Digital Privateers: How Deepfakes and Data Brokers Threaten Privacy

Deepfake Fraud, Data Brokers Tracking Military Personnel

In Episode 356, Tom and Kevin discuss the increasing role of deepfake technology in bypassing biometric checks, accounting for 24 percent of fraud attempts. The show covers identity fraud issues and explores ...

ARPANET Maps

| | history, military, Tech History
Here is a set of geographical maps of the ARPANET in the 1970s and 1980s. There is also one “logical” map that focuses more on which host computers were connected where. The ...

Intercept the Adversary: Lazarus Group – Operation In(ter)ception

Operation In(ter)ception reveals Lazarus Group's 2019 cyber campaign targeting military and aerospace organizations in Europe and the Middle East. Delve into the attacker's tactics on LinkedIn, their covert infiltration methods, and the ...

The Future of Drone Warfare

Ukraine is using $400 drones to destroy tanks: Facing an enemy with superior numbers of troops and armor, the Ukrainian defenders are holding on with the help of tiny drones flown by ...

Leaking Secrets Under Social Pressure

| | classified, leaks, military, security
Here is a classic example of human nature: people on a gaming site argue that the site’s tanks don’t accurately reflect their capabilities. Participants post classified information to prove their point. Reporters ...
DoD HQ, “The Pentagon”

OPSEC FAIL: US Military Email Going to Mali — via Typo

MX Mixup: Russian-allied government can intercept “highly sensitive information”—because there’s no “I” in .ML ...
Security Boulevard

Vulnerabilities in Weapons Systems

“If you think any of these systems are going to work as expected in wartime, you’re fooling yourself.” That was Bruce’s response at a conference hosted by US Transportation Command in 2017, ...