SN 684: The Supply Chain




Security Now (Audio) show

Summary: <ul> <li>An October Surprise of a different sort - Windows 10 update deletes users' files</li> <li>A security researcher has massively weaponzied the existing MicroTik vulnerability and released it as a proof-of-concept</li> <li>A clever voicemail WhatsApp OTP bypass</li> <li>What happened with that recent Google+ breach?</li> <li>Google tightens up its Chrome extensions security policies</li> <li>WiFi radio protocol designations finally switch to simple version numbering</li> <li>Intel unwraps its 9th-generation processors</li> <li>Head-spinning PDF updates from Adobe and Foxit (this isn't a competition, guys!)</li> <li>Bloomberg's earth-shaking controversial report on Chinese hardware hacking</li> </ul><p>We invite you to read our <a href="https://www.grc.com/SN/SN-684-Notes.pdf">show notes</a>.</p> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/steve-gibson">Steve Gibson</a> and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/security-now">https://twit.tv/shows/security-now</a>.</p> <p>You can submit a question to Security Now! at the <a href="https://www.grc.com/feedback.htm" target="_blank">GRC Feedback Page</a>.</p> <p>For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: <a href="https://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm" target="_blank">grc.com</a>, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written <a href="https://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm" target="_blank">Spinrite 6</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://RocketMortgage.com/SecurityNow">RocketMortgage.com/SecurityNow</a></li> <li><a href="http://ITPro.TV/securitynow">ITPro.TV/securitynow - use code: SN30</a></li> <li><a href="http://WordPress.com/securitynow">WordPress.com/securitynow</a></li> </ul>