Month: June 2021

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Security Unlocked - Simulating the Enemy

How does that old saying go? Keep your friends close and keep your understanding of a threat actor’s underlying behavior and functionality of tradecraft closer? As new tools are developed and implemented for individuals and businesses to protect themselves, wouldn’t it be great to see how they hold up against different attacks without actually having to wait for an attack to happen? Microsoft’s new open-source tool, Simuland, allows users to simulate attacks on their own infrastructure to see where their own weaknesses lie.  

In this episode of Security Unlocked, hosts Natalia Godyla and Nic Fillingham sit down with Roberto Rodriguez, Principle Threat Researcher for the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Simuland’s developer, to understand how the project came to life, and what users can expect as they use it.  


In This Episode You Will Learn:  

  • How community involvement will help Simuland grow 
  • How individuals can use Simuland to see examples of actions threat actors can take against their infrastructure 
  • What other projects and libraries went into Simuland’s development 


Some Questions We Ask:  

  • What exactly is being simulated in Simuland? 
  • What do does Roberto hope for users to take away from Simuland? 
  • What is next for the Simuland project? 

 

Resources:  

Roberto Rodriguez’s LinkedIn

Roberto’s blog post, SimuLand: Understand adversary tradecraft and improve detection strategies

Roberto’s Twitter: Cyb3rWard0g

Microsoft Security Blog

Nic’s LinkedIn

Natalia’s LinkedIn

  

Related:

Listen to: Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson

Listen to: Security Unlocked: CISO Series with Bret Arsenault 

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What A Day - Heatwave Back At It

Intense heat waves in the Pacific Northwest are causing heavy power demands and rolling blackouts. Unprecedented rainfall in the Midwest has caused flooding, which politicians have blamed on a lack of spending on proper infrastructure.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced a bill to establish a House committee that will investigate the January 6 Capitol riot. The committee will have 13 members, but it's not known whether Republicans will want to be part of it.

Plus Cleo Stiller fills in for Gideon. And in headlines: L.A. County advises masking indoors again, rare black hole and neutron star collisions are spotted, and the House votes to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol.


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The NewsWorthy - Dozens of Wildfires, Global Lockdowns & Miss Nevada Makes History- Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

The news to know for Wednesday, June 30th, 2021!

What to know about a warning sent to condo residents in Florida just a couple of months before their building collapsed.

Also, as if the heatwave wasn't bad enough on its own, the western U.S. is now dealing with blackouts and wildfires.

Plus, a new tool that could help crack down on robocalls, a lower-cost way for diabetes patients to get their insulin, and a historic first for the Miss USA pageant.

Those stories and more in about 10 minutes! 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes for sources and to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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The Daily Signal - Dad Starts Media Company to Promote American Values Because Left Is ‘Indoctrinating Our Kids’

As the media goes, so goes the nation, to borrow from the old adage. 

The cultural influence of media—including movies, TV shows, and YouTube videos—is being felt with greater significance today than arguably any other time in history. James Fitzgerald founded ColdWater Media to promote the values so many Americans hold dear. 

The political “left has done a really good job of building business models around indoctrinating our kids,” Fitzgerald says. 

Fitzgerald uses film to explore some of the biggest issues and questions facing culture today, covering topics ranging from history and philosophy to education and economics. He joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the mission of ColdWater Media and some of the company's latest projects, including a series sharing the history of all the American holidays.

Today's show also features an interview with John Papola, the CEO, creative director, and cofounder of the media company Emergent Order. Papola explains how he uses rap, humor, and storytelling to communicate American values through film.

We also cover these stories:

  • California Attorney General Rob Bonta says the state will no longer fund travel to Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, or West Virginia, arguing that these states have taken harmful actions against the LGBT community.
  • Los Angeles County asks that people wear masks indoors and in public places due to the spreading of the delta variant of the coronavirus. 
  • Lawmakers criticize U.S. athlete Gwen Berry for turning her back to the American flag during the singing of the National Anthem at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.

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Philosophers In Space - 0G151: Aniara and Pointlessness

When you think about it, life is just a long voyage to death, we all stick it out as long as we can and hope we don't get pelted by too much space debris in the process. We discuss the extremely grim Aniara and the pointlessness of life.   Content: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7589524/   Pointlessness article: https://journalofcontroversialideas.org/article/1/1/132   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/   Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy   Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/   Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com   If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you!   Sibling shows:   Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/   Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/   Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/   Recent appearances: Aaron was on Decoding the Gurus talking about the conspiracy theorist Michael O'Fallon and how he's influencing the anti-woke movement through James Lindsay. https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/michael-ofallon-the-jacobins-are-back-to-reset-everything-dun-dun-daah Content Preview: The Sneetches and Culture War Profiteering
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This Machine Kills - 82. Crisis in the Gig Mills

Further notes toward a ruthless criticism of digital capitalism — we lay out how the inherent contradictions of the “gig economy” are starting to slip into crisis, the need to recognize and reject the propaganda that has been embedded in our everyday way of thinking and talking about these companies, and the creative accounting practices they use to cover up the absence of value and instances of death. 200 years ago, the Luddites smashed the gig mills used by capital to rob them of autonomy. They did not set out to create a more humane version of machinic dispossession. Today, the task before us all is to do the same. Some stuff we reference: • The Motherboard Guide to the Gig Economy | Edward Ongweso Jr: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkbk88/the-motherboard-guide-to-the-gig-economy • Digital Piecework | Veena Dubal: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/digital-piecework • Uber CEO Works on App for a Day, Barely Makes Minimum Wage | Josh Marcus: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/uber-ubereats-ceo-dara-khosrowshahi-b1873651.html • Food delivery driver's death wasn't recognised by Uber Eats and his family are still fighting for the insurance | Patrick Begley: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-25/background-briefing-uber-eats-delivery-drivers-death/100239920 • The Taming of Tech Criticism | Evgeny Morozov: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/taming-tech-criticism Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills Grab your TMK gear: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)
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Amarica's Constitution - Know the Nine You Will

The Supreme Court’s 2020-21 term is closing, and we are opening a window into the Court.  We begin this multiple-episode series by looking closely at each Justice - specifically, their backgrounds and how their jurisprudence reflects influences from their past.  Each Justice has their best and worst moments in Akhil’s eyes, and we discuss them.  Also, Akhil has an important appearance coming up, so some background to that event is yours for the listening.

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Short Wave - The Climate Crisis Is A Public Health Crisis

A recent study published in Nature found that 37 percent of heat-related deaths are due to climate change. Dr. Renee Salas is seeing this in the emergency room of Massachusetts General Hospital. She's treating more and more patients for heat-related illnesses like heat stroke and intensified allergies. Today, she gives us a view into her work at the intersection of human health and climate change; plus, she envisions a new health care system that takes climate change into account.

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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - Cake—“The Distance”

Rob explores Cake’s hit single “The Distance” by discussing the Sacramento band’s quirky sensibilities, the role of sarcasm in their lyricism, and their eccentric production choices.

This episode was originally produced as a Music and Talk show available exclusively on Spotify. Find the full song on Spotify or wherever you get your music.

Host: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Sadie Dupuis

Producers: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles

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