"Compromised." We throw the word around like everyone agrees what it means, but do we?
This week, Andy and Eric dig into the many faces of compromise in a security context and why it’s not a simple definition
In this episode:
- What actually counts as a security compromise (and why the answer is “it depends”)
- Full breach vs. partial breach: Does it even matter?
- Why lateral movement should keep you up at night
- Session token hijacking in M365 and why MFA isn’t a silver bullet
- The Myth of the Green Matrix Terminal Hacker (aka Hollywood hacking nonsense)
- How risk profiling and layered defenses can contain the blast radius
- Real-world detection failures and the “10,000 alert problem”
- Practical steps to tune logs, outsource monitoring, and avoid burnout
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Episode Resources:
- SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter
- SysAdmin Weekly 012 - Identity is the New Firewall
- Evilginx (Reverse Proxy Phishing Toolkit)
