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In the Wild Zero Days in 2021
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43:20 - 53:45 (10:24)

2021 saw the highest number of in the wild zero days detected and disclosed since mid-2014, which is promising in closing the gap between public and private state-of-the-art. The goal is to make the discovery of zero days more difficult and expensive so that attackers only use them in rare situations.

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Maddie is a hacker who's job is to neutralize exploits and vulnerabilities that others would use to gain unauthorized access to systems to ultimately ensure the US is secure and can send secure communications.
43:20 - 45:31 (02:10)
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Cybersecurity
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Maddie is a hacker who's job is to neutralize exploits and vulnerabilities that others would use to gain unauthorized access to systems to ultimately ensure the US is secure and can send secure communications.

Chapter
In the Wild Zero Days in 2021
Episode
127: Maddie
Podcast
Darknet Diaries
Focusing on zero days that are exploited in real-world attacks can reduce the gap between public and private state-of-the-art software security, making the exploitation of vulnerabilities more difficult, expensive, and requiring more expertise for attackers.
45:31 - 51:18 (05:47)
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Software Security
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Focusing on zero days that are exploited in real-world attacks can reduce the gap between public and private state-of-the-art software security, making the exploitation of vulnerabilities more difficult, expensive, and requiring more expertise for attackers. Additionally, the industry can mitigate the exploit technique, making public exploits unusable by private actors.

Chapter
In the Wild Zero Days in 2021
Episode
127: Maddie
Podcast
Darknet Diaries
In 2021, there were the most in the wild zero-days ever detected and disclosed.
51:18 - 53:45 (02:27)
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Cybersecurity
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In 2021, there were the most in the wild zero-days ever detected and disclosed. This signals progress in the transparency space around these vulnerabilities and exploits.

Chapter
In the Wild Zero Days in 2021
Episode
127: Maddie
Podcast
Darknet Diaries