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SN 1002: Disconnected Experiences - "Nearest Neighbor" Attack, Repo Swatting, the Return of Recall

2024/11/27
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  • What's the new "nearest neighbor" attack and how do you defend against it?

  • Let's Encrypt just turned 10. What changes has it wrought?

  • Now the Coast Guard is worried about Chinese built ship-to-shore cranes.

  • Pakistan becomes the first country to block Bluesky.

  • There's a new way to get Git repos "swatted" and removed.

  • Who's to blame for Palo Alto Networks' serious new 0-day vulnerabilities?

  • If you have any of these six D-Link VPN routers, unplug them immediately!

  • It turns out that VPN apps are against Shariah Law. Who knew?

  • The Return of Windows Recall. What are we learning now?

  • How many of today's systems remain vulnerable to last year's most popular exploits?

  • We share and respond to a bunch of terrific feedback from our listeners.

  • What are Microsoft's "Connected Experience" and why might you choose to disconnect from them?

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1002-Notes.pdf)

Hosts: Steve Gibson) and Leo Laporte)

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