Show Notes
We’re joined by a special guest to discuss the failures of campaign security, the disastrous consequences of a mismanaged firewall, and the suspicious case of Speck.
Plus the latest vulnerabilities in Wireshark and OpenSSH, the new forensic hotness from Netflix, and some great introductions to cryptography. Special Guest: Martin Wimpress. Links: I’m teaching email security to Democratic campaigns. It’s as bad as 2016.
Botched CIA Communications System Helped Blow Cover of Chinese Agents
NSA-Designed Speck Algorithm to Be Removed From Linux 4.20
Vulnerability Affects All OpenSSH Versions Released in the Past Two Decades
Wireshark can be crashed via malicious packet trace files
Service provider story about tracking down TCP RSTs
The case of the 500-mile email
Diffy: A cloud-centric triage tool for digital forensics and incident response
An intensive introduction to Cryptography
The Manga Guide to Cryptography | No Starch Press
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