SecuraBit Episode 124: We are ALL The Cavalry!

Hosts

• Chris Gerling – @secbitchris
• Christopher Mills -@thechrisam

Guests

• Robert Stratton III - @MACH37

Topics

• Cybersecurity Startups and Accelerators featuring MACH37
  
  • Northern Virginia based startup accelerator
  • 17 cohorts thus far
• How tough it can be to start your own product company
• Pitfalls and lessons learned through assisting cohorts through their founding stages

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Upcoming events

• http://www.secore.info

Links

• www.gh0st.net/wiki - 24/7 Penetration Testing learning environment, FREE.
  • Volunteers sought to help maintain and build challenges. Local to RVA a plus!

Chat with us on IRC at irc.freenode.net #securabit

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Hosts

• Chris Gerling – @secbitchris
• Christopher Mills -@thechrisam

Guests

• Patrick Thomas - @coffeetocode
• Krystal Thomas-White - @KrystalMicrobio

Topics

• Bioinformatics
  • Relation of information security tools and methodologies to biology, research into immune systems, bacteria, as well as how those relate to infosec, polymorphpic malware, and reverse engineering.
    • BsidesChicago2014 Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsZWKj2aAgk
  • Signatures akin to antivirus/whitelisting:
    • http://www.wolfgreenfield.com/newsstand/700-crispr-cas--exciting-addition-genomic-editing
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ-ChS9roQ0
  • Reverse Engineering/Debugging:
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_knockout
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescent_tag

Use Our Discount Codes

• Use code SANS_SecuraBit150 to get 150 off of ANY training course. The discount code is good for all SANS courses in all formats.
• Register for any SANS Network Security 2014 course and receive $150 off using coupon code SANS_SecuraBit150. The training event takes place in Las Vegas, NV – Oct 19-27, 2014.

Upcoming events

• http://www.secore.info

Links

• www.gh0st.net/wiki - 24/7 Penetration Testing learning environment, FREE.
  • Volunteers sought to help maintain and build challenges. Local to RVA a plus!

Chat with us on IRC at irc.freenode.net #securabit

iTunes Podcast – http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/securabit/id280048405

Hosts

• Chris Gerling – @secbitchris
• Rafal Los – @Wh1t3Rabbit
• Andrew Kalat @Lerg
• Jerry Bell -@Maliciouslink

Topics

• Chicago ATC Fire
• Scorpion
• Shellshock

Use Our Discount Codes

• Use code SANS_SecuraBit150 to get 150 off of ANY training course. The discount code is good for all SANS courses in all formats.
• Register for any SANS Network Security 2014 course and receive $150 off using coupon code SANS_SecuraBit150. The training event takes place in Las Vegas, NV – Oct 19-27, 2014.

Upcoming events

• http://www.secore.info

Links

• www.gh0st.net/wiki - 24/7 Penetration Testing learning environment, FREE.
• Volunteers sought to help maintain and build challenges. Local to RVA a plus!

Chat with us on IRC at irc.freenode.net #securabit

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Join us on this special SecuraByte interview episode with Graham Speake as we discuss Industrial Control Systems and their security!

Hosts

• Chris Gerling –@secbitchris

Guests

• Graham Speake - SANS
  • Affiliation - NexDefense

Topics

• ICS systems and their criticality
• Security in ICS
• Examples of malicious campaigns

Use Our Discount Codes

• Use code SANS_SecuraBit150 to get 150 off of ANY training course. The discount code is good for all SANS courses in all formats.
• Register for any SANS Network Security 2014 course and receive $150 off using coupon code SANS_SecuraBit150. The training event takes place in Las Vegas, NV – Oct 19-27, 2014.

Upcoming events

• http://www.secore.info

Links

• www.gh0st.net/wiki - 24/7 Penetration Testing learning environment, FREE.

Chat with us on IRC at irc.freenode.net #securabit

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May 21st, 2014

Hosts

• Chris Gerling –@secbitchris

• Christopher Mills –@TheChrisAM

Guests

• Women's Society of Cyberjutsu - http://womenscyberjutsu.org/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WomensCyberjutsu
• Twitter & Instagram: @womencyberjutsu
• Meetup: http://womenscyberjutsu.org/www.womenscyberjutsu.org/meetups
• Cyberjutsu Girls Academy
• http://www.cyberjutsugirls.org/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cyberjutsugirls
• Twitter & Instagram: @cyberjutsugirls

Topics

• Lack of women in Cyber/IT fields. 11% of the cyber workforce consists of women.
• Addressing the pipeline issues with getting more girls excited about STEM
• Impostor Syndrome
• Differences in perception between men and women from an interpersonal standpoint

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• Use code SecuraBit5_SANS to get 5 percent off of ANY training course. The discount code is good for all SANS courses in all formats.
• Register for any SANSFIRE 2014 course and receive 5% off using coupon code SecuraBit5_SANS. The training event takes place in Baltimore, MD – June 21 - 30, 2014.

Upcoming events

• http://www.secore.info

Links

• www.gh0st.net/wiki - 24/7 Penetration Testing learning environment, FREE.

Chat with us on IRC at irc.freenode.net #securabit

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Hosts

• Chris Gerling –@secbitchris

• Christopher Mills –@TheChrisAM

Guests

• Jeremy Lynch and Tyler Bennett of ArchAssault Linux!
  
