DevelopSec: Developing Security Awareness

Oct 20, 2015

Hi and welcome to the DevelopSec newscast for October 20th, 2015.  I am James Jardine and I wanted to take a few moments to talk about some recent news stories over the past week.

• Apple removes several apps that could spy on encrypted traffic -

Oct 1, 2015

James breaks down a few news stories from the previous week.  The following stories were discussed, including some brief points.

• Microsoft Accidentally pushes test patch http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-accidentally-issued-a-test-windows-update-patch/
  
  • Of course the community assumes hack.
  • Oversight that...

Sep 24, 2015

James breaks down a few news stories from the previous week.  The following stories were discussed, including some brief points.

• $1 million bounty for iOS 9 hack http://www.wired.com/2015/09/spy-agency-contractor-puts-1m-bounty-iphone-hack/
  
  • Zerodium announced 1 million dollar bounty for hack that can take over an...

Sep 18, 2015

James talks about HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) and what it is for.  For more information, check out the corresponding post https://www.developsec.com/2015/09/17/http-strict-transport-security-hsts-overview/ that has links to other references.

Jul 30, 2015

Just recently, the FTC released "Start with Security: A Guide for Busines" which is a set of 10 items businesses can do to help secure their assetts.  The full guide can be found at https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/start-security-guide-business. 

James Jardine breaks gives an overview of the 10...