The SolarWinds have returned to haunt four cybersecurity companies who tried to hide their breaches and ended up with their trousers around their ankles, and North Korea succeeds in getting one of its IT workers hired… but what’s their plan?

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Hosts:

Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carole Theriault – @caroletheriault

Episode links:

• SolarWinds Sunburst supply chain attack – Wikipedia.
• Rep. Katie Porter slams SolarWinds for its poor passwords – Twitter.
• SEC Charges Four Companies With Misleading Cyber Disclosures – SEC.
• Western firm hacked by North Korean cybercriminal hired as remote IT worker – Computing.
• Engaging with a Remote Workforce: Statistics and Strategies for Success – Government Events.
• 67% Of U.S. Employers To Lose Employees To Remote Work In 2024 – Forbes.
• A company’s remote-working hire turns out to be in North Korea. He tried to hold it to ransom – Business Insider.
• US company accidentally hires North Korean for remote work, gets blackmailed when they try to fire him – IBTimes.
• Watch “Undercover: Exposing the Far Right” – Channel 4.
• Undercover film exposing UK far-right activists pulled from London festival – The Guardian.
• Kermode and Mayo’s Take – YouTube.
• The Fear of God: 25 Years of the Exorcist – BBC iPlayer.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Theme tune: “Vinyl Memories” by Mikael Manvelyan.
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