A security podcast geared towards those looking to better understand security topics of the day. Hosted by Kurt Seifried and Josh Bressers covering a wide range of topics including IoT, application security, operational security, cloud, devops, and security news of the day. There is a special open source twist to the discussion often giving a unique perspective on any given topic.
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Episode 191 - Security scanners are all terrible
Josh and Kurt talk about security scanners. They're all pretty bad today, but there are some things we can do to make them better. Step one is to understand the problem. Do you know why you're running the scanner and what the reports mean? Show Notes Edmonton freeze thaw cycles Josh's security scanner blog series
Episode 190 - Building a talent "ecosystem"
Josh and Kurt talk about building a talent ecosystem. What starts out as an attempt by Kurt to talk about Canada evolves into a discussion about how talent can evolve, or be purposely grown. Canada's entertainment industry and Unit 8200 are good examples of this. Show Notes SCTV Red Team Project Moon Shot book AvE channel Turning a tree root into a bowl Mailing the Hope Diamond The Ecosystem
Episode 189 - Video game hackers - speedrunning
Josh and Kurt talk about video games and hacking. Specifically how speed runners are really just video game hackers. Show Notes Developer speedrun commentary Super Mario World end credits glitch explained Mario 3 RCE Breath of the Wild speedrun Super Metroid reverse boss order TMR beats every NES game
Episode 188 - Depressing news sucks, we're talking about cheating in video games
Josh and Kurt talk about video games. Yeah, video games. Specifically about cheating in video games. There's a lot of other security themes in the discussion. With the news being horrible these days, we needed to talk about something fun. Show Notes Penny Arcade Banned from Fortnite Apollo Robbins, world's best pickpocket
Episode 187 - Wireguard vs IPsec: the OK Boomer of security
Josh and Kurt talk about Wireguard. There have been a lot of recent conversations about it and if it's better or worse than other VPN solutions. It's safe to say in our modern age, less is usually more, especially when it comes to security. Wireguard has a lot going for it, it can't be ignored. Show Notes Replacing a Nintendo Switch fan WireGuard Hacker News discussion
Episode 186 - Endpoint security with Tony Meehan
Josh and Kurt talk to Tony Meehan from Elastic (formerly Endgame) about endpoint detection, response, protection, and even SIEM. Tony has a great history coming from the NSA and has a number of great stories to help understand the topics. Show Notes Tony Meehan Rob Joyce on Disrupting Nation State Hackers Bobby Filar living off the land blog Dwell time graph Snowboarder vs Tree
Episode 185 - Is it even possible to fix open source security?
Josh and Kurt talk about the Linux Foundation Census 2. There is a lot of talk around how to fix open source security, but the reality is we can't fix it. We need to stop trying to fix what isn't broken and engineering around the system we have, not the system we want. Show Notes Linux Foundation Census 2 Core Infrastructure Initiative
Episode 184 - It’s DNS. It's always DNS
Josh and Kurt talk about the sale of the corp.com domain. Is it going to be the end of the world, or a non event? We disagree on what should happen with it. Josh hopes an evildoer buys it, Kurt hopes for Microsoft. We also briefly discuss the CIA owning Crypto AG. Show Notes corp.com is for sale CIA owned Crypto AG
Episode 183 - The great working from home experiment
Josh and Kurt talk about a huge working from home experiment because of the the Coronavirus. We also discuss some of the advice going on around the outbreak, as well as how humans are incredibly good at ignoring good advice, often to their own peril. Also an airplane wheel falls off. Show Notes Work from home Hacker News discussion CDC advice How to wash your hands Air Canada flight without running wather Airplane wheel falling off
Episode 182 - Does open source owe us anything?
Josh and Kurt talk about open source maintainers and building communities. While an open source maintainer doesn't owe anyone anything, there are some difficult conversations around holding back a community rather than letting it flourish. Show Notes Actix-web story Lodash Possible Lodash security issue Javascript libraries are almost never updated Ularn
Episode 181 - The security of SIM swapping
Josh and Kurt talk about SIM swapping. What is it, how does it work. Why should you care? There's not a ton you can do to protect yourself, but we go over some of the basic concepts and what to watch out for. It's unfortunate this is still a problem. Show Notes Five Major US Wireless Carriers Are Vulnerable to SIM Swapping Edmonton Police SIM swap website
Episode 180 - A Tale of Two Vulnerabilities
Josh and Kurt talk about two recent vulnerabilities that have had very different outcomes. One was the Citrix remote code execution flaw. While the flaw is bad, the handling of the flaw was possibly worse than the flaw itself. The other was the Microsoft ECC encryption flaw. It was well handled even though it was hard to understand and it is a pretty big deal. As all these things go, fixing and disclosing vulnerabilities is hard. Show Notes Microsoft flaw CVE-2020-0601 Citrix flaw CVE-2019-19781 Citrix mitigation instructions
Episode 179 - Google Project Zero and the 90 day clock
Josh and Kurt talk about the updated Google Project Zero disclosure policy. What's the new policy, what does it mean, and will it really matter? We suspect it will improve some things, but won't drastically change much. Show Notes Google and 90 day patch disclosure Upgrading all Windows versions
Episode 178 - Are CVEs important and will ransomware put you out of business?
Josh and Kurt talk about a discussion on Twitter about if discovering CVE IDs is important for a resume? We don't think it is. We also discuss the idea of ransomware putting a company out of business. Did it really? Possibly but it probably won't create any substantial change in the industry. Show Notes Games Done Quick Ransomware puts company out of business 1 in 5 companies shut down due to ransomware Laura Shin SIM Swap Podcast
Episode 177 - Fake or real? The security of counterfeit goods
Josh and Kurt talk about marketplace safety and security. Will we ever see an end to the constant flow of counterfeit goods? The security industry has the same problem the marketplace industry has, without substantial injury we don't see movement towards meaningful change. Show Notes BrickLink Cars in Canada lighting on fire President Roosevelt used Al Capone's Limo Dangerous car seats Fake external hard drive