Liquidmatrix Security Digest Podcast – Episode 32

Episode 0x32

Getting the Band Together?

Another week, another attempt at a full house for the show.

1. Upcoming this week…
2. Lots of News
3. non-infosec stuff
4. Breaches
5. SCADA / Cyber, cyber… etc.
6. finishing it off with DERPs/Mailbag (or Deep Dive)
7. And there are weekly Briefs – no arguing or discussion allowed

And if you’ve got commentary, please sent it to mailbag@liquidmatrix.org for us to check out.

DISCLAIMER: It’s not that explicit, but you may want to use headphones if you’re at work.

ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER: In case it is unclear, this is the story of 5 opinionated infosec pros who have sufficient opinions of their own they don’t need to speak for anyone except themselves. Ok? Good.

In this episode:

• News and Commentary
1. SilkRoad seized. Dread Pirate Roberts arrested. Tor hidden service de-anonymised?
2. Silent Circle moves away from NIST approved ciphers
3. Sometimes, 7 milliseconds is REALLY important
• Breaches
1. ALL THE BREACHES!!!!
• SCADA / Cyber, cyber… etc
1. UK gets the cybers
• DERP
1. John McAfee copies Occupy.here and TOR
2. Cyber warrior crush!
• Mailbag
1. Hi
   I’m a middle aged infosec dude who’s hit a slump in his career and thinking about going to the USA to pursue infosec awesomeness. I’m torn between good beer, healthcare and no republicans vs the possibility of all the cyber I could ever want. Help me please, I need advice!!!
   PJ McGuff, Ontario
• Briefly — NO ARGUING OR DISCUSSION ALLOWED
1. Whistleblowers and the Crypto-Anarchist Underground: An Interview with Andy Greenberg
2. ESXi 5.5 drops limits on RAM and Physical CPU
3. 101 Free Tools for VMWare Administrators
4. An awkward hug for our own Mr Arlen
5. Old people make riskier and more inconsistent decisions
6. Bittorrent chat!
• Liquidmatrix Staff Projects — gratuitous self-promotion
1. The Security Conference Library
2. Contribute to the Strategic Defense Execution Standard (#SDES) and you’ll be Doing Infosec Right in no time.
3. If you’re interested in helping out with openCERT.ca, drop a line to info@openCERT.ca
• Upcoming Appearances:  — more gratuitous self-promotion
1. Dave: – Attending HITB Malaysia, Deepsec in Austria, and bsidesTO. Panelist at SecTor. And finally speaking at Hackfest in Quebec City.
2. James: – Speaking at SecTor and Hackfest, Panelist at SecTor (twice), and speaking at bSidesTO
3. Ben: – Panelist (with Dave, James and Mike Rothman) for SecTor 2013’s return of the (canadian) fail panel
4. Matt: – Still on his honeymoon…
5. Wil: – Trying to cut weight before new headshots, but will be at SecTor.
6. Other LSD Writers: – wait? There are other writers?
• Advertising – pay the bills…
1. Hackfest registration is open
2. BSides Toronto!!!!
3. Use discount code liquidmatrix-2013 to receive 10% off the registration price. Can’t attend the full conference? Use code liquidmatrix-expo2013 to gain free access to the expo ($50 value).SecTor 2013
4. Signing up for a SANS course? Be sure to use the code “Liquidmatrix_150” and save $150 off the course fee! And Liquidmatrix_5 for 5% off a course
5. Random Kids in the Hall Clip – French Canadian Trappers

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