would you like to know more?):

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/3cxdesktopapp-supply-chain-attack/ 

https://www.orangecyberdefense.com/global/blog/research/3cx-voip-app-supply-chain-compromise 

https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/crowdstrike-detects-and-prevents-active-intrusion-campaign-targeting-3cxdesktopapp-customers/

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7047156405715300352/ 

Sigma Rule - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_malware_3cx_compromise_susp_children.yml 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Sharing_and_Analysis_Center 

Mar 24 2023 | 01:29:37

Mar 04 2023 | 01:14:50

 

Guest info

Name and Title:

Nickolas Means, VP of Engineering at SYM

Email/Social Media Contact:

@nmeans on Twitter, @nmeans@ruby.social on Mastodon

Time Zone (if other than Pacific):

Central (Austin, TX)

 

Show Topic Summary / Intro

We welcome Nickolas Means to the stream. Nick is the VP of Engineering at Sym, the adaptive access tool built for developers. He's been an engineering leader for more than a decade, focused on helping teams build velocity through trust and autonomy. He's also a regular speaker at conferences around the world, teaching more

effective software development practices through stories of real-world engineering triumphs and failures.

He's also the co-host of "Managing Up" a podcast with  Management tips, stories, and interviews to help navigate the challenges of managing creative and technical teams.

 

Questions and potential sub-topics (5 minimum):

  1. 'blameless environment' during an incident. We can discuss working an incident and if a 'blameless' environment the exception or the rule (stories from the trenches are always welcome)

  1. Building a compliance program without tanking your engineering velocity... I'd like to speak about that in terms of overall security (product security, scanning, license checks, and more)

  1. Is there a playbook to building more efficient dev and security teams? Can cross training dev in basic security, or security in sprint planning processes make a better experience for all?

  1. Will we ever solve 'shifting left'? What does Shifting Left really mean to engineering teams, or is that a term security people created to try and speak 'dev/eng'? 

  1. 'Managing Up'... security is often asked to do a lot. Be STO when you don't manage the resources, timeline, etc. When teams are small, you're either in the operational/tactical, when management wants a 'tactical/strategic' view. What can the overall business do to create a good working relationship out of the gate? "Make a dashboard" is all well and good, except when your org lacks maturity across the board. What are some realistic expectations management should have when the company is small?  (I will provide additional context during the stream)

 

Additional information / pertinent Links (would you like to know more?):

https://managingup.show/ - Managing Up Podcast "Management tips, stories, and interviews to help navigate the challenges of managing creative and technical teams."

https://symops.com/ - Adaptive access management tools built for engineers

https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en

https://www.terraform.io/

https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/ 

 

Show Points of Contact:

Amanda Berlin: @infosystir @hackershealth 

Brian Boettcher: @boettcherpwned

Bryan Brake: @bryanbrake @bryanbrake@mastodon.social

Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/brakesec 

Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast 

 

Feb 10 2023 | 01:21:10

BrakeSec Show Outline (all links valid as of 27 Jan 2023, subject to change)

 

Is it scheduled? 

Yes || No|| Completed

 

Date: 

2023/01/26

 

Guest info

Name and Title:

John Aron, Founder/CEO of Aronetics

Email:

john@aronetics.com

Time Zone (if other than Pacific):

Eastern Standard

 

Guest info

Name and Title:

Jerod Brennen

Email:

jerod@brennenconsulting.com

Time Zone (if other than Pacific):

EST

 

Show Topic Summary (less than 300 words)

Clear the fog of marketing truths and viable solutions that actually deter and defend adversarial action.

 

Questions and potential sub-topics (5 minimum):

  1. Edge devices everywhere

  1. A paradigm culture shift is necessary

  1. How/What kind of culture shift is needed? 

  1. In 2007, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone with no mention of how to keep it safe

  1. While DARPA that created GPS, shares a sorry - not sorry

      4. Working from Home or the office, how can you guarantee security with travel between both?

  1. This type of computing isn't possible in government circles.

5. The New York Times 2019 Fall Special - So the internet didn't turn out the way we hoped.

  1. How can we restore sanity and normalcy to using a computer when there is a persistent threat everywhere? 

  2. Who is under 'persistent threat'? 

6. Jerod: decentralization of technologies and empowering makers and people 

 

Additional information / pertinent Links (would you like to know more?):

Even Nobodies Have Fans Now. (For Better or Worse.) - The New York Times.pdf(local copy)

(local copy defeats paywall)

)

So the Internet Didn't Turn Out the Way We Hoped. Now What_ - The New York Times.pdf (local copy defeats paywall)

https://identity.foundation/ 

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3206384/chinese-scientists-claims-new-quantum-code-breaking-algorithm-raise-eyebrows-us 

https://www.amazon.com/Fourth-Turning-American-Prophecy-Rendezvous/dp/0767900464  

https://www.investopedia.com/tech/what-dao/ 

https://www.jimcollins.com/books.html ("good to great", and "Built to Last" were called out)

https://www.amazon.com/Tyranny-Twenty-Lessons-Twentieth-Century/dp/0804190119 

John's Bsides San Diego slides: https://www.aronetics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Losing-Control-Aronetics-6-Oct-2022-FIN.pdf 

John's WiCys talk slides…

Jan 24 2023 | 01:23:04

Lots of Layoffs (meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Sophos, Alphabet, Google) talk about the future effects of that, did it affect security? Attack surface management is risk management, Breaches and the TSA no-fly list leaked, and more!

Full youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dgq8FpnWPw

 

Questions and/or potential sub-topics (5 minimum):

Layoffs (fear, uncertainty, doubt), what it means for people, 

https://www.lollydaskal.com/leadership/5-warning-signs-you-are-being-led-by-a-weak-leader/

"No fly list leaked" https://www.vice.com/en/article/93a4p5/us-no-fly-list-leaks-after-being-left-in-an-unsecured-airline-server

Attack Surface Management: https://flashpoint.io/blog/what-is-attack-surface-management/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/beware-hackers-now-use-onenote-attachments-to-spread-malware/

https://securityaffairs.com/141102/hacking/eof-cisco-routers-exposed-rce.html

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/threatintelligence_threat-intel-cheat-sheet-by-cyber-threat-activity-7021035081184026624-3GWH? (issues with "step 0")

 

Additional information / pertinent Links (would you like to know more?):

https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001283699/000119312523010949/d641142d8k.htm  - TMO's 8k filing

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/verizon-notifies-prepaid-customers-their-accounts-were-breached/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia_arson_crimew

https://discord.gg/brakesec 

 

 

Show Points of Contact:

Amanda Berlin: @infosystir @hackershealth 

Brian Boettcher: @boettcherpwned

Bryan Brake: @bryanbrake @bryanbrake@mastodon.social 

Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/brakesec 

Jan 10 2023 | 01:25:08

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