Open Source Security

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.

• Games Done Quick
• Ransomware puts company out of business
• 1 in 5 companies shut down due to ransomware
• Laura Shin SIM Swap Podcast

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.

• BrickLink
• Cars in Canada lighting on fire
• President Roosevelt used Al Capone's Limo
• Dangerous car seats
• Fake external hard drive

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 change, without disruptive technology next year will look a lot like this year.

• The Rising Speed of Technological Adoption
• Slack Certified
• GDPR Fines and Notices

Josh and Kurt talk about the opportunistic nature of crime. Defenders have to defend, which means the adversaries are by definition always a step ahead. We use the context of automobile crimes to frame the discussion.

• Stealing cars with radio relays
• RTL Software Defined Radio
• Canada most stolen car

Josh and Kurt talk to Rob Schultheis from GitHub about some of the amazing projects GitHub is working on. We discuss GitHub security advisories, getting a CVE from GitHub, and what the new GitHub Security Lab is doing. It's a great conversation about how GitHub is working to make security better for all of us.

• GitHub Security Advisories
• GitHub CVE requests
• GitHub Security Lab
• GitHub Security Lab Slack
• GitHub Security Lab Twitter

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 farm animals? Is the North Pole a farm? Is Santa an intellectual property thief? Does Krampus eat politicians? Does Santa have a passport? Does Santa have an emergency radio?

• Pirate Joes

Josh and Kurt talk about the security implications of planned obsolescence. We use Intel's recent decision to remove old drivers from their website as the start of the conversation. By the end we realize this is more of a decision society needs to understand and make more than anything. Is constantly throwing out technology OK?

• Intel removes old drivers
• Upgrading all versions of Windows
• Sniffing your Smart TV

Josh and Kurt talk to Kathryn Waldron of the R Street Institute about a paper she recently published that collects a number of cybersecurity measuring devices in one place.

• Kathryn Waldron
• Kathryn's Twitter account
• Resources for Measuring Cybersecurity
• There are 14 standards

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 understanding certain risks. We also discuss what quantum supremacy means (or doesn't mean) for security.

• National Bank Privacy Issues
• Quantum Supremecy Claims
• Hype Cycle
• Scottish person talking to Siri
• SMBC Quantum Comic

Josh and Kurt talk about government security incidents. The security concerns at the government level often have real life and death consequences. What happens when the leadership knowingly disregards security policy?

• Breaking into a SCIF
• Whitehouse cybersecurity team
• Bugged typewriter