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Hacking IP KVMs & Reversing with Radare2 - Sergi Àlvarez - PSW #918

Paul's Security Weekly (Audio)

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In this episode, we sit down with the Radare community leader, Pancake, the creator of the Radare2 reverse engineering framework. Whether you've never heard of Radare, already use it daily, or are thinking about contributing to its development, this conversation will demystify what makes Radare unique, why thousands of engineers rely on it, and how you can step into the community. This segment is sponsored by NowSecure. Discover how AI-powered mobile app security testing finds hidden vulns and leaks at https://securityweekly.com/nowsecure. In the security news: The US national cyber strategy in the category of dumb laws and 3d printing guns Iranian threat analysis ESP32 Bus Pirate gets some amazing updates I can reset the admin password Rick-rolling yourself Chrome 0days Re-purposing those old Ubiquiti cloud keys The new TLS certificate lifecycle A Flipper Zero add-on and news on the FlipperOne glassword malware Do you care about exploits or patching? attacking nuclear research centers how we uncovered 9 vulnerabilities in IP KVMs and hacking your laundry card with Claude Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-918

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