Josh and Kurt talk about Network Time Security (NTS) how it works and what it means for the world (probably not very much). We also talk about Singapore’s Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme (CLS). It probably won’t do a lot in the short term, but we hope it’s a beacon of hope for the future. Show NotesContinue reading “Episode 220 – Securing network time and IoT”
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Episode 217 – How to tell your story with Travis Murdock
Josh and Kurt talk to Travis Murdock about how to tell your story. Travis explains how to talk to the press and how to tell our story in a way that helps get our message across and lets the reporter do their job better. Show Notes Ruder Finn CVE-2009-3555 Heartbleed
Episode 216 – Security didn’t find life on Venus
Josh and Kurt talk about how we talk about what we do in the context of life on Venus. We didn’t really discover life on Venus, we discovered a gas that could be created by life on Venus. The world didn’t hear that though. We have a similar communication problem in security. How often are your words misunderstood?Continue reading “Episode 216 – Security didn’t find life on Venus”
Episode 215 – Real security is boring
Josh and Kurt talk about attacking open source. How serious is the threat of developers being targeted or a git repo being watched for secret security fixes? The reality of it all is there are many layers in a security journey, the most important things you can do are also the least exciting. Show NotesContinue reading “Episode 215 – Real security is boring”
Episode 213 – Security Signals: What are you telling the world
Josh and Kurt talk about how your actions can tell the world if you actually take security seriously. We frame the discussion in the context of Slack paying a very low bug bounty and discover some ways we can look at Slack and decide if they do indeed take our security very seriously. Show Notes Reddit carbon monoxide PartContinue reading “Episode 213 – Security Signals: What are you telling the world”
Episode 209 – Secure Boot isn’t Secure
Josh and Kurt talk about Secure Boot. The conversation uses the recent “Boot Hole” vulnerability to frame a conversation about what Secure Boot is and isn’t. Why the Boot Hole flaw doesn’t really matter, and why Secure Boot was very scary for Linux users back when it came out. Show Notes Boot Hole
Episode 208 – Passwords are pollution
Josh and Kurt talk about some of the necessary evils of security. There are challenges we face like passwords and resource management. Sometimes the problem is old ideas, sometimes it’s we don’t have metrics. Can you measure not getting hacked? Show Notes Clearing checks FAIR Institute Factorio
Episode 202 – The convergence of application security
Josh and Kurt talk about the security of applications. We talk about the security of infrastructure all the time, but what happens when we combine infrastructure into an application or solution? Show Notes Picture of Kurt’s security check-up Dragon controls
Episode 200 – Talking Container Security with Liz Rice
Josh and Kurt talk to Liz Rice from Aqua Security about container security and her new book on the same topic. What does container security look like today? What are some things you can do now? What will container security look like in the future? Show Notes Container Security download Pictures of elephants Kubernetes SecurityContinue reading “Episode 200 – Talking Container Security with Liz Rice”
Episode 197 – Beer, security, and consistency; the newer, better, triad
Josh and Kurt talk about what beer and reproducible builds have in common. It’s a lot more than you think, and it mostly comes down to quality control. If you can’t reproduce what you do, you’re not a mature organization and you need maturity to have quality. Show Notes Reinheitsgebot Josh’s Blog Post Ken Thompson’s reflections onContinue reading “Episode 197 – Beer, security, and consistency; the newer, better, triad”
