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EPISODE 46
Broadcast Date:
October 22, 201914 minutes
Podcast Oct 22, 2019Root Causes 46: Patching Browsers for TLS Fingerprinting Attacks
A Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) is patching Chrome and Firefox to enable TLS fingerprinting even after its malware is removed.
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Some Sectigo customers have been misidentified as Comodo customers
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Oct 18, 2019We have sought to clarify in the past that Sectigo and Comodo are entirely separate companies. Nonetheless, we have recently heard from Sectigo customers that they still listed on Comodo's customers page, despite the fact that they are not, in fact, Comodo customers. This error has led to members of the press reaching out to Sectigo customers for comment on news involving Comodo.
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EPISODE 45
Broadcast Date:
October 17, 201923 minutes
Podcast Oct 17, 2019Root Causes 45: What Is the CA/Browser Forum?
SSL certificate practices are governed by the rules of the CA/Browser Forum; what is this forum, who is in it, and where does it get its authority?
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EPISODE 44
Broadcast Date:
October 15, 201917 minutes
Podcast Oct 15, 2019Root Causes 44: Automotive Device Security
Our hosts describe the cyber threats facing connected cars, including real attacks, new challenges, and what manufacturers can do to protect drivers.
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EPISODE 43
Broadcast Date:
October 11, 201922 minutes
Podcast Oct 11, 2019Root Causes 43: Quantum Apocalypse - More on Mosca's Inequality
In this episode our hosts embark on a nuanced exploration of the factors influencing Mosca's Inequality and test whether popular estimates are credible.
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EPISODE 42
Broadcast Date:
October 8, 201925 minutes
Podcast Oct 08, 2019Root Causes 42: Anatomy of a Botnet
Expert guest Alan Grau (VP of IoT and Embedded Security, Sectigo) joins us to help dissect today's botnets.
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EPISODE 41
Broadcast Date:
October 3, 201915 minutes
Podcast Oct 03, 2019Root Causes 41: What Is Blockchain's Killer App?
Join us as we explain what blockchain actually does and how it compares to PKI, including some examples of appropriate use cases.
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EPISODE 40
Broadcast Date:
September 29, 20199 minutes
Podcast Sep 29, 2019Root Causes 40: The Reports of RSA's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
Security newcomer Crown Sterling claimed to factor the RSA algorithm. Join our hosts as they debunk this misleading rumor and discuss RSA encryption today.
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EPISODE 39
Broadcast Date:
September 26, 201920 minutes
Podcast Sep 26, 2019Root Causes 39: New University Research on Phishing and Certificates
The majority of phishing sites now use SSL certificates to closely imitate the behavior of legitimate sites. Join our hosts as we dig into these findings.
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54 minutes
Webinar Sep 23, 2019PKI for DevOps Orchestration
Learn how TLS certificates and code signing within CI/CD pipelines help you secure your DevOps environment.
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EPISODE 38
Broadcast Date:
September 23, 201929 minutes
Podcast Sep 23, 2019Root Causes 38: Interesting Breaches In August
The month of August saw some unusual criminal activity when it comes to PKI and malware. Our hosts explain four August news stories.
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Blog Post Sep 17, 2019
Status of Browsers and EV Indicators
Browsers are in a time of change for Extended Validation (EV) SSL indicators. Where once all popular browsers reliably displayed the company name in green to the left of the web address, now Chrome and Firefox have decided to remove the company name and require a click on the lock icon to see the certificate’s identity information.
