Monday, August 20
TOP STORY
More on election security: FBI probing cyber attack on congressional campaign in California. MIT Technology review looks at four big targets in the U.S. Midterm elections: Voter registration systems, voter check-in, voting machines, vote tallying and reporting. Politico’s Tim Starks reviews some of looks at Chairman’s notes on the Secure Elections Act.
TWEET OF THE DAY
It's only 24 minutes ride from XXE to RCE in Paris. I think I can make it there in time #dadjokes - @yassineaboukir
OTHER ARTICLES WE’RE READING
AWS is now cc'ing the security contact for accounts for security issues - Scott Piper twitter thread
BygoneSSL by Ian Foster and Dylan Ayrey, also see their DEF CON talk for more.
Risky Biz podcast recapping Black Hat and DEF CON
EFF will be hosting a Reddit AMA on CFAA, DMCA, and vulnerability disclosure tomorrow at 12:00-15:00 Pacific. Read the EFF article for more.
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