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EPISODE 320
Broadcast Date:
July 24, 202311 minutes
Podcast Jul 24, 2023Root Causes 320: Microsoft-signed Root Kit Attack
A new root kit attack in the wild is code signed by a Microsoft certificate. We explain kernel-level attacks and how this attack occurred.
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EPISODE 319
Broadcast Date:
July 21, 202320 minutes
Podcast Jul 21, 2023Root Causes 319: EU Digital Wallets
A new agreement mandates that European countries will make digital wallets available to their citizens in 2024.
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EPISODE 318
Broadcast Date:
July 18, 202310 minutes
Podcast Jul 18, 2023Root Causes 318: What Is ACME Renewal Information (ARI)?
A new extension to the ACME certificate protocol will help automate renewals. In this episode we explain ACME Renewal Information (ARI).
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Security Risks of Manual Certificate Lifecycle Management
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Jul 17, 2023Learn the importance of certificate lifecycle management (CLM), the security risks of manual CLM, and how to implement CLM effectively.
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EPISODE 317
Broadcast Date:
July 13, 202320 minutes
Podcast Jul 13, 2023Root Causes 317: New Automotive CAN Bus Attacks Demand PKI
The CAN bus wires in a modern automobile can allow a thief to steal the vehicle. We explain how PKI can defeat this attack.
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EPISODE 316
Broadcast Date:
July 11, 202313 minutes
Podcast Jul 11, 2023Root Causes 316: SquareSpace Acquires Google Domains
SquareSpace recently acquired Google's domain registry business. We discuss what this move says about large technology trends.
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EPISODE 315
Broadcast Date:
July 7, 202316 minutes
Podcast Jul 07, 2023Root Causes 315: Will the SEC Sue SolarWinds Executives?
The SEC has sent "Wells notices" to two senior executives from SolarWinds, with regard to the 2019 to 2020 supply chain attack.
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EPISODE 314
Broadcast Date:
July 5, 202326 minutes
Podcast Jul 05, 2023Root Causes 314: AI-based Deepfakes in Real Crimes
We discuss a variety of real-world crimes in which deepfakes have played a role.
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EPISODE 313
Broadcast Date:
June 23, 202316 minutes
Podcast Jun 23, 2023Root Causes 313: SSL Revocation Reason Codes
We explain the allowed public SSL revocation reason codes, along with some explicitly forbidden reason codes and the backstory behind them.
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EPISODE 312
Broadcast Date:
June 20, 202315 minutes
Podcast Jun 20, 2023Root Causes 312: Why You Shouldn't Roll Your Own Crypto
Don't roll your own crypto. We describe the findings from 2021 research that investigating the root causes of problems in cryptographic systems.
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EPISODE 311
Broadcast Date:
June 16, 202314 minutes
Podcast Jun 16, 2023Root Causes 311: What Is CCADB?
We describe CCADB, the Common CA Database. We explain the role of CCADB in the WebPKI and how this role is evolving.
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EPISODE 310
Broadcast Date:
June 13, 202325 minutes
Podcast Jun 13, 2023Root Causes 310: Another AI Episode
In this episode we continue to explore the capabilities of AI to replicate known people in deep fakes with AI-generated content.