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CyberWire Daily · Feb 10, 2017 · 21 min

Patching: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Script kiddies and disinhibition (with a caution about attribution). Industry notes, RSA, and Valentine's Day.

In today's podcast we hear about patching: the good, the bad, and the ugly. But mostly the good. Dridex is back. Brussels airport hacker turns out to be a literal script-kiddie, with the emphasis on the "kiddie." Moscow treason trials shut down Russian cooperation with Western law enforcement. Robert Lord from Protenus returns to share their Breach Barometer Report results. Ben Yelin from the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security revisits the Playpen case. Industry notes, a look ahead to RSA, and some Valentine's Day advice.

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In today's podcast we hear about patching: the good, the bad, and the ugly. But mostly the good. Dridex is back. Brussels airport hacker turns out to be a literal script-kiddie, with the emphasis on the "kiddie." Moscow treason trials shut down Russian cooperation with Western law enforcement. Robert Lord from Protenus returns to share their Breach Barometer Report results. Ben Yelin from the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security revisits the Playpen case. Industry notes, a look ahead to RSA, and some Valentine's Day advice.