SN 1078: DigiCert does it right - Hugging Face Under Fire...

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DigiCert's latest security mishap triggered not just a scramble behind the scenes, but a cascading crisis that briefly wiped trust from millions of Windows systems. Find out how a single support slip, followed by Microsoft's heavy-handed response, left critical infrastructures exposed. The FCC decides router firmware updates are useful. Netgear applies for and gets a full FCC pass. AI uncovers a 21-year old critical FreeBSD RCE. What was behind that Let's Encrypt outage. AI model repositories are overflowing with malware. The CISA 2015 info-sharing act is being renewed. Edge leaves ALL usernames and passwords in the clear. An examination of DigiCert's breach and their response Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1078-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: cyberhoot.com/securitynow and use code SECURITYNOW guardsquare.com doppel.com outsystems.com/twit threatlocker.com/twit

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DigiCert's latest security mishap triggered not just a scramble behind the scenes, but a cascading crisis that briefly wiped trust from millions of Windows systems. Find out how a single support slip, followed by Microsoft's heavy-handed response,...

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