Vault 7 doesn't show much evidence of false flag operations. The most interesting question the WikiLeaks dump raises is, where did the material come from? RAND studies the zero-day market. The Near Abroad wishes for more US soft power.

In today's podcast, we follow the Vault 7 story and the false flags that really aren't there. A call for more stress-testing of software. RAND reports on the market for zero-days. The Near Abroad warns the US that it would like to see more American soft power deployed in their part of the world. Jonathan Katz from the University of Maryland praises Google's Project Wycheproof. VMWare's Tom Corn provides his take on the promise of secure cloud environments.