PrivacyNowRadio Episode 3: Just what’s on your laptop?

Another interesting week in the privacy and security world. Samsung dodged a bullet with first it did, then it didn’t, install keyloggers on laptops, the FBI needs your help cracking a code, I chat with Theresa Lalonde of the CBC about consumers and their gear, and my tip of the week is to force HTTPS connections whenever possible.

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News mentioned in the podcast:

• Android App security
  • Apple’s protected App Store doesn’t look so bad now
  • Amazon Appstore disables Android security
  • Android malware against software piracy | Naked Security
• Buy a Samsung laptop, get a keylogger installed for free! | eCrypt Technologies Blog
  • Fake Android app steals data, takes shot at pirates | InSecurity Complex – CNET News
  • Samsung reportedly installing keylogger software on laptops (update: it’s a false-positive) — Engadget
  • Is Samsung intentionally shipping laptops with keylogger/spy software? | Naked Security
  • Samsung Laptops – Now With Secret Keyloggers? (UPDATED)
  • Lessons from the Samsung rootkit that never existed | Anti virus – InfoWorld
• More Comodo Fallout
  • BBC News – Are secure websites still safe?
  • FBI probes Comodo Web security breach | Privacy Inc. – CNET News
  • Comodo: Web attack broader than initially thought | InSecurity Complex – CNET News
  • Comodo hacker outs himself, claims “no relation to Iranian Cyber Army” | Naked Security
• Schneier on Security: FBI Asks for Cryptanalysis Help
  • FBI asks public for help breaking encrypted notes tied to 1999 murder – Yahoo! News
  • FBI — Help Solve an Open Murder Case, Part 2
  • Layer 8: FBI wants public help solving encrypted notes from murder mystery
• Massive SQL injection attack making the rounds—694K URLs so far
• Dick Hardt’s Sxipper to go out with a whimper in mid-April – Techvibes.com
• Documents Obtained by EFF Reveal FBI Patriot Act Abuses | Electronic Frontier Foundation
• What a Cyberwar With China Might Look Like – PCWorld
• Top Computer Scientists Back WikiLeaks Associates in Twitter Case | Threat Level | Wired.com
• Wait until June for a fix? Throttled WoW player wants ISP fined
• Report: NSA joins Nasdaq hack probe | Security – CNET News
• U.S. Gov’t to Thank for Phone-Wiping Panic Button – PCWorld
• One Thing Well | Singing Passwords
• Facebook adds speed bump to slow down likejackers | Naked Security
• The Mac Security Blog » Intego Discovers New, Improved BlackHole RAT Variant
• Australian Prime Minister Hacked | Threat Level | Wired.com
• This week, the EU parliament computer network is under attack | Naked Security

Coilhouse Magazine looks like it will be a very interesting weekend read for me. Read more about it on io9.

For my tip of the week to force SSL when you browser (aka using HTTPS instead of plain old HTTP). KB SSL Enforcer is the extension I like for Chrome. HTTPS Everywhere from the EFF is great for Firefox. I can’t find my usual suggestions for IE and Safari, so recommendations are welcome in the comments.

Thanks again to Theresa Lalonde for chatting with me this morning.

Music is by Derek K. Miller and, yes, he really did write it for me.

If you have questions, comments, topics for future episodes, or would like to be a guest on Privacy Now Radio, leave a comment or drop me a line at tris [at] ecryptinc.com.

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