Talkin’ About Infosec News – 8/26/2022



ORIGINALLY AIRED ON AUGUST 22, 2022

00:00 – PreShow Banter™ — Ralph’s Birthday
00:53 – BHIS – Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2022-08-22
03:27 – Story # 1: PC store told it can’t claim full cyber-crime insurance after social-engineering attack – https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/16/social_engineering_cyber_crime_insurance/
13:48 – Story # 2: Lloyd’s to Exclude Catastrophic Nation-Backed Cyberattacks From Insurance Coverage – https://www.wsj.com/articles/lloyds-to-exclude-catastrophic-nation-backed-cyberattacks-from-insurance-coverage-11660861586
15:33 – Story # 2b: LLOYD’S Market Bulletin – https://assets.lloyds.com/media/35926dc8-c885-497b-aed8-6d2f87c1415d/Y5381%20Market%20Bulletin%20-%20Cyber-attack%20exclusions.pdf
24:53 – Story # 3: AirTag leads to arrest of airline worker accused of stealing at least $15,000 worth of items from luggage – https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/airtag-leads-arrest-airline-worker-accused-stealing-least-15000-items-rcna43547/
30:12 – Story # 4: Apple security updates fix 2 zero-days used to hack iPhones, Macs – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-security-updates-fix-2-zero-days-used-to-hack-iphones-macs/
37:58 – Story # 5: Microsoft Sysmon can now block malicious EXEs from being created – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-sysmon-can-now-block-malicious-exes-from-being-created/
43:37 – Story # 6: Def Con hacker shows John Deere’s tractors can run Doom – https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/15/23306650/def-con-hacker-john-deere-tractors-run-doom-right-to-repair
53:44 – Story # 7: Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation’ apparently vibed too hard for some laptops – https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/17/23310033/janet-jackson-rhythm-nation-laptop-crash-windows-xp-hard-drives



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