Category: Cyber Frontiers

Data Breach SecOps, Reputations, and IoT Security – CF055

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This week on Cyber Frontiers Christian and Jim catch up on cyber anecdotes from our listeners! We start with a deep dive on the data breach website haveibeenpwned.com -- and discuss ways users can leverage the data and APIs to reduce their surface area and take advantage of security best practice. From here we tangent… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Quantum, Cyber, Oh My! The Best of RSA 2019 – CF054

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This week on Cyber Frontiers Christian and Jim dive into recapping some of the best content from RSA 2019! We pack in a lot of content this show -- ranging from a deep-dive into the most pervasive attack techniques in cybersecurity today to a comprehensive review on the state of quantum computing. Whether you are… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Containers Gone Wild – CF053

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This week Christian and Jim dive into the “doomsday” (dramatic much?) cyber event of 2019 -- escaping Docker containers! Formally known as CVE-2019-5736, we dive deep on the technical research undertaken by Dragon Sector to take advantage of Linux namespaces in order to reveal the larger discovery and exploit and what it means for the… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Crypto and Blockchain: Enablers of the Future – CF051

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This week on Cyber Frontier Christian dives into the state of affairs in the cryptocurrency battle for adopters and the ultimate future of blockchain. We discuss some of the origins of what made Bitcoin popular and misunderstood, while re-tracing how it enabled blockchain technology to gain stronger visibility in the eyes of technologists. From here… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Computing Without the B.S. – CF050

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This week on Cyber Frontiers Christian and Jim discuss the computing industry without the bachelor’s degree (B.S.). We discuss the recently increasing trend of major tech companies doing away with degree requirements for top software engineering positions. We evaluate the pros and cons of university value propositions, co-ops/work studies, internships, and apprenticeships and discuss which… Click for more / Podcast Player>