Phoenix Cast
By Task Force Phoenix
Phoenix CastMay 10, 2020
FDD Cyber Force Discussion
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss the FDD document recommending a cyber force.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts and join our LinkedIn Group.
Links:
Report: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/03/25/united-states-cyber-force/#easy-footnote-bottom-16-229141
https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/living-off-the-land-attacks-lotl/
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/identifying-and-mitigating-living-land-techniques
Video discussion: https://www.fdd.org/events/2024/03/25/exploring-the-potential-of-a-us-cyber-force/
Real Actual AI
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle are joined by fellow Marine and special guest Dan Tadross, Scale AI’s Head of Federal Delivery, as they talk about an AI product for military planners available NOW.
Tune in to hear how Dan used software to improve deck cycles, the G-BOSS system, and then directed his passion for AI to Donovan. Want to know what Donovan is? Have a listen and find out.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts. NEW: join our LinkedIn group!
Links:
WOTR - https://warontherocks.com/2023/04/how-large-language-models-can-revolutionize-military-planning/
https://www.duffelblog.com/p/chatgpt-not-allowed-to-learn-mdmp-majors-remain-relevant-for-now
https://scale.com/
Chat with Tim Gramp
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle are joined by special guest Tim Gramp - USMC Chief Engineer - and DC SEAL. Tim is the first SES to join the cast, and they discuss what an SES is, the best way to leverage the civilian workforce, and what the STRL designation MCTSSA received means to the warfighter.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
-https://www.marcorsyscom.marines.mil/Leadership/Leadership-View/Article/3033657/mr-timothy-m-gramp/
-https://rt.cto.mil/ddre-rt/dd-rtl/strl/
-https://news.usni.org/2024/03/04/marines-accelerating-new-technology-fielding-to-the-fleet
-https://lexfridman.com/podcast/
-https://www.acquired.fm/
-https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Fourth-Turning-Is-Here/Neil-Howe/9781982173739
Wireshark, Leaked Hacking Tools, Freaking out about Google
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle discuss some recents events in the news - banning Wireshark, the alleged leak of hacking tools, and Kyle finishes by providing some perspective on how Google sunsets projects.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
Wireshark website (donate here): https://www.wireshark.org/
SharkFest: https://sharkfest.wireshark.org/
Hacking tool leak: https://cybernews.com/news/github-leak-exposes-chinese-cyber-ops/
Lockbit:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68344987 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrest-lockbit-ransomware-members-release-decryptor-in-global-crackdown/
Single, double, triple, quadruple extortion - https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cybercrime-and-digital-threats/ransomware-double-extortion-and-beyond-revil-clop-and-conti
From the Coast to the Clouds
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle are joined by special guest Jonathan White and they talk about the Coast Guard’s cloud journey.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
Coast Guard is Hiring!
Learn more about the Coast Guard
https://www.uscg.mil
Return of the Carl
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle are re-joined by special guest Olivia Garard. Turns out man moons ago Clausewitz checked out some art, and it got him thinking. Olivia translated those thoughts, and we talk about it.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
https://classicsofstrategy.com/2023/09/27/clausewitzs-artikel-on-art-an-introduction/
https://classicsofstrategy.com/2023/09/28/on-art-and-the-theory-of-art/
Pearly gates of cyberspace
https://www.amazon.com/Pearly-Gates-Cyberspace-History-Internet/dp/0393320537/ref=asc_df_0393320537/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=658836661081&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13760603136521005999&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007880&hvtargid=pla-1297315372681&psc=1
Youtube art of coding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6avJHaC3C2U
US DoD Strategy for Operations in the Information Environment
https://media.defense.gov/2023/Nov/17/2003342901/-1/-1/1/2023-DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE-STRATEGY-FOR-OPERATIONS-IN-THE-INFORMATION-ENVIRONMENT.PDF
Kyle Tinkers with AI Programming
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Rich, listen as Kyle talks through his journey of using low code / no code and AI enabled tools to solve a problem he came across.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
Kyle’s Google Doc: Generative AI Learning for RAG & ChatBot applications
Chat with Jason Passwaters and Mike DeBolt
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle welcome special guests Jason Passwaters and Mike DeBolt for a talk on the commercial intelligence space.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
Intel 471 - https://intel471.com/
Cyber Underground Handbook - https://intel471.com/resources/cyber-underground-handbook
General Intelligence Handbook YouTube Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLayAdMfJunBDSXjSWkG4mHQaxDBdIRhDK
Cyber HUMINT - https://intel471.com/blog/gaining-the-intelligence-advantage-with-cyber-humint-part-one
The Holiday Episode
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss a couple of current events and reflect on the year and what they are thankful for.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix - Follow MARFORCYBER, MCCYWG, & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
Ukraine:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67691222
PacketPushers:
https://packetpushers.net/podcast/hs060-power-micro-generation-for-data-center/
DHH stuff:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7142965560153104384/
