What happens to CISA now? Is deterrence in cyber possible?
Three Buddy Problem Episode 21: We dig into an incredible government report on Iranian hacking group Emennet Pasargad and tradecraft during the Israel/Hamas war, why Predatory Sparrow could have been aimed at deterrence in cyber, and the significance of the FBI/CISA public confirmation of China-linked Salt Typhoon hacks. Plus, discussion on hina’s cyber capabilities, the narrative around “pre-positioning” for a Taiwan conflict, the blending of cyber and kinetic operations, and the long tail of Chinese researchers reporting Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities. The future of CISA is a recurring theme throughout this episode with some speculation about what happens to the agency under the Trump administration. Cast: Ryan Naraine (SecurityWeek), Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade (SentinelLabs), Costin Raiu (Art of Noh).
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Three Buddy Problem - Episode 21: We dig into an incredible government report on Iranian hacking group Emennet Pasargad and tradecraft during the Israel/Hamas war, why Predatory Sparrow could have been aimed at deterrence in cyber, and the FBI/CISA public confirmation of the mysterious Salt Typhoon hacks.
Plus, discussion on hina’s cyber capabilities, the narrative around “pre-positioning” for a Taiwan conflict, the blending of cyber and kinetic operations, and the long tail of Chinese researchers reporting Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities. The future of CISA is a recurring theme throughout this episode with some speculation about what happens to the agency under the Trump administration.
Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade (SentinelLabs), Costin Raiu (Art of Noh) and Ryan Naraine (SecurityWeek).
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- Transcript (unedited, AI-generated)
- CISA/Israel gov report on Iranian hacking operations
- Check Point: A deep-dive of Iran's WezRat malware
- Trend Micro report on Earth Estries
- FBI/CISA on China hacking US telcos
- US accuses China of vast cyberespionage against telecoms
- Volt Typhoon hackers hit SingTel in Singapore
- New Palo Alto firewall 0day attack
- CVE-2024-43450 - China reports Windows DNS Spoofing vuln