FIRESTARTER - PSW #924

About this episode

This episode discusses various security news topics including eavesdropping via fiber-optic cables and Linux vulnerabilities.

This week in the security news: Are you a FIRESTARTER? Eavesdropping via fiber-optic cables Copy Fail - more Linux LPE Github RCE Running Linux on a PS5 BadUSB tricks SilentGlass and HDMI threats Sonicwall and vague details Universities are for porn? The Banshee Before CVEs comes scanning Vendor addresses AirSnitch GitHub and not serious work Routers have country-specific backdoors Phones with Hotspot are fine Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-924

Topics covered

• security news
• eavesdropping
• Linux vulnerabilities
• running Linux on gaming consoles
• network security
• university culture
• vendor security

Keywords

• FIRESTARTER
• eavesdropping
• Linux LPE
• PS5
• BadUSB
• SilentGlass
• HDMI threats
• Sonicwall
• AirSnitch
• university culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sonicwall, GitHub, AirSnitch

Products: PS5, BadUSB, SilentGlass, HDMI

Places: Universities

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