The crew makes suggestions for building a hacking lab today! We will tackle:

• What is recommended today to build a lab, given the latest advancements in tech
• Hardware hacking devices and gadgets that are a must-have
• Which operating systems should you learn
• Virtualization technology that works well for a lab build
• Using AI to help build your lab

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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-906

This week in the security news:

• Linux process injection
• Threat actors need training too
• A Linux device "capable of practically anything"
• The Internet of webcams
• Hacking cheap devices
• Automating exploitation with local AI models
• Lame C2
• Smallest SSH backdoor
• Your RDP is on the Internet
• These are not the high severity bugs you were looking for
• Low hanging fruit
• Your TV is spying on you, again
• no such thing as "offensive security"
• MCPs and RCEs
• Browser extensions collecting your AI chats
• And flooding TikTok with AI influencers

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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-905

This week in our technical segment, you will learn how to build a MITM proxy device using Kali Linux, some custom scripts, and a Raspberry PI! In the security news:

• Hacking Smart BBQ Probes
• China uses us as a proxy
• LOLPROX and living off the Hypervisor
• Are we overreating to React4Shell?
• Prolific Spyware vendors
• EDR evaluations and tin foil hats
• Compiling to Bash!
• How e-waste became a conference badge
• Overflows via underflows and reporting to CERT
• Users are using AI to complete mandatory infosec training!
• AI in your IDE is not a good idea
• Cybercrime is on the rise, and its the kids
• AI can replace humans in power plants
• Will AI prompt injection ever go away?
• To use a VPN or to not use a VPN, that is the question

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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-904