Last Friday’s ShadowBrokers dump, Microsoft ditching passwords, and a new car dongle hack are all discussed.
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including last Friday’s ShadowBrokers dump, how Microsoft learned and patched the vulnerabilities, and the Solaris bugs patched by Oracle. Microsoft ditching passwords, and a new car dongle hack are also discussed.
Download: Threatpost_News_Wrap_April_21_2017.mp3
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