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NSA Malware, AFL Fuzzer, & Firecracker –

Hackers are opening SMB ports on routers to infect PCs with NSA malware, bug detectives whip up smarter version of classic AFL fuzzer to hunt code vulnerabilities, malware & rogue users can spy on some apps' HTTPS crypto, exploiting developer infrastructure is insanely easy, the state of JavaScript, Amazon announces Firecracker, and more!

Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/ASW_Episode42

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Keith Hoodlet
Keith Hoodlet
Principal Security Specialist at GitHub
Paul Asadoorian
Paul Asadoorian
Founder at Security Weekly

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