Cyberspeak's Podcast

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We have Mr Younger back in the studio!  Bret gives out link to free MANDIANT webinar on database intrusions.  We talk about Microsoft updates, theft of laptops with sensitive data from AIG, Parallels on Apple, USB hacking, dumb ways to secure wireless, Skype integrated into Ebay, getting millions of pages indexed by Google, sushi USB drives, and research on quick hard drive destruction.  Websites of the day include National Institue of Justice and Zoomr geo-photo gallery.  Sorry for all the sound effects.  We (Bret) got carried away.

Bret discusses his quad-monitor display unit, Wal-Mart is a chick magnet, Mercury's Free Evidence Mover, Nic Harbor updating DCFLDD.  A story about Best Buy's Geek Squad failing to destroy old hard drives and they wind up at a flea Market. Eraser programs- Derick's Boot and Nuke, www.heidi.ie/eraser .  New version to Skeuthkit found at www.sleuthkit.org, and Harlan Carvey give a go-by for his Forensic Server Project which can be found at http://windowsir.blogspot.com/.  

This show we have a great inteview with Jesse Kornblum about memory analysis.  We also talk with Steve Bunting about LogParser 2.2 from Microsoft.  Ovie and Bret recite an Apple cartoon.

This show we have Mike Younger in the studio.  We talk with Mike about stuff.  Mike talks about stuff.  And then we talked about more stuff.

This week we have Mike Younger drop in on us.   We talk about Microsoft patch Tuesday, MAC vulnerabilities, Pentagon is hacked, Football player beats up nerd, ABC to start showing programs on the web, and free webbased storage.

The episode we talk with Steve Bunting about his new ENCE Study Guide.  We also talk about the UK hacker Gary McKinnon, Microsoft Live Answers, and Valley Schwag for $15 a month. Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, who chairs the House committee responsible for writing Internet and telecommunications law, has pledged to work on legislation related to mandatory data retention.  A 20-year-old California man has pleaded guilty to launching a bot network attack that compromised computers at a Seattle hospital and several universities.  We also discuss poor Patrick Kennedy and his recent memory loss after his traffic accident.  We also answer a question from George from In the Trenches podcast.   A great web site pick of the week is at Remote Exploit.org. 

Sorry about the slip of a week, but we are now back on track.  We talk to Mark Rache columnist for Security Focus and Senior Vice President and Chief Security Counsel at Solutionary Inc. about his "Forensic felonies" article.  We also talk with Dave Merkel, Vice President of Products at MANDIANT about the release of First Response version 1.1, trojans that hold your computer for ransom, USB ported security applications, residential WiFi sharing, impossible to recover from spyware and viruses, Freenet version 0.7, and SecurityWizardry.com.

In this show we interview Jaime Florence from MicroForensics about Mercury, a new forensic text indexing product.  We also talk about the DOJ's initiative to fight child porn, Opera version 9 Beta, Texas Governor Issued executive order prohibiting P2P, Microsoft Live Drive, new wifi law, data retention for ISPs, video showing graffiti on Air Force One, and free 411.  Upcoming Conferences: LayerOne 2006Apr 15-16, Los Angeles, CAhttp://www.layerone.info/index.html 2006 GFIRST Conference Apr 30-May 05, Orlando, FL http://www.us-cert.gov/GFIRST Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC) 2006 May 03-06, Las Vegas, NV http://www.ceic2006.comThe show is about 1 hour 9 mins long.  Thanks to Brian for pointing out how to put links in the show notes!  Thanks to Tim for editing the show again!

In this show we discuss recent computer crime news, Micro Forensicâs Mercury indexing software, upcoming conferences and more. SANS Fire 2006 July 5 - 13, 2006 Washington , DC- CyberSpeak Listeners get 5% off - that is a savings of $150+ CyberSpeal Listeners get $50.00 off purchase of Mercury - htt[://www.microforensics.comGuidance Software has partnered with Sybex, a John Wiley imprint, to release the industryâs first in-depth study guide for EnCEâhttp://www.forensicswiki.orghttp://www.dexterity.com/articles/overcoming-procrastination.htm

In this short show we talk about some Microsoft initiatives, shared access, deciphering information in the Windows/prefetch directory, live.com, expo.live.com.  Weâve been Zinged by www.podzinger.com.  We also briefly discuss a new indexing tool that works with EnCase called Mercury from www.microforensics.com â ALL CyberSpeak listeners can get $50 off by emailing the owner and saying that you heard about Mercury on CyberSpeak.   We also discuss Appleâs âBoot Campâ?.  Appleâs sanctioned application to dul boot and run Windows XP on your MacBook.  We also have a new SOUND engineer editing our podcast. 

In this show we interview Harlan Carvey author of the Forensic Server Project. Also we talk about SansFire 2006, CyberSpeak is good for CISSP credits, piggybacking wireless, and cute overload.

In this show we give a walkthrough of MANDIANT's First Response tool. We also talk about Microsoft creating C# for the Mac, Firefox 2 Alpha 1, spray on fabric, on10.net, and listener email.

In this show we play the second part of our interview with Kris Kendal from Mandiant about malware analysis. Also we talk about the FBIs new computer system, reaffirmation of computer forensic tools, does gmail ever delete your email, RFID tag vulnerabilities and listener email. This show is 58 minutes 17 seconds.

This show Bret announces his marriage to Jill, we talk to forensic equipment manufactures at FOSE; James Wiebe from Wiebetech.com about 2 new devices, a CD/DVD automated imaging device and a new SCSI to fire wire 400 write block device. We also talk to Todd Bellows, a sales representative from LogiCube.com about the CellDek, a new cell phone imaging device and the new Triton which is the next generation LogiCube. We discuss free forensic tools, analysis of RAM, and GoodMail. Bret hacks his wife's Prius car area network (CAN). This show is 62 minutes.

This show we talk to Dave Merkel, Vice President of Products at MANDIANT. He talks about the release of their First Response tool for incident response. We also talk about Microsoft Anti-Spyware, Javascript bug in Gmail, where Bret shops for his clothes, and the color purple. This show is 51mins 46 secs.

This week part one of our talk with Kris Kendall from Mandiant about malware analysis. Also Mike Younger from Stroz Friedberg, LLC joins us for a chat. We cover a question about USC 2703, how to build a keylogger, and an update on the Washington Post story about the botmaster.

In this show we interview Bruce Potter founder of the Shmoo Group, a non-profit think-tank of computer security professionals. We also talk about Max OS X viruses, interview with a botmaster, indictment of a botmaster, file registary, Web Historian, and listener email.

In this show we talk again to Mr Jesse Kornblum. Also we discuss slipstreaming, dynamic drive partitioning, caffeine naps, and Google Desktop Beta 3. Bret and Ovie talk a little about their backgrounds. This show is approx 1hr 2mins.

This week we talk with Brian Carrier, author of File System Forensic Analysis. Also we dicuss NTFS performance, TOR FTK, and the TI-99/4a.