Podcasts News Tech News CyberWire Daily LifeLock closes proof-of-concept hole. US-CERT warns of active campaigns against ERP applications. Ad blockers may function as spyware. Parasite HTTP RAT. Underminer EK. NSA's IG scowls.

LifeLock closes proof-of-concept hole. US-CERT warns of active campaigns against ERP applications. Ad blockers may function as spyware. Parasite HTTP RAT. Underminer EK. NSA's IG scowls.

Published: July 26, 2018, 7:35 p.m.

In today's podcast we hear that\xa0LifeLock gets locked down\u2014probably no harm done, maybe. US-CERT warns of active campaigns against ERP applications. Ad blockers may be doubling as spyware. A new RAT gnaws away at corporate HR departments.\xa0Underminer\xa0shows that exploit kits aren't obsolete after all. NSA gets a bad report from its IG. Congress worries over Russian infrastructure reconnaissance and influence operations. Iran's\xa0OilRig\xa0and\xa0Leafminer\xa0remain active regional threats.\xa0Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on\xa0infosec\xa0pros reusing passwords. Guest is Jessica Ortega from\xa0SiteLock, discussing how having social media icons on your website increases the odds of falling victim to attacks.\xa0\xa0\n For links to stories in today's podcast check out our CyberWire daily news brief:\n https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/July/CyberWire_2018_07_26.html\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices