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SN 1070: CISA's Free Internet Scanning - Malware Disguised as a VPN

Security Now (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Twit, Steve Gibson, Leo Laporte, Hacking, Technology, Cyber Crime, Malware, Security, Encryption, Spyware

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 166 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Meta quietly ditches encryption for Instagram chats while TikTok also backpedals on privacy, shaking up assumptions about how much big tech really values your secrets. Meanwhile, Steve Gibson reveals why CISA's free government security scans are an absolute must for businesses—plus what he learned when GRC took the plunge.

  • The Security Now "Caption That Photo" contest.
  • A mega social media company says "no" to strong encryption.
  • WhatsApp to give parents more control,
  • Consumer bandwidth proxying is becoming a big deal.
  • Meta buys the Moltbook duo.
  • The EU gives up and settles upon the status quo.
  • When a ransomware negotiation is not what it seems.
  • CISA compels federal agencies to submit their logs.
  • Is that a VPN in your pocket or something more malicious.
  • Be careful what you download, thinking it's AI.
  • A super-clever and super-simple A/V scanner bypass.
  • Will AI write code for me?
  • Another listener discovers the Joy of AI.
  • Steve's CISA Internet scanning experience

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1070-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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0:00.0

It's time for security now. Steve Gibson is here. Lots to talk about this week. We need a caption for our

0:05.9

photo of the week. Maybe you can help a social media company. Another one says no to strong encryption.

0:11.7

That's not a good sign. There is a problem with proxies serving malware and it might even be coming

0:19.2

from your router. We'll tell you how to find out.

0:22.6

And then he's going to talk about his experience using CESA's internet scanner. All that coming up.

0:27.7

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outsystems.com slash twit. That's outsystems.com slash twit.

1:37.4

Podcasts you love. From people you trust. This is Twit.

1:54.0

This is Security Now with Steve Gibson, episode 170, recorded Tuesday, March 17th,

2:03.1

2026. CESA's free internet scanning. It's time for security now every Tuesday. I know you're looking forward to this and I am too. We get together with this guy right here, Mr. Steve Gibson, our security guru,

2:08.5

talk about the latest news and there is always a lot of security news. It is truly a small,

2:14.6

very small subset of the world. forward to sometimes this Monday morning, or I mean Wednesday morning typically.

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