Not So Critical Update

By Not So Critical Update

Peter, Jon, and Mike get angry about tech stories from the week. Three industry professionals with very different viewpoints, and very different backgrounds, discuss what's been happening and fight ab... more

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Not So Critical Update episodes:

February 11, 2022 Deep Fakes Could be the Next Big Cybersecurity Threat
Identity management will continue to be increasingly important as new, more convincing deep fakes become the next phishing attack vector.
https://www.darkreading.com/operations/preparing-for-the-next-cybersecurity-epidemic-deepfakes
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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12min
February 10, 2022 Facebook Cracks AI
The Zuck claims to have solved machine learning with AI that can learn without being taught. Is this the beginning of the end for humanity? Or pure vaporware?
https://www.newsweek.com/frightening-reality-meta-built-artificial-intelligence-that-can-think-way-we-do-1671805
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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10min
February 09, 2022 Compromised UPnP Routers
As Jon says, "Routers bad. Firewalls good."
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/277-000-routers-exposed-to-eternal-silence-attacks-via-upnp/
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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11min
February 08, 2022 2FA Malware in Google App Store
Compromised software in app stores is nothing new. Mike, Peter, and Jon discuss this real 2FA app that was distributing malware via the Google Play Store.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/2fa-app-with-10000-google-play-downloads-loaded-well-known-banking-trojan/
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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8min
February 07, 2022 Google Censorship in Australia
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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12min
February 06, 2022 Dark Souls 3 is Now a Real Life Attack Vector
Bandai Namco title Dark Souls 3 has been found compromised. Now able to run remove code execution attacks on the local machines of it's gamers.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/s9wai2/it_is_now_possible_for_dark_souls_3_invaders_to/
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
...more
11min
February 05, 2022 Trump Allies Conspire to use NSA Spying Data to Advance The Big Lie
Jon and Peter say "I told you so" as leaked memo details conspiracy by government officials to leverage NSA spying data to promote Trumps Big Lie.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/02/03/trump-allies-reportedly-wanted-to-use-nsa-data-to-overturn-2020-election-memo-shows/?sh=4cbaa81d6bdb
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
...more
15min
February 04, 2022 Meta Loses $250B as Users Flee Facebook
$220B as the time of the recording has turned into over $250B in losses for Meta - the larges single-day drop in value of a publicly traded company in history.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/02/03/trump-allies-reportedly-wanted-to-use-nsa-data-to-overturn-2020-election-memo-shows/?sh=4cbaa81d6bdb
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
...more
13min
February 03, 2022 Lioness Whistleblower Network Helps Hold Employers Accountable
Whistleblower network Lioness helps bring the wrongdoing of employers into the light.
https://www.protocol.com/workplace/lioness-techs-worst-secrets
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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14min
February 02, 2022 WordPress Themes Compromised over 360K Sites Affected
Wordpress themes and plugins from the creator AccessPress - used on over 360K website - were compromised by an external threat actor who added a PHP backdoor to their themes and plugins.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-90-wordpress-themes-plugins-backdoored-in-supply-chain-attack/
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
...more
13min

FAQs about Not So Critical Update:

How many episodes does Not So Critical Update have?

The podcast currently has 759 episodes available.