Cybersecurity guru Steve Gibson joins Leo Laporte every Tuesday. Steve and Leo break down the latest cybercrime and hacking stories, offering a deep understandi...
SN 1000: One Thousand - Windows Server 2025, Malicious Python Typos
Bitwarden reaffirms it's commitment to open source.
The rights of German security researchers are clarified.
Australia to impose age limits on social media.
Free Windows Server 2025 anyone?
UAC wasn't getting in the way enough, so they're fixing that.
"From Russia with fines" -- obey or else.
South Korea fines Meta over serious user privacy violations.
Synology's (very) critical zero-click RCE flaw.
Malicious Python packages invoked by typos.
Google to enforce full MFA for all cloud service users.
Mozilla Foundation lays off 30%? Is Firefox safe?
Some feedback from Dave's Garage (https://grc.sc/dave)
GRC email
CTL: AI Debugging
CTL: Chat GPT vs YouTube Shorts
CTL: Update on the "Train Tracks" Pic of the Week
CTL: DNS Benchmark compatibility
CTL: The accuracy of AI
CTL: Exposing NAS to the Internet
CTL: Congrats on 1000!
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1000-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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2:17:43
SN 999: AI Vulnerability Discovery - RT's AI TV Hosts, Windows 10 Updates
Google's record-breaking fine by Russia. (How many 0's is that?)
RT's editor-in-chief admits that their TV hosts are AI-generated.
Windows 10 security updates set to end next October... or are they?
When a good Chrome extension goes bad.
Windows .RDP launch config files. What could possibly go wrong?
Firefox 132 just received some new features.
Chinese security cameras being removed from the UK.
I know YOU wouldn't fall for this social engineering attack.
What's GRC's next semi-commercial product going to be?
And what's the prospect for AI being used to analyze code to eliminate security vulnerabilities?
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-999-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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1:53:05
SN 998: The Endless Journey to IPv6 - AI-Driven Encryption, Session Messenger, IPv6
Apple proposes 45-day maximum certificate life.
SEC fines four companies for downplaying their SolarWinds attack severity.
Google adds 5 new features to Messenger including inappropriate content.
Does AI-driven local device-side filtering resolve the encryption dilemma forever?
The very nice looking "Session" messenger leaves Australia for Switzerland.
Another quick look at the question of the EU's software liability moves.
Fake North Korean employees WERE found to install backdoor malware.
How to speed up an SSD without using SpinRite.
Using ChatGPT to review and suggest improvements in code.
And Internet governance has been trying to move the Internet to IPv6 for the past 25 years, but the Internet just doesn't want to go. Why not? And will it ever?
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-998-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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2:53:56
SN 997: Credential Exchange Protocol - DJI Sues DoD, Quantum Vs. RSA, Lost MS Logs
Did Chinese researchers really break RSA encryption? What did they do?
What next-level terror extortion is being powered by the NPD breach data?
The EU to hold software companies liable for software security?
Microsoft lost weeks of security logs. How hard did the try to fix the problem?
The Chinese drone company DJI has sued the DoJ over its ban on DJI's drones.
The DoJ wishes to acquire "DeepFake" technology to create fake people.
Microsoft has bots pretending to fall for phishing campaigns, then leading the bad guys to their honeypots. It's diabolical and brilliant.
A bit of BIMI logo follow-up, then...
A look at the operation of the FIDO Alliance's forthcoming Credential Exchange Protocol which promises to create passkey collection portability
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-997-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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2:18:35
SN 996: BIMI (up Scotty) - NPD Goes Broke, Firefox Under Attack, .io
uBlock Origin to the rescue
National Public Data files for bankruptcy
Will the .IO top level domain be disappearing?
Patch Tuesday
Firefox under attack
Miscellany
Sci-Fi
The Sequence
uBlock Origin
Eero Routers
Pep Link Router
BIMI (up Scotty)
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