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SN 952: Quantum Computing Breakthrough - The Clear/Deep/Dark Web, Quad 9 victory, Telegram Flaw

Security Now (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

4.62.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

  • The government collection of push notification metadata
  • Facebook Messenger sets end to end encryption as the default
  • Iran's Cyber Av3ngers
  • Cisco's Talos Top 10 cyber security exploits this year
  • Over 30% of apps are still using a using a vulnerable version the Log4J library
  • Quad 9 speaks on their legal victory against Sony
  • What are the "Clear Web", "Dark Web", and "Deep Web"?
  • A Flaw in Telegram
  • Xfinity Mobile wants you to accept a root CA, DO NOT
  • Hardware VPN alternative
  • A breakthrough in quantum computing

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-952-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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It's time for security now Steve Gibson is here coming up Ron Wyden's fight to protect our metadata.

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Why is metadata risk? We'll find out. We'll also talk about Sony, they lost that big case, yeah! And then Steve explains

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why he thinks Quantum Computing just had a breakthrough moment. It's all coming up next on

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Security Now.

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Podcasts you love.

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From people you trust.

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This is to it.

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This is security now with Steve Gibson. Episode 952 recorded Tuesday, December 12th, 2023.

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Quantum Computing Breakthrough.

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