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Zed Attack Proxy is an essential tool for web app pentesting. The project just recently moved from OWASP to the Secure Software Project. Hear about the challenges of running an OSS security project, why Simon got involved in the first place, and why successful projects are about more than just code. Segment Resources: - https://www.zaproxy.org/  - https://softwaresecurityproject.org/blog/welcoming-zap-to-the-software-security-project/  - https://owasp.org/www-project-vulnerable-web-applications-directory/  In the news segment, a key compromised from a crash dump (and the many, many lessons that followed), more examples of mishandling secrets, URL parsing mismatches show path traversal works well in Rust, an old Linux kernel bug shows how brittle code can be (even when it's heavily audited), an example of keeping OSS projects alive, a quick note on BLASTPASS, and a look at privacy in cars, and more! Visit https://securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.co

This week Dr. Doug talks: Mopria, Cisco, Seimens and Schneider, Word, AP Stylebook, DarkGate, GitHub, Chrome, More News, and Jason Wood on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-324  

Managing identities continues to add complexity for granting access to enterprise resources. Between the increasing number and expanding types of identities, including carbon-based, silicon-based, and artificial identities, and the evolution of cloud computing and remote work, managing the perimeter is now an identity problem. What risks do each of these identity types pose and how do you mitigate them? Jeff Reich, Executive Director at Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), joins us to discuss the challenges of digital identities, how to discover risk with digital identities, and how best to mitigate those risks. Segment Resources: IDSA's 2023 Trends in Security Digital Identities: https://www.idsalliance.org/white-paper/2023-trends-in-securing-digital-identities/ Securing Your Remote Workforce Through Identity-Centric Security: https://www.idsalliance.org/white-paper/securing-your-remote-workforce-through-identity-centric-security/   In the leadership and communications section, The importance of CISO

Doug talks with Chat GPT in an interview format just to see what having a conversation with the AI is like. It even gets around to asking Chat GPT the famous six questions from Paul's Security Weekly. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly \Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-swn-4 

Check out this interview from the ESW Vault, hand picked by main host Adrian Sanabria! This segment was originally published on November 18, 2022. This segment will focus on (1) Why Did Sephora Get Fined $1.2M and Why Are They on Probation? (2) Why Data Privacy is Being Overhauled in 2023 (and How You Can Be Ready) Segment Resources: https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/privacy/i-said-no-to-online-cookies-websites-tracked-me-anyway-a8480554809/  https://www.geekwire.com/2022/the-bittersweet-serendipity-that-gave-these-two-startup-leaders-a-shared-mission-in-online-privacy/ https://www.boltive.com/blog/why-having-a-consent-management-platform-is-not-enough https://www.boltive.com/blog/bracing-for-2023-privacy-laws https://ceoworld.biz/2022/07/03/three-ways-your-data-is-leaking-in-advertising-and-how-to-avoid-it/   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-esw-4  Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly  

Check out this interview from the PSW Vault, hand picked by main host Paul Asadoorian! This segment was originally published on February 4, 2013. Dr. Spafford is one of the senior, most recognized leaders in the field of computing. He has an on-going record of accomplishment as a senior advisor and consultant on issues of security and intelligence, education, cybercrime and computing policy to a number of major companies, law enforcement organizations, academic and government agencies... [With] over three decades of experience as a researcher and instructor, Professor Spafford has worked in software engineering, reliable distributed computing, host and network security, digital forensics, computing policy, and computing curriculum design. Dr. Spafford is a professor with an appointment in Computer Science at Purdue University, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1987. Spaf's new book, Cybersecurity Myths and Misperceptions, is available at https://informit.com/cybermyths  Visit https://www.securit

Check out this interview from the SDL Vault, hand picked by main host Doug White! This segment was originally published on January 22, 2019. Today, we begin the journey to the quantum realm on SDL. Marketing is telling us, everything is quantum now, don't be fooled, let us tell you how it works on SDL. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-swn-3 

Check out this interview from the ASW Vault, hand picked by main host Mike Shema! This segment was originally published on January 10, 2022. There's an understandable focus on "shift left" in modern DevOps and appsec discussions. So what does it take to broaden what we call appsec into something effective for modern apps, whether they're on the web, mobile, or cloud? We'll talk about moving on from niche offerings into successful appsec programs. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-asw-4 

Check out this interview from the BSW Vault, hand picked by main host Matt Alderman! This segment was originally published on March 15, 2021. In 1989, Stephen Covey first published "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," empowering and inspiring leaders for over 25 years. Is there an equivalent or new set of habits for CISOs? George Finney, Chief Security Officer at Southern Methodist University, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the Nine Cybersecurity Habits. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-bsw-4 

Having direct visibility into your access data is crucial for two reasons: 1. Simplifying audit preparation and 2. Managing progress of your identity program to ensure peak performance. Internal auditors and compliance managers need easy access to granular data points to understand and demonstrate compliance to external agencies. Gaining access to real time data creates a great deal of autonomy for audit and identity teams to be able to delve deep into their identity programs and prove compliance. However, making the data available even internally can put organizations at risk for data leaks and data policy violations. Erik will outline how companies can gain access to their current identity search and dashboard data and be able to query in their preferred BI tool based on their own data privacy policies and business needs, significantly reducing risk.   This segment is sponsored by SailPoint. Visit https://securityweekly.com/sailpoint to learn more about them! There's still serious, late stage funding for co