Current Events Around AI
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss current events, with a focus on a slew of AI topics.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix - Follow MARFORCYBER, MCCYWG, & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
A couple of Podcasts to Listen to:
Articles we discuss:
https://openai.com/blog/introducing-gpts
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/11/21/23971765/openai-sam-altman-microsoft
https://cset.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/CSET-Decoding-Intentions.pdf
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-takes-chip-business-revenue-crown-from-tsmc
TAK
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich and Kyle are joined by special guests Ryan Mclean and Maj Steve Magee to discuss all things TAK.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix. Follow MARFORCYBER, MCCOG, and MCCYWG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
A seat at the table (book) - https://www.amazon.com/A-Seat-at-Table-Mark-Schwartz-audiobook/dp/B0767H9ZMM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NT0IPPB1XDVF&keywords=a+seat+at+the+table&qid=1695399655&sprefix=a+seat+at+the+table%2Caps%2C1032&sr=8-1
TAK website - https://tak.gov/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/H8L239kQnqU?si=zoVJwnhTyV-IJe8_
MCCOG with Col Eovito
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich and Kyle are joined by special guest Col Bryan Eovito to discuss the latest with the Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Sub-committee for Cyberspace, Innovative Technology, and Information Systems (CITI) Hearing on the DoD Replicator Program:
DoD Replicator Program:
MoveIT, Looney Tunables, iPhone zero days, state of DEVOPS
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss a trio of terrible items from the news. They also discuss Google’s state of DEVOPS report.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
Looney Tunables -
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/06/this-week-in-security-looney-tunables-not-a-0-day-and-curl-warning/
https://www.progress.com/moveit
Apple Zero Days:
State of DevOps Report:
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/announcing-the-2023-state-of-devops-report
Industrial DevOps:
https://itrevolution.com/product/industrial-devops-book/
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence:
2DMARDIV RXR and C2
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle are joined by special guest Maj Mike Holdridge to discuss the finer art of integration. How he used it during some of 2DMARDIV’s Recon / Counter Recon (RXR) Command and Control efforts, how it is important when working with other services, and much more!
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
Cuomo cast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NnW7mGPejy7ShiaTTPC0b
So good they can’t ignore you (book) - https://www.amazon.com/So-Good-They-Cant-Ignore-You-audiobook/dp/B009CMO8JQ/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=580766089613&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9007853&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14511546083734599107&hvtargid=kwd-329614426959&hydadcr=21909_13324147&keywords=so+good+they+can+t+ignore+you&qid=1695265691&sr=8-1
Cyber Fires
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle are joined by special guests Jack Schweitzer and Col Jake Portaro to discuss the cyber fires process and the relation to targeting.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
DEVOPS Explainer
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle talk about the basics of DEVOPS and provide some examples of military applicability.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Current Events
Expeditionary Communications Course
MCTSSA Fleet Support
Cyber Legal
War-Winning Software
Reaction Cast: Universal LLM Jailbreak
Charlie and the Software Factory
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle are joined by special guests Lieutenant Colonels Charlie Bahk and Sam Gray. They talk about software development and the newly announced Marine Corps Software Factory.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
https://tanzu.vmware.com/software-factory
GitHub Private Key Exposure, Ukraine, Better help privacy
Project DYNAMIS and the Future for Comm
Marine Corps Software Factory announcement
VMware vuln, Twitter makes SMS Premium
Comm Battalion Commanders
ChatGPT, DoD Cloud Contract, Google Management Traits?
On Tactics, On Operations
Return of Clausewitz
Multi-domain C2 operations
Mobile Forensics
Digital Transformation, Software Dev and Factories, and VMware Tanzu
Exchange Vuln and Meetings
BYOD for the Marine Corps?
Password Manager hack
FD2030, RXR, and the role of Comm/Cyber/Intel
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle are joined by special guest LtCol Scott Cuomo and the team talks about Force Design 2030, Recon/Counter-Recon, and what experience Scott has experimenting with the concepts, and his recommendations for Comm / Intel / and Cyber Marines.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
WoTR podcast with MGen Donovan:
https://warontherocks.com/2022/08/the-task-force-at-the-bleeding-edge-of-the-marine-corps/
Scott’s critique of Owen West’s article:
FD2030 articles:
https://mca-marines.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Case-for-Change.pdf
https://www.armyupress.army.mil/journals/military-review/online-exclusive/2021-ole/berger-future/
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2022/april/stand-forces-adapt-or-perish
https://warontherocks.com/2020/05/getting-the-context-of-marine-corps-reform-right/
https://mca-marines.org/wp-content/uploads/Not-Yet-Openly-at-War-But-Still-Mostly-at-Peace.pdf
Strategic Advantage Depends on Cyber Vulnerabilities of Weapon Systems Article
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle discuss an article about strategic advantage and how the authors of the article feel cyber contributes (or fails to contribute).
