Tales From The SOC

Exploits versus Entropy | S1 Ep025

Are the shiniest new threats worse than the disruptive disorder of history?  Paul Ducklin and David Emerson are in great form, as always - thoughtfully outspoken but infectiously good humored at the same time.

Classic Crypto - The Babington Plot | S1 Ep024

Co-hosts Duck and David have more Classic Crypto tales, way back in Shakespeare's time! Insider threats, social engineering, scammer trickery, state-sponsored actors, cryptographic cracking, forged authentication - today's cybersecurity woes, more than 400 years ago.

Classic Crypto - Operation GUNMAN | S1 Ep023

Co-hosts Duck and David tell the GUNMAN story, a fascinating Cold War tale of USA versus USSR. Learn how the KGB sidestepped American cryptography with a keylogger that demands technical respect (and teaches valuable lessons) to this day, and how the NSA fought back.

Back to Basics | S1 Ep022

Co-hosts Duck and David take a look at B2B. But they don't mean business-to-business, they mean BACK TO BASICS. Because some cybersecurity problems aren’t best solved by technology. (With humor and good grace throughout!)

Metrics and measurements - Do they really matter? | S1 Ep021

Co-hosts Duck and David ask some tricky cybersecurity questions, including, "How do you know you're doing the right things to start with?"