Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Recently we were alerted by Allister Jenks and Joe Preiser in our slack at podfeet.com/slack to a problematic idea I had on the last Security Bits. We were talking about how choosing an alphanumeric […]
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Security Bits — 30 August 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania has announced plans to release an Apple/Google-based COVID app in September — www.imore.com/… Which U.S. states are using Apple’s Exposure Notification API for COVID-19 contact tracing? 9to5mac.com/… 🇦🇺 Australia’s non-Google/Apple COVID app […]
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Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. COVID Exposure Notification/Contact Tracing apps continue to roll out: 🇺🇸 Virginia releases first Apple and Google-powered COVID-19 app in U.S. — www.imore.com/… 🇺🇸 North Dakota, Wyoming, and Alabama follow: Three more U.S. states launch […]
Continue readingMore TagSecurity Bits — 26 July 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Example of Financial Institution Authentication Two weeks ago we talked about the new method of authentication I’d encountered with my bank and you had it too, where you go to log in on a […]
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Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇮🇪 COVID Exposure Notification Apps Continue to Roll Out: Ireland launches COVID-19 app using Apple and Google’s technology — www.imore.com/… Aside: I’m really impressed with how the Irish health authorities explain the privacy protections […]
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Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Zoom says it’ll provide end-to-end encryption even for free users now — thenextweb.com/… COVID Exposure Notification/Contact Tracing Apps continue to be developed around the world with continued varying levels of success: Amnesty International warn […]
Continue readingMore TagSecurity Bits — 14 June 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. As expected, Apple quickly patched the Kernel flaw powering the Unc0ver Jailbreak: Kernel Vulnerability Causes Apple to Update All Operating Systems — tidbits.com/… Apple is no longer signing iOS 13.5, stopping jailbreakers from downgrading […]
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Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Remain vigilant for pandemic-related scams: COVID-19 tests, PPE and antiviral drugs find a home on the dark web — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Beware of emails with “horrible charts” about Covid-19 — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… 🇺🇸 Scammers target COVID-19 […]
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Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Work continues on Apple & Google’s Exposure Notification API: Apple releases concepts for how exposure notification could look on iOS — www.imore.com/… Apple and Google to ban location tracking in contact tracing apps — […]
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Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Zoom continues to respond positively to problems with and criticisms of their platform: Zoom announces 5.0 update with tougher encryption and new security features — www.imore.com/… Last time Bart was not sure of the […]
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