Episode 309 – The bright future of open source secuirty

Josh and Kurt talk about NPM requiring 2FA for the top 100 packages. We discuss the new Alpha and Omega projects from the OpenSSF and what it could mean for the future of open source security. Then we end on a note about the new Samba critical vulnerability. Show Notes NPM requires 2FA OpenSSF Alpha and Omega DavidContinue reading “Episode 309 – The bright future of open source secuirty”

Episode 298 – David A Wheeler discusses the OpenSSF

Josh and Kurt talk to David A. Wheeler about everything OpenSSF. The Open Source Security Foundation is part of the Linux Foundation, and there are 6 OpenSSF working groups. David does a great job explaining how the OpenSSF works and what the 6 working groups are doing. The working group are (in no particular order): Identifying Security Threats,Continue reading “Episode 298 – David A Wheeler discusses the OpenSSF”

Episode 291 – Everyone sucks at vulnerability disclosure

Josh and Kurt talk about recent events around Apple and Microsoft disclosing security vulnerabilities. Microsoft usually does a good job, but Apple has a long history of not having a great bug bounty or vulnerability disclosure policy. None of this is simple, but hopefully you’ll have some fun and learn a bit about the wholeContinue reading “Episode 291 – Everyone sucks at vulnerability disclosure”