Security Now (Audio)

SN 1003: A Light-Day Away - Digital Epileptic Seizures, Tor Needs You, Zello Password Panic, Wireguard's Open Port Debate

Listen Later

Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss Microsoft's clarification about AI training data usage, a fascinating breakthrough in understanding autonomous vehicle vulnerabilities, and an urgent call for help from the Tor Network. The show culminates in an in-depth exploration of NASA's incredible Voyager 1 mission, which continues to communicate with Earth from nearly a light-day away despite increasing technical challenges.

  • Microsoft clarifies they are NOT using customer data from Office apps to train AI models
  • "Digital epileptic seizures" caused by flashing emergency vehicle lights can confuse automated driving systems, posing crash risks
  • Tor Network issues urgent call for volunteers to run new WebTunnel bridges to circumvent censorship in Russia
  • Zello asks its 140 million users to change passwords as a precautionary measure, hinting at a possible data breach
  • FTC opens broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft's business practices across software, cloud, cybersecurity, and AI
  • New Android scareware tactic simulates a seriously cracked and malfunctioning smartphone screen
  • Steve argues it's likely safe to leave Wireguard VPN ports open, but he prefers not to out of an abundance of caution
  • Research shows AI training on AI-generated content can lead to homogeneity and loss of diversity in outputs
  • Australia passes world-first law banning children under 16 from social media, with hefty fines for non-compliant platforms
  • NASA's Voyager 1 probe, nearly a light-day from Earth, resumes operations after a communications scare but faces mounting technical challenges as it nears the end of its life

    • Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1003-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

    Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

    Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.

    For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

    Sponsors:

    • Melissa.com/twit
    • bigid.com/securitynow
    • joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT
    • bitwarden.com/twit

      • ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store
      Security Now (Audio)By TWiT
      • 5
      • 5
      • 5
      • 5
      • 5

      5

      2 ratings

      More shows like Security Now (Audio)

      View all
      This Week in Tech (Audio) by TWiT

      This Week in Tech (Audio)

      3,002 Listeners

      Hands-On Tech (Audio) by TWiT

      Hands-On Tech (Audio)

      1,965 Listeners

      WSJ Tech News Briefing by The Wall Street Journal

      WSJ Tech News Briefing

      1,633 Listeners

      Security Now (Audio) by TWiT

      Security Now (Audio)

      1,963 Listeners

      MacBreak Weekly (Audio) by TWiT

      MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

      2,013 Listeners

      Windows Weekly (Audio) by TWiT

      Windows Weekly (Audio)

      854 Listeners

      Risky Business by Patrick Gray

      Risky Business

      362 Listeners

      No Agenda Show by Adam Curry & John C. Dvorak

      No Agenda Show

      5,924 Listeners

      SANS Internet Stormcenter Daily Cyber Security Podcast (Stormcast) by Johannes B. Ullrich

      SANS Internet Stormcenter Daily Cyber Security Podcast (Stormcast)

      633 Listeners

      Tech News Weekly (Audio) by TWiT

      Tech News Weekly (Audio)

      1,064 Listeners

      Accidental Tech Podcast by Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

      Accidental Tech Podcast

      2,092 Listeners

      Windows Weekly (Audio) by TWiT

      Windows Weekly (Audio)

      2 Listeners

      Cyber Security Headlines by CISO Series

      Cyber Security Headlines

      120 Listeners

      Human Events Daily with Jack Posobiec by Human Events with Jack Posobiec

      Human Events Daily with Jack Posobiec

      5,886 Listeners