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	Podcast:		Down the Security Rabbithole
	Episode:		DtSR Episode 241 - NewsCast for April 18th 2017
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:46:22
	Publish Date:		2017-04-18 00:07:22
	Description:		NewsCast for Tuesday April 18th, 2017 Dallas Tornado Sirens Hijacked Tornado sirens in Dallas all simultaneously went off Suspected hijacking of the emergency system, lots of speculation of how this happened Now believed to be a radio hijack Link: http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/TXDALLAS-1936de1 Two Inmates in Ohio Jail Hacked it From the Inside Talk about an “insider threat”! These were made from spare parts, hidden in ceiling, concealed well Unauthorized access to network (no NAC?) made infiltration possible Link: https://qz.com/958503/two-ohio-inmates-hacked-their-prison-from-the-inside-using-makeshift-computers-built-from-spare-parts/ SWIFT Launches New Anti-Fraud Controls in Wake of Wire Frauds New tools to ‘detect suspicious transactions’ Appears to be free in addition to other fraud-detection tools Link: https://www.swift.com/news-events/news/swift-launches-new-anti-fraud-payment-control-service-for-customers Huge Adobe Security Update Just Released 59 total vulnerabilities - Flash still a big chunk of that (surprise!) 44 are considered critical - “code execution bugs” Enterprises should download, test and deploy -- how are you handling these? Link: https://threatpost.com/adobe-patches-59-vulnerabilities-across-flash-reader-photoshop/124914/ Insider Threat - Engineer Arrested for Stealing Code High-volume algo financial trading company These are literally their trade secrets - the way they make money No abuse of privilege - this was hacking (unathorized access) Link: http://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/computer-engineer-arrested-theft-proprietary-trading-code-his-employer
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