Cisco Talos researcher Nick Biasini on chasing APTs, mercenary hackers

November 7th, 2023  |  31 mins 27 secs

cisco talos, nation-state apts, psoas, ransomware

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Nick Biasini has been working in information security for nearly two decades. In his current role as head of outreach for Cisco Talos Intelligence Group, he leads a team of threat researchers tasked with tracking nation-state APTs, mercenary hacker groups and ransomware cybercriminals. In this episode, Biasini talks about the cryptic world of threat actor attribution, the rise of PSOAs (private sector offensive actors) and why network edge devices are a happy hunting ground for attackers.

Costin Raiu on the .gov mobile exploitation business

December 23rd, 2021  |  41 mins 18 secs

android, apple, exploits, ios malware, nso pegasus, psoas, zero-day

Global director of Kaspersky's GReAT research team Costin Raiu returns to the show for an indepth discussion on the mobile surveillance business, the technically impressive FORCEDENTRY iOS exploit, the ethical questions facing exploit developers and the role of venture capitalists in the mobile malware ecosystem.