Jul 11, 2024 | Podcast
The President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did. A US government board tasked with investigating major cyberattacks failed to properly scrutinize the SolarWinds hack, a devastating attack in 2020. The Biden administration had ordered...
Jul 10, 2024 | Podcast
https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/scams/common-bookingcom-scams This article explores the different scams targeting Booking.com users, highlighting phishing emails, hijacked chats, fake listings, and bogus job offers. These scams aim to steal personal information,...
Jul 9, 2024 | Podcast
https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/02/cocoapods_vulns_supply_chain_potential Imagine a backdoor hidden within the building blocks of your house. That’s essentially what security researchers discovered in CocoaPods, a tool used in millions of Apple apps. This...
Jul 8, 2024 | Podcast
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-39-000-print-at-home-ticketmaster-tickets-for-154-events In a plot twist for concert-goers, hackers have leaked nearly 39,000 print-at-home ticket barcodes for upcoming events on Ticketmaster. This extortion...
Jul 3, 2024 | Posts
Like everyone, I regularly receive scam emails and text messages. Most of the scam emails are caught in the junk or spam filters, there are the occasional emails that evade the filters and I just flagged them as spam. Scam text messages are either deleted or,...
Jul 2, 2024 | Articles
My recent conference presentation on open-source security revealed a common theme. Audience members didn’t realise how pervasive open-source is. Everyone in the audience knew that their organisation uses a fair number of open-source components, but they thought that...
Jun 25, 2024 | Speaking
Had a fantastic time at AISA Sydney Sec today! Todd Sampson was the keynotes speaker and gave a presentation titled Brain Power where he shared his learning from his science documentary series, Redesign My Brain and Body Hack. He spoke about creativity and how we lose...
May 29, 2024 | Speaking
Had a fantastic time speaking at the Modern DevOps Sydney event!There were so many great talks and presentations, and it was inspiring to see the latest trends and innovations in DevOps. I also enjoyed catching up with old friends and making some new connections in...
May 15, 2024 | Speaking
Thrilling Discussion on Securing the Software Supply Chain at AppSec & DevSecOps Sydney Summit! It was fantastic joining the panel discussion on securing the software supply chain at the recent AppSec & DevSecOps Sydney Summit! A huge thanks to my fellow...
Mar 20, 2024 | Podcast
Millions of GitHub users are putting themselves and their organizations at risk by accidentally exposing sensitive data in public repositories. A security firm called GitGuardian analyzed activity on GitHub in 2023 and found a shocking trend: over 12 million secret...
