Episode 22 is here. Jim was not available to join me this time (been traveling and real busy), so Dan Kuykendall from NT Objectives was kind enough to fill in as co-host for today. We had some good discussion, and a show that I thought would be a little shorter ended up being pretty long. But it is good stuff. Here are the show notes:
InfoSec News Update -
- Vulnerable web servers on webcams, NAS, etc – Link Here
- Obama’s cybersecurity Czar quits – Link Here
People familiar with the matter said Ms. Hathaway has been “spinning her wheels” in the White House, where the president’s economic advisers sought to marginalize her
politically.
In February, the White House tapped Ms. Hathaway, a senior intelligence official who had launched President George W. Bush’s cybersecurity initiative, to lead a 60-day
cybersecurity policy review. Ms. Hathaway completed her review in April, but the White House spent another 60 days debating the wording of her report and how to structure the
White House cyber post. National Economic Adviser Larry Summers argued forcefully that his team should have a say in the work of the new cyber official.
- SSL Under attack this year at BlackHat/Defcon. These attacks don’t attack the math, they attack the (mis)usage of the clients and cert authorities
New Tricks For Defeating SSL In Practice (sslstrip) -Link Here
Researcher Exposes Flaws In Certificate Authority Web Applications – Link Here
Discussion Topic - The ol’ security guidelines / best practices discussion
Consultants Corner – Varied BlackHat / Defcon points -
- SSL issues
- Unmasking You talk by Joshua “Jabra” Abraham and Robert “RSnake” Hansen
- Dan’s general Opinions about web security talks – he was underwhelmed
Music Notes:
- Intro/Outro – Digital Breaks – “Therapy”
- Segway 1 – AllofaSudden – “disAppear”
- Segway 2 – Battery Life – “Double Wide”
- Segway 3 – Rocket Propelled Geeks – “Sarlac”
