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SN 994: Recall's Re-Rollout - Domain Security, Tor + Tails, VLC Update

Security Now (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

4.62.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Summary

  • The Linux remote code execution flaw
  • The CRUCIAL importance of Domain Control Security
  • Roskomnadzor strikes a discordant note
  • VLC gets a security update
  • Tor and Tails Merge
  • Telegram changes its long-standing "zero cooperation" policy
  • Enshittification
  • Bobiverse book 5
  • Windows 10 notifications
  • Experian woes
  • Nuevomailer
  • SpinRite
  • Peter F. Hamilton
  • Recall's Re-Rollout

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-994-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 the full story about the remote code execution on on Linux he talked about last week

0:07.6

We now know what it was

0:09.9

It's not as serious as it seemed, but it could potentially be a problem for a lot of people.

0:16.0

What social media platform is now in Ross-Calm-Nonsor's crosshairs?

0:21.0

We'll tell you, you should update update VLC there's a big flaw in it and

0:26.3

Steve takes a closer look at the security and recall and the things Microsoft

0:32.3

has done to make it safer. Can you put lipstick on a

0:35.8

pig? Maybe you can. Next on security now.

0:39.4

Podcasts you love from people you trust.

0:45.0

This is Twit.

0:48.0

This is Twit.

0:50.0

This is Security Now with Steve Gibson, episode 994, recorded Tuesday, October 1st,

0:58.7

2024.

0:59.7

Recalls Re-rollout.

1:03.0

It's time for security now, the show we cover your security, your privacy, your science fiction reading online with this guy right here, Mr. Steve Gibson of gRC.com and Leo we actually do have

1:16.8

actually a little bit of sci-fi from John Selina. Jammer B

1:22.4

famously known as Jamer B. Jamer B.

1:25.0

You know, Jamer B, you know, Jamer B as of course was our studio manager since retired and I know he's watching right now.

1:32.0

I have a little Jamerby Corner in the studio.

1:34.7

The very first time I met him he brought me that telephone you know the one with a

1:38.6

hello central give me you know the thing you hold of your ear.

1:43.2

And then the last time I saw him, he gave me the Macintosh,

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