Talkin' Bout [Infosec] News

Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits – https://poweredbybhis.com00:00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — The Way the Community Rumbles00:08:21 - A.I. Transcription Startup Was Just A Guy Taking Notes - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-11-1700:09:01 - Story # 1: New data shows companies are rehiring former employees as AI falls short of expectations00:18:06 - Eric & Whitney’s “Podcast” [webcast] on training your own LLM00:22:12 - Story # 2: Founder Admits His “AI Transcription” Startup Was Just Him Joining People’s Meetings and Taking Notes by Hand00:26:20 - Story # 3: Five Plead Guilty in U.S. for Helping North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate 136 Companies00:37:35 - Story # 4: Google is easing up on Android’s new sideloading restrictions!00:43:44 - Story # 5: Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats00:44:58 - Story # 5b: Hackers are saving Google’s abandoned Nest thermostats with open-source firmware00:51:34 - Story # 6: FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs01:00:40 - Story # 7: Teens are Hacking School Systems. Let’s Teach Them to Protect Communities Instead01:05:55 - Story # 8: Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign01:14:58 - Discord CTF Winners

Show Notes

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00:00:00 - PreShow Banter™ — The Way the Community Rumbles

00:08:21 - A.I. Transcription Startup Was Just A Guy Taking Notes - BHIS - Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2025-11-17

00:09:01 - Story # 1: New data shows companies are rehiring former employees as AI falls short of expectations

00:18:06 - Eric & Whitney’s “Podcast” [webcast] on training your own LLM

00:22:12 - Story # 2: Founder Admits His “AI Transcription” Startup Was Just Him Joining People’s Meetings and Taking Notes by Hand

00:26:20 - Story # 3: Five Plead Guilty in U.S. for Helping North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate 136 Companies

00:37:35 - Story # 4: Google is easing up on Android’s new sideloading restrictions!

00:43:44 - Story # 5: Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats

00:44:58 - Story # 5b: Hackers are saving Google’s abandoned Nest thermostats with open-source firmware

00:51:34 - Story # 6: FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs

01:00:40 - Story # 7: Teens are Hacking School Systems. Let’s Teach Them to Protect Communities Instead

01:05:55 - Story # 8: Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign

01:14:58 - Discord CTF Winners

  • (00:00) - PreShow Banter™ — The Way the Community Rumbles
  • (08:21) - A.I. Transcription Starup Was Just A Guy Taking Notes - BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2025-11-17
  • (09:01) - Story # 1: New data shows companies are rehiring former employees as AI falls short of expectations
  • (18:05) - Eric & Whitney's "Podcast" [webcast] on training your own LLM
  • (22:12) - Story # 2: Founder Admits His “AI Transcription” Startup Was Just Him Joining People’s Meetings and Taking Notes by Hand
  • (26:20) - Story # 3: Five Plead Guilty in U.S. for Helping North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate 136 Companies
  • (37:34) - Story # 4: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions!
  • (43:43) - Story # 5: Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats
  • (44:58) - Story # 5b: Hackers are saving Google's abandoned Nest thermostats with open-source firmware
  • (51:33) - Story # 6: FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs
  • (01:00:39) - Story # 7: Teens are Hacking School Systems. Let’s Teach Them to Protect Communities Instead
  • (01:05:55) - Story # 8: Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
  • (01:14:58) - Discord CTF Winners

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Corey Ham
Corey Ham has been with Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) since 2021 delivering red teaming and OSINT services. Currently, Corey leads the ANTISOC team at BHIS, providing subscription-based continuous red teaming to BHIS clients. Outside of his time at BHIS, you can find him out in the woods or up on a mountain somewhere.

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