Agent.BTZ

02/12/2024 14 min Temporada 1 Episodio 8
Agent.BTZ

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In this episode, we dive into the Agent.BTZ cyber incident—a sophisticated worm that penetrated U.S. military networks through a simple USB drive. Traced to Russian cyber espionage actors, this attack exposed critical vulnerabilities in military cybersecurity, leading to the creation of USCYBERCOM and fundamental changes in digital defense strategies. The episode reveals how a single piece of malware triggered a global reassessment of cyber warfare, highlighting the critical role of human behavior in technological security.Don't just host your podcast, own it🟡 Yellowball is a podcast hosting service I built to give podcasters more control and less nonsense. Whether you’re starting fresh, moving your show over, or just curious, check it out at https://yellowball.fm.Referenceshttps://www.wired.com/2008/11/army-bans-usb-d/https://www.wired.com/2010/03/ff_cyberwar/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/08/AR2008120803722.htmlhttps://www.symantec.com/security-center/writeup/2008-071813-2408-99https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-241https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/speeches-testimonies/speeches/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dark-Territory/Fred-Kaplan/9781476763279https://www.kimzetter.com/countdown-to-zero-dayhttps://www.cfr.org/defense-and-security/cyber-operations-and-cybersecurityhttps://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/571543/cyber-power-and-national-security/https://www.rsaconference.com/Libraryhttps://www.blackhat.com/html/archives.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7751641.stmhttps://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/us/politics/29cyber.htmlhttps://www.brookings.edu/experts/peter-w-singer/https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/

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