It’s Christmas, so we take a look back at our oh so fun packed lives and tell stories of the jinks, japes and capers of Host Unknown from the last few years. This week in Infosec obviously takes us back to where it really started, although perhaps not as far back as the little tiny baby Jesus in his crib Rant of the week shows that scanning isn’t something done by just pentesters Billy Big Balls is a story in two parts which unfortunately were not financially connected Industry News brings us the latest and greatest security news stories from around the world And Tweet of the Week tells of the greatest story ever told… from Nottingham... sorry, Leicester!
This Week in InfoSec
With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account
16th December 1988: 25-year-old computer hacker Kevin Mitnick was charged for crimes including theft of software from DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), including VMS source code and allegedly causing $4 million in damages to DEC.
Ex-Computer Whiz Kid Held on New Fraud Counts
https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1471639991008825344
15th December 1994: Netscape Communications Corporation releases Netscape Navigator 1.0, the world’s first commercially developed web browser, although this particular version was free for non-commercial use.
15th December 1995: Developed by researchers at Digital Equipment Research Laboratories, the AltaVista search engine is launched. It was the first worldwide web search service to gain significant popularity. One of the most popular search engines in the early world wide web, Google didn’t overtake AltaVista until 2001. AltaVista was eventually purchased by Yahoo! in 2003.
Rant of the Week (15:49)
Thom starts but quickly hands the baton Jav who takes a clear lead on this weeks rant... about Andy. This is Andy's response:
Songs that build up tension and stumble forward: Songs that skip a beat
Billy Big Balls of the Week (21:34)
National Lottery scratch card fraud: Men jailed over £4m jackpot claim
I talk about the time Thom went solo with (TL)2 ventures and highlights how going solo is a brave move for someone in a cushy CISO job.
Industry News (28:23)
Hackers Target India’s Prime Minister
“Worst-Case Scenario” Log4j Exploits Travel the Globe
Christmas Payroll Fears After Ransomware Hits Software Provider
Grindr Fined €6.5m for Selling User Data Without Explicit Consent
Log4j Looms Large Over Patch Tuesday
France Orders Clearview AI to Delete Data
Regulator: Venues Must Protect User Privacy During #COVID19 Checks
All Change at the Top as New Ransomware Groups Emerge
US and Australia Enter CLOUD Act Agreement
Tweet of the Week ( 38:09)
https://twitter.com/GeekChickUK/status/541242616407687168?s=20
