Security Now (Audio)

SN 1048: Mic-E-Mouse - AWS Goes Down Hard

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Think your mouse is harmless? Steve and Leo uncover how modern optical mice might be secretly "listening" in, and reveal why satellite data pouring down on us is almost entirely unsecured.

  • The long awaited lawsuit to block Texas SB2420.
  • Embattled Texas SB2420 also impacts Google Play.
  • At long last, NIST modernizes their password policy.
  • Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters demise was exaggerated.
  • China claims that the NSA has been hacking them.
  • Half of all geosynchronous satellite traffic is unencrypted.
  • The AWS outage highlights the rising risk of Internet monoculture.
  • A terrific collection of listener feedback and...
  • Could your PC's mousehave much bigger ears than you know?

    • https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1048-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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