How to get more headcount, BLUFFs Vulnerability, and Ranty Clause debuts!

Show Topic Summary:

Ms. Berlin proposes a question of how to gather more headcount with metrics, we discuss the BLUFFS bluetooth vulnerability, and “Ranty Claus” talks about CISA’s remarks of putting the onus on device product makers to remove choice for customers and implement secure defaults.

#youtube VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emcAzTx9z0c 

Questions and topics:

1. https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-goldstein-secure-by-design/

2. https://hackaday.com/2023/12/02/update-on-the-bluffs-bluetooth-vulnerability/

Additional information / pertinent LInks (Would you like to know more?):

1. https://cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly-secure-by-design/

2. https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/stop-passing-buck-cybersecurity 

3. Examples of companies forcing changes https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-will-roll-out-mfa-enforcing-policies-for-admin-portal-access/  

4. https://github.com/aya-rs/aya - eBPF implementation in Rust

5. https://ossfortress.io/  

6. https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/critical-logofail-bugs-secure-boot-bypass-millions-pcs 

Show points of Contact:

Amanda Berlin: @infosystir @hackershealth 

Brian Boettcher: @boettcherpwned

Bryan Brake: @bryanbrake on Mastodon.social, https://linkedin.com/in/brakeb 

Brakesec Website: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com

Twitter: @brakesec 

Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/c/BDSPodcast

Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/brakesec