Welcome back to the Tenable Research Podcast. In this new episode we look back at June’s Microsoft patches, and ask Tenable staff research engineer Satnam Narang what he feels the reasons are for the number of patches generally decreasing both

Supplying Security Issues

Mar 8th, 2021 25m 2s

After a looong absence, Bill and Gavin discuss Supply Chain Attacks and how Solarwinds personally impacted Gavin's slides. The chaps also talk through some pretty big additions to Tenable's Cloud capabilities with Frictionless Assessment.

The lost 2020 episode... We are back and now we are Frictionless!

Nov 30th, 2020 37m 1s

It was a long summer and fall months; nevertheless, we are back at it. This is the "lost" episode and final for 2020. We will try to be more regular in 2021.Happy New Year! & Stay Safe!In this episode, Gavin and I discuss what we have been up t

Business Aligned Without Selling Out

Jul 1st, 2020 40m 41s

In this episode Bill and Gavin discuss becoming more business aligned security leaders and how to influence change.

ML Geek-off

Jun 1st, 2020 39m 16s

In this episode Bill and Gavin are joined by Wei Tai from the Data Science team to discuss Machine Learning and how accurate the team have identified the major vulnerabilities of 2019. Bill also learns how to press the record button so the team

Predict to protect

May 10th, 2020 37m 27s

In this episode Bill and Gavin discuss predicting the vulnerabilities that matter most through machine learning and reducing the burden of patching the infrastructure.

Bill serves Gavin a bitter tasting Pi

Apr 7th, 2020 40m 52s

In this episode Bill and Gavin discuss Nessus on Raspberry Pi, which unfortunately didn't make it through the rigorous testing processes, and the top vulnerabilities you should be patching to secure the remote workforce.https://www.tenable.com/

Maslow’s Modified Needs

Mar 20th, 2020 43m 4s

In this episode Bill and Gavin talk about protecting the new norm of the remote workforce and discuss CVE-2020-0796.Tenable SRT Blog https://www.tenable.com/blog/cyber-exposure-alertsTenable Plugin list - https://www.tenable.com/plugins

Takeaway RSA

Mar 11th, 2020 46m 45s

In this episode Bill and Gavin discuss a presentation on the top 5 attack vectors in 2020 according to SANS.Here’s a link to the video of the presentation Bill and Gavin are referencing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz7IFVJf3Lk

INIT to win it

Feb 22nd, 2020 43m 10s

New year, new format. Instead of the usual Olson mocking through the use of the latest cyber news, Bill and Gavin will be sharing some inner workings of team Tenable and what the dev are creating.In this episode, Bill and Gavin talk about the i

Measuring up

Jan 18th, 2020 39m 37s

In this special episode, Bill and Gavin are joined by Tenable's CISO Bob Huber and Data Scientist Bryan Doyle. The chaps discuss measurements that matter and how to communicate security effectiveness.

Meet Dave, My Personal Password Manager

Nov 21st, 2019 52m 22s

In this episode Bill finally gets some payback on Gavin, they discuss Smart Televisions on spending sprees, a goose with a bad attitude and poor cyber hygiene and Bluekeep exploitation. Bill is also joined by Amit Yoran, CEO of Tenable, to disc

Mo Money, Mo Honey

Nov 3rd, 2019 1h 7m

Honey is not just for Poohhttps://www.wilbursecurity.com/2019/10/rdp-honeypotting/Mo Moneyhttps://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7x5ddg/malware-that-spits-cash-out-of-atms-has-spread-across-the-worldOh boyhttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191004/

Legit Shhgit

Oct 18th, 2019 1h 8m

In this episode Bill and Gavin talk about dismantling hotel lamps for fun and profit, multiple router Vulnerabilities and keeping track of private information in repositories. Bill is also joined by Ryan and Scott from the research team to disc

All your cat scans belong to us

Oct 9th, 2019 1h 15m

In this episode Bill and Gavin talk snooping on cat scans, TGIF data breach, breaking into Gavin's bank account with a handy sound board and power grid blackouts. Bill also interviews Steve Smith and Kent Dyer from the Government Affairs team t

Tik Tok Hot Shot

Sep 7th, 2019 1h 3m

States be getting pwnd https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2019/08/17/20-texas-jurisdictions-hit-coordinated-ransomware-attack-state-saysWhere are your notes, or is this your favorite text editor?https://www.digitaltrends.com/computi

Black Hats Recapped IRL

Aug 18th, 2019 38m 41s

In this episode, Bill and Gavin discuss attacks against adult apps, a WhatsApp flaw that enables an attacker to change messages and join groups, hacking alarm systems with a $2 device, and predicting the NVD future with Predictive Prioritizatio

Apples Rotting in Gavin's Vault

Jul 31st, 2019 48m 59s

In this episode, Bill turns the insecurity tables on Gavin with the iOS 13 keychain bug. The chaps also discuss insecure trains, remote code execution vulnerabilities in Atlassian, and how to publicly respond to a major outage. This episode als

Overly-Convenient Store Cards

Jul 27th, 2019 56m

In this episode, Bill and Gavin discuss strange meetings in English Forests, improvements in security guidelines around IoT devices, bricking iPhone with a single message, and the issues with non-experts defining government policy. Bill is also

Foxy Zero Days and MSSP Misery

Jul 12th, 2019 1h 2m

In this episode, Bill and Gavin talk about a Firefox Zero Day, organizations facing bankruptcy due to ransomware, and MSSP's as an attack vector and C&C Slack. They are also joined by Matt Everson and Justin Brown from Tenable Research team. Br

Eternally Blue about Ransomware

Jul 7th, 2019 52m 42s

Bill and Gavin talk about yet another leak of hundreds of millions of personal details with the Baltimore City Ransomware attack. The chaps are joined by Research Analyst, Claire Tills, to discuss how the media drive remediation efforts for po

Superhost Spycams and Compromised CMSes

May 29th, 2019 56m 36s

Airbnb Superhost’s creepy spycam sniffed out by sleuthing infosec proSharePoint servers under attack through CVE-2019-0604Open source bug poses a threat to sites running multiple CMSesDhound Chatbot: open domains, IP addressesUnless you want yo

Correct Horse Burrito Staple

May 2nd, 2019 45m 9s

In this episode, Bill and Gavin talk easy-to guess-passwords, the Beapy Cryptojacking worm sweeping through Asia, as well as hungry cybercriminals leveraging credential-stuffing attacks.10 most hacked passwordshttps://www.foxbusiness.com/techno

Break into Bill's House With This One Simple Trick

Apr 26th, 2019 1h 2m

Corporate giants want to help students, feds and themselves by offering cyber pros $75,000 in loan assistancehttps://www.cyberscoop.com/workforce-cyber-talent-initiative-loan-assistance/Cool blog entry about building going "smart"https://tisiph

Four Phones, Two laptops and a Malware-laden USB Stick Walk into a Bar...

Apr 11th, 2019 56m 39s

In this episode, Bill tries to track merger and acquisition activity with children GPS devices. Gavin highlights the issues of hiding malware in BIOS, and Thom Langford from TL(2) joins to give a CISO's perspective.Episode 6 story list:Motherbo