Cyber Crime 101

Hey everyone, it is time for HacKid Con! I am in Boston and can’t wait for tomorrow. Make sure you are following the show’s Twitter account (@cybercrime101) as well as the official HacKid Con account (@hackidcon) for updates throughout the next 2 days. We are using hashtag #HacKid.

We may also have a streaming broadcast from the Con, so STAY TUNED!!!!

Joe

Discount code for SANS Reverse Engineering Malware course (NYC)

September 15th, 2010 1 Comment

SANS was kind enough to provide a discount code to my listeners for their upcoming Forensics 610 (FOR610) Reverse Engineering Malware course that is taking place October 25-29th, 2010 in NYC. This 5-Day course, which is being taught by Lenny Zeltser, is regularly $3,425.oo. The below code will give you 10% off. That is a savings of $342.50. For some departments, agencies or businesses with limited budgets, that is a significant savings.

Enter code COINS-LZ in Step 3 on the Registration form to get your 10% off.

Thanks to SANS and Thank You to my listeners!!!

Joe

Episode 20- Lenny Zeltser talks Malware Analysis

September 15th, 2010 2 Comments

Another milestone episode. Made it to 20 and was lucky to have a special guest, Lenny Zeltser. Lenny (in my opinion) is a Malware Analysis guru. He stopped by to talk about Malware Analysis, a Linux distribution called REMnux which he recently released and the two Malware courses that he teaches for SANS.

Show Notes:

Lenny’s site: http://zeltser.com/

Lenny on Twitter: http://twitter.com/lennyzeltser

Section on Lenny’s site dedicated to Malware Analysis: http://zeltser.com/reverse-malware/

Lenny’s Intro to Malware Analysis webcast: http://zeltser.com/reverse-malware/malware-analysis-webcast.html

5 Steps to Building a Malware Analysis Toolkit: http://zeltser.com/malware-analysis-toolkit/

Using VMware for Malware Analysis: http://zeltser.com/vmware-malware-analysis/

REMnux, A Linux Distribution for Malware Analysis: http://zeltser.com/remnux/

Reverse Engineering Malware Cheat Sheet: http://zeltser.com/reverse-malware/reverse-malware-cheat-sheet.html

SANS Forensics610 Reverse Engineering Malware course: http://www.sans.org/security-training/reverse-engineering-malware-malware-analysis-tools-techniques-54-mid

Community SANS FOR610 in NYC October 25-29th, 2010: http://www.sans.org/new-york-2010-cs3/

SANS Security569 Combating Malware in the Enterprise course: http://www.sans.org/security-training/combating-malware-enterprise-1482-mid

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Episode 19: Talking with Tom Eston

September 12th, 2010 1 Comment

In this episode, my guest is Tom Eston of the Security Justice and Social Media Security podcasts. We talk about Facebook Places (and other geolocation services), Facebook Application security and even Apple’s attempt at social networking, Ping.

Show Notes:

What to do with a deceased loved one’s Twitter account: http://support.twitter.com/groups/33-report-a-violation/topics/122-reporting-violations/articles/87894-how-to-contact-twitter-about-a-deceased-user and http://mashable.com/2010/08/10/twitter-deceased-account/

Electronic Frontier Foundation’s post on disturbing Apple patent request: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/08/steve-jobs-watching-you-apple-seeking-patent-0

Security Justice Podcast: http://securityjustice.com/

Social Media Security Podcast: http://socialmediasecurity.com/

Tom Eston’s Facebook Privacy & Security Guide (Link to PDF): http://socialmediasecurity.com/downloads/Facebook_Privacy_and_Security_Guide.pdf

Apple iTunes Ping Social Network: http://www.apple.com/itunes/ping/

NYC4SEC Meetup Group: http://www.nyc4sec.info/

SANS Forensics 610: Reverse Engineering Malware course in NYC Oct. 25-29, 2010: http://www.sans.org/new-york-2010-cs3/

As always, Thank You all for listening!!!

Joe

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Meetup group in the NYC area- NYC4SEC

September 8th, 2010 1 Comment

Do you live in the NYC area? Are you in the field of Information Security, Incident Response or Digital Foreniscs? Are you just a technophile who is interested in personal computing security or news on the latest tech? Then read on…..

The NYC4SEC Meetup group is composed of people from all fields: academic, software developers, IT managers, information security managers, law enforcement, government, investigators, lawyers and anyone who realizes that there needs to be a public discourse about not just information but the means by which it is delivered – and the resulting consequences.

The group will be meeting about once a month in the New York City area. We have plenty of ideas for upcoming meetings like, “Hackers & Hotsauce” and “field trips” to some of the local Hackerspaces.

Our September meetup will be taking place on September 16th at 7:00 P.M. and will be held at:

Pace University

Seidenberg School of CSIS

163 William Street, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10038

Ovie Carroll of the CyberSpeak podcast (and who is in town teaching the SANS Forensics 408 course) will be on hand to meet and speak to our group. Ovie was gracious enough to come by after a day of teaching.

If you are interested, make sure to come check us out. Stop by our website, join the group and RSVP for the meeting on Sept. 16th.

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Technology is not passive. It is in a constant state of motion. Don’t be left behind.

Joe