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Tod Beardsley

Austin
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Shmethical Hacker. Done here. Find me on Mastodon. Specifically: @todb@infosec.exchange is my last known address. Check github.com/todb for other clues
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Silent Patches Don’t Stop Attackers – They Blind Defenders

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By Tod Beardsley
| SecurityWeek Verified
Every so often a vendor decides the smart move is to fix a vulnerability quietly. No advisory, no CVE, no explanation, just the vaguest handwave in a changelog. The logic sounds reasonable on its face: if you don’t explain what a patch does, you avoid handing attackers a roadmap to the root cause. Why publicize your bugs? Here’s why: patches aren’t secrets once they ship.
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Legacy Systems, Real-World Impacts: The Reality of OT Security

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By Tod Beardsley
| SecurityWeek Verified
I’m here today to write about one particularly thorny area of operational technology (OT) and security that I run into somewhat routinely. Given my own particular interests as an incorrigible vulnerability-gazer, and my professional role as vice president of security research at runZero, I deal with OT security issues more often than the average bear. I’ve noticed that there’s definitely a vibe of, “IT be like this, but OT be like that” going on in the wider world of vulnerability management.
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No Exploits Required

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By Tod Beardsley
| SecurityWeek Verified
Well hey y’all. I just got hooked up with this space to somewhat-routinely write about vulnerabilities, cybersecurity, and infosec history. I’m currently at runZero, where I’m the vice president of security research, which basically means that I spend most of my time hanging around with some incredibly bright and devoted people who are also cunning and shrewd.
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