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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.
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EPISODE 309
Broadcast Date:
June 8, 202311 minutes
Podcast Jun 08, 2023Root Causes 309: What Is Key Attestation for Code Signing?
New rules require delivery of code signing certificates by secure HSM. We describe the key attestation method of delivery.
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EPISODE 308
Broadcast Date:
June 5, 202318 minutes
Podcast Jun 05, 2023Root Causes 308: E-Tugra Root Deprecation
For the second time in under twelve months, a major browser is deprecating a CA's public trust. This time it's E-Tugra.
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EPISODE 307
Broadcast Date:
May 31, 202314 minutes
Podcast May 31, 2023Root Causes 307: OT Red Teaming Leads to Malware Attack
In this episode we describe how tools from operational technology red team exercises are being repurposed for malware attacks.
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EPISODE 306
Broadcast Date:
May 26, 202313 minutes
Podcast May 26, 2023Root Causes 306: Certificate Transparency Logs and Privacy
Certificate Transparency (CT) logs do a lot of good for the WebPKI. They also, however, carry with them some privacy concerns.
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