An Information Security Place Podcast

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MERRY CHRISTMAS and welcome to Episode 12! I have been sick all week, and it hit me hard yesterday and today. So Jim and Kirk saved the day and recorded the podcast without me. I am a little bummed that I was not on the last podcast of the year, but you would not have wanted to listen to me sounding all nasally.

So thanks to Jim and Kirk. Here are the…

Show Notes:

InfoSec News Update:

• Oh the Wonders of the Black Berry –
• More Phone Fun – Follow up from Episode #4
• Netscreens of the Dead – Great Preso
• New Checkpoint Vulnerabilities
• Amex has XSS issues
• Report – 1/3 of all Impersonation Attack Victims located in US or Russia
• Transit Authority Working With Hackers – Follow Up from Episode #8

Discussion - Using Local resources for Social Engineering

Geek Toys – Last Minute Geek Gift Ideas

• Asus EEEPC
• Nice ToolKit
• Noise Cancelling Headphones
• Some Quiet Time with the Family
• Lock Pick Set
• Portable Power Strip
• Podcaster on the Go
• Portable Bluetooth Speakerphone

Consultant’s Corner - 2008 Year in Review – the Consultant’s Perspective

Music Notes:

• Intro – TheHipCola – “Sleigh Ride”
• Segway 1 – Wiser Time – “Blue Christmas”
• Segway 2 – Bill Kahler – “Christmas Eve In The Trailer Park”
• Outro – TheHipCola – “Winter Wonderland”

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Show Notes:

Segment 1: InfoSec News Update (Michael gets to do a little talkin’ here – and he promptly screws it up):

• New Security Awareness video on YouTube – kinda cheesey, but a pretty good production
• Digittrade HD Encryption Broken- “in our test, unscrewing the housing took longer than cracking its encryption mechanism.”
• Lenovo’s new Facial recognition software defeated by printed photo
• Massachusetts new law – 201 CRM 17.00 – “Every person that owns, licenses, stores or maintains personal information about a resident of the Commonwealth shall develop, implement, maintain and monitor a comprehensive, written information security program applicable to any records containing such personal information” – a civil penalty of $5,000 may be awarded for each violation of 93H. In addition, under the portion of 93H concerning data disposal, businesses can be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 for each instance of improper disposal. Requires – Regular Monitoring, Documenting responsive actions taken during breach, and reasonable monitors of systems.
• File Under DUH! – Symantec Discovers Cybercrime makes money – estimates value around $1.7Bil
• Really simple PCI FAQ that you should be aware of
• Apple and the AntiVirus Debate – In a written statement sent to security news site Securityfocus.com, Apple explained their decision to pull the document: “We have removed the KnowledgeBase article because it was old and inaccurate,” Apple said in a statement sent to SecurityFocus. “The Mac is designed with built-in technologies that provide protection against malicious software and security threats right out of the box. However, since no system can be 100 percent immune from every threat, running antivirus software may offer additional protection.”

Discussion: BLATANT FUD – Patching at the Enterprise level – Securina “virtually every Windows PC is at risk” – 98% of Windows computers are missing patches – 46% were missing more than 11 patches

• Follow on – make sure you reboot!!

Segment 2: Geek Toys and Consultants Corner

• Geek Toys – Kensington Portable Power outlet – AS SEEN ON REGIS AND KELLY!!!!
• Consultants Corner – Helping client dealing with a breach (specifically as how it relates to compliance issues)

Music Notes: NEW – CHECK OUT THE LINKS TO THE BANDS ON PODSHOW.COM

• Intro/Outro – Digital Breaks – “Therapy”
• Segway 1 – Portal – “The Simple Things”
• Segway 2 – Shovel 13 – “Show Me Affection”