Followup — Spectre & Meltdown News Intel asks customers to halt patching for chip bug, citing flaw — www.reuters.com/… New Windows patch disables Intel’s bad Spectre microcode fix — arstechnica.com/… macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan Updates Patch Meltdown Flaw — www.intego.com/… Apple offers another Meltdown fix for Mac users… — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Security Medium — […]
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NC #665 Discord, August Smart Locks, HiFi ELITE Headphones, Velco Connected Handlebars, Jabra Headphones, Security Bits
All the cool kids are moving to Discord for podcasting and chat, and so is the NosillaCast. We’ll hear a CES interview with August about their smart locks (spoiler, I’ve got one). TJ gives us his review of the HiFi ELITE Super66 headphones. Back to CES with the Velco Connected Handlebars for bicycles, and the […]
Continue readingNC #664 Nite Ize Taglit, Mira Ovulation, Spartan Boxers, D-Link and KRACK, Lynky Smart Home Hub, WyzeCam, TRAE Lamps
Nite Ize Taglit might save my life, CES interviews with Mira ovulation monitoring system, Spartan radiation-blocking boxer shorts, Lynky Smart Home Hub and TRAE lamps made by geeks. I also talk about my disappointment with D-Link security on the Omna Webcam and tell you about an awesome new webcam called WyzeCam that’s only $20. mp3 […]
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$20 WyzeCam Beats $150 D-Link Omna Webcam
When Steve and I were at CES, we had the opportunity to hang out with fellow NosillaCastaway Joe LaGreca. While we were talking about the disappointment of the security model for D-Link and their $150 Omna webcam, he mentioned that he uses a little camera called the WyzeCam. We were intrigued because Joe said the […]
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D-Link’s Attention to the KRACK Vulnerability Gives Me Pause
One of our goals in Home Automation has been to buy HomeKit-compatible devices whenever possible for security reasons. I’ve even created an elaborate network setup to isolate non-HomeKit (and Windows) devices from the rest of my gear. Last year we bought the first HomeKit-compatible webcam, the Omna 180 Cam HD from D-Link. At $150 it […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – Spectre & Meltdown Update (Again), Dark Caracal, chaiOS
Meltdown & Spectre Update Steve Gibson of GRC (author of ShieldsUp & SpinRite) has released InSpectre, a free Windows app which clearly communicates your PC’s current level of protection against Meltdown & Spectre, and what kind of a performance hit you should expect — www.grc.com/… RedHat have withdrawn their microcode patch for Spectre after it […]
Continue readingNC #662 CES Observations, Avantree Bluetooth Headset, Eargo, Thunderbolt Docks, OLEDcomm LiFi, Command Line Mac App Store, Magik AR Toothbrush, NASA SLS, Security Bits Special
In this mammoth episode, we’ve got some random CES observations, a review of the Avantree Bluetooth over-the-ear headset from George from Tulsa, a CES interview with an innovative hearing aid called Eargo, a story of Thunderbolt docks and USB-C from me, another CES interview about LiFi for Internet connectivity with OLEDcomm, a hot tip from […]
Continue readingNC #661 Verizon Credits, No Flash Hack, Security Bits on Meltdown & Spectre
I’ve got a couple of announcements to tell you, then a listener story from David Bogdan from Japan, and one from Denise Crown. At that point, I’m going to hand you over to Bart and me in Security Bits because there was so much to talk about with so many big stories. We’ll talk about […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – Password Trackers, IOHIDeous, Meltdown & Spectre
Security Bits – 5 Jan 2018 Security Medium 1 — Password Managers as Trackers Security researchers have found that less-reputable tracking firms have deployed JavaScript which uses invisible forms to trick password managers into entering information which can then be used as a kind of super-cookie that users cannot delete, and hence, track them around […]
Continue readingNC #659 Solving Network Problems, 2017 What Apps Am I Still Using Part 1, Security Bits
This week I was on the Clockwise Podcast episode 220 at relay.fm/…. Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone talked about my iOS 11 settings Mind Map of Doom on iOS Today episode 372 at around 57:30 into the show. Helma from the Netherlands brings us some networking tips. I bring you the first half of my […]
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