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Lessons Learned From the Australian National University Breach with Suthagar Seevaratnam - Part 2
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In Part 2, we discuss how a routine firewall rollout at ANU accidentally severed the attackers’ C2, forcing them into noisy, rushed activity that revealed their tradecraft. Suthagar explains the balance between observing for intel and acting to minimize harm, and how transparent, tightly controlled communications—culminating in a readable public breach report—helped rebuild trust. We also unpack why stolen databases without a data dictionary were hard to weaponize, and close with career advice: resilience, empathy, and people-first communication matter as much as tools.
ANU Breach Report
Chapters
1. Welcome Back & Part One Recap (00:00:00)
2. Sponsor Message (00:01:21)
3. The Accidental Firewall Cutoff (00:02:54)
4. Adversary Gets Noisy Under Pressure (00:05:03)
5. Sniffing Credentials And Data Confusion (00:07:40)
6. Balancing Intel Value And Harm (00:10:16)
7. Owning The Narrative With Transparency (00:13:12)
8. Two-Week Window And Media Control (00:16:22)
9. Publishing The Breach Report Publicly (00:19:12)
10. Sector Impact And Shared Learning (00:22:16)
11. Legal Climate And Openness (00:24:14)
12. What We’d Do Differently In Comms (00:26:04)
13. Audience, Authenticity, And Aftercare (00:29:16)
14. Student Cynicism And Humor In Training (00:32:04)
15. Career Advice: Resilience And People (00:34:28)
16. Beyond Tools: Culture And Context (00:38:06)
17. Closing Thanks And Community CTA (00:41:10)
51 episodes
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In Part 2, we discuss how a routine firewall rollout at ANU accidentally severed the attackers’ C2, forcing them into noisy, rushed activity that revealed their tradecraft. Suthagar explains the balance between observing for intel and acting to minimize harm, and how transparent, tightly controlled communications—culminating in a readable public breach report—helped rebuild trust. We also unpack why stolen databases without a data dictionary were hard to weaponize, and close with career advice: resilience, empathy, and people-first communication matter as much as tools.
ANU Breach Report
Chapters
1. Welcome Back & Part One Recap (00:00:00)
2. Sponsor Message (00:01:21)
3. The Accidental Firewall Cutoff (00:02:54)
4. Adversary Gets Noisy Under Pressure (00:05:03)
5. Sniffing Credentials And Data Confusion (00:07:40)
6. Balancing Intel Value And Harm (00:10:16)
7. Owning The Narrative With Transparency (00:13:12)
8. Two-Week Window And Media Control (00:16:22)
9. Publishing The Breach Report Publicly (00:19:12)
10. Sector Impact And Shared Learning (00:22:16)
11. Legal Climate And Openness (00:24:14)
12. What We’d Do Differently In Comms (00:26:04)
13. Audience, Authenticity, And Aftercare (00:29:16)
14. Student Cynicism And Humor In Training (00:32:04)
15. Career Advice: Resilience And People (00:34:28)
16. Beyond Tools: Culture And Context (00:38:06)
17. Closing Thanks And Community CTA (00:41:10)
51 episodes
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