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For the latest in computer security news, hacking, and research! We sit around, drink beer, and talk security. Our show will feature technical segments that show you how to use the latest tools and techniques. Special guests appear on the show to enlighten us and change your perspective on information security. Note: This is only Paul's Security Weekly, a 2-hour show recorded once per week.

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November 12, 20262 hr 2 min

Holes In Everything, Even SSH - PSW #952

In the security news this week: SSH in Shambles Santa steals your podcast setup SAP's double feature Terminal2Shell is CVSS 11 Dormant neurons, active backdoor Patched, but still exploitable 948 paths to root Barracuda serves root Node-RED, now with shell access The secret cigar recipe FBI agent, crypto thief Another AI agent identity mess 7.7 million reasons to care Reddit asks the breach question Who's accountable when AI breaks? Espionage, chips, geopolitics Don't ask again, leak forever AI catches cheating, flags everyone 1.4 million keys need revocation RSA, now with a countdown Fingerprint security, SD card reality Proving Signal's machine code Thirty zero-days, one offline switch Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-952

November 5, 20262 hr 4 min

"That's Not Supposed to Happen" - PSW #951

In the security news: Supermarket refrigeration attacks, again! Rapid7's Ivanti findings and why we can't have "nice" things Google's massive Android TV botnet takedown Linux TCP kernel flaw that no one is patching The Binance theft APT flaw gives out root PHP security debt The porn and Digital billboard problem Your own phone system to pwn From PoC to weaponized exploit Hacking to change time Rooting an Echo Dot Firmware should just work AI chained bugs into working exploits USB power states leak data across an air gap AI-assisted vulnerability finding GoAhead's TLS handling Hackers hijack emergency alert apps Taiwan's emergency services become an AI-agent target CUI exposed through GSA's Google Drive GCHQ can't account for thousands of storage devices Railway employee blames an attempted intrusion on AI VulnCheck opens its initial-access playground to the public Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-951

October 29, 20262 hr 8 min

Vulnpocalypse Continues Until Defense Improves - PSW #950

In the security news this week: In the security news this week: Cisco says patch faster, then sells you time Turning AI refusals into vulnerability signals Brotli's are hiding WordPress image upload exploit Fortinet ships fixes before details PHP2Shell still claiming victims, including firewalls Uncoordinated disclosure Claude finds vulns, go figure PXE strikes again! Sony's PS5 bounty drama Apple's October patches reach older devices CISA looks ahead to 2030 ArubaOS gets a pile of critical fixes New UK rules for protecting undersea infrastructure PortaPack Mayhem goes mobile Can AI agents police other AI agents? DHS bans DeepSeek A Chinese model writes riskier code for a US contractor eMudhra exits the TLS business BlackX bootkit exploits Secure Boot Signal makes hanging up harder than it should be Is AI solving math, or making it harder to trust? Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-950

October 22, 20262 hr 9 min

PHP2Hell - Joshua Wright - PSW #949

Special guest Joshua Wright joins us for a timely incident-response discussion! Then, in the security news this week: Have you heard about PHP2Shell? Certificates with keys small enough to guess Tor exit nodes turn into SSH credential traps Do USB-C cables need firmware updates now? HaleHound packs a radio lab into a cheap display Claude solves part of the NIST curve mystery The Army and self-directed offensive cyber agents Retired nuclear reactors return to power AI PatchSlop NGINX, NODE.js patches critical flaws BeyondTrust exploited before the patch landed Plex vulnerabilities move from PoC to exploitation ICS patches, including a Siemens flaw exploited in the wild Can fake data trigger Japan's emergency alert? Agentic pentests? AI may add noise more than skill AI agents navigate OT and move equipment AI model helps build a Chrome exploit Utah's VPN law runs into technical reality Segment Resources: https://dynamicincidentresponse.com/ - A New Era for Incident Response! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-949

October 15, 20262 hr 0 min

AI Takes Over? - Danny Akacki - PSW #948

In the security news this week: Convert this router into an SDR Ivanti straight to root Anthropic's AI worm FUD A kernel exploit to fix downloads Supermarket refrigeration attacks 400 mystery Java vulnerabilities Authentication bypass Russia meets the data-center war Stop & Shop attacked Anthropic cuts eval agents AI incident reporting FortiBleed lives Anthropic offers scanning Pre-compromised phones FakeGit returns Teams deepfake detection Let's Encrypt certificates get shorter GitLab ships another critical patch Engineer gets prison time for locking thousands of devices OpenAI employee accused of planting a hidden recorder Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-948

