Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇸 US Court Blocks Spyware Vendor NSO Group from Targeting WhatsApp Users — cyberinsider.com/… (Maybe their recent change to US ownership will give this injunction more teeth!) Update on the Tea app which suffered […]
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NC #1066 PowerPhotos on ScreenCastsONLINE, Demon Bots, USB Cable Tester and Multimeter, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, October 12, 2025, and this is show number 1066. mp3 download Appearances Before we get stuck in (as Bart would say), I’d like to let you know about […]
Continue readingNC #1064 Too Soon for iOS 26, 4th Try with AirPods Pro, Andy Dolph on Presentation Software, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, September 28, 2025, and this is show number 1064. mp3 download Articles Andy Dolph on the Presentation Software (no blog post) Last week, Knightwise joined me on Chit […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 28 September 2025
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. The industry is fighting back against the recent spike in supply-chain attacks targeting shared library platforms like NPM, PyPi, etc.: GitHub tightens npm security with mandatory 2FA, access tokens — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… 🇺🇸 Details are […]
Continue readingNC #1060 Run Multiple Disk Sweeping Apps: Disk Graph, Space Lens, GrandPerspective, OmniDiskSweeper and Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, August 31, 2025, and this is show number 1060. We now know that the Apple Fall event is going to be on September 9th at 10 AM Pacific […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 27 April 2025 — Deep Dive into Quantum Computing
Deep Dive — Where are we with Quantum Computing NosillaCastaway @milddemons asked the following in the Podfeet Slack: “I am wondering if you know and can tell us what the security community is up to in regards to quantum computing breaking the encryption that we have now. I just thought about this as Microsoft has a quantum computing […]
Continue readingNC #1025 I’m a Liar, Physics Nerd Graeme on Mackie Shotgun Mic, Bodie Grimm Highlight Reel by Steve, Bart Busschots on Being a Cybersecurity Specialist
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, December 29, 2024, and this is show number 1025. Next weekend Steve and I are off to CES to bring you all the tech goodness, but it means […]
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CCATP #805 – Bart Busschots On What Does a Cybersecurity Specialist Do?
In this episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Bart talks about his job as a cybersecurity specialist. We get a bit silly in our early part of the chat, the reasons for which will become obvious when you listen to the beginning but he successfully gives a flavor of what “a day in the […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 25 August 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. For those interested in even more technical details: CrowdStrike Reveals Root Cause of Global System Outages — thehackernews.com/… Steve Gibson has released a free tool to check your PC’s Secure Boot setup by verifying […]
Continue readingDumb Question Corner – VPN vs. Private Relay
Listener Lynda asks (generalised a little): I’m sitting in a hotel and my VPN appears to be working fine on the Hotel wifi. I am, tho, getting notices from Private Relay, saying that it is not working due to a software conflict. Which of these would be more secure in this kind of setting? The […]
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