Orchestrating the Chaos: Protecting Wireless Networks from Cyber Attacks
From Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Podcast Series by Members of Technical Staff at the Software Engineering Institute
December 2, 2025 · 37 min
About this episode
The episode discusses common radio frequency attacks and the role of software and cybersecurity in protecting wireless networks from cyber threats.
From early 2022 through late 2024, a group of threat actors publicly known as APT28 exploited known vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2022-38028, to remotely and wirelessly access sensitive information from a targeted company network. This attack did not require any hardware to be placed in the vicinity of the targeted company's network as the attackers were able to execute remotely from thousands of miles away. With the ubiquity of Wi-Fi, cellular networks, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the attack surface of communications-related vulnerabilities that can compromise data is extremely large and constantly expanding. In the latest podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Joseph McIlvenny, a senior research scientist , and Michael Winter, vulnerability analysis technical manager, both with the SEI's CERT Division, discuss common radio frequency (RF) attacks and investigate how software and cybersecurity play key roles in preventing and mitigating these exploitations.
People in this episode
Guests: Joseph McIlvenny, Michael Winter
Topics covered
- cybersecurity
- wireless networks
- radio frequency attacks
- vulnerability analysis
- data protection
- IoT security
Keywords
- cyber attacks
- wireless security
- APT28
- CVE-2022-38028
- vulnerabilities
- data compromise
- IoT devices
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, SEI, CERT Division, APT28
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