Episode
127: Maddie
56:12
Published: Tue Nov 01 2022
Description
Maddie Stone is a security researcher for Google’s Project Zero. In this episode we hear what it’s like battling zero day vulnerabilities. Sponsors Support for this show comes from Zscalar. Zscalar zero trust exchange will scrutinize the traffic and permit or deny traffic based on a set of rules. This is so much more secure than letting data flow freely internally. And it really does mitigate ransomware outbreaks. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange gives YOU confidence in your security to feel empowered to focus on other parts of your business, like digital transformation, growth, and innovation. Check out the product at zscaler.com. Support for this show comes from Thinkst Canary. Their canaries attract malicious actors in your network and then send you an alert if someone tries to access them. Great early warning system for knowing when someone is snooping around where they shouldn’t be. Check them out at https://canary.tools. Sources https://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/pdfs/technical%20papers/yu-vb2013.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Tqi7fuOSU https://www.vice.com/en/article/4x3n9b/sometimes-a-typo-means-you-need-to-blow-up-your-spacecraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapters
A bug in the code of a spaceship led to the destruction of the rocket, resulting in a new field of study for designing, developing, and testing computer software.
00:00 - 04:27 (04:27)
Summary
A bug in the code of a spaceship led to the destruction of the rocket, resulting in a new field of study for designing, developing, and testing computer software.
Episode127: Maddie
PodcastDarknet Diaries
A woman talks about her journey of getting a job at Google and shares insights on networking, interviewing, and being persistent.
04:28 - 11:34 (07:05)
Summary
A woman talks about her journey of getting a job at Google and shares insights on networking, interviewing, and being persistent.
Episode127: Maddie
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Maddie Stone leads a team responsible for finding and flagging any malware or bad apps potentially pre-installed on Android devices from different manufacturers, as well as those not listed on the Google Play Store.
11:30 - 20:19 (08:48)
Summary
Maddie Stone leads a team responsible for finding and flagging any malware or bad apps potentially pre-installed on Android devices from different manufacturers, as well as those not listed on the Google Play Store. Her work involves analyzing the assembly language of these apps to prevent users from installing malware-infected apps on their device.
Episode127: Maddie
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Nation-state actors are often using zero-day exploits against vulnerable populations such as human rights defenders, journalists, and minority groups, causing fear and inhibiting free speech and journalism.
20:19 - 31:35 (11:16)
Summary
Nation-state actors are often using zero-day exploits against vulnerable populations such as human rights defenders, journalists, and minority groups, causing fear and inhibiting free speech and journalism.
Episode127: Maddie
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The use of zero-day exploits, often by nation-state actors, is a major security concern due to their sophistication and the difficulty in detection.
31:35 - 43:20 (11:45)
Summary
The use of zero-day exploits, often by nation-state actors, is a major security concern due to their sophistication and the difficulty in detection. Limited resources and the need to protect privacy further complicate addressing the issue.
Episode127: Maddie
PodcastDarknet Diaries
2021 saw the highest number of in the wild zero days detected and disclosed since mid-2014, which is promising in closing the gap between public and private state-of-the-art.
43:20 - 53:45 (10:24)
Summary
2021 saw the highest number of in the wild zero days detected and disclosed since mid-2014, which is promising in closing the gap between public and private state-of-the-art. The goal is to make the discovery of zero days more difficult and expensive so that attackers only use them in rare situations.
Episode127: Maddie
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The speaker talks about the significance of security research and the need for companies to undertake root cause analyses and more variant analysis to address vulnerable areas.
53:45 - 56:02 (02:17)
Summary
The speaker talks about the significance of security research and the need for companies to undertake root cause analyses and more variant analysis to address vulnerable areas. They also discuss the importance of identifying signs of hacking using tools like Play Protect.