The 443 - Security Simplified Podcast

In a very special episode of #the443Podcast, WatchGuard Director of Security Operations, Marc Laliberte sits down with Seattle Kraken Cybersecurity Engineer, Ryan Willgues to discuss how Ryan got his start in IT, what it’s like working for an NHL franchise, how the Kraken have deployed WatchGuard’s Unified Security Platform, and much more.

This week on the podcast, we cover the key takeaways from the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Before that, we discuss what we learned from United Healthcare CEO Andrew Witty's congressional testimony on their ransomware attack in February. We also discuss a research article from JFrog on malicious Docker Hub repositories.

This week on the podcast, we cover a nation-state backed attack against Cisco ASA appliances which Cisco TALOS themselves have dubbed "ArcaneDoor." After that, we discuss a phishing toolkit being used to target LastPass users before ending with a new way to deliver malware payloads using legitimate services.

This week on the podcast, we cover a Google initiative to kill off session hijacking attacks once and for all. Before that, we give an analysis of CVE-2023-3400, the Palo Alto zero-day vulnerability currently under active exploit. Additionally, we discuss a recent white paper from CISA on securely deploying artificial intelligence systems.

This week on the podcast, we cover a research post describing a code injection vulnerability caused by how nearly every high-level programming language runs on Windows. We also discuss a series of vulnerabilities in LG televisions that allow remote attackers to root the device before ending with a chat about new adversarial tactics for delivering malware via GitHub.