CVE-2020-10029: Buffer overflow in GNU libc trigonometry functions?!?

Remember trigonometry, where you were given the length of two sides of a triangle and had to compute the third side? We remembered vaguely SOH CAH TOA, but not much more. One thing we would have bet $50 on: That there wouldn’t be a buffer overflow… Continue reading CVE-2020-10029: Buffer overflow in GNU libc trigonometry functions?!?

Autonomy and the Death of CVEs? IS the Manual Process of Reporting Bugs Holding Back the Advent of Automated Tools?

How many potholes did you encounter on your way into work today? How many of them did you report to the city?
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Why I’m not Sold on Machine Learning in Autonomous Security: Some Hard Realities on the Limitations of Machine Learning in Autonomous netsec

Tell me if you’ve heard this: there is a new advanced network intrusion device that uses modern, super-smart Machine Learning (ML) to root out known and unknown intrusions. The IDS device is so smart, it learns what’s normal on your ne… Continue reading Why I’m not Sold on Machine Learning in Autonomous Security: Some Hard Realities on the Limitations of Machine Learning in Autonomous netsec