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
BGen Jay Matos
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle are joined by special guest BGen Jay Matos and talk Task Force NetMod, the direction of the 06XX MOS, and what software development will look like in the Marine Corps.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
JWCC-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Enterprise_Defense_Infrastructure
Thunderdome-https://www.fedscoop.com/disa-setting-direction-for-thunderdome-cybersecurity-initiative/
Army Software Factory-https://www.fedscoop.com/marines-to-embed-at-army-software-factory%EF%BF%BC/
PyPI
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle talk through PyPI announcing they were rolling out 2FA for critical repos and some of the fallout as a result of this decision.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
Snark: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snark
PyPI article: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pypi-mandates-2fa-for-critical-projects-developer-pushes-back/?fbclid=IwAR1miz9zGORelshF19IwWZ_GdGClAMCOdvXlDBfXiVwVzWKuHYcwZCkHKPE&fs=e&s=cl
Ethical hacking gone wrong: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-says-hijacking-libraries-stealing-aws-keys-was-ethical-research/
Space Force
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle talk about all things Space Force with special guest Erika Teichert.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
- “Aliens” Space Marines getting ready: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j3wJqvesDc
- Interesting Videos on Space Debris/Junk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQnv_IWttw and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS1ibDImAYU )
- https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/2961417/marine-corps-establishes-17xx-information-maneuver-occupational-field/
- Joint Publication 2-01.1 - Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Intelligence Support to Targeting (https://irp.fas.org/doddir/dod/jp2_01_1.pdf )
Web 3.0 Security, Passwordless login, iPhone offline hack
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle talk about some current event type of things. Have a listen to hear about an angry admin getting 7 years in prison, a passwordless movement, security implications of web 3.0, and an iPhone hack that works when your phone is powered off.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
Passwordless:
Quick Reaction: Lapsus$ Ronin and Atlassian
Show notes
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle talk about a pair of recent hacks and some SaaS downtime.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
-https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/04/leaked-chats-show-lapsus-stole-t-mobile-source-code/
-https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/a-closer-look-at-the-lapsus-data-extortion-group/
-https://www.wired.com/story/okta-hack-microsoft-bing-code-leak-lapsus/
-https://fortune.com/2022/03/24/mastermind-lapsus-microsoft-nvidia-okta-hack-16-year-old-living-mom/
-https://gizmodo.com/lapsus-hackers-are-stealing-microsoft-samsung-okta-d-1848687645
-https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/scoop-atlassian?s=r
CSSP and the “Basics” of what the 06XX Community provides
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle welcome two special guests - a pair of CWOs - Jon Cole and Rob Mawson. Adding to the conversation started in Episode 51 - DCO-IDM, the team talks about the role of the 06XX community in cybersecurity, and what the roles of the 0630 and 0670 Chief Warrant Officers.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
https://terminallance.com/2013/01/18/terminal-lance-245-myths-and-legends-v/
Cyber Manpower Management
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle talk with MSgt Tim Gastonguay - the enlisted monitor for the 17XX MOS. The team talks assignments, recommendations for interacting with your monitor, and some general information for the cyberspace MOS.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
-https://www.amazon.com/Talent-War-Special-Operations-Organizations-ebook/dp/B08GFG5C53
https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/MCO%201300.8.pdf
-https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Hypothesis-Finding-Modern-Ancient/dp/0465028020
Conti and Current Events
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle talk about a series of cyber issues around current events. They discuss the Conti leaks, Anonymous announcing war via tweet, and ICANN responding to a de-listing request.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
Conti: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/conti-ransomware-group-diaries-part-iii-weaponry/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conti_(ransomware)
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa21-265a
Anon:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/27/anonymous-the-hacker-collective-that-has-declared-cyberwar-on-russia
https://www.engadget.com/apple-tv-plus-severance-trailer-213716350.html
Kilkullen accidental guerilla
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Without-Face-Unlikely-Vladimir/dp/1594486514
ICANN: https://www.engadget.com/icann-says-it-wont-kick-russia-off-the-internet-212332356.html
UBA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaaDLcC0ahM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoS9_Mr_K2E
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Accidental_Guerrilla/
DCO-IDM Companies
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle welcome special guests Maj Kris Drake and Lt Trevor Barrow to talk about DCO-IDM. What is it, how does it work? What does this acronym even stand for? All this and more are available for your listening pleasure!
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
CISA's Warning and Ukraine
In this quick take episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss a warning from CISA. Does the warning deviate from what we have covered on previous casts, or reinforce what we have been saying from the beginning? What is different about this? Do uniformed developers bring something special to the table? If we decide to take on more uniformed developers, how do we train them? Retain them? Have a listen to get this and more.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
To Dev or not to Dev
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle talk with special guest Maj Erik Rye about all things Dev. Do uniformed developers bring something special to the table? If we decide to take on more uniformed developers, how do we train them? Retain them? Have a listen to get this and more.
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
Links:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e-7AgFoAAAAJ&hl=en