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EPISODE 230
Broadcast Date:
June 30, 202216 minutes
Podcast Jun 30, 2022Root Causes 230: What Is Apple Passkey?
Apple recently announced its Passkey functionality, which will allow passwordless authentication with supporting web services through key exchange.
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EPISODE 229
Broadcast Date:
June 8, 202222 minutes
Podcast Jun 08, 2022Root Causes 229: Browsing Collectives and the 80/20 Rule of Privacy
In this follow-on to our two previous podcasts, we elucidate additional potential schemes for preserving consumer privacy.
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EPISODE 228
Broadcast Date:
June 1, 202214 minutes
Podcast Jun 01, 2022Root Causes 228: Getting the FLoC out of Here
We discuss Google's Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) initiative, why it failed, and other privacy directions the industry is looking in.
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EPISODE 227
Broadcast Date:
May 27, 202224 minutes
Podcast May 27, 2022Root Causes 227: Let's Talk About Cookies
We discuss the many ways web users can be tracked including cross-site cookies, tracking pixels, and browser fingerprinting.
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EPISODE 226
Broadcast Date:
May 24, 202221 minutes
Podcast May 24, 2022Root Causes 226: The Six Benefits of SSH Certificates
We identify the six main benefits of SSH certificates and how they mitigate the problems with SSH identified in earlier episodes.
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EPISODE 225
Broadcast Date:
May 20, 202215 minutes
Podcast May 20, 2022Root Causes 225: Relying Parties Versus Certificate Consumers
We define the four main roles in the public trust ecosystem: CA, Subscriber, Certificate Consumer, and Relying Party, with real-world examples.
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EPISODE 224
Broadcast Date:
May 17, 202219 minutes
Podcast May 17, 2022Root Causes 224: The Five Problems with SSH Keys
We discuss the five problems SSH keys present to organizations using them. And we give a peek at how to solve these problems.
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EPISODE 223
Broadcast Date:
May 13, 202215 minutes
Podcast May 13, 2022Root Causes 223: CT Log-Enabled Attacks on WordPress Sites
Attackers are using CT logs to identify brand new WordPress sites and install malware before upcoming security measures are in place.
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EPISODE 222
Broadcast Date:
May 11, 202210 minutes
Podcast May 11, 2022Root Causes 222: Consolidation and PKI Solutions
Vendor consolidation is an important topic in IT security. In this episode we discuss this trend and how it affects PKI and digital certificates.
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Is Your Passwordless Authentication Solution Truly Passwordless?
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post May 09, 2022In a world where many different users, mobile devices, and automated processes need to access networked resources, passwords are no longer an effective method to authenticate every single identity in an organization. Sophisticated attacks like phishing, keyloggers, and brute force cracking are highly capable of stealing passwords. Overall, this creates a very real scenario where passwords have become an outdated form of authentication with weak security, bad user experience, and added helpdesk burden all rolled into one.
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EPISODE 221
Broadcast Date:
May 5, 202215 minutes
Podcast May 05, 2022Root Causes 221: What Are SSH Keys?
SSH (Secure Shell) keys are ubiquitous for authenticated access to Linux systems. We explain what these keys are and how they're used.
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EPISODE 220
Broadcast Date:
May 2, 202214 minutes
Podcast May 02, 2022Root Causes 220: The Difference Between OTP and Passwordless
In this episode we clarify the difference between OTP services and passwordless authentication.