Windows Botnet Spreading Mirai Variant

A Chinese-speaking attacker is spreading a Mirai variant from a repurposed Windows-based botnet. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab published a report today, and said the code was written by an experienced developer who also built in the capability to spread the IoT malware to Linux machines under...

Gary McGraw on BSIMM2, Software Security and Cargo Cult Science

Dennis Fisher talks with Gary McGraw of Cigital about the release of the BSIMM2 model, the continued maturing of software security programs and the similarities between computer security and cargo cult science. Podcast audio courtesy of Where’s Aubrey. Subscribe to the Digital Underground podcast...