The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 9 - NIST password guidelines, CUPS vulnerabilities, breach vs. hack

Episode notes

(00:00) Intro & NIST’s new password complexity requirements

(13:19) CUPS vulnerability: critical or a distraction

(31:26) Federal standards for cybersecurity in health care: should legal responsibility fall on individuals?

(47:30) What constitutes a hack vs a breach?

Stories:

• “NIST Drops Password Complexity, Mandatory Reset Rules” - https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/nist-drops-password-complexity-mandatory-reset-rules
• “Critical Linux CUPS Printing System Flaws Could Allow Remote Command Execution” - https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/critical-linux-cups-printing-system.html
• “Wyden and Warner Introduce Bill to Set Strong Cybersecurity Standards for American Health Care System” - https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-and-warner-introduce-bill-to-set-strong-cybersecurity-standards-for-american-health-care-system

Hosts:

• Jerry Perullo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perullo/
• Mario Duarte: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-duarte-7855237/
• Sounil Yu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sounil/