Safe Mode Podcast

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  • FBI’s Cynthia Kaiser on Salt Typhoon’s ‘indiscriminate’ data collection

    FBI’s Cynthia Kaiser on Salt Typhoon’s ‘indiscriminate’ data collection
    Feb 20 2025
    In this episode, you will hear Cynthia Kaiser, deputy assistant director in the bureau’s cyber division talk about the implications of the Salt Typhoon breach, which she spoke about during CyberScoop’s Zero Trust Summit. Kaiser characterized the breach as “a different level of insidiousness” from Beijing, one that reflects its “ambition and reckless aggression in cyberspace.” In our reporter chat, Greg talks with CyberScoop’s new cybercrime reporter Matt Kapko about a slew of reports around Russian nation-state cyber actors.
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    20 mins
  • Chainalysis’ Jackie Burns-Koven on the drop in ransomware payments

    Chainalysis’ Jackie Burns-Koven on the drop in ransomware payments
    Feb 13 2025
    Greg Otto talks with Jackie Burns-Koven, Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Chainalysis. They discuss research from Chainalysis that shows a 35% drop in ransom payments over the second half of 2024. They also discuss the growing refusal of victims to pay ransoms and how attackers are adapting their tactics. Additionally, she highlights the influence of Ransomware-as-a-Service, the evolution of data leak sites, and the effectiveness of international collaboration in combating these cyber threats. In our reporter chat, Greg talks with Tim Starks about the Trump administration’s nominee for national cyber director.
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    33 mins
  • Google’s John Hultquist on how APTs are using generative AI

    Google’s John Hultquist on how APTs are using generative AI
    Feb 6 2025
    Greg Otto talks with John Hultquist, Chief Analyst for Google Threat Intelligence Group. They explore the qualitative differences between AI-generated and human-crafted social engineering tactics, and discuss the technical limitations of AI when used by less sophisticated threat actors like those in North Korea. Additionally, the episode addresses the challenges posed by AI in cybersecurity, including how it accelerates attacks, the need for enhanced defense systems beyond current SOAR/XDR models, and a proposed roadmap for maturing autonomous AI frameworks in the coming years. In our reporter chat, Greg talks to Derek B. Johnson on the ongoing friction between Elon Musk, DOGE, and the federal government. . LINK: https://cyberscoop.com/musk-doge-opm-treasury-breach/
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    27 mins

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