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Webinar May 22, 2024Bugzilla – the real issue of missed revocations
March and April 2024 have seen more than 25 new Bugzilla bugs being written up – more than 10 times the typical pace.
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Webinar Apr 18, 2024Webinar: An introduction to managed private CAs
An introduction to managed private CAs: the common use cases of private CAs, helping to provide tighter control of authentication with digital certificates
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EPISODE 278
Broadcast Date:
February 17, 202311 minutes
Podcast Feb 17, 2023Root Causes 278: Microsoft on Certificates and FIDO
Recent public discussion of FIDO and digital certificates reveal details of Microsoft's approach to consumer digital authentication.
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EPISODE 262
Broadcast Date:
December 14, 202223 minutes
Podcast Dec 14, 2022Root Causes 262: The Continuing Erosion of Online Identity
We look back at the continued erosion of reliable online identity, including deep fakes, celebrity phishing, AI-generated art and Twitter blue check marks.
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EPISODE 259
Broadcast Date:
November 30, 202214 minutes
Podcast Nov 30, 2022Root Causes 259: What Went Wrong with the Twitter Blue Check Marks
We explore why the Twitter blue check marks failed and the challenges in authenticating and vouching for the identity of an individual or organization.
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EPISODE 164
Broadcast Date:
May 20, 202111 minutes
Podcast May 20, 2021Root Causes 164: Examining MFA Through out-of-Band Phone Calling
We explore out-of-band phone calling as a MFA method, including, what attacks it defends against successfully, and what attacks can circumvent it.
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EPISODE 147
Broadcast Date:
February 5, 202112 minutes
Podcast Feb 05, 2021Root Causes 147: Google Titan Secure Key Attack
A new attack allows cloning of the Google Titan secure key. we describe this attack and its implications for Titan and other secure keys.
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EPISODE 133
Broadcast Date:
December 7, 202024 minutes
Podcast Dec 07, 2020Root Causes 133: 2020 Lookback - COVID-19
In 2020 COVID-19 changed the way we work. Our hosts dicsuss the affect on employee access, Zero Trust, retail IT, immunity passports, and more.
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EPISODE 132
Broadcast Date:
December 4, 202017 minutes
Podcast Dec 04, 2020Root Causes 132: Examining MFA Through Soft Tokens
In our ongoing examination of MFA, we examine authentication through soft-token OTP (one-time passcode) and compare it to SMS tokens and hard tokens.
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EPISODE 130
Broadcast Date:
November 24, 202016 minutes
Podcast Nov 24, 2020Root Causes 130: How to Get Rid of Password Breaches
We discuss the weaknesses of passwords and why they nonetheless are still common. We describe the roadmap for weeding out passwords from most systems.
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EPISODE 129
Broadcast Date:
November 19, 202015 minutes
Podcast Nov 19, 2020Root Causes 129: Examining MFA Through Hard Tokens
Hard tokens are an old multi-factor authentication (MFA) form factor, still in use today. We examine the strengths and weaknesses of hard tokens.
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EPISODE 122
Broadcast Date:
September 28, 202033 minutes
Podcast Sep 28, 2020Root Causes 122: Passwordless Authentication for Apple OS
A discussion of passwordless authentication and access for Apple platforms (with Joel Rennich of Jamf).