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EPISODE 342
Broadcast Date:
November 17, 202311 minutes
Podcast Nov 17, 2023Root Causes 342: Don't Change Your Password for Two Years
The CA/Browser Forum rules stipulate how often forced password changes for CA employees are to occur. They set a MINIMUM time. Join us to learn why.
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EPISODE 341
Broadcast Date:
November 13, 202319 minutes
Podcast Nov 13, 2023Root Causes 341: The Trouble with Security Questionnaires
The practice of sending security questionnaires to technology vendors is exploding, and with it dysfunctional behavior is on the rise.
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EPISODE 340
Broadcast Date:
November 6, 202314 minutes
Podcast Nov 06, 2023Root Causes 340: Is This Podcast Canadian Enough?
Canada's Online Streaming Act will require internet content providers to provide a minimum percentage of content produced by Canadians or face fines.
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EPISODE 339
Broadcast Date:
October 31, 202311 minutes
Podcast Oct 31, 2023Root Causes 339: The ROI of CLM
In this episode we describe at a high level how to calculate the TCO of CLM as opposed to manual installation and management of certificates.
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EPISODE 338
Broadcast Date:
October 23, 202319 minutes
Podcast Oct 23, 2023Root Causes 338: CLM and Your Career as an IT Professional
In this follow up to our episode on CLM and the IT skills gap, we now discuss how CLM matters to individual IT professionals' careers and work life.
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EPISODE 337
Broadcast Date:
October 10, 202320 minutes
Podcast Oct 10, 2023Root Causes 337: CLM and the IT Skills Gap
In this episode we discuss how Certificate Lifecycle Management and certificate automation can help mitigate the challenges posed by the IT skills gap.
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EPISODE 336
Broadcast Date:
October 3, 202314 minutes
Podcast Oct 03, 2023Root Causes 336: Digitally Signing Images on Cameras
A recent press release discusses efforts of camera manufacturers and the digital imagery supply chain to create an ecosystem for digitally signed images.
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EPISODE 335
Broadcast Date:
September 29, 202310 minutes
Podcast Sep 29, 2023Root Causes 335: When MFA Is Not MFA
A social engineering attack to steal a one-time password (OTP) to enable unauthorized access is further exploited by a cloud backup feature.
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EPISODE 334
Broadcast Date:
September 27, 202318 minutes
Podcast Sep 27, 2023Root Causes 334: What Is Attestation on the Web?
Most people hate dealing with CAPTCHA, but it offers benefits for web sites. We discuss alternatives to CAPTCHA, how they work, and their pros and cons.
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EPISODE 333
Broadcast Date:
September 21, 202317 minutes
Podcast Sep 21, 2023Root Causes 333: Intel Side Channel Attack Steals Private Keys
A newly revealed side channel attack can capture AES encryption keys from Intel chips. We explain this significant and powerful attack.
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EPISODE 332
Broadcast Date:
September 14, 202311 minutes
Podcast Sep 14, 2023Root Causes 332: Acoustic AI-based Key Logging Attack
An AI model that can interpret keystrokes based on the sound of keyboard use over a phone or video call and steal passwords.
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EPISODE 331
Broadcast Date:
September 13, 202314 minutes
Podcast Sep 13, 2023Root Causes 331: Microsoft Restores Trust to Code Signing Root
Recent erroneous behavior on Windows indicates that Microsoft removed - and then re-added - a legacy VeriSign root in its trusted roots list.