Episodes

  • Indicators of Compromise (noun)

    Indicators of Compromise (noun)
    Jan 27 2026
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Digital evidence that a system or network has been breached. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/indicator-of-compromise⁠ Audio reference link: ‌”⁠Suicide or Murder? | The Blind Banker | Sherlock⁠,” uploaded by Sherlock, 18 October 2015 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Intrusion Detection System (noun)

    Intrusion Detection System (noun)
    Jan 20 2026
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A system that monitors for malicious or unwanted activity, and either raises alerts when such activity is detected or blocks the traffic from passing to the target. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/intrusion-detection-system⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention - CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 - 2.1⁠,” Professor Messer, uploaded 16 November, 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • MFA prompt bombing (noun)

    MFA prompt bombing (noun)
    Jan 13 2026
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Hackers bypass, multifactor authentication schemes by sending a blizzard of spamming login attempts until the accounts owner accepts the MFA prompt out of desperation to make the spamming stop. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/mfa-prompt-bombing⁠ Audio reference link: movieclips. “⁠Sneakers (2/9) Movie Clip - Defeating the Keypad (1992) HD.⁠” YouTube, YouTube, 29 May 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG5vsPJ5Tos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Apple Lockdown Mode (noun)

    Apple Lockdown Mode (noun)
    Jan 6 2026
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. An optional security mode for macOS and iOS that reduces the attack surface of the operating system by disabling certain commonly attacked features. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/apple-lockdown-mode⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠How NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Was Found on Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancée’s Phone⁠,” FRONTLINE, YouTube, 18 July 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Simulated Phishing (noun)

    Simulated Phishing (noun)
    Dec 30 2025
    While our team is out on winter break, please enjoy this episode of Word Notes. A security awareness training technique in which authorized, but fake phishing emails are sent to employees in order to measure and improve their resistance to real phishing attacks. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/simulated-phishing⁠ Audio reference link: ⁠“Blackhat (2014) - Hacking the NSA Scene (4/10) | Movieclips.”⁠ YouTube, YouTube, 19 Apr. 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Sideloading (noun)

    Sideloading (noun)
    Dec 23 2025
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The process of installing applications on a device without the use of official software distribution channels. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/sideloading Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Microsegmentation (noun)

    Microsegmentation (noun)
    Dec 16 2025
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A zero trust security technique that isolates application workloads from each other, allowing each one to be protected individually. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/microsegmentation⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠Micro-Segmentation Masterpieces⁠,” PJ Kirner, Illumio CTO and Co-Founder, Tech Field Day, YouTube, 13 December 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Homograph phishing (noun)

    Homograph phishing (noun)
    Dec 9 2025
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The use of similar-looking characters in a phishing URL to spoof a legitimate site. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/homograph-phishing⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠Mission Impossible III 2006 Masking 01⁠,” uploaded by DISGUISE MASK, 28 July 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins