Linux Fixes 5 Gaping Holes in Wi-Fi - Security Boulevard

Penguinistas’ Premier Panned: Linux’s Wi-Fi code has some nasty bugs, which can be exploited simply by being near an attacker. Remote code execution is a possibility—no need to actually connect to a malicious Wi-Fi network.

Some say it’s the fault of @Linus_Torvalds himself (pictured).

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we decline to point the finger.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/GnJqX0C6Xm

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) October 14, 2022

Kill the Password: Google on Board | 4-Day Week Proves Worthy - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: I am not bound to please thee with my answer

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ #Passkeys is getting another big-tech supporter, and
2⃣ the @4DayWeek_Global train picks up speed.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/2mZSqgmWaJ #DevOps

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) October 13, 2022

DevOps lessons from Toyota FAIL: Crash test secrets - ReversingLabs

Do: Detect daft devs defying doctrine
Toyota stands accused of lax DevOps standards, as the company reveals it stored prod database credentials in a public GitHub repo. That’s bad enough, but it also took five years to detect and fix.

3/ It’s not the first time this has happened. In this week’s #SSBlogwatch we know it won’t be the last.

For @ReversingLabs’ @SecuredSoftware: https://t.co/StM8TAr1x3

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) October 12, 2022

LEAKED: Intel’s BIOS Source Code — All 6GB of It - Security Boulevard

Hackers’ Happy Hunting Ground: Source code for the Intel Alder Lake processor EUFI BIOS has gone walkies. 6 GB of build image is floating ’round the net like a genie freed from its bottle.

3/ #4chan is said to be involved. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we try to sound surprised.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/0G08dvxa3x @insydesw @github @lenovo

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) October 11, 2022