DtR Episode 113 - NewsCast for October 6th, 2014

Topics coveredThe petition on WhiteHouse.gov titled "Unlock public access to research on software safety through DMCA and CFAA reform" and ...well we talk about it with an attorney and some necessary skepticismhttps://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/unlock-public-access-research-software-safety-through-dmca-and-cfaa-reform/DHzwhzLDMy take: http://blog.wh1t3rabbit.net/2014/10/to-reform-and-institutionalize-research.htmlA Marriott property in Nashville (Gaylord Opryland) will pay $600,000 in an FCC settlement for jamming/blocking guests' personal WiFi hotspotshttp://www.fcc.gov/document/marriott-pay-600k-resolve-wifi-blocking-investigationA Pakistani man has been indicted in Virginia for selling "StealthGenie", an app designed specifically as spywarehttp://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/pakistani-man-indicted-selling-stealthgenie-spyware-appThe code for the badUSB attack was published and released at DerbyCon - we discuss implicationshttp://www.wired.com/2014/10/code-published-for-unfixable-usb-attack/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center loss of data is much worse than they thought, but it's actually worse than that - a teachable moment here-http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cedars-data-breach-20141002-story.htmlHave something to say? Let's hear it.Support the show>>> Please consider clicking the link above to support the show!-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=YouTube home: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyo0dkKRvfVtWXjRxNISrhme1MgBj3C2U&si=scHDiTuLXSEQ9qHqLinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/down-the-security-rabbithole-podcast/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dtsr_podcast