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Cybersecurity guru Steve Gibson joins Leo Laporte every Tuesday. Steve and Leo break down the latest cybercrime and hacking stories, offering a deep understanding of what's happening and how to protect yourself and your business. Security Now is a must listen for security professionals every week.

Records live every Tuesday at 4:30pm Eastern / 1:30pm Pacific / 20:30 UTC.

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Here's a quick summary of the last 5 episodes on Security Now (Audio).

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Steve Gibson Leo Laporte

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Troy Hunt
Troy Hunt is a renowned cybersecurity expert and the creator of the data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned?. He is known for his work in web security and has contributed significantly to the field through his blog, public speaking engagements, and educational resources. Hunt has a background in software development and has been involved in various initiatives to improve online security and raise awareness about data breaches.

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Firefox Tab Grouping CVE program China hacking US CISA Oracle brute force attacks AI/ML Python package short-life certs crosswalk hack Android force restarting ransomware payouts Windows Sandbox Lockdown Mode Chrome Firefox automatic updates iPhone 16 Chinese tariffs hotpatching Win11 Enterprise multi-year breach US Treasury Apple vs UK Thundermail Programmable Logic Controllers LLMs Wordpress core security PHP audit Device-Bound Session Credentials Canon printer driver vulnerabilities Windows kernel exploitation cyber-security awareness Phishing test Wordpress abuse prone feature App Store Accountability Act AI bots DDoSing FOSS projects Gmail E2EE CVSS 10.0 Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration Troy Hunt phishing ransomware Cloudflare malware password reuse geofencing 23andMe Linux quantum threat ESP32 backdoor RCS messaging end-to-end encryption AI Crypto Chatbot Apache Tomcat vulnerability cloud security quantum computing

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Here's the recent few episodes on Security Now (Audio).

0:00 2:53:22

SN 1022: The Windows Sandbox - Short-life Certs, Ransomware Payout Stats

Hosts
Steve Gibson Leo Laporte
Keywords
Firefox Tab Grouping CVE program China hacking US CISA Oracle brute force attacks AI/ML Python package short-life certs crosswalk hack Android force restarting ransomware payouts Windows Sandbox
  • Enabling Firefox's Tab Grouping.
  • Recalled Recall Re-Rolls out.
  • The crucial CVE program nearly died. It's been given new life.
  • China confesses to hacking the US (blames our stance on Taiwan).
  • CISA says what Oracle still refuses to.
  • Brute force attacks on the (rapid) rise.
  • An AI/ML Python package rates a 9.8 (again!)
  • The CA/Browser forum passed short-life certs. :(
  • A wonderful crosswalk hack hits Silicon Valley.
  • Android to add force restarting ahead of schedule. Maybe.
  • The EFF is never happy. But especially now, about Florida.
  • Interesting research into ransomware payouts.
  • Windows Sandbox: The amazing gem hidden inside all Windows 10 & 11!

Show Notesb - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1022-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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0:00 3:14:37

SN 1021: Device Bound Session Credentials - Hotpatching in Win 11, Apple vs. UK

Hosts
Steve Gibson Leo Laporte
Keywords
Lockdown Mode Chrome Firefox automatic updates iPhone 16 Chinese tariffs hotpatching Win11 Enterprise multi-year breach US Treasury Apple vs UK Thundermail Programmable Logic Controllers LLMs Wordpress core security PHP audit Device-Bound Session Credentials
  • Android to get "Lockdown Mode".
  • What's in the new editions of Chrome and Firefox?
  • Why did Apple silently re-enable automatic updates?
  • My new iPhone 16, Chinese tariffs and electronics.
  • Dynamic "hotpatching" coming to Win11 Enterprise & Edu.
  • Why is it so difficult for Oracle to fess up?
  • Another multi-year breach inside US Treasury.
  • An Apple -vs- the UK update.
  • "Thundermail" (Can't someone come up with a better name?)
  • The (in)Security of Programmable Logic Controllers.
  • When LLM's write code and hallucinate non-existent packages.
  • Wordpress core security and PHP gets an important audit.
  • Device-Bound Session Credentials update session cookie technology

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1021-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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0:00 3:08:26

SN 1020: Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration - IoT Done Right, France Phishes, Gmails E2EE

Hosts
Steve Gibson Leo Laporte
Keywords
Canon printer driver vulnerabilities Windows kernel exploitation cyber-security awareness Phishing test Wordpress abuse prone feature App Store Accountability Act AI bots DDoSing FOSS projects Gmail E2EE CVSS 10.0 Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration
  • Canon printer driver vulnerabilities enable Windows kernel exploitation.
  • Astonishing cyber-security awareness from a household appliance manufacturer.
  • France tries to hook 2.5 million school children with a Phishing test.
  • Wordpress added an abuse prone feature in 2022. Guess what happened?
  • Oracle? Is there something you'd like to tell us?
  • Utah's governor just signed the App Store Accountability Act. Now what?
  • AI bots hungry for new data are DDoSing FOSS projects.
  • No Microsoft Account? No Microsoft Windows 11.
  • Gmail claims it now offers E2EE. It kinda sorta does. Somewhat.
  • A dreaded CVSS 10.0 was discovered in Apache Parquet.
  • A bunch of terrific listener feedback.
  • What's Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration and why must all certificate authorities now do it?

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1020-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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0:00 3:05:04

SN 1019: EU OS - Troy Hunt Phished, Ransomware List, InControl

Hosts
Steve Gibson Leo Laporte
Guests
Troy Hunt
Keywords
Troy Hunt phishing ransomware Cloudflare malware password reuse geofencing 23andMe Linux
  • Kuala Lumpur International Airport says no to a ransom attack, switches to whiteboard.
  • A tired and jet-lagged Troy Hunt got Phished then listed himself on his own site.
  • Cloudflare completely pulls the plug on port 80 (HTTP) API access.
  • Malware is switching to obscure languages to avoid detection. FORTH, anyone?
  • Password reuse doesn't appear to be dropping. Cloudflare has numbers.
  • A listener shares his log of malicious Microsoft login attempts. Why no geofencing?
  • 23andMe down for the count (reminder).
  • A sobering Ransomware attack & victim listing website. Gulp!
  • "InControl" keeps VR planes aloft.
  • And the European Union gets serious about a switch to Linux

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1019-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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0:00 2:52:59

SN 1018: The Quantum Threat - ESP32 Backdoor Update, RCS E2EE

Hosts
Steve Gibson Leo Laporte
Keywords
quantum threat ESP32 backdoor RCS messaging end-to-end encryption AI Crypto Chatbot Apache Tomcat vulnerability cloud security 23andMe quantum computing
  • The dangers of doing things you don't understand.
  • Espressif responds to the claims of an ESP32 backdoor.
  • A widely leveraged mistake Microsoft stubbornly refuses to correct.
  • A disturbingly simple remote takeover of Apache Tomcat servers.
  • A 10/10 vulnerability affecting some ASUS, ASRock and HPE motherboards.
  • Google snapped up another cloud security firm but paid a price!
  • RCS messaging to soon get full end-to-end encryption (done right!).
  • How did an AI Crypto Chatbot lose $105,000? ...and what is an AI Crypto Chatbot?
  • Looks like Oracle may take stewardship of TikTok to keep it in-country.
  • Whoops! 23andMe is sinking — don't let them take your genetics with them!
  • The White House says "the cyber guys should stay!"
  • AI project failure rates are on the rise. Anyone surprised?
  • Listener feedback, and a very interesting update on just how looming is the threat from quantum computing?

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1018-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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