DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
Proofpoint
91 episodes
2 weeks ago
Send us fan mail! Hello to all our Cyber Sleuths! Host Selena Larson, and guest host, Sarah Sabotka take you behind the scenes of the ever-changing world of cybercrime—where attackers innovate, scams evolve, and staying one step ahead is a constant challenge. From remote monitoring and management (RMM) abuse to adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing, web injects, flashy malware lures, and the latest wave of information stealers, we unpack the tactics, techniques, and procedures shaping today...
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Send us fan mail! Hello to all our Cyber Sleuths! Host Selena Larson, and guest host, Sarah Sabotka take you behind the scenes of the ever-changing world of cybercrime—where attackers innovate, scams evolve, and staying one step ahead is a constant challenge. From remote monitoring and management (RMM) abuse to adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing, web injects, flashy malware lures, and the latest wave of information stealers, we unpack the tactics, techniques, and procedures shaping today...
Direct Send Exploitation & URL Rewrite Attacks: What Security Teams Must Know
DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
43 minutes
2 months ago
Direct Send Exploitation & URL Rewrite Attacks: What Security Teams Must Know
Send us fan mail! Hello to all our Cyber Squirrels! In this extra-packed episode of Discarded, host Selena Larson welcomes Proofpoint Principal Research Engineer Jason Ford for his first appearance on the show. Together, they dive into two resurging email attack techniques—Microsoft 365 Direct Send abuse and URL rewrite abuse—and why defending against them requires more than just traditional email security. Jason explains what Direct Send is, why attackers exploit this legacy feature, and how...
DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
Send us fan mail! Hello to all our Cyber Sleuths! Host Selena Larson, and guest host, Sarah Sabotka take you behind the scenes of the ever-changing world of cybercrime—where attackers innovate, scams evolve, and staying one step ahead is a constant challenge. From remote monitoring and management (RMM) abuse to adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing, web injects, flashy malware lures, and the latest wave of information stealers, we unpack the tactics, techniques, and procedures shaping today...
