Coffee Talk with SURGe

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2022-JAN-25 SANS CTI Summit, DHS Bulletin, Analysis of Competing Hypotheses

This week the Splunk security team was joined by two guest speakers: Rick Holland, Co-Chair of SANS CTI Summit and Scott R., head of threat hunting and cyber threat intelligence at Splunk. Audra Streetman provided an overview of the new memorandum signed by President Joe Biden aiming to improve cybersecurity for U.S. defense and intelligence agencies. The group also discussed a DHS bulletin, first reported by CNN that warns of the potential of a Russian cyberattack against the U.S. due to rising tensions in Ukraine. CISA also issued an alert regarding the threat of Russian state-sponsored cyberattacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. Rick and Scott competed in a charity countdown to explain the cyber threat intelligence acronym ACH, which stands for "analysis of competing hypotheses." Finally, the group discussed what we can expect this year at the SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit, which kicks off on Thursday, January 27.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2022-JAN-11 Log4Shell, FIN7 BadUSBs, Global Risks Report

Join Ryan Kovar, Mick Baccio, and Audra Streetman for this week's Coffee Talk with SURGe where they'll discuss an update from CISA and the FTC regarding Log4Shell and a warning from the FBI about FIN7 packages with BadUSBs. The trio will also discuss the 2022 Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum. Mick and Ryan compete in a charity countdown to explain if they think cyber issues should be part of a "global risk" report. Finally, Mick and Ryan discuss the need for more risk analysis within organizations.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2022-JAN-04 Log4Shell, Ransomware, Data Harvesting, AirTags, RSA Postponed

Join the SURGe team for the first show of 2022 for a recap of recent security news and another 60 second charity challenge over a streaming cup of coffee.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2021-DEC-14 Ed Skoudis Interview about SANS Holiday Hack Challenge

Join Audra Streetman, Mick Baccio, and Ryan Kovar for another edition of Coffee Talk with SURGe featuring an interview with Dave Herrald and Ed Skoudis about what to expect in this year's SANS Holiday Hack Challenge.
 
You can watch the full interview with Ed and Dave here. 

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2021-NOV-12 CYBERWARCON Interview with John Hultquist

Coffee Talk with SURGe, live at CYBERWARCON! We had some onsite technical difficulties but Mick Baccio and Ryan Kovar were able to overcome and give 25ish minutes of great content, including:
- Audra Streetman interviews John Hultquist, founder of CYBERWARCON and vice president of intelligence analysis at Mandiant
- 60 second charity countdown for VetSec charity (in honor of Veteran’s day) on “attribution.”
- A quick run down of talks from CYBERWARCON that morning with a focus on Christopher Krebs‘ keynote.
- Call out for our upcoming Coffee Talk with SURGe episodes in late November and Mid-December!

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2021-NOV-03 BlackMatter, NSO Group, 5G Networks

Join Audra Streetman, Ryan Kovar, and Mick Baccio for another episode of Coffee Talk with SURGe where they'll discuss the latest security news including BlackMatter's farewell, NSO Group, 5G networks, and Splunk's work to integrate CVE details into security content.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2021-OCT-21 .conf21, Spicy Cybersecurity Hot Takes

On this episode of Coffee Talk with the SURGe, Mick Baccio, Ryan Kovar, and Audra Streetman discuss cyber news and Splunk .conf21. Mick and Ryan also attempt to discuss internet cybersecurity hot takes while eating increasingly hot sauce on tofu in a new segment called "Burning Questions."
 
You can watch the episode livestream here.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2021-OCT-06 BGP Hijacking, MFA, Twitch Leak, Ransomware

Join Mick Baccio and Ryan Kovar for another edition of Coffee Talk with SURGe where they break down BGP hijacking in 60 seconds for charity, the value of MFA in an interconnected world, the Twitch leak, dwell time, and Ransomware All Day Every Day.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2021-SEPT-21 Cloud Vulnerabilities, Federal Logging Mandates

Join Ryan Kovar and Mick Baccio for this week's Coffee Talk with SURGe where they'll discuss the latest news in Cloud Services Provider vulnerabilities, an update on U.S. federal logging mandates, and the usual witty banter and maybe even another 60 second challenge.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2021-SEPT-07 Confluence Vulnerability, OMB Memorandum

Join Ryan Kovar and Mick Baccio for this week's Coffee Talk with SURGe where they'll discuss the latest Confluence vulnerability along with attack surface management and the OMB Memorandum with tiered instructions on logging requirements.