The Daily Scam and SecureWon Podcast
Increasing awareness of computer-related, internet-based threats, scams, and fraudulent practices.
Hosted by: Doug Fodeman of thedailyscam.com.
New episodes released monthly here and on our Vimeo channel.
Episode 12 – Deluge of Fake Banks
Fake bank websites are one of the most commonly used tools to support a great many scams. We’ve uncovered more than a thousand fake online banks. Join us as we show you how we uncovered more than 100 recently and how to spot fake banks. This is also Doug’s final episode of the 2024 podcast series. At the end of this episode we introduce you to Laura Audette, the SecureWon Director of Strategic Monitoring. She will be producing the future podcasts starting in January, 2025.
Episode 11 – Urgent Message from Trademark Attorney
In 2024, many businesses across the US informed us of urgent email messages they received from Trademark Attorneys. All of these businesses were suddenly at risk of losing their business name to another company. But it is all a fraud! Our research exposed 30 fake Attorney websites in 2024!
Episode 10 – Job Fraud/Scams with guest, Tony Fogel of TriSearch
During 2024, job-related fraud exploded across the US. The forms of fraud, and the way they targeted victims varied tremendously. Watch as we present a variety of this type of fraud and then interview Mr. Tony Fogel, President & Co-Founder of TriSearch, a job recruitment firm to hear about his experiences with job fraud, and those of his clients.
Episode 9 – Throw Another Log on the Fire
Hackers routinely probe our networks, computers and systems looking for vulnerabilities to attack us. Log files routinely gather evidence of their effort! Meet our guest Michael Wise, a Network Administrator with years of experience! Michael carefully monitors log files and uses best practices to keep his networks safe. Michael shares best practices with us, and describes some of his favorite open-source tools and resources….
1. OSSIM – https://sourceforge.net/projects/os-sim/ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSSIM)
2. Security Onion – https://securityonionsolutions.com/software
3. Wazuh – https://wazuh.com/
4. “The Practice of Network Security Monitoring” a book by Richard Bejtlich
Episode 8-Training a New Generation of Cybercrime Fighters
In this episode we give several examples indicating that cybercriminal gangs have been operating for years out of countries like Nigeria, India and Russia to target Americans. There is a growing need for Cybercrime Investigators and people to help protect America from these threats. Our guest is Michelle Stanfield, Director of Cyber Range, a new degree program at BSU.
Episode 7-Call from Postal Inspector Chris Harper
Listen to a man tell his story about ALMOST getting scammed by answering a phone call from Postal Inspector Chris Harper. These scammers also spoofed caller ID to make the man believe that he was speaking to the Police Chief in his Township.
Episode 6 – The Daily Scam & SecureWon – Ransomware Attacks!
Ransomware attacks are a serious threat and have cost businesses and organizations many millions of dollars. How do they happen and how can we best protect against these threats? How should we respond WHEN they happen? We interview an expert in helping Hospitals and the Health Care industry deal with these threats.
Episode 5 – The Daily Scam & SecureWon – SOC it to me
Check out a variety of methods used by Cybercriminals to target you with malware to take over your computers, phones, and networks. Followed by an interview with Indu Sajeev, Senior Director of Cybersecurity Operations & Cyber Threat Intelligence. (SOC – Security Operations Center)
Episode 4 – The Daily Scam & Secure Won – Spearphishing Attacks
Cybercriminals often pretend to be employees of companies, schools, organizations and non-profits. They send an email to the business office as the employee and request a new payment process to get their paycheck or they contact other employees and “ask for a favor” because they are tied up in a meeting. Learn some of their tricks and how to avoid them!
Episode 3: Episode 3 – The Daily Scam & SecureWon – AI, AI, Oh!
Special guest: Theresa Jay, Former Technology Director and Educator
AI is already being used by cybercriminals as a tool in fraud and scams. Check out several recent examples how AI tools are being used to target people online and over the phone or video calls. As you’ll see, AI is today is a much more powerful tool than even just a few years ago.
Episode 2 – The Daily Scam & SecureWon – Malicious Advertising
Special guest: Gavin Dunaway, Media Trust
Malicious ads are a serious threat across many platforms. We’ll show you several examples and interview Gavin Dunaway from The Media Trust, a company that specializes in keeping malicious ads off of client websites.
Episode 1: Threats Attached to Some Emails and the Risks They Can Cause
Special guest: Dolly Ryan, Director of Education, SecureWon
The type of emails that drop into our in-boxes containing malicious attached web files, for example htm, html, php, bin, and js files.
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