DigiCert does it right - Hugging Face Under Fire

DigiCert’s latest security mishap triggered not just a scramble behind the scenes, but a cascading crisis that briefly wiped trust from millions of Windows systems. Find out how a single support slip, followed by Microsoft’s heavy-handed response, left critical infrastructures exposed. • The FCC decides router firmware updates are useful. • Netgear applies for and gets a full FCC pass. • AI uncovers a 21-year old critical FreeBSD RCE. • What was behind that Let's Encrypt outage. • AI model repositories are overflowing with malware. • The CISA 2015 info-sharing act is being renewed. • Edge leaves ALL usernames and passwords in the clear. • An examination of DigiCert's breach and their response Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1078-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Security Now episode 1078 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1078 Sponsors: • http://cyberhoot.com/securitynow • http://guardsquare.com • http://doppel.com • http://outsystems.com/twit • http://threatlocker.com/twit Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: https://grc.com/ also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: Website: https://twit.tv/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@TWiT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/TWiT TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twittok LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/twit-llc About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, Windows Weekly, Security Now, Intelligent Machines, and more.