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SWN #3 – January 14, 2020

January 14, 2020

This week, Tesla goes Pwn2Own again this year, GRU "hacks" a Ukranian gas company at the heart of scandals in DC, Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 7 and Server 2008, and a nasty bug in Firefox, Citrix exploits are being well...exploited, and the return of Emotet! In the Expert Commentary, we welcome Jason Wood of Paladin Security, to talk about The State of 5G Security!

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1. January 14, 2020 – SWN #3

This week on Security Weekly News, Dr. Doug White covers the following stories: Tesla Goes Pwn2Own Again This Year, GRU "hacks" a Ukranian Gas Company at the Heart of Scandals in DC, Is Iran Shutting Down Social Media to Prevent Protests?, The US Government Issues Phones to the Poor Which Contain Chinese Malware. Oh, and the phones were Chinese too, Cloudflare Expands Into VPN and Firewalling, Microsoft has Officially Ended Support for Win 7 and Server 2008, A Nasty Bug in Firefox, Citrix Exploits are Being Well... Exploited, Can We Just Go Ahead and Read the Patterns in Encryption?, Cisco Data Center Vulnerabilities, More Lawsuits in Georgia, The Return of Emotet, Never Give the Victim a Break if You Want Them to Pay, and Is the US Better Than Anyone in the World at Cyber? In the expert commentary segment, Jason Wood covers the State of 5G Security.

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Doug White

Professor at Roger Williams University

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Jason Wood

Senior Researcher at CrowdStrike

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