Coffee Talk with SURGe

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2023-AUG-01 Ivanti EPMM, SEC Reporting Rules, Black Hat, Defcon

Grab a cup of coffee and join Mick Baccio, Ryan Kovar and Audra Streetman for another episode of Coffee Talk with SURGe. The team from Splunk will discuss the latest security news, including: 
- Threat Actors Exploit Ivanti EPMM Vulnerabilities - Splunk Threat Research Team analytic story - Strengthening Cybersecurity: Can The SEC’s Landmark New Rules Be Enforced?- Senator calls on DOJ to investigate alleged China hack of Microsoft cloud tools- U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations
Mick and Ryan also shared their top advice for people attending Black Hat and Defcon for the first time next week.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: the Interview Series featuring Eva Galperin

Join Audra Streetman and special guest Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, for an interview about data privacy, stalkerware, artificial intelligence, and the recent rise in deepfake sextortion schemes. You can follow Eva on Twitter @evacide and learn more about her work at EFF.org.

SURGe author panel on Bluenomicon: The Network Defender’s Compendium

Join Mick Baccio and Ryan Kovar as they interview several Splunk cybersecurity experts at .conf23 whose essays are featured in Bluenomicon: The Network Defender’s Compendium. The authors include Sydney Howard, Principal Threat Hunter at Splunk, Jason Lee, Splunk CISO, and Paul Kurtz, Splunk's Chief Cybersecurity Advisor. To order a free copy of Bluenomicon, visit: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/form/the-network-defenders-compendium.html. 

Coffee Talk with SURGe: APT Tradecraft and Data Privacy with Jake Williams and Eva Galperin

Join Ryan, Mick, and Audra for a special edition of Coffee Talk with SURGe, live from .conf23 in Las Vegas. This episode, the trio from Splunk is joined by cybersecurity experts Jake Williams and Eva Galperin to discuss the trends in tradecraft they've observed among APT groups along with the topic of data privacy. 

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2023-JULY-11 Meta’s Threads, US/EU Data Sharing, MOVEit Update, iOS Patch

Grab a cup of coffee and join Mick Baccio, Ryan Kovar and Audra Streetman for another episode of Coffee Talk with SURGe. The team from Splunk will discuss the latest security news, including: 
- Threads Becomes Most Rapidly Downloaded App, Raising Twitter’s Ire- U.S. and E.U. Finalize Long-Awaited Deal on Sharing Data- Three new MOVEit bugs spur CISA warning as more victims report breaches- Apple Ships Urgent iOS Patch for WebKit Zero-Day
Mick and Ryan competed in a 60 second charity challenge benefitting the Malala Fund to share their suggestions for this year's defense policy bill. 
The trio also took a deep dive into the Washington Post's new Printer Week series.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2023-JUNE-27 SolarWinds SEC, Iran Hack-and-Leak, MOVEit Fallout, Cyber Force

Grab a cup of coffee and join Mick Baccio, Ryan Kovar and Audra Streetman for another episode of Coffee Talk with SURGe. You can watch the livestream here. 
 
The team from Splunk will discuss the latest security news, including: 
- SolarWinds says SEC investigation ‘progressing to charges’
- The potent cyber adversary threatening to further inflame Iranian politics
- Siemens Energy, UCLA latest confirmed victims in MOVEit hack
- Turn your phone off every night for five minutes, Australian PM tells residents
-  Cyber Force for the military? Senators want to know

Coffee Talk with SURGe: The Interview Series featuring Alex Pinto

Join Ryan Kovar and special guest Alex Pinto, Senior Manager of Threat Intelligence at Verizon for an interview about the key takeaways from the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).
You can watch the livestream of this episode here.
Read the DBIR reportFollow Alex on Twitter
 
 

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2023-JUNE-13 Fortinet, Barracuda, MOVEit Transfer, CISA Directive, DPRK

Grab a cup of coffee and join Mick Baccio, Ryan Kovar and Audra Streetman for another episode of Coffee Talk with SURGe. You can watch the livestream of this episode here.
The team from Splunk will discuss the latest security news, including:
- Fortinet fixes critical RCE flaw in Fortigate SSL-VPN devices, patch now
- Barracuda Urges Replacing — Not Patching — Its Email Security Gateways
- MOVEit Transfer Vulnerability Advisory from CISA
- STRT Analytic Story for MOVEit Transfer vulnerability
- Americans should prepare for cyber sabotage from Chinese hackers, US official warns
- Binding Operational Directive 23-02
- How North Korea’s Hacker Army Stole $3 Billion in Crypto, Funding Nuclear Program
 

Coffee Talk with SURGe: the Interview Series featuring Scott Roberts

Join Mick Baccio and special guest Scott Roberts, head of threat research at Interpres Security for an interview about Scott's career journey, how he's seen cybersecurity evolve over time, and his essay featured in the SURGe team's new book, Bluenomicon: The Network Defender’s Compendium.
You can watch the livestream of this episode here. 

Coffee Talk with SURGe: Volt Typhoon, CosmicEnergy, Pentagon Cyber Strategy, AI Risk

Grab a cup of coffee and join Mick Baccio and Audra Streetman for another episode of Coffee Talk with SURGe. You can watch the livestream here.
The team from Splunk will discuss the latest security news, including:
- Volt Typhoon targets US critical infrastructure with living-off-the-land techniques
- COSMICENERGY: New OT Malware Possibly Related To Russian Emergency Response Exercises
- Real-world experience' informs new Pentagon cyber strategy
- Lender OneMain fined $4.25 million for cybersecurity lapses 
- A.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn