Ransomware (with Allan Liska & Tim Gallo) Advanced Persistent Security Podcast Episode 43 Guests: Allan Liska and Tim Gallo April 19, 2018 If you enjoy this podcast, be sure to give us a 5 Star Review and “Love Us” on iTunes; Like us on Google Play, Stitcher, Sound Cloud, Spreaker, and YouTube. NOTE: The opinions expressed in this podcast are ours alone and do not reflect those of our employers Ransomware (with Allan Liska & Tim Gallo) Show Notes Segment 1 In this episode, Joe is joined by Allan Liska and Tim Gallo, co-authors of O’Reilly’s Ransomware book. The show kicks off with origin stories. We talk about the passion of security professionals and the career versus hobby camps. We discuss mentoring in terms of selecting mentees and mentors. Allan and Tim provide insight on the process of writing a book. We talk about persistence. Segment 2 Joe kicks it off with a question to Allan and Tim about their observations of ransomware. A discussion as to whether to pay the ransom or not ensues and considerations for each argument are given. Tim talks about the relationship between IT Operations and IT Security. He relates stories from his past to convey why many security professionals make assumptions as to why/how things are done. Joe talks about “Schrodinger’s Backup” and its relation to proper incident response plans.  We talk about the malware SDLC. The conversation shifts to our research on exploit kits and ransomware as well as trends for each. We discuss the argument of paying or not paying [the ransomware.] This segment is concluded with a talk about ransomware in cars. [email protected] Book Link: Ransomware: Defending Against Digital Extortion About Allan: img data-attachment-id="2956" data-permalink="https://advancedpersistentsecurity.net/podcast/ransomware-with-allan-liska-tim-gallo/allan-liska-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/advancedpersistentsecurity.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/allan-liska-1.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1" data-orig-size="500,500" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="allan-liska" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/advancedpersistentsecurity.net/wp-conte