This chapter explores a significant security breach involving the XZ package backdoor, showcasing vulnerabilities in the open source ecosystem. It details the long-term psychological tactics used by malicious actors against a maintainer and how vigilant testing ultimately prevented a widespread catastrophe.
Adam & Jerod catch up with our ol’ friend, Suz Hinton! It’s been a couple years since Suz was a regular on JS Party. Since then, she moved back to Australia, earned a degree in cyber security & won a fidget spinner from the NSA… but that’s not all!
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