Latest Incident Podcast Episodes
The PIO with Ashley Losch from Blu Helmet Media
B Shifter - July 15, 2024 17:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSend us a Text Message. This episode features Ashley Losch and John Vance. We want your helmet (for the AVB CTC)! Check this out to find out more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg5_ZwoCZo0 Sign up for the B Shifter Buckslip, our free weekly newsletter here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.c...
What we learned from studying the TTPs of the 14 most active ransomware groups
Talos Takes - July 12, 2024 08:00 - 8 minutesFresh off an analysis of the 14 most active ransomware groups, James Nutland joins Jon this week to discuss his findings. They talk about the most common TTPs shared among these groups, and the potential outliers among these gangs and how they try to infect victims. For more on this topic, watch...
Frank Leeb on His New Mission, Safety, Training and Effective Firefighters
B Shifter - July 09, 2024 00:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSend us a Text Message. This episode features Chris Stewart, Frank Leeb and John Vance. We are happy to welcome back Frank Leeb to the B Shifter Podcast! Firefighter safety, health, and resilience aren't just buzzwords—they're lifelines to a long career (and post-career). This episode gets int...
Ep 88: Basic Tactics for All Responders
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management - July 08, 2024 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsDuring an Active Shooter Event, you might find yourself in an unfamiliar location or working with agencies and officers you don’t know. In today’s episode, our panel discusses some of the basic knowledge needed for Tactical, Triage, and Transport to work together to ensure decisions are made co...
Sprinkler Controlled Fire Incident Audio
B Shifter - July 01, 2024 17:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSend us a Text Message. This episode features Josh Blum and John Vance. This week we review incident audio from a commercial bar and grill in Vancouver, Washington, where we emphasize the importance of Blue Card command, effective use of sprinklers, and strategic ventilation. Hear how methodic...
Ep 87: Critical Perimeter Functions
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management - July 01, 2024 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIn today’s podcast, our panel discusses the crucial responsibilities of the perimeter group in maintaining control and keeping things from going sideways. Establishing an inner perimeter, to contain the bad actors, and an outer perimeter, to keep others from entering, and keep control of the sce...
Time to catch up on the wide-reaching Snowflake incident
Talos Takes - June 28, 2024 08:00 - 16 minutesOver 160 companies have been affected by a data breach at data storage company Snowflake, including Ticketmaster, Nieman Marcus and more. But the issue wasn't a security vulnerability or some sophisticated malware — it was just someone who exposed their login credentials at a different company. ...
Bruno's Hierarchy of Engagement for Chief Officers
B Shifter - June 24, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Read Terry's article here: https://conta.cc/4bVfldV This episode features Terry Garrison, Nick Brunacini, and John Vance. We want your helmet (for the AVB CTC)! Check this out to find out more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg5_ZwoCZo0 Sign up for the B Shifter Buck...
Ep 86: Injured Hostage Equals Active Killing
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management - June 24, 2024 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsOur goal in an active shooter event is to stop the killing and stop the dying. If the shooting has stopped, but there are injured individuals in need of medical care being held hostage, is that still active killing? Today, Bill Godfrey, Billy Perry and Pete Kelting discuss this sensitive topic...
Everything we know about denial-of-service attacks in 2024
Talos Takes - June 21, 2024 08:00 - 10 minutesYou may think a DDoS attack is so early aughts. But some of the largest attacks of this type have occurred in just the past few years. Talos recently updated our advice for how to best mitigate and prepare for this threat, so Aliza Johnson from Talos' Threat Intelligence & Interdiction team join...
Ep 85: Common Misconceptions Revisited
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management - June 17, 2024 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBack in 2018 we identified seven common misconceptions about Active Shooter Incident Management, ranging from excessive focus on neutralizing the threat to a lack of integration across disciplines. Today we will revisit these topics to assess our progress and identify areas that still need impro...
The Role of Fire Control in Search & Rescue Operations
B Shifter - June 15, 2024 18:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSend us a Text Message. What really makes a difference in life safety during fire operations? We discuss the strategies employed by fire departments to prioritize rescue efforts, emphasizing the critical role of fire control. Learn about the hierarchy of search and rescue procedures and why imm...
The many shades of LilacSquid
Talos Takes - June 14, 2024 08:00 - 10 minutesAnna Bennett, one of Talos' threat hunters, joins the show this week to talk about one of her recent findings — the LilacSquid APT. This is a newly discovered threat actor that Talos found hiding on networks for months and years at a time, silently stealing sensitive information the entire time....
Ep 84: What Happens After Reunification?
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management - June 10, 2024 04:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAn active shooter event impacts not only the survivors but the entire community. While reunification is a crucial part of the response process, on-going needs must be addressed for the community to recover. Engaging in conversations in advance can help us better manage the aftermath. View t...
Strategic Shift in Vancouver, Washington
B Shifter - June 09, 2024 15:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Another exmaple of the Blue Card systemworking in this episode of the B Shifter podcast. Join John Vance and Josh Blum as they dissect real incident audio from the Vancouver (WA) Fire Department, demonstrating the seamless integration of strategic decision-making with t...
