In this edition of the Security Conversations podcast, John Hultquist, Manager of Cyber Espionage Threat Intelligence at ISIGHT Partners, talks about “NEWSCASTER,” a cyber espionage operation that uses fictitious social media accounts to launch attacks. Hultquist says the targeting, professional operational schedule and complexity suggest this activity is carried out by Iranian actors.
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Ryan is the host of the podcast series “Security Conversations – a podcast with Ryan Naraine”. He is the head of Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research & Analysis team in the USA and has extensive experience in computer security user education, specializing in operating system and third-party application vulnerabilities, zero-day attacks, social engineering and social networking threats. Prior to joining Kaspersky Lab, he monitored security and hacker attack trends for over 10 years, writing for eWEEK magazine and the ZDNet Zero Day blog. Follow Ryan on Twitter @ryanaraine.Previous Columns by Ryan Naraine:Podcast: Inside the NEWSCASTER Cyber Espionage CampaignCisco Warns of WebEx Player Security VulnerabilitiesPodcast: CrowdStrikes Adam Meyers Discusses Attacks Emanating from China, Russia and the Middle EastBlackBerry 10 Haunted by Adobe Flash VulnerabilitiesBoston Restaurant Group Confirms Credit Card Data Theft
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