Podcasts

It has been a busy first quarter for the Proofpoint Threat Research team! Today we have returning guest, Pim Trouerbach, to share his personal stories about his favorite malware and discuss the current landscape, including insights on Pikabot, Latrodectus, and WikiLoader. 

Today’s guest is Isaac Shaughnessy, a Threat Detection Engineer at Proofpoint. Isaac shares his insights into the challenges of detecting and mitigating malware, especially those using social platforms for command and control.

The esteemed Katie Nickels joins us on the show today! Katie is the Director of Intelligence Operations at Red Canary, and our conversation with her explores a wide array of topics, ranging from career growth in threat intelligence to the intricacies of attribution and threat actor naming.

NBC's Kevin Collier discusses his experiences covering cybersecurity stories for a mainstream audience. As the network's first and only dedicated cybersecurity reporter Collier reflects on the evolving nature of cybersecurity media coverage and the increasing need for dedicated coverage in major news publications.

Today’s episode is Part Two of what to expect in cybersecurity in 2024, and our guests are Randy Pargman and Rich Gonzalez. Randy sheds light on the crucial role of the Detections Team and emphasizes the constant innovation of malware authors, and the team’s mission to outsmart them.

Today’s episode focuses on insights from Daniel Blackford and Alexis Dorais-Joncas, both Senior Managers of Threat Research at Proofpoint. This is the first in our two-part series looking at what’s on the horizon for 2024.

In this special holiday edition of Discarded, the tables are turned with hosts, Selena and Crista, becoming the answer-ers, our returning moderator, Mindy Semling, as the question asker, and our wonderful audience is transformed into cyber elves. 

Returning guest is Greg Lesnewich, Senior Threat Researcher at Proofpoint, sheds light on the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed by TA422. The conversation touches on the significance of the high volumes observed starting in late summer, the exploitation of vulnerabilities for NTLM credential harvesting, and the brief usage of the WinRAR vulnerability. Plus, Greg sings!

Take a deep dive with us into the influential MITRE ATT&CK Framework, a comprehensive knowledge base that catalogs real-world threat actor behaviors derived from threat intelligence.

Joshua Miller, Senior Threat Researcher on the APT team at Proofpoint discusses Palestinian-aligned threat group TA402. Joshua paints a vivid picture of TA402's usual targets, strategies, and tactics, highlighting its geofencing techniques and crafty use of compromised government agency accounts.