October 8, 20262 hr 1 min

Routers on Trial, AI Found More Bugs - PSW #947

In the security news this week: BPFDoor OpenSSH compresses a little too much AI can find bugs. Who gets them fixed? TP-Link and the courts Cisco NX-API ClingSTUN LineageOS, Android TV, and a Raspberry PI Dell's updater has a privilege problem SonicWall SSRF U-Boot's LogoFAIL like Exploit-DB isn't dead MFA passes. The attacker still gets in. LakeShark and cool gadgets Kasa cameras and an exposed debug interface SharePoint hardening is back on the checklist Google pauses open-source bug bounty submissions NetScaler's latest vulnerability needs a closer look Kiteworks tells customers to shut it down Exchange gets an unexpected security update Do LLMs actually reason? disagree on AI risk? Anthropic, AI consciousness and the Vatican Grok gets involved in foreign policy WordPress malware that survives cleanup Can spyware vendors stop their own tools? When an AI chatbot conversation reaches the police Open-weight AI models enter the cyber debate AI agents take their attacks shopping Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-947

October 1, 20262 hr 1 min

Hacking Without Boundaries - Michael Jenkins - PSW #946

First up we talk with Threatlocker CTO Michael Jenkins about threat actors use of AI and keeping the bad things out with Zero Trust. Then in the security news: Compiling spreadsheets, because that's why Nvidia wants to put AI agents in timeout Citrix NetScaler gets exploited again, and again Spectre still refuses to die Your SBOM is incomplete? File notifications leak more than filenames ENIAC had cables instead of a BIOS Another Linux kernel root exploit lands Containers share a kernel ThinkNode M9 microSD card gets a virus notice Google analyst infiltrates a supply-chain gang Your phone speaker can transmit radio Reconstructing firmware with a logic analyzer Robot dogs learn cybersecurity CISA warns about third-party ICS integrators Dutch police arrest a ShinyHunters suspect A soldier goes from telecom hacking to prison AI companies discover their agents have opinions Cloudflare containers accidentally share leftovers OT networks are still mostly not isolated Florida wants to pause ChatGPT The interview segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-946

September 24, 20262 hr 3 min

AI Will Save Us, or Not? - PSW #945

In the security news this week: Build your own router, or just buy one What to patch first But maybe don't buy D-Link AI nearly starts a war Flock cameras lose their keys The AI slowdown won't save bad security Opus at home, just slower Black Hat says fundamentals still work Hacker gadgets, and my top pick Gyazo screenshots Fake job interviews, real malware VINCE gets a new home Munich university gets disconnected LinkedIn fights the scraping machine SolarWinds hard-codes another bad idea Fake LastPass kills 145 security tools Colorado water gets its settings changed AI CEOs sell apocalypse and bonds The AI safety cult gets audited Ransomware recovery takes weeks, not hours TeamPCP's supply-chain tour continues Zuckoff hunts smart glasses Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-945

September 17, 20262 hr 4 min

AI hates CAPTCHAs - PSW #944

In the security news this week: UK government rolls out passkeys to 20 million users Phishing-resistant authentication and replay resistance Passkey adoption, device security, and user acceptance EU Cyber Resilience Act guidance, scope, and compliance CRA vulnerability disclosure and reporting requirements The real cost of cyberattacks and cybersecurity spending Cyber insurance and improving organizational security Nightmare Eclipse and the release of Windows zero-days Check Point VPN vulnerabilities and perimeter security GitLab security updates and shadow IT Discovering unmanaged GitLab instances Cyberattacks against oil tankers and insider threats VPN patching and implied rules Zero-downtime GitLab updates and version management Running Windows ARM on Apple Silicon with VMware and Parallels Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-944

September 10, 20262 hr 2 min

It's More Secure When It's Disabled - PSW #943

In the security news this week: Microsoft patches all the things Commissary freezers enter cyberwar Fake AV, real Defender nap Rowhammer comes for the GPU BIOS updates are no longer optional CVSS is not a crystal ball Kworker, but make it malware FortiGate gets a post-exploitation RAT CERN goes Debian underground UEFI shells strike again Australia loses the plot, and phones Cisco routers become covert gateways MikroTik patches the takeover chain WeWorm wriggles through mobile The year of Linux television Browsers become backdoors Fake IT calls, real data theft CVE attribution gets weird Boston Scientific keeps talking Security tools misconfigure themselves AI circuit breakers for rogue agents Passkeys meet the real world Vibe coding, vibe vulnerabilities AI loss of control keeps climbing AI agents report themselves to Schneier Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-943