Steve Gibson, the man who coined the term spyware and created the first anti-spyware program, creator of SpinRite and ShieldsUP, discusses the hot topics in security today with Leo Laporte. Records live every Tuesday at 4:30pm Eastern / 1:30pm Pacific / 21:30 UTC.
SN 1002: Disconnected Experiences - 'Nearest Neighbor' Attack, Repo Swatting, the Return of Recall
- What's the new "nearest neighbor" attack and how do you defend against it?
- Let's Encrypt just turned 10. What changes has it wrought?
- Now the Coast Guard is worried about Chinese built ship-to-shore cranes.
- Pakistan becomes the first country to block Bluesky.
- There's a new way to get Git repos "swatted" and removed.
- Who's to blame for Palo Alto Networks' serious new 0-day vulnerabilities?
- If you have any of these six D-Link VPN routers, unplug them immediately!
- It turns out that VPN apps are against Shariah Law. Who knew?
- The Return of Windows Recall. What are we learning now?
- How many of today's systems remain vulnerable to last year's most popular exploits?
- We share and respond to a bunch of terrific feedback from our listeners.
- What are Microsoft's "Connected Experience" and why might you choose to disconnect from them?
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1002-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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