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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 33

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Cause of recent DOE breach revealed to be outdated Coldfusion; 30% of adults willingly open emails they know are malicious; Spear phishing led to successful attacks on the nyt and twitter; DNS attack types

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Cause of recent DOE breach revealed to be outdated Coldfusion: http://www.informationweek.com/security/attacks/energy-dept-hack-details-emerge/240160685

30% of adults willingly open emails they know are malicious: http://www.csoonline.com/article/738869/social-engineering-study-finds-americans-willingly-open-malicious-emails?page=1

Spear phishing led to successful attacks on the nyt and twitter: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/082813-spear-phishing-led-to-dns-273297.html?page=1

DNS attack types: http://images.infoworld.com/d/security/3-types-of-dns-attacks-and-how-deal-them-225826

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 27

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Ten year old Java bug, old and vulnerable versions of Java dominate on corporate desktops, a guide on critical infrastructure security, what is wrong with applying standard security approaches to industrial control environments, Lloyds survey finds cyber security is the number 3 concern of business leaders, watering hole attacks are replacing spear phishing as the attack method of choice, the crazy high value of health information dossiers and a cyber exercise performed by some large US banks.

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http://podcasts.infoworld.com/d/security/most-enterprise-networks-riddled-vulnerable-java-installations-report-says-222983

http://images.infoworld.com/d/security/new-vulnerability-found-in-java-7-opens-door-10-year-old-attack-researchers-say-223029

http://www.osce.org/atu/103500?download=true

http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/david_lacey/2013/07/scada_security_requires_a_bett.html

http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/33436/lloyds-cybersecurity-is-the-no-3-global-business-threat/

http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/33493/water-hole-replacing-spearphishing-as-statesponsored-weapon-of-choice/

http://www.secureworks.com/resources/blog/general-hackers-sell-health-insurance-credentials-bank-accounts-ssns-and-counterfeit-documents/

http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_138/mock-cyberattack-on-banks-a-success-sifma-says-1060721-1.html