Don't Panic: The Unit 42 Podcast

Unit 42 leaders Ryan Olson and Rick Howard break down the big issues in cyber security and tell you why you don't need to panic. We are LIVE! This special edition podcast, recorded live at Ignite '19 USA, is all about demystifying the components of threat intelligence.

Unit 42 leaders Ryan Olson and Rick Howard present another episode of their "Don't Panic" podcast, where they break down the big issues in cyber security and tell you why you don't need to panic. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are littered throughout cybersecurity literature, but just what exactly do these buzzwords mean? This episode uncovers the mysteries surrounding AI and Machine Learning to fully unpack these confusing concepts.   Send us feedback via Twitter: Unit 42 ( @unit42_intel ) Ryan (@ireo)  Rick (@raceBannon99)

Unit 42 leaders Ryan Olson and Rick Howard break down the big issues in cyber security and tell you why you don't need to panic. It may sound like one of the newest shells you can fire at other players in Mario Kart, but PowerShell is actually the command line shell in the modern version of windows. This episode details the development of PowerShell and the new wave of attacks utilizing this administrative tool.   Send us feedback via Twitter: Unit 42 ( @unit42_intel ) Ryan (@ireo)  Rick (@raceBannon99)

Unit 42 leaders Ryan Olson and Rick Howard break down the big issues in cyber security and tell you why you don't need to panic. Lateral movement - an underhanded side pass in football or sideways movement to other hosts in your network? This episode discusses how lateral movement between networks is important to detect fast to reduce your risk of a data breach and remediate quickly.   Send us feedback via Twitter: Unit 42 ( @unit42_intel ) Ryan (@ireo)  Rick (@raceBannon99)

Unit 42 leaders Ryan Olson and Rick Howard present another episode of their "Don't Panic" podcast, where they break down the big issues in cyber security and tell you why you don't need to panic. This week's episode is about Insider Threats. Are they a technical problem, or a human resource issue? What can you do to identify these threats before you have your own Snowden on your hands?    Send us feedback via Twitter: Unit 42 ( @unit42_intel ) Ryan (@ireo)  Rick (@raceBannon99)

Unit 42 leaders Ryan Olson and Rick Howard present another episode of their "Don't Panic" podcast, where they break down the big issues in cyber security and tell you why you don't need to panic. This week's episode is about Tech Support Scams. Everyone has a story about their friend or family member who got tricked into handing over their cash to someone claimed to be helping fix their computer. Learn more about how these scams work and how you can help avoid being a victim.    Send us feedback via Twitter: Unit 42 ( @unit42_intel ) Ryan (@ireo)  Rick (@raceBannon99)

Unit 42 leaders Ryan Olson and Rick Howard present another episode of their "Don't Panic" podcast, where they break down the big issues in cyber security and tell you why you don't need to panic. This week's episode is about Watering Hole attacks. This technique involves compromising specific websites to target their readers with malware.    Send us feedback via Twitter: Unit 42 ( @unit42_intel ) Ryan (@ireo)  Rick (@raceBannon99)

Unit 42 leaders Ryan Olson and Rick Howard present another episode of their "Don't Panic" podcast, where they break down the big issues in cyber security and tell you why you don't need to panic. This week's episode is about DNS Tunneling.This attacker technique enables stealthy communication over the DNS protocol. Many organizations do not monitor their DNS logs and could easily miss command and control or data exfiltration occurring over this covert channel.    DNS Tunneling: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/dns-tunneling-how-dns-can-be-abused-by-malicious-actors/ Send us feedback via Twitter: Unit 42 ( @unit42_intel ) Ryan (@ireo)  Rick (@raceBannon99)

Unit 42 leaders Ryan Olson and Rick Howard present another another episode of their "Don't Panic" podcast, where they break down the big issues in cyber security and tell you why you don't need to panic. This week's episode is about Adversary Playbooks. These are our way of sharing the Tactics Techniques and Procedures used by an adversary in a standard, machine readable format to help you better understand how to defend against an adversary.  Adversary Playbook Description: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit42-introducing-the-adversary-playbook-first-up-oilrig/ Playbook Viewer: https://pan-unit42.github.io/playbook_viewer/ Send us feedback via Twitter: Unit 42 ( @unit42_intel ) Ryan (@ireo)  Rick (@raceBannon99)

Unit 42 leaders Ryan Olson and Rick Howard present another another episode of their "Don't Panic" podcast, where they break down the big issues in cyber security and tell you why you don't need to panic. This week's episode is about Structured Threat Information Expression (STIX™) . STIX is the most-widely adopted standard in threat intelligence sharing, but STIX 1.X has some challenges. STIX 2.0 was recently introduced and is a complete rebuild of the standard. STIX 2.0 Specification: https://oasis-open.github.io/cti-documentation/stix/intro Send us feedback via Twitter: Unit 42 ( @unit42_intel ) Ryan (@ireo)  Rick (@raceBannon99)