The 443 - Security Simplified

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The 443 - Security Simplified

Get inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers. Each week, we’ll educate and entertain you by breaking down and simplifying the latest cyber security headlines and trends. Using our special blend of expertise, wit, and cynicism, we’ll turn complex security concepts into easily understood and actionable insights.

  1. 16 DEC

    Our 2025 Security Predictions

    This week on the podcast, we dive in to the WatchGuard Threat Lab's 2025 security predictions. We'll cover each of the predictions and explain the trends that drove us to making them for the coming year.

    44 min

  2. 4 DEC

    BootKitty Bootkit

    This week on the podcast, we cover the first ever UEFI bootkit targeting Linux systems and what it means for evasive malware. After that, we give an update on whats being called "the worst telecom hack in US history" before ending with our analysis of a research post showing the latest phishing evasion techniques for malicious office documents.

    31 min

  3. 25 NOV

    Grading our 2024 Security Predictions

    This week on the podcast, we look back to our 2024 security predictions that we made last year and grade ourselves on how well we saw the future. We cover everything from AI deep-fake phishing to VR headset hacking!

    49 min

  4. 19 NOV

    The Top Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2023

    This week on the podcast, we review CISA's most recent report on the top routinely exploited vulnerabilities from the last year. Before that, we cover North Korea's latest malware evasion testing followed by a report on a different evasion technique that abuses concatenated ZIP archives.

    39 min

  5. 5 NOV

    The Age of AI-Powered Scams

    This week on the podcast, we cover a research white paper that details how attackers could use AI to complete an entire money-theft or credential theft-scam from start to finish. Before that, we discus Sophos' 5 year battle with Chinese hackers targeting network devices followed by Microsoft's current battle with password spray attacks through compromised network devices.

    34 min

  6. 29 OCT

    The FortiManager RCE Vulnerability

    This week on the podcast, we review Fortinet's recently-disclosed remote code execution vulnerability in the FortiManager system that has been under active exploit since at least June. After that, we discuss the SEC's recent action against 4 companies found at fault for misleading security incident disclosure statements.

    34 min

  7. 15 OCT

    Taking Down The Whole Internet (Archive)

    This week on the podcast, we cover security incident that brought the Internet Archive and all of its services down, including the Way Back Machine. Before that, we discuss a Chinese nation-state backed threat actor that compromised three major American telecommunications providers and may have gained access to the US wiretapping system.

    24 min

  8. 8 OCT

    LLMHijacking

    This week we cover a research write up on a new technique to monetize stolen AWS credentials. Before that, we discuss a Linux malware variant that went unexposed until just recently and a story about a serial hacker that was caught because of opsec failures.

    41 min
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Get inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers. Each week, we’ll educate and entertain you by breaking down and simplifying the latest cyber security headlines and trends. Using our special blend of expertise, wit, and cynicism, we’ll turn complex security concepts into easily understood and actionable insights.

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  • Creator
    Secplicity
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    320
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