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The 'predictions are stupid' prediction episode
Episode 176
Josh and Kurt talk about security predictions for 2020. None of the predictions are even a bit controversial or unexpected. We're in a state of slow …
6 years, 6 months ago
Defenders will always be one step behind
Episode 175
Josh and Kurt talk about the opportunistic nature of crime. Defenders have to defend, which means the adversaries are by definition always a step ahe…
6 years, 6 months ago
GitHub turns security up to 11; A discussion with Rob Schultheis
Episode 174
Josh and Kurt talk to Rob Schultheis from GitHub about some of the amazing projects GitHub is working on. We discuss GitHub security advisories, gett…
6 years, 6 months ago
Ho Ho Homeland Security
Episode 173
Josh Santa and Kurt talk the border nightmare Santa Clause has to deal with as he traverses the globe. Questions we explore include: Are the reindeer…
6 years, 7 months ago
The security of planned obsolescence
Episode 172
Josh and Kurt talk about the security implications of planned obsolescence. We use Intel's recent decision to remove old drivers from their website a…
6 years, 7 months ago
Measuring cybersecurity with Kathryn Waldron
Episode 171
Josh and Kurt talk to Kathryn Waldron of the R Street Institute about a paper she recently published that collects a number of cybersecurity measu…
6 years, 7 months ago
Until that quantum computer is cracking RSA keys, go sit back down!
Episode 170
Josh and Kurt talk about banking and privacy. It's very likely nothing will get better anytime soon, humans will continue to be terrible at understan…
6 years, 7 months ago
What happens when leadership doesn't care about security?
Episode 169
Josh and Kurt talk about government security incidents. The security concerns at the government level often have real life and death consequences. Wh…
6 years, 8 months ago
The draconian draconians of DRM
Episode 168
Josh and Kurt talk about the social norms of security. We also discuss security coprocessors and the reasons behind adding them to hardware. Is DRM a…
6 years, 8 months ago
Security is terrible because digital literacy is terrible
Episode 167
Josh and Kurt talk about the horrid state of digital literacy in the US. We start out talking about broken Phillips Hue light bulbs, then discuss res…
6 years, 8 months ago