Take 1 Security Podcast: Episode 3

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* There was an issue with the Marriott website that exposed reservations and payment information. It’s now been fixed

* Police are now using a new radar to see into peoples’ homes without a warrant

* Security budgets are reportedly going up due to the mega-breaches in 2014

* Also leading to higher pay for CIOs

* Anecdotally, I’d say it’s a pretty good time to be in infosec

* A new security startup, PFP Cybersecurity, uses power consumption to detect malware

* Meant initially to be used for SCADA type systems

* The US hacked North Korean computers back in 2010

* This is reportedly the reasons we were so sure they hacked Sony

* Recently leaked documents from Snowden show heavy offense

* Snowden recently talked to Schneier at Harvard about a number of things

* The NSA is becoming increasingly offensively oriented vs. defensive

* The NSA supposedly uses compromised systems as jump points

* Snowden said most NSA hackers are junior enlisted with limited skills

* Russia reportedly hacking for geopolitical gain, not just money

* Millions of gas stations could be at risk of shutdown

* The Automated Tank Gauges can be remotely accessed by attackers

* Could be manipulated to cause alerts

* Potentially could be used to stop the flow of fuel

* Microsoft gave Charlie Hebdo data to FBI in 45 minutes

* Starwood hack based on bad passwords

* Bad passwords, password re-use, and a brute forcing tool

* Account harvesting is rough: user enumeration, weak passwords, and lack of account lockout

* Flash has another major exploit. Update your stuff.

* People continue to be worried that the President’s crackdown on hackers could hurt security professionals

* Congress is meeting on the 27th of January to discuss breach notification

* The wireless in around 2 million cars is highly vulnerable to attack

* A polish company has created Mouse-Box, which is an entire computer inside of a mouse enclosure

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Notes

* Sorry about the noise part way through. My girl walked in and started unpacking groceries. But when I say one take, I mean one take.

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