  

Topics

• Drones and ARM fun!
• ArchAssault Linux
  • Kali-like environment with the ability for heavy niche customization and swapping of environments.
  • Modular. Can overlay any part of the distro onto your own Arch Linux installation
  • Bleeding edge packages
  • Great for setting up remote dropboxes via ARM devices
• IE Exploit
• Heartbleed wrap-up
• RVAsec CTF prizes! (Thanks Hak5!)
• BsidesChicago Post-mortem
• Upcoming guests!
  
  

Use Our Discount Codes

• Use code SecuraBit5_SANS to get 5 percent off of ANY training course. The discount code is good for all SANS courses in all formats.
• Register for any SANSFIRE 2014 course and receive 5% off using coupon code SecuraBit5_SANS. The training event takes place in Baltimore, MD – June 21 - 30, 2014.
  
  

Upcoming events

• http://www.secore.info

Links

• www.gh0st.net/wiki - 24/7 Penetration Testing learning environment, FREE.
  
  

Chat with us on IRC at irc.freenode.net #securabit

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Hosts

• Chris Gerling – @secbitchris

• Christopher Mills – @TheChrisAM

Guests

• Rob Andersen -- @nola_con
  

Topics

• NolaCon

• June 19-22, 2014 in New Orleans, LA

• Use coupon code “securabit” to get $50 off registration!

• RVAsec CTF

• Banter

Use Our Discount Codes

• Use code SecuraBit5_SANS to get 5 percent off of ANY training course. The discount code is good for all SANS courses in all formats.

• Register for any SANS 2014 course and receive 5% off using coupon code SecuraBit5_SANS. The training event takes place in Orlando, FL – April 5 - 14, 2014.

Upcoming events

• http://www.secore.info

Links

• NolaCon - NolaCon 2014 Website

• www.gh0st.net/wiki - 24/7 Penetration Testing learning environment, FREE.

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February 19th, 2014

Hosts

• Chris Gerling – @secbitchris

• Christopher Mills – @TheChrisAM
  
  

Guests

• Josh Corman- @joshcorman - I Am the Cavalry

• Joe Klein - @joeklein Joe Klein
  
  

Topics

• I am the Cavalry

  • Public Health & Safety

  • RSA presence - go visit and say hi!

  • Twitter

  • Discuss on Google Groups!

• Your USB is my Network!

  • No firewalls on networks created via USB/Firewire/Bluetooth/etc ports.

• NTP can be very dangerous and evil!

  • Everything relies on timing.

Use Our Discount Codes

• Use code SecuraBit_SANS5 to get 5 percent off of ANY training course. The discount code is good for all SANS courses in all formats.

• Register for any SANS 2014 course and receive 5% off using coupon code SecuraBit_SANS5. The training event takes place in Orlando, FL – April 5 - 14, 2014.

Upcoming events

• http://www.secore.info

Links

• Swimming with Sharks (TEDx Talk) - Josh Corman’s TEDx talk.

• www.gh0st.net/wiki - 24/7 Penetration Testing learning environment, FREE.

Chat with us on IRC at irc.freenode.net #securabit

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January 15th, 2013

Hosts

• Chris Gerling – @secbitchris

• Christopher Mills – @TheChrisAM

Guests

• Jack Nichelson - @Jack0Lope

Topics

• Reducing your attack surface

  • The Java the Challenge – See how many weeks you can go without Java installed

• Get Focused!

  • Identify: Find the root cause of your top problem

  • Align: Build a project plan and get sponsorship

  • Communicate: Build consensus through awareness

  • Report: Build a scorecard to show results

• Transition from ineffective processes and philosophies, make technology an enablement tool, not just another tool to misappropriate and be frustrated by.

Use Our Discount Codes

• Use code SecuraBit_SANS5 to get 5 percent off of ANY training course. The discount code is good for all SANS courses in all formats.

• Register for any SANS 2014 course and receive 5% off using coupon code SecuraBit_SANS5. The training event takes place in Orlando, FL – April 5 - 14, 2014.

Upcoming events

• http://www.secore.info

Links

• http://www.gh0st.net - Gh0st Pentesting Lab

Chat with us on IRC at irc.freenode.net #securabit

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SecuraBit Episode 122: Risky Bitcoin Insurance!

December 11th, 2013

Hosts

• Chris Gerling – @secbitchris

• Mike Bailey – @mpbailey1911

Guests

• Jake Kouns - @jkouns - Risk Based Security

Topics

• Risk

  • How are organizations addressing risk?

  • Does tossing money at a problem really help?

• Bitcoins

  • Mining and security of wallets

  • How it works

• Liability

  • Who is liable when a car gets hacked and kills someone?

  • Are software vendors liable for their vulnerabilities?

Use Our Discount Codes

• Use code SecuraBit_SANS5 to get 5 percent off of ANY training course. The discount code is good for all SANS courses in all formats.

• Register for any SANS Security East course and receive 5% off using coupon code SecuraBit_SANS5. The training event takes place in New Orleans, LA – January 20 - 25, 2014.

Upcoming events

• http://www.secore.info

Links

• http://www.gh0st.net

Chat with us on IRC at irc.freenode.net #securabit

iTunes Podcast – http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/securabit/id280048405

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