The Host Unknown Podcast

19th February 1999:

The movie "Office Space" was released. With a budget of $10 million, it grossed a measly $13 million worldwide, but became a cult classic with its homage to Superman III's salami slicing and Jennifer Aniston's rant against 37 pieces of flair. Now where's my stapler?

It's a masterclass in a fraud , a segregation of duties failure, or a monitoring gap — but back in 1999, it was just a comedy plot.

Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs

Ring’s controversial, AI-powered “Search Party” feature isn’t intended to always be limited only to dogs, the company’s founder, Jamie Siminoff, told Ring employees in an internal email obtained by 404 Media

Just found out we’re being audited by our cyber insurance provider 

Industry news 

Tweet of the week
https://x.com/whoaish/status/2024344477465456936  

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This week in Infosec reminds us of the real reason we click on links
Rant of the week is going to put a lot of Parisien street artists out of work
Billy Big Balls proves that on the internet nobody knows you are a dog
Industry News brings us the latest and greatest security news stories from around the world
And
Tweet of the Week makes Thom wonder when Fat Thursdays are coming to the UK

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Same format. 
Banter, lame jokes, inside jokes, lame inside jokes. 
This week in infosec 
A weak rant.
A billy big balls 
Industry news
Some tweet of the week.
And closing thoughts

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5th November 1993: Bugtraq was created by Scott Chasin as a full disclosure vulnerability reporting mailing list at the dawn of the World Wide Web. Bugtraq had an enormous influence on how orgs responded to vuln disclosure and paved the way for a shift which led to bug bounty programs.
https://x.com/todayininfosec/status/1986164925039841770  
24th October 2002: The worm-like Friendgreet propagated by emailing all Outlook contacts from each computer where it was installed. But THERE WAS A TWIST!
The software presented a EULA stating it would do that!
They gave fair warning, right!?
(EULA = End User License Agreement)
https://x.com/todayininfosec/status/1981885412374114601
 
CyberSlop — meet the new threat actor, MIT and Safe Security
Cybersecurity vendors peddling nonsense isn’t new, but lately we have a new dimension — Generative AI. This has allowed vendors — and educators — to peddle cyberslop for profit.
Earlier this year, MIT released a working paper and made a webpage around 80% of ransomware attacks using Generative AI

Law passed for scammers, mules to be caned after victims in Singapore lose almost $4b since 2020
SINGAPORE – Scammers will get at least six strokes of the cane, with the punishment going up to 24 strokes depending on the severity of the offence.
Those to be caned will include syndicate members and recruiters, and those who help them, such as money mules who provide their bank accounts, SIM cards or Singpass credentials.
These mules will face discretionary caning of up to 12 strokes.

Tweet of the week: https://x.com/phl43/status/1985841184141689196 

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This week in InfoSec is a Mitnick/Android double act
https://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/september/27/#hacker-mitnick-indicted-on-charges
https://thisdayintechhistory.com/09/23/the-first-android-introduced/ 
Rant of the Week is the future of the UK, the future I tell you…
New digital ID will be mandatory for workers in the UK
Billy Big Balls gives the best reason ever to go full speed ahead with AI
Silicon Valley’s latest argument against regulating AI: that would literally be the Antichrist 
Industry News is the latest and greatest security news stories from around the world
Tweet of the Week is valuable fitness advice from infosec
https://bsky.app/profile/secure-ics-ot.bsky.social/post/3lzpgdl7dts2u 

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