The basics of InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) and how its being abused
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English - November 18, 2022 15:00 - 7 minutes - 5.54 MBTechnology security cyber news security news cyber security news cisco talos snort incident response news roundup Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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InterPlanetary File System or IPFS has increased in prominence as a file hosting technology associated with Web 3.0. It's probably most well known for hosting NFTs, but this blockchain related technology is also being abused by bad actors. In this episode we'll be talking with Edmund Brumaghin about his recent research into IPFS and his findings. We'll also talk about the ways we've seen malicious actors abuse it and briefly touch on things organizations can do to protect themselves.