Handler on Duty: Xavier Mertens
Threat Level: green
Podcast Detail
SANS Stormcast Wednesday July 30th, 2025: Apple Updates; Python Triage; Papercut Vuln Exploited
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Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Las Vegas | Sep 22nd - Sep 27th 2025 |
Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Denver | Oct 4th - Oct 9th 2025 |
Apple Updates Everything: July 2025 Edition
Apple released updates for all of its operating systems patching 89 different vulnerabilities. Many vulnerabilities apply to multiple operating systems.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Apple%20Updates%20Everything%3A%20July%202025/32154
Python Triage
A quick python script by Xavier to efficiently search through files, even compressed once, for indicators of compromise.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Triage+is+Key+Python+to+the+Rescue/32152/
PaperCut Attacks
CISA added a 2024 Papercut vulnerability to the known exploited vulnerability list.
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/07/28/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Las Vegas | Sep 22nd - Sep 27th 2025 |
Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Denver | Oct 4th - Oct 9th 2025 |
Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Dallas | Dec 1st - Dec 6th 2025 |