Episode

Ep 21: Black Duck Eggs
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28:19
Published: Sat Sep 01 2018
Description

Ira Winkler's specialty is assembling elite teams of special forces and intelligence officers to go after companies. Ira shares a story about a time he and his team broke into a global 5 company. A company so large that theft of intellictual property could result in billions of dollars of damage. Ira's consulting company: Secure Mentum. His books: Spies Among Us, Advanced Persistent Security, Through the Eyes of the Enemy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Aira, a specialized hacker, puts together a team of former special forces and intelligence officers to tackle hacking jobs that are bigger than what one person can handle, relying on structured and methodical plans of attack.
00:00 - 01:18 (01:18)
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Hacking
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Aira, a specialized hacker, puts together a team of former special forces and intelligence officers to tackle hacking jobs that are bigger than what one person can handle, relying on structured and methodical plans of attack. This elite hacking team embarks on a mission for over a billion dollars at stake, one of many true stories from the dark side of the internet.

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Ep 21: Black Duck Eggs
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Darknet Diaries
The speaker shares his experience as an intelligence analyst for the National Signals Intelligence Operations Center, including programming supercomputers to do cryptanalysis.
01:22 - 05:39 (04:17)
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Intelligence Analysis
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The speaker shares his experience as an intelligence analyst for the National Signals Intelligence Operations Center, including programming supercomputers to do cryptanalysis. He also expresses gratitude towards the show's sponsors for enabling independent research.

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Ep 21: Black Duck Eggs
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Darknet Diaries
With his intelligence background and experience at the NSA, Ira was able to start his own security consulting company by using basic human elicitation techniques to gather information.
05:39 - 09:55 (04:15)
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NSA
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With his intelligence background and experience at the NSA, Ira was able to start his own security consulting company by using basic human elicitation techniques to gather information.

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Ep 21: Black Duck Eggs
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Darknet Diaries
The speaker tells a story about a close call encounter with an unmarked police car near a gas station quick mark.
09:55 - 18:01 (08:06)
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Espionage
Summary

The speaker tells a story about a close call encounter with an unmarked police car near a gas station quick mark. Another speaker talks about traditional espionage tactics used to gather information from everyday people.

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Ep 21: Black Duck Eggs
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Darknet Diaries
Ira discusses a Chinese intelligence operation that he and his team found in a small town across from a global company's research and development center, and how they were able to physically compromise the critical information they needed.
18:01 - 23:54 (05:53)
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Chinese intelligence
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Ira discusses a Chinese intelligence operation that he and his team found in a small town across from a global company's research and development center, and how they were able to physically compromise the critical information they needed.

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Ep 21: Black Duck Eggs
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Darknet Diaries
The book "Advanced Persistent Security" provides valuable insights into protecting companies from cyber attacks that can compromise their entire networks.
23:54 - 28:17 (04:22)
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Cybersecurity
Summary

The book "Advanced Persistent Security" provides valuable insights into protecting companies from cyber attacks that can compromise their entire networks. Cyber attackers are becoming more stealthy and less noticeable in their approach, making it essential to take proactive measures to safeguard company data.

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Ep 21: Black Duck Eggs
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Darknet Diaries