Vetting Vendors: Xcitiums ‘Insane, Outlandish Claims’ About Security
Channel: Lawrence Systems
Date: 2022-08-29

Jason's Linkedin Post
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6967889748669452288/

CRN Article
https://www.crn.com/news/security/exec-s-claim-that-xcitium-stops-all-malware-ignites-msp-social-media-firestorm

Google Project 0 Tavis Ormandy on Comodo
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=703&redir=1

[Comodo Caught Breaking New CAA Standard One Day After It Went Into Effect](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/comodo-caught-breaking-new-caa-standard-one-day-after-it-went-into-effect/)

[Lets Encrypt won its Comodo trademark battle – but now fan tools must rename • The Register](https://www.theregister.com/2016/09/18/letsencrypt_trademark_clash/)

Chronicle found that Sectigo, [formerly known as Comodo](https://sectigo.com/sectigo-story-faq), had issued the highest number of digital certificates which were used to sign malware over the observed time period, Attackers Are Signing Malware With Valid Certificates | Decipher

[Comodo, Lavasoft software bundled with Superfish-type code | TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/comodo-lavasoft-software-bundled-with-superfish-type-code-1285639)

[Lets Encrypt in trademark drama • The Register](https://www.theregister.com/2016/06/23/lets_encrypt_in_trademark_drama/)

[Comodo Caught Breaking New CAA Standard One Day After It Went Into Effect](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/comodo-caught-breaking-new-caa-standard-one-day-after-it-went-into-effect/)

[Attackers Are Signing Malware With Valid Certificates | Decipher](https://duo.com/decipher/attackers-are-signing-malware-with-valid-certificates)

Name Change https://info.comodo.com/blog/xcitium-announcement

[Comodo Cybersecurity - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comodo_Cybersecurity#Controversies)


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⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 Xcitium & Overstated Security Claims

01:00 The 100% Secure Claim

02:56 Comodo History Of Bad Behaviors

06:32 Vetting The Vendors