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  1. #Signal #Developer Explains Why Early Encrypted Messaging Tools Flopped
    #MoxieMarlinspike criticized early #encryption software's user-unfriendly design at #BlackHat2024, admitting he and others initially failed to consider non-technical users' needs. Speaking with #BlackHat founder #JeffMoss, He said tools like #PrettyGoodPrivacy (#PGP) wrongly assumed users would adopt complex practices like keyservers and signing keys over dinner. "We were just wrong," Marlinspike said
    pcmag.com/news/signal-develope

  2. Orange Tsai's Black Hat USA 2024 research revealed architectural vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server, identifying three types of "Confusion Attacks" exploiting inconsistencies between Httpd modules.

    These led to 9 new vulnerabilities and 20 exploitation techniques, including bypassing access controls and arbitrary file access outside the web root. The findings highlight challenges in balancing backward compatibility with security in long-standing open-source projects.

    Akamai proactively collaborated with Tsai before his presentation, implementing preemptive protections against these vulnerabilities in their App & API Protector web application firewall service.

    Orange Tsai's Research findings: blog.orange.tw/2024/08/confusi

    Blackhat Presentation: i.blackhat.com/BH-US-24/Presen

    Akami acknowledgement and mitigations: akamai.com/blog/security-resea

    #infosec #blackhat2024 #cybersecurity #apache

  3. Blue teamers attending #defcon2024 #blackhat2024 : YEA! AWESOME!

    Blue teamers not attending: Ugh...all these new vulns...

  4. Braving the heat for #BlackHat2024? Come find EFF in the Business Hall! We’re in the 4400 section in the AI Zone 🤖 eff.org/event/eff-black-hat-us

  5. Mick Baccio of Splunk SURGe had some of the more memorable lines on an insider threats panel earlier today, pre #blackhat2024. Among them:
    "You don't hack the cloud, you log in."
    "No body likes the red team" causing problems for everyone else
    "AI is the shiniest penny in the room"
    Beyond the one-liners, there were also plenty of deep insights shared.

  6. I'm heading to #BlackHat and #DEFCON 32 this week! I'm excited to learn a bunch and soak it all up like a sponge! Also excited to meet new people and make friends! DM's open 👋!

    #defcon32 #defcon2024 #blackhat2024