Apr 10, 2024
Join Si and Desi for another episode of the Forensic Focus Podcast. This week, they discuss the lack of transparency and potential misrepresentation in the cybersecurity industry, particularly regarding the use of open-source tools by companies and the questionable interpretation of data and statistics in marketing and advertising.
The conversation also delves into the implications of relying on computer systems and algorithms to make important decisions, such as in the case of the Post Office scandal in the UK and the Centrelink repayment debacle in Australia. They emphasize the importance of human oversight, critical thinking, and considering the human impact of such decisions, rather than blindly trusting the outputs of computer systems.
00:00 – The state of the digital forensics industry
02:30 – Desi’s talk at BSides Brisbane
05:30 – Sweaty Cyber Advice and Strongman
09:40 – Companies integrating open source software
23:00 – Advertising, statistics and logical fallacies
28:00 – The Post Office scandal and computer accountability
49:00 – Security, compliance and regulations
56:00 – Closing thoughts
Show Notes
Hardly Adequate YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@hardlyadequate
Oxfordshire’s Strongman & Strongwoman - https:\oxfordshire.rocks\
CPS, Computer Records Evidence - https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/computer-records-evidence
Your Logical Fallacyis - https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/
British Post Office Scandal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
The Guardian, Robodebt Scandal - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/11/robodebt-five-years-of-lies-mistakes-and-failures-that-caused-a-18bn-scandal
Tyler Vigen, Spurious Correlations - http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
Forensic Focus Discord - https://discord.gg/97zKvTXHeS