Security Now 688

•  A close look at the impact and implication of the new “PortSmash” attack against Intel (and almost certainly other) processors.
•  The new “BleedingBit” Bluetooth flaws
•  JavaScript is no longer optional with Google
•  A new Microsoft Edge browser 0-day
• Windows Defender plays in its own sandbox
• Microsoft and SysInternals news
• The further evolution of the CAPTCHA
•  The 30th anniversary of the Internet's first worm
•  A bizarre requirement of Ransomware
•  A nice new bit of security non-tech from Apple

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