Geoff White, a well-known investigative journalist and author has just published his latest book, The Lazarus Heist, From Hollywood to High Finance Inside North Korea’s Global Cyber Warfare.

Geoff talks about how he does research for his books and how he finds information sources who are willing to talk. He also walks us the through the evolution of hacking from hobbyists to nation state actors and explains how the fall of the Berlin Wall accelerated the development of professional hacker groups that focused on monetary gain.

Geoff also provides an introduction to North Korea’s Lazarus Group and explains how they are organized and how their main mission is to find ways to make money via cybercrime. Geoff also touches on how crypto currency is being used by both cybercriminals and police organizations, cyber surveillance by western countries, and also gives some great book recommendations and tips for improving one’s cybersecurity posture.

Lazarus Heist Podcasthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvg9/episodes/downloads

Lazarus Heist Bookhttps://www.amazon.com/Lazarus-Heist-Hollywood-Finance-Inside/dp/024155425X

Geoff White's homepagehttps://geoffwhite.tech/

Secure Talk Podcastwww.securetalkpodcast.com