Jerry Bell @jerry@infosec.exchange

So if someone made a podcast about security that's aimed at the C-Level, would you listen to it? Not the usual deep, technical, jargon but rather aimed at executives. No news, just best practices.

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#infosec #podcast

Anyone else working on the SANS Holiday Hack Challenge? (link below) I've gotten through 4 of the objectives so far and a handful of terminal challenges but it'd be fun to group up and meet some other people.

Also thanks again to @gangrif for pointing it out to me! I appreciate it!

Cybersecurity firm FireEye says it was hacked by a nation state

https://apnews.com/article/business-california-milpitas-214da7f06ea1823cada1384643e09753

"The stolen 'red team' tools — which amount to real-world malware — could be dangerous in the wrong hands. FireEye said there’s no indication they have been used maliciously. But cybersecurity experts say sophisticated nation-state hackers could modify them for future use probing vulnerabilities."

#cybersecurity #infosec

The infosec handbook has left the fediverse:
https://infosec-handbook.eu/news/2020-12-05-leaving-the-fediverse/

I joined the fediverse thanks to them. Understandable decision, but still - what a loss... 💔

I'm a developer looking to get into pentesting. I've played around on hackthebox.eu a bit but is this worth my time or are there better resources?

We infiltrated an IRC botnet. Here’s what we found https://cybernews.com/security/we-infiltrated-an-irc-botnet-heres-what-we-found/

Buying my dad a PocketBook.

It's:

a) cheaper
b) not bound to Amazon (which he doesn't need anyway, he reads in Czech)

Any pocketbook owners got any advice/tips for setup so that he can pick it up day1?

Boosts welcome

HIRING: Sr. Security Engineer - Detection Engineering / San Francisco or Austin - https://infosec-jobs.com/job/2168-sr-security-engineer-detection-engineering/ #InfoSec #infosecjobs #CyberSecurity #cybersec #CyberCareer #cyberjobs #security #jobs #jobsearch #Recruiting #techjobs #hiringnow #Python

It's been 5 years since the Italian hacker-for-hire contractor Hacking Team had its tools stolen and dumped online. Now a China-linked hacker group is reusing the defunct company's leaked UEFI #spyware to infect the deep recesses of victims' computers.

https://www.wired.com/story/hacking-team-uefi-tool-spyware/

Hello Fediverse, do you have any book(s) recommendation to begin in ethical hacking?