This week Dr. Doug talks: AI vs. Hunter Thompson, Sandstorm, BGP, Earth Estries, DOE, VMWare Aria, Key Group, DSA, Aaran Leyland, and More on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-323

Amanda joins us to discuss aspects of incident response, including how to get the right data to support findings related to an incident, SMB challenges, cloud event logging, and more! Amanda works for Blumira and is the co-author of "Defensive Security Handbook: Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure." In the Security News: How not to send all your browser data to Google, apparently Microsoft needs pressure to apply certain fixes, the mutli-hundred-billion-dollar-a-year industry that tries to secure everything above the firmware, security through obscrurity doesn’t work, should you hire cybersecurity consultants, pen testing is key for compliance, defense contractor leaks, inside a McFlurry machine, Barracuda is still chasing hackers, why Linux is more secure than windows, more details on WinRar and middle-out compression, a Wifi worm?, CVE-2020-19909 is almost everything that is wrong with CVE, Tacos, and hacking through a Fire stick! All that and more on this episode of Paul’s Security Weekly!  Visit ht

We go deep on LLMs and generative AIs to shine a light on areas that security leaders should focus on. There are technical concerns like prompt injection and access controls, and privacy concerns in training and usage. But there are also areas where security tools are starting to address these concerns as well as areas where security tools are adopting AI themselves. We'll share where we see AI showing promise, as well as where we suspect it's still premature. In the news, a Go Crypto presentation from Real World Crypto, Excel releases support for Python, protecting users from malware like the Luna Grabber and WinRAR RCE, DARPA's V-SPELLS project, and more! Visit https://securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/secweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Visit https://securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-253

This week Dr. Doug rants: Mystery, Qakbot, Crates.io, VDP, NetScaler, Entra ID, SynthID, FreeBSD, More News, and Jason Wood on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes!  Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-322

The metaverse is an evolving storytelling environment in which humans have congregated for millennia to experience alternate, immersive, and simulated realities, with or without technology. Storytelling is designed to influence mental and physical perceptions suiting the purposes of the content creators. Metawar is the art of applying science to create and defend against the influence of alternate realities in the metaverse. What if we can longer rely on our senses to determine what is real and what is fiction? Winn's research into Metawar initially focused on metaversal technologies. Unexpectedly, it morphed into an intensely personal experience, triggering Winn's own Metanoia, which had a profound impact on the entire Metawar Thesis. Winn joins Business Security Weekly to share his Metanoia. In the leadership and communications section, A CISO's Actionable Strategy for Success, Security basics aren’t so basic — they’re hard, Building a Culture Where Employees Feel Free to Speak Up, and more!  Visit https://

Incredibly, the seemingly simple task of managing corporate-owned devices is still a struggle for most organizations in 2023. Maybe best MDM for Mac doesn't work with Windows, or the best MDM for Windows doesn't work with Mac. Maybe neither have Linux support. Perhaps they don't provide enough insight into the endpoint, or control over it. Whatever the case, security leaders never seem satisfied with their MDM solution and are always investigating new ones. Now, Kolide has stepped in with a unique approach to device management, combining the flexibility and industry support for OSQuery and built to integrate with IdP giant Okta. We discuss Kolide's entrance into the device management space and the current state of MDM - what's wrong with it, and how does Kolide propose to fix it? This segment is sponsored by Kolide. Visit https://securityweekly.com/kolide to learn more about them! Segment description coming soon! Record funding levels over the last two weeks top 2023 and the same time last year. We discuss Pa

This week in the Security News Dr. Doug talks: Openfire, Firepower, Barracuda, CosmicBeetle, Lazarus, Encryption, Network Tourism, India's on the Moon, Aaran Leyland, and More on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-321

Jared has a long, and outstanding, history in cybersecurity. Today, he works for Microsoft helping them run and respond to bug bounty reports. The scale is massive and I think we can all learn a thing or two about vulnerability management and bug bounties! Segment Resources: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/bounty?rtc=1 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc https://msrc.microsoft.com/report/vulnerability/new https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/bounty https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/ https://jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/search?q=msrc&l=en_us&pg=1&pgSz=20&o=Relevance&flt=true https://www.microsoft.com/bluehat/  In the Security News: Lora projects are popular, simple checksums are not enough, WinRAR: shareware or native OS?, ATM software is vulnerable, attackers could learn from security researchers (but lets hope they don’t), NoFilter and behavior by design, Apple vs. A security researcher: there are no winners, sneaky npm packages, faster Nmap scans, kali on more phones, more L

Two featured interviews from this year's Black Hat. In the news, Discord.io ceases to be, Azure AD breach to get scrutiny from the CSRB, Zoom's AI stumbles show security concerns, model confusion attacks, a look at how far we have -- and haven't -- come with XSS flaws, an approachable article on AI, and more! Visit https://securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/secweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-252  

This week Aaran Leyland subs in to discuss: Cold Fusion Flaw, EncroChat, sneaky Amazon and Google, Spoofing Apple devices, Telsa data breach, Space and Jason Wood on this episode of the Security Weekly News!  Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-320