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• #FreeByron is no more, long live #ByronIsFree (UPDATED) (UPDATED AGAIN)
  In a decision which will be scrutinized and used as case law for years, Byron Sonne was found not guilty on all charges today. There’s a long story to be told I’m sure, but the key point is that after TWO YEARS, the government has nothing but theatre to stand behind. I’ll follow this up […]
  James Arlen
• VMWare Vulnerability Security Advisory
  Heads up. A new VMWare vulnerability security advisory has been released. Problem Description a. VMware host memory overwrite vulnerability (data pointers) Due to a flaw in the handler function for RPC commands, it is possible to manipulate data pointers within the VMX process. This vulnerability may allow a guest user to crash the VMX process […]
  Dave Lewis
• Stupid Human Tricks: Security Job Interviews
  One of my frustrations over the years has been around interviewing candidates for security jobs. I recently had a doozy when a candidate asked “what do you guys do?” Starring blankly at the phone I had to fight to maintain my composure. I then started mentally thumbing through years of absurd responses from candidates. I […]
  Dave Lewis
• You Lose America. CISPA Passes 248-168
  In a rather bizarre twist today the vote on the CIPSA bill was moved forward and hurriedly pushed through. First off, what is the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act or CISPA? From Wikipedia (yes, I quoted Wikipedia, get over it): The bill would allow the voluntary sharing of attack and threat information between the […]
  Dave Lewis
• Onion Browser For iOS Private Browsing
  OK, this is rather interesting. An app that provides private browsing on your iOS device. The Onion Browser for iOS private browsing provides, potentially, for a safe browsing experience in the event that your phone gets pinched by border agents. From Lifehacker: We’ve talked about ways to Tor in Chrome and Firefox before, and Onion […]
  Dave Lewis