PSW #772 - Hal Pomeranz

Linux systems are a collection of free and Open Source software-- some packaged by your distro, some built from source. How do you verify that your upstream isn't polluted by bad actors?

Segment Resources:

https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

 https://securityonionsolutions.com/software/

https://deer-run.com/users/hal/

 https://archive.org/details/HalLinuxForensics

In the Security News: VMware and Ransomware makes you want to run some where, double-free your OpenSSH, download the RIGHT software, you have Docker, I have root, we don't talk about CORS, to vulnerability or not to vulnerability, vulnerability risk scoring, a matter of perspective, very persistent Cisco attacks, running UPNP without all the protections, overflowing a buffer in your bootloader over HTTP, C can be memory safe (but developers will still screw it up), and lasers, microwaves, satellites and the Sun! All that, and more, on this episode of Paul’s Security Weekly!

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