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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The podcast currently has 759 episodes available.

Not So Critical Update episodes:

January 22, 2022 What'sApp, China?
U.S. federal law enforcement agencies are using pen register requests to get information on Chinese users from WhatsApp.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/01/17/whatsapp-ordered-to-spy-on-chinese-phones-by-america-no-explanation-given/?sh=3d9a8b46f018
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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14min
January 21, 2022 Is Cable TV The New Land Line?
Not only is cable TV just for boomers, it turns out it's just for Americans. But don't worry. It will die out eventually.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/technology/cable-tv.html
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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15min
January 20, 2022 Tesla's Bait And Switch
CNBC reports that Tesla will be raising the prices of full self driving functionality to $12K!
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/07/elon-musk-says-tesla-will-raise-price-of-fsd-to-12000-in-us.html
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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15min
January 19, 2022 The Great Resignation
As the great resignation continues (and Mike becomes increasingly addicted to r/antiwork) we talk about some of the technical implications.
https://www.businessinsider.com/3-reasons-everyones-quitting-great-resignation-biden-labor-secretary-2022-1
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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12min
January 18, 2022 Web3 and Moxie Marlinspike's Take
Peter shares this article from Moxie Marlinspike.
https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-first-impressions.html
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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18min
January 17, 2022 Avira Mining Crypto Along With Norton
Avira join Norton 360, both owned by NortonLifeLock, in allowing users to mine at home.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/500m-avira-antivirus-users-introduced-to-cryptomining/
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
...more
11min
January 16, 2022 Open Source Sabotage! Is This OK?
Open source dev corrupts his own libraries.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dev-corrupts-npm-libs-colors-and-faker-breaking-thousands-of-apps/
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
...more
14min
January 16, 2022 Major Arrests of REvil Ransomware Gang by Russian Intelligence - 426M Rubles Recovered
FSB arrests 14 members of REvil and seizes 426M Rubles. That's a lot, right?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-russian-crackdown-on-revil-means-for-ransomware-11642188675
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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24min
January 15, 2022 Mike Doxxes Himself
Bonus episode talking about how easy it is to find people's personal information online.
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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9min
January 15, 2022 $150M Crypto Theft - And No Update From BitMart
BitMart Exchange heist! Thieves make off with $150 MILLION!
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59549606
Hosts:
Peter Lowe (@pgl)
Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
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15min

FAQs about Not So Critical Update:

How many episodes does Not So Critical Update have?

The podcast currently has 759 episodes available.