Security Now (Video)

SN 688: PortSmash


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  • A close look at the impact and implication of the new "PortSmash" attack against Intel (and almost certainly other) processors.
  • The new "BleedingBit" Bluetooth flaws
  • JavaScript is no longer optional with Google
  • A new Microsoft Edge browser 0-day
  • Windows Defender plays in its own sandbox
  • Microsoft and SysInternals news
  • The further evolution of the CAPTCHA
  • The 30th anniversary of the Internet's first worm
  • A bizarre requirement of Ransomware
  • A nice new bit of security non-tech from Apple

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