How To Avoid Being Phished - SWN Vault
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Release Date: 07/02/2024
Scam Baiting, AI, and the New Grift Economy, Part 2 - Rinoa Poison - SWN #567
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In this two-part interview, Rinoa Poison explores the mechanics of modern scams, the role of AI in making them more convincing, and the growing world of scam baiting. She also discusses the tactics, technical setups, and safety considerations behind wasting scammers’ time. Visit for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:
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Scanning The Internet with Linux Tools - PSW #919
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In this segment, we will explore some pretty awesome tools for scanning the Internet, with a focus on network edge devices. We'll bring it all together with Claude Code and look at some sample results. Tools include: Shodan | Passive recon — query existing scan data for exposed devices, services, and vulns | Passive (API) | Instant (no packets sent) ZMap | Host discovery — find live hosts with open ports | L4 (TCP SYN, UDP, ICMP) | Millions of packets/sec ZGrab2 | Application-layer handshakes — grab banners, certs, headers | L7 (30+ protocol modules) | Thousands of hosts/sec Nerva |...
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Say Easy, Do Hard - Crypto-Agility - BSW #440
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With Q-day getting closer, regulatory guidance pushing firms to migrate to quantum security in the next five years, and an extensive remediation backlog waiting to be discovered, security leaders must start their quantum security migration today. Easier said than done. In this Say Easy, Do Hard segment, we discuss the quantum-safe journey using a framework for crypto-agility. In part 1, we define cryptographic agility, or crypto-agility for short, and why it's important. Crypto-agility is not just about transitioning to quantum-safe cryptography in the nimblest way possible, and it’s not...
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Scam Baiting, AI, and the New Grift Economy, Part 1 - Rinoa Poison - SWN #566
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Rinoa Poison joins Security Weekly News to break down the world of scam baiting, how modern scams are evolving, and why AI is making fraud harder to spot. In this two-part conversation, she shares how scam baiters operate, the risks involved, and what everyday people should know. Visit for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:
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Why Proactive Security Is Far Better Than Patching - Erik Nost - ASW #375
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So much of appsec’s efforts can be consumed by vuln management and a race to patch security flaws. But that’s more a symptom of the ease of scanning and the volume of CVEs. Erik Nost walks through the principles behind proactive security, why the concept sounds familiar to secure by design, and why organizations still struggle with creating effective practices for visibility. Resources Visit for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:
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Can AI help critical infrastructure, the state of the cyber market, and weekly news - Mike Privette, Kara Sprague - ESW #451
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Interview with Kara Sprague - The AI Fix for Infrastructure’s Oldest Security Risks. Critical infrastructure, often built on decades-old systems and legacy code, remains vulnerable to cyberattacks. From pipelines and energy grids to transportation networks, we break down where critical infrastructure is vulnerable and how AI could potentially help strengthen defenses. Interview with Mike Privette - The State of the Cybersecurity Market Here at ESW, we use Mike Privette's Security, Funded newsletter to prepare for every news segment. His covers the latest fundings, acquisitions, public...
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Ahab and Peewee Herman, Zoom, Vibe Hacking, SharePoint, Meta, AgeID, Josh Marpet - SWN #565
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Macbeth, Ahab, Peewee Herman, Microsoft, Zoom, Vibe Hacking, SharePoint, Meta, AgeID, Josh Marpet, and More on this episode of the Security Weekly News. Visit for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:
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Hacking IP KVMs & Reversing with Radare2 - Sergi Àlvarez - PSW #918
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In this episode, we sit down with the Radare community leader, Pancake, the creator of the Radare2 reverse engineering framework. Whether you’ve never heard of Radare, already use it daily, or are thinking about contributing to its development, this conversation will demystify what makes Radare unique, why thousands of engineers rely on it, and how you can step into the community. This segment is sponsored by NowSecure. Discover how AI-powered mobile app security testing finds hidden vulns and leaks at . In the security news: The US national cyber strategy in the category of dumb laws and...
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Language of the Board as CISO-Board Time Falls Short and CISOs Struggle with Risk - Ben Wilcox - BSW #439
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Security metrics often fail because they measure activity rather than actual risk, often failing to connect with business impact, making them difficult to explain to boards and executives. How do you build efffective metrics that are actionable, contextual, and valuable? Ben Wilcox, CTO & CISO at ProArch, joins Business Security Weekly to help us speak the language of the board. Ben will cover how to develop measurable, strategic, and AI-ready security metrics. In the leadership and communications segment, Only 30 minutes per quarter on cyber risk: Why CISO-board conversations are falling...
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AI Spicy Mode, Steam, Glassworm, Samsung, Stryker, Waymo, Cole Porter, and More - SWN #564
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AI Spicy Mode, Steam, Glassworm, Samsung, Stryker, Waymo, Cole Porter, and More on the Security Weekly News. Visit for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:
info_outlineCheck out this interview from the SWN Vault, hand picked by main host Doug White! This Secure Digital Life segment was originally published on March 6, 2017.
Have you ever wondered what phishing is? Do you know what spear phishing attacks are? Doug and Russ explain how to protect yourself from phishing scams in the inaugural episode of Secure Digital Life!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-swn-17