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Episode 257 – The sudo and libgcrypt vulnerabilities

Josh and Kurt talk about the recent sudo and libgcrypt security vulnerabilities. What’s the deal with these buffer overflows and TOCTU bugs? Show Notes Sudo buffer overflow Sudo SELinux bug libgcrypt buffer overflow

Episode 256 – 9 bits of podcast, 8 bits of computing

Josh and Kurt talk about 8 bit computing. What sort of security lessons can we learn from the 8 bit world? More than you think. Show Notes Legend of Zelda Random Number Generation Green rocket flame SR71 leaked fuel How do Namibian Himbas see colour? Suptuple meter music

Episode 255 – What if security wasn’t joyless?

Josh and Kurt talk about what we can stop doing. We take a position of asking “does it spark joy” for tools and infrastructure. Everyone is doing something they should stop. Show Notes Does it spark joy?

Episode 254 – Right to Repair Security

Josh and Kurt talk about the new right to repair rules in the EU. There’s a strange line between loving the idea of right to repair, but also being horrified as security people at the idea of a device being on the Internet for 30 years. Show Notes EU right to repair repair.eu

Episode 253 – Defenders only need to be right once

Josh and Kurt talk about this idea that seems to exist in security of “attackers only need to be right once” which is silly. The reality is attackers have to get everything right, defenders really only need to get it right once. But “defenders only need to be right once” isn’t going to sell anyContinue reading “Episode 253 – Defenders only need to be right once”

Episode 252 – Is open source dangerous? Open source won, who cares, shut up!

Josh and Kurt talk about a report on open source security from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. The title pretty much sums it up. Show Notes Security Considerations for Open Source Build an 8 bit computer from scratch

Episode 251 – Communication is hard, security communication is more hard

Josh and Kurt talk about communication. It’s really hard to talk about a lot of what we do. How do we know if a device is secure? How do we know our knowledge is correct? Show Notes 90 percent of U.S. bills carry traces of cocaine Is the moon a star or planet? A moleContinue reading “Episode 251 – Communication is hard, security communication is more hard”

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