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Healthy Paranoia Show 12: The Saga of Terry Childs

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:42:21 +0000

Announcing the latest episode of Healthy Paranoia from Mrs. Y featuring the case of Terry Childs, the infamous former Network Administrator arrested for refusing to provide passwords for San Francisco’s FiberWAN system to management. She’s joined by Jeana Pieralde, Chief Security Officer for the City and County of San Francisco, along with two members of the [...]

Healthy Paranoia Show 11: Bro – The Outer Limits of IDS

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:53:44 +0000

Join Mrs. Y, Taylor Banks and esteemed Nerd Captain Ivan Pepelnjak for another exciting episode of Healthy Paranoia! In this installment, we discover the day the security industry stood still for Bro IDS with expert and project contributor Liam Randall. Just a few of the fun facts you’ll learn include: The real meaning of “bromance.” [...]

Healthy Paranoia Show 10: Beware the Shmoo

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:22:06 +0000

Darkness falls across the land, The hacker hour is close at hand. Creatures crawl in search of 0-days To terrorize your enterprise. And whosoever shall be found, Without the soul for clamping down, Must stand and face the nerds of hell, And rot inside a clear text shell. The foulest stench is in the air, [...]

Healthy Paranoia Show 9: Live and Let Scada

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:38:38 +0000

It’s time to be “shaken, not stirred” by the latest episode of Healthy Paranoia! You’ll have “the living daylights” scared out of you by Mrs. Y as she gathers a trio of experts to discuss SCADA and ICS security issues. Joining the Packetpushers in their underground lair: Joe “The Mastermind” Klein* Dale “Bond, Digitalbond” Peterson [...]

Healthy Paranoia Show 8: Hacking the Mind

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:16:39 +0000

Descend into the heart of darkness with Mrs. Y as she explores the topic of social engineering with Chris Hadnagy, noted expert, podcast host and author of Social Engineering: the Art of Human Hacking. You’ll learn fun facts like: The difference between persuasion and manipulation. Subtle ways to influence people. The secrets of facial expressions, paralinguistic [...]

Healthy Paranoia Show 7: 802.1X; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:24:23 +0000

Just when you thought the Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Christmas couldn’t get any better, Healthy Paranoia’s Mrs. Y rustles up some wireless experts for an episode on 802.1X! Joining the Packetpushers Posse: Matthew “Rowdy” Gast, author of multiple O’Reilly books and chair of the security task group at the Wi-Fi Alliance. “Buffalo” Blake Krone, CCIE-Wireless and [...]

Healthy Paranoia Show 6: Once Upon a Time, There Was Virtualization…

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:58:47 +0000

Yes boys and girls, today we tell a story of clouds. The Packetpushers attack the subject of virtualization security. You’ll hear Greg Ferro and Ivan Pepelnjak* wax eloquent about unicorns and an amazing Larry Ellison imitation by Tony Bourke. We’re also joined by a new friend, awesome security researcher** and entrepreneur Taylor Banks, who manages [...]

Healthy Paranoia Show 5: Next Stop, the Wireless Zone

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:39:48 +0000

Travel into another dimension – a dimension of wireless networking. That’s right, Healthy Paranoia takes on the subject of 802.11 with the challenges facing a secure deployment. You’ll find out why you should never use WEP (aka wireless equals pwned), that SSID cloaking is a waste of time, and how Greg really feels about Microsoft XP. [...]

Healthy Paranoia Show 4:IPv6 Security Smackdown!

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:45:10 +0000

Join Healthy Paranoia for The Matchup of the Century: The IPv6 Security Smackdown! Where builders and breakers wrestle with some of the most difficult security challenges surrounding the protocol. We discuss some of the common vulnerabilities, make recommendations for getting started (safely) and even find time to lament the evils of Carrier-grade NAT (CGN). Michele [...]

Healthy Paranoia Show 3: Mrs. Y. Goes Green

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:55:23 +0000

This is a recording of a talk I gave at Appsec DC 2012, “Security Is Like An Onion, That’s Why It Makes You Cry.” Okay, busted, I’m recycling. You can blame Greg. He seemed to think there was value in releasing it as a podcast episode. But in all seriousness, I’m a big proponent of [...]

Healthy Paranoia Show 2: Where No Nerd Has Gone Before

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:56:47 +0000

It seems appropriate this Labor Day, a holiday that pays tribute to the American worker, to rediscover the lost talent of making stuff. So the Packetpushers pulled out their tricorders and went in search of the ultimate nerd haven, the hackerspace. If you aren’t familiar with the term, according to Urbandictionary.com, a hackerspace is: A [...]

Healthy Paranoia: Show 1 – Oppenheimer vs. Leonardo

healthyparanoia@packetpushers.net — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:08:14 +0000

Drum roll, please! Introducing Healthy Paranoia, the new security podcast hosted by Michele Chubirka aka “Mrs. Y.” and her esteemed colleague, Ethan Banks. I know what you’re thinking, “Do we really need another security podcast?” Give a listen to episode one, where we ask questions like: Is it better to be Oppenheimer or Leonardo? What’s [...]