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- CS Digest Roundtable #4: Sea Hunter, Hacked Fitness Trackers, Stolen Crypto, and Autosploit

| Presenters: Cully Patch, Sean Bird, Kevin Joyce | Leave a Comment

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In today’s episode the CSIAC takes the most important articles in a past CS Digest and discusses the articles’ importance in the world of technology and cyber security.

CS Digest Articles Discussed:

U.S. Military Reviewing its Rules After Fitness Trackers Exposed Sensitive Data

The review came after reports by The Washington Post and other outlets that a “heat map” had been posted online by the fitness-tracking company Strava showing where users jog, bike and exercise – and in the process inadvertently highlighting the locations of U.S. military facilities in some of the most dangerous spots in the world.

How to Steal $500 Million in Cryptocurrency

Early Friday morning in Tokyo, hackers broke into a cryptocurrency exchange called Coincheck Inc. and made off with nearly $500 million in digital tokens. It’s one of the biggest heists in history, with the exchange losing more than 500 million of the somewhat obscure NEM coins. The hack has raised questions about security of cryptocurrencies around the world.

‘Sea Hunter’, a Drone Ship with no Crew, Just Joined the U.S. Navy Fleet

A prototype autonomous ship known as the Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MDUSV) has officially been transferred to the U.S. Navy from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) after a two-year testing and evaluation program. Named “Sea Hunter,” the Office of Naval Research will continue to develop the vessel from this point forward.

Autosploit Marries Shodan, Metasploit, Puts IoT Devices at Risk

Autosploit, a new tool that basically couples Shodan and Metasploit, makes it easy for even amateurs to hack vulnerable IoT devices.

The Cybersecurity (CS) Digest is a curated bi-weekly news summary for cybersecurity professionals. It is transmitted in an HTML-formatted email and provides links to articles and news summaries across a spectrum of cybersecurity topics.

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Presenters

Cully Patch
Cully Patch
Cully Patch is a Senior Program Manager for Cyber Security and Intelligence at Quanterion Solutions Incorporated. 27-year Air Force, recently transitioned veteran with expertise in cybersecurity and intelligence leadership and security clearance. Cully leads program development activities and assures successful performance of associated programs and projects: - Represents Quanterion in discussions with key customers' technical staff in areas of cyber security and intelligence requirements - Contributes technical expertise and cyber security training/education to the Cyber Security and Information Systems Information Analysis Center (CSIAC) program initiatives - Identifies, leads, and supports development of technical and management approaches to meet both government and industry requirements - Mentors junior staff level in technical areas of expertise as well as professional conduct, responsibilities, integrity, and customer relations - Proposes/authors technical and management articles, State-of-the-Art Reports (SOARs), Critical Review and Technology Assessments (CRTAs), training materials, whitepapers, to meet customer needs
Sean Bird
Sean Bird
Sean Bird is a Software Engineer with Quanterion Solutions Inc. in Utica, NY. His work includes system design, systems analysis, software development, and cloud security/infrastructure. He has earned his undergraduate degree in Cybersecurity from SUNY Polytechnic Institute (formerly SUNYIT) and is currently pursuing his graduate degree in Computer Engineering at Syracuse University.
Kevin Joyce
Kevin Joyce
A Senior Information Technologist with more than 30 years of experience in Networking and Systems. Kevin has planned, engineered, maintained, and overseen upgrades of diversified network and IT Systems for various organizations in the fields of healthcare, banking, and government defense. Kevin is well-versed in the latest technologies and best practices for network management, LAN, WAN, WLAN, administration, storage, and network security. He has also worked on teams conducting Network assessments, Security Risk assessments, and Risk Management Framework (RMF) assessments for varied government agencies. He was appointed the Quanterion's Insider Threat Program Senior Official in 2016 and was a key member of the Controlled Unclassified Information certification team. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering Technology from SUNY Institute of Technology, Utica, NY and an MS in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO. He is a Certified Expert Independent Assessor (CEIA) and is Security+ certified.

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