CyberBites Podcast

This morning I was going through my pre-podcast routine looking for some articles to discuss and I come across this article from thehill.com. Looking at the title alone I was intrigued enough to click on the link. The other thing I noticed is that the article had a “Sponsored Content” tag. The title is “Why Backdoors are Distracting us from Real Cybersecurity Issues." I was expecting some insights that maybe I have not thought about on this particular subject. After reading through the article I found myself scratching my head and thinking okay the content did not have a lick to do with the title. This episode is all about me destroying the article and using it as an example of why you need to fact check, verify content, and don't take things at face value. The last subject I dug into was the arrest of two red teamers who where conducting a pentest on the behalf of the State of Iowa. This story should serve as a a warning to you red teamers, make sure you have your stuff in order.

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https://thehill.com/branded-content?prx_t=knYFAuao-AN98MA&&ntv_fpc=0616cc02-fb4e-4cb5-8428-4e9b94997b2f

https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/11/12/iowa-paid-coalfire-to-pen-test-courthouse-then-arrested-employees.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/04/chinese-spy-chips-are-said-to-be-found-in-hardware-used-by-apple-amazon-apple-denies-the-bloomberg-businessweek-report.html

This week's show is the second of three interviews I conducted at the CyberTech Midwest 2019 Conference here in Indianapolis, IN. At the end of day two, I was able to get a couple of minutes to talk to CyberTech's own, Julia Kraut.

Over the last few months we have heard of the incompetence and abuses of the FBI when it has come to their application for FISA on Carter Page. Not to say that just one mistake or improper use would have major consequences, but there were 17 times the FBI misrepresented the information they presented to the FISC. As DOJ Inspector General Micheal Horowitz stated in his report, these were serial abuses in the surveillance of Carter Page. The failures of the FISA Court and the failures by the FBI are not just harmful to the President, they are harmful to all Americans. So what does this have to do with cybersecurity, well I get in to that and more in this week's episode.

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On the official first episode of the CyberBites Podcast, I was fortunate to virtually site down for a CyberBites Chat with Eric Wassenaar of Veracode. Eric and I have known each other for about a year now. We first meet at the 2019 CyberTech Midwest Conference and have since gotten to work together. Eric is not only a cyber warrior but a trained Opera singer. During our converstation we talked through a gambit of cybersecurity issues but also talked about how the COVID-19 situation will change not only cybersecurity, but how it will change IT.

You can find out more about Veracode and their services at: https://www.veracode.com/

Eric can be found on Twitter @Edwtenor and www.ericwasssenaar.com!