Reactions to allegations in Georgia’s October cyber incidents. Commodification of spamming kit. Satellite vulnerabilities. Election security. FISA reauthorization? Mr. Assange’s extradition. RSAC 2020.
The EU condemns Russian cyberattacks on Georgia, and Russia says Russia didn’t do it--it’s all propaganda. Skids can buy spamming tools for less than twenty bucks. Satellite constellations offer an expanding attack surface. Amid continuing worries about US election security, the question of Russian trolling or home-grown American vitriol arises in Nevada (but the smart money’s on the U S of A). FISA reauthorization is coming up. And hello from RSAC 2020. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on SIM swappers targeting carrier employees, guest is Erez Yalon from Checkmarx on the recently published OWASP API Security Top Ten list.