A mid-year checkin on Volt Typhoon
Talos Takes - June 07, 2024 08:00 - 11 minutesThe Volt Typhoon threat actor is one of the longest-running cybersecurity storylines this year. The Chinese state-sponsored actor has already been accused of a range of attacks, specifically targeting critical infrastructure and U.S. military bases. Since it's been a few months without any new d...
Bonus B Shifter: Radio Traffic From Cobb County (GA) with a Rescue
B Shifter - June 05, 2024 17:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Join us as John Vance and Josh Blum reviews the intricacies of Cobb County Fire Ground Operations using Blue Card. Special thanks to Cobb County for sharing their invaluable experiences, providing practical insights for Blue Card users and anyone interested in firegroun...
Ep 83: Stepping up as Team Leader
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management - June 03, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIf you are one of the first arriving officers at an active shooter incident, you may have to step up as team leader. You’ll be making critical decisions to accomplish the mission. You can prepare for leadership, just as you prepare for entry – put yourself in the role and plan how you would ha...
Blue Card Weighs in on Two-In, Two-Out
B Shifter - May 31, 2024 18:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSend us a Text Message. This episode features Josh Blum, Chris Stewart and John Vance. We want your helmet (for the AVB CTC)! Check this out to find out more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg5_ZwoCZo0 Sign up for the B Shifter Buckslip, our free weekly newsletter here: https://lp.constantco...
How much has AI helped bad actors who spread disinformation?
Talos Takes - May 31, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutesInspired by his quotes in a recent CNBC article, Jon Munshaw wanted to have Martin Lee on the show this week to discuss AI and how adversaries can use these tools to create deepfakes and disinformation. Martin shares why he thinks the threats of increasing fake news with the advent of AI tools a...
Silverbacks on Recruitment, Retention and Recognition
B Shifter - May 27, 2024 17:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSend us a Text Message. We start by talking about Terry's wardrobe malfunction, the latest on the Silverback Leadership program, and what we can expect from Nick and Terry at this year's Hazard Zone Conference. We then segway into the topics of recruitment, retention, and recognition. This ...
Ep 82: Transport Group Supervisor
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management - May 27, 2024 04:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe Transport Group Supervisor is responsible for more than just calling ambulances and getting them to the scene. In today’s episode we discuss the issues that arise when considering ambulance exchange points and transportation and the need for collaboration with tactical and triage. View ...
Creating a Culture of Safety
B Shifter - May 20, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Discover the transformative impact of leadership on firefighter safety in our latest conversation with retired fire chief Pat Dale. With his wealth of experience, Pat draws a direct line between the commitment of senior staff to firefighter well-being and the resulting d...
Ep 81: Contact Team Negotiator
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management - May 20, 2024 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsDuring an active shooter event, our primary focus is to stop the killing, but when the suspect is no longer actively killing people or preventing you from treating the wounded, sometimes negotiations need to begin – and that job may fall to the contact team. In today’s episode, the panel discuss...
Recapping RSA
Talos Takes - May 17, 2024 08:00 - 12 minutesNicole Hoffman, fresh off her trip to the RSA Conference, joins host Jon Munshaw this week to talk about her major takeaways from the week in San Francisco. Nicole talks about how most of the discussions on the floor centered around AI, and what lessons other defenders are learning from some of ...
Ask The Chiefs: Some Pretty Good Career Advice
B Shifter - May 13, 2024 18:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSend us a Text Message. This week, we will be hosting a Q&A session with the chiefs - Terry Garrison, Nick Brunancini, John Vance, and Greg Timinsky, to answer questions submitted by B Shifter listeners. We understand that dealing with a non-progressive fire chief who denies outside training re...
Ep 80: Adaptive Training
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management - May 13, 2024 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsNot every Active Shooter event unfolds in the same way. When there’s a deviation from the norm, the potential for something to go wrong increases. Our response training needs to be adaptable and inventive to address diverse scenarios. In today’s episode our panel discusses the need for training ...
Why CoralRaider is looking to steal your login credentials
Talos Takes - May 10, 2024 08:00 - 6 minutesJoey Chen from Talos' Outreach team is here to tell us all about his research into the CoralRaider threat actor. He's helped write two posts on the recently discovered APT, disclosing new information about how this Vietnamese-based actor is targeting login credentials. After stealing those crede...
Ep 79: When Communications Fail
C3 Podcast: Active Shooter Incident Management - May 06, 2024 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWhen resources are coming from multiple directions, sometimes communications fail. Training for these failures, making a plan in advance, and finding solutions to these technology issues is critical to getting the information out and the mission on track. Today’s episode looks at various ways ...
4 takeaways from what Talos IR is seeing in the field
Talos Takes - May 03, 2024 08:00 - 14 minutesHazel Burton steps in to host this week's episode as we cover the recent Cisco Talos Incident Response Quarterly Trends Report from the first quarter of this year. Hazel talks to different Talosians to find out why business email compromise is on the rise, how attackers are bypassing MFA, and mo...
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