044 - Your BFF, Vlad

This week, it seems as though Russia has been deprioritized by the US Gov as a cyber threat. So I aimed to ask the question, are they really that bad in the first place? Spoiler alert: The answer is yes. Giveaway details: https://whattheshellpod.com/blog/first-giveaway-of-year  Discord: https://discord.gg/bJauPBBhHn  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@whattheshellpod  Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/whattheshellpod/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shell_pod/  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shellpod.bsky.social     

Not, we're not modding the sims. Let's talk about how someone might just steal what's in your pocked without you noticing.    Giveaway details: https://whattheshellpod.com/blog/first-giveaway-of-year  Discord: https://discord.gg/bJauPBBhHn  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@whattheshellpod  Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/whattheshellpod/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shell_pod/  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shellpod.bsky.social   

I want to talk a little bit about the next four years of cyber security under the current administration, and how the last few weeks have me a little concerned. Let's chat. Patreon: https://patreon.com/whattheshell  Discord:  https://discord.gg/bJauPBBhHn  Twitch: https://twitch.tv/whattheshellpod  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shellpod.bsky.social  Instagram: https://instagram.com/shell_pod 

This is the second of two experimental bonus episodes I really wanted to do. Today I invited my non-technical friend, Alex, over to ask me whatever is on her mind. Most of the time it's tech related, sometimes it's about the Loch Ness monster.  So today, before I go on a little vacation, I wanted to share one of those discussions with you. Discord: https://discord.gg/bJauPBBhHn  Website: https://whattheshellpod.com  Instagram: https://instagram.com/shell_pod  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shellpod.bsky.social   

This is a bonus episode for the new year at the request of a few listeners. There isn't a major hack here, this is about two things. 1. My process for making episodes 2. An experiment I did this year keeping track of all new media I consumed and ranking it. Media List: https://whattheshellpod.com/blog/first-post-and-2024-media  Discord: https://discord.gg/bJauPBBhHn  Website: https://whattheshellpod.com  Instagram: https://instagram.com/shell_pod  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shellpod.bsky.social     

Is there such a thing in "good" hacking in media? Or are we doomed to watch two people type on one keyboard. Let's talk the good side before we go bad. Discord: https://discord.gg/bJauPBBhHn  Website: https://whattheshellpod.com  Instagram: https://instagram.com/shell_pod  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shellpod.bsky.social   

Let's revisit another APT. This time, we're moving over to China to talk APT1. Discord: https://discord.gg/bJauPBBhHn  Website: https://whattheshellpod.com  Instagram: https://instagram.com/shell_pod  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shellpod.bsky.social 

It's that time of year, what better way to hop back in than to talk IoT and holiday hacks. Discord: https://discord.gg/bJauPBBhHn  Website: https://whattheshellpod.com  Instagram: https://instagram.com/shell_pod 

Let's talk about two stories this week. First we'll dive into the CrowdStrike fiasco from a few weeks ago and then we'll see what happens when a company accidentally hires a North Korean spy.  Discord: https://discord.gg/bJauPBBhHn  Website: https://whattheshellpod.com  Instagram: https://instagram.com/shell_pod 

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