Technado (Archived)

You'll be able to encrypt your Dropbox files soon, thanks to their acquisition of Boxcryptor. The Technado team discussed that as well as browsers yanking the TrustCor root certificate, Hive social going dark after a hack, Samsung's Android app-signing key leaking, and the discovery of a Florida state tax website vulnerability. Finally, in 'Deja News,' they discussed the latest with the LastPass breach and what that means for customers.

 

Good luck supporting your Huawei and ZTE hardware, as the US FCC bans imports of their products. The Technado team covered that as well as Intel launching a pay-as-you-go model, Epson scrapping laser printers, snooping concerns at computer repair shops, and Microsoft's report on US energy grid hacking efforts. Finally, the crew discussed the EU parliament declaring Russia a terrorism sponsor only to have their site hacked. Who could've seen that coming?

 

Fresh off the announcement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 last week, RHEL 9.1 is now out as well as AlmaLinux 9.1. In other news, the Technado team covered Microsoft Teams adding sign language support features, VMware Fusion supporting Apple silicon Macs, WSL hitting a stable release, and Iranian hackers hitting a US government agency with the Log4Shell exploit. Finally, they talked about a person who hid a knife inside a laptop and was caught by TSA.

 

Where have all the Raspberry Pis gone? The Technado team discusses the inventory issues and updates this week as well as Windows Defender coming to iOS and Android, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 launching, a Google Pixel lock screen bypass, and the LockBit ransomware arrest in Canada. Finally, they talk about how worried the US Army should be about Russian code in their iOS app. 

 

Microsoft's Linux distro, CBL-Delridge, is no more. However, the Technado team discussed the alternative in CBL Mariner. They also covered version 252 of Systemd, Dropbox's private Github repos getting exposed, the Red Cross looking to create a digital emblem, and AstraZeneca accidentally exposing patient data. Finally, they looked at a mistake within the Linux kernel affecting certain processes.

Rising energy costs, especially in Europe, are affecting cloud computing prices. The guys discussed that on this week's Technado along with the new Arm-powered Project Volterra from Microsoft, the new features of macOS Ventura, a fine for failing to stop a cyber-attack, and the Drizly CEO being cited by the FTC for his lack of security practices. Finally, in 'Who Got Pwned,' they covered the OpenSSL critical vulnerability and patch.

Rising energy costs, especially in Europe, are affecting cloud computing prices. The guys discussed that on this week's Technado along with the new Arm-powered Project Volterra from Microsoft, the new features of macOS Ventura, a fine for failing to stop a cyber-attack, and the Drizly CEO being cited by the FTC for his lack of security practices. Finally, in 'Who Got Pwned,' they covered the OpenSSL critical vulnerability and patch.

It was a busy week in tech news and Wes filled in for Don to help break it all down. They discussed Ubuntu's Kinetic Kudu release, Gartner's strange predictions for digital immune systems and virtual workspaces, a fully undetectable backdoor that was detected in Powershell, the impact of a Microsoft data leak, and how some people are grinding down their Ryzen 7000 chips for lower temperatures. Finally, they talked about the hacker who stole Ed Sheeran's unreleased music getting locked up.

With Daniel back from South Dakota, the Technado crew jumped right back into a busy week in tech. They covered Microsoft teaming up with Meta, the new Microsoft Surface Pro 9's processor options, Zeek getting backed into Windows, a thermal attack to steal passwords, and confusing updates to DisplayPort specs from VESA. Finally, they tried to unpack the details of a company being hacked via a sophisticated drone attack.

With Daniel out at Wild West Hackin' Fest, Don and Peter were joined by Wes Bryan to discuss this week's top tech news. They covered how the new Linux kernel could damage some LCD screens, Canonical's new Ubuntu Pro support, Google adding a cloud region in South Africa, the DoD pushing for utility security, and a major Fortinet bug that lets users bypass security. Finally, they looked at the leak of Intel's Alder Lake BIOS source code.