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Security Now 1006: Best of 2024
Category: Technology
Duration: 02:32:48
Publish Date: 2024-12-23 16:09:00
Description:

Leo revisits some of the year's top Security Now segments of 2024.

  • 956. Apple's Hardware Backdoor: Steve reflects on the previous week's 'The Mystery of CVE-2023-38606' deep-dive. Did Apple deliberately designed a secure backdoor?
  • 960. Unforeseen Consequences of Google's 3rd-party Cookie Cutoff: As Google moves to phase out third-party cookies, the advertising industry scrambles to find new ways to track users, potentially leading to more intrusive methods like requiring users to create accounts on websites.
  • 961. Bitlocker: Chipped or Cracked?: A clever hacker demonstrates how BitLocker-encrypted drives can be compromised on systems using separate TPM chips, highlighting the importance of integrating TPM functionality directly into the CPU.
  • 964. So, What Is Apple's PQ3?: Steve analyzes Apple's new "PQ3" post-quantum safe iMessaging protocol, uestioning whether it truly offers superior security compared to Signal's existing solution.
  • 976. Recall - The 50 Gigabyte Privacy Bomb: Examining Microsoft's new "Recall" feature that records users' screens every few seconds, raising significant privacy concerns.
  • 984. CrowdStruck: A look at the disastrous global IT outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike Falcon update, affecting airports, hospitals, banks, and more.
  • 1000. Steve and Leo reflect on 1000 episodes of Security Now.
  • 1001. Artificial General Intelligence: Steve and Leo discuss the challenges in achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) and the debate surrounding its potential timeline and societal impact.

Host: Leo Laporte

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