Episode 63

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Episode 63

FromUbuntu Security Podcast

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27 minutes

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Feb 20, 2020

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Security updates for Firefox, QEMU, Linux kernel, ClamAV and more, plus we
discuss our recommended reading list for getting into infosec and farewell
long-time member of the Ubuntu Security Team / community Tyler Hicks.

Released:

Feb 20, 2020

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Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A weekly podcast talking about the latest developments and updates from the Ubuntu Security team, including a summary of the security vulnerabilities and fixes from the last week as well as a discussion on some of the goings on in the wider Ubuntu Security community.

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Episode 38: This week we look at the latest security updates for the Linux kernel, Firefox, ImageMagick, OpenStack and more, plus we have a special guest, the maintainer and lead developer of the AppArmor project, John Johansen, to talk about the project... by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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Episode 17: First episode of 2019! This week we look "System Down" in systemd, as well as updates for the Linux kernel, GnuPG, PolicyKit and more, and discuss a recent cache-side channel attack using the mincore() system call. by Ubuntu Security Podcast
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