This week on PrivacyNowRadio I talk about the U.S. Government not only wanting to spend more wisely on the Internet, but also how the DOJ wants Twitter to cough up IP addresses and how police are tapping into our email and IM more often than we thought. I also cover a few recent security breaches, notably at WordPress.com (change your passwords people). Finally as a reminder to folks keep your machines updated. Windows, OS X and iOS all had updates this week and Chrome was updated to patch a flaw in Adobe Flash.
My interview this week is with Brad “RenderMan” Haines, who is a hacker and we talk about how hackers are portrayed the media.
Finally my tip of the week is to make sure you’re using WPA2 to secure access to your wifi at home or work, disable remote pings, and make sure that remote (WAN) configuration is disabled on your router. Remember, a WPA2 password isn’t considered secure unless it’s at least 20 characters long!
And now the show Interview with the Hacker, he doesn’t bite.
Below are links to some of the news that I talk about in the podcast:
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U.S. Government takes down CoreFlood:
- U.S. Government Takes Down Coreflood Botnet — Krebs on Security
- U.S. shutters botnet, can disable malware remotely | InSecurity Complex – CNET News
DOJ still after Twitter for Wikileaks associates:
- WikiLeaks Associates Hit Back Over U.S. Twitter Records Demand | Threat Level | Wired.com
- DOJ defends WikiLeaks probe of Twitter accounts | Privacy Inc. – CNET News
WordPress.com Hacked:
- Hacker Gains Access To WordPress.com Servers, Site Source Code Exposed
- WordPress.com Servers Hit in Security Breach
- WordPress.com suffers hacker attack – how to change your password | Naked Security
- Security Incident — Blog — WordPress.com
New zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash found (Chrome is already patched):
- Adobe: Zero-day attacks targeting Flash Player hole | InSecurity Complex – CNET News
- New Adobe Flash zero day in the wild – infects through MS Word documents | Naked Security
- New Adobe Flash Zero Day Being Exploited? — Krebs on Security
Other interesting news:
- Do-not-track feature coming to Safari
- Toshiba’s New Self-Erasing Hard Drives: The Ultimate in Data Security – PCWorld
- Senator seeks to end wasteful government cybersecurity spending | Homeland Security News Wire
- Researcher: Police increasingly peeping at e-mail, instant messages | E-Mail & Internet | Macworld
- Security firm Barracuda hit by cyberattack | Security – CNET News
- State of Texas exposes data on 3.5 million people | Naked Security
- Michael Geist on the Conservatives: ‘incredibly problematic for the Internet, privacy, and online freedoms’ – Techvibes.com
If you have suggestions for future shows, let me know at tris [at] ecryptinc.com and don’t forget you can find PNR on iTunes.
Until next week, stay safe.
Music is by Derek K. Miller and, yes, he really did write it for me.
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