Security Slice: The Bug That Cried Wolf

In the beginning of April, the Badlock vulnerability was everywhere. It had its own logo and website, along with an announcement stating security updates would only become available as part of the April Microsoft Patch Tuesday.

But when the details were revealed, many security experts felt Badlock’s marketing was not consistent with the severity of the bug.

Did BadLock really warrant ‘full court press’ publicity?

Listen to our latest Security Slice podcast and hear Craig Young and Lane Thames discuss how Badlock compared with the other April Patch Tuesday bulletins, why over hyping vulnerabilities can harm legitimate security research and when it may be helpful to brand a bug.

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