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The flagship product of the controversial Israeli spyware vendor, the NSO Group, use for remotely hacking mobile devices, most notably iPhones, via zero-click exploits.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pegasus
Audio reference link:“Cybersecurity beyond the Headlines: A Conversation with Journalist Nicole Perlroth,” Kristen Eichensehr, and Nicole Perlroth, University of Virginia School of Law, YouTube, 14 February 2022
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An open source email authentication protocol designed to prevent emails, spoofing in phishing, business email compromise or BEC, and other email-based attacks.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pegasus
Audio reference link:"Global Cyber Alliance's Phil Reitinger talks DMARC adoption" “Global Cyber Alliance’s Phil Reitinger Talks DMARC Adoption.” YouTube Video. YouTube, April 27, 2018
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Shields Up (noun)
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A condition announced by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to draw attention to a temporary period of high alert, associated with expectation of a connected wave of cyberattacks prompted by either a widespread vulnerability or an unusually active and capable threat actor.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/shields-up
Audio reference link: “Star Trek II Wrath of Khan - Reliant vs Enterprise; First Clash” YouTube, YouTube, 11 Apr. 2015,
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Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM) (noun)
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A prescriptive open source software security maturity model designed to guide strategies tailored to an organization’s specific risks.
Audio reference link: "OWASPMSP - Pravir Chandra: Software Assurance Maturity Model (OpenSAMM)." by Pravir Chandra, OWASP MSP, 2009.
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Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) (noun)
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An open standard for hardware authentication tokens that use the universal serial bus, or USB, near-field communications, or NFCs, or Bluetooth to communicate one factor in a two-factor authentication exchange.
Cyberwire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/u2f
Audio reference link: “Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History,” by Thomas Rid, Published by W. W. Norton Company, 21 November 2017.
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