Episode 96 - We Don't Know What She Has But They Are Colossal

<p><strong>This Week in InfoSec (08:22)</strong></p><p>With content liberated from the “today in infosec” Twitter account and further afield</p><p>6th March 1992:  The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_(computer_virus)">Michelangelo virus</a>, so-named because it activates on March 6, the birthday of Michelangelo, begins infecting computers. The virus will also make news in 1993. It was one of the earliest viruses to receive widespread media attention and also one of the first to prompt widespread hysteria.  The irony of the name of the virus was that nothing in the virus’ code referenced Michelangelo. It is possible the virus author, who was never identified, did not know March 6th was Michelangelo’s birthday!</p><p>9th March 1999:  United States Vice President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore">Al Gore</a> gives an interview on CNN’s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Edition">Late Edition</a> in which he states, “During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country’s economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system.” This is the infamous statement which will be widely misquoted as “I invented the Internet.”</p><p> </p><p><strong>Rant of the Week  (13:59)</strong></p><p><a href="https://threatpost.com/orgs-security-bugs-ethical-hacking-help/178862/">Most Orgs Would Take Security Bugs Over Ethical Hacking Help</a></p><p>A new survey suggests that security is becoming more important for enterprises, but they’re still falling back on old “security by obscurity” ways.</p><p>Enterprises are putting greater stock in cybersecurity, but outdated “security by obscurity” is still prevailing as companies wrestle with security awareness and shy away from bug-bounty programs.</p><p>That’s according to new survey data from HackerOne, which found that a full 65 percent of organizations surveyed c