Is the U.S. on the verge of legalizing "hack back" missions, turning private companies into sanctioned cyber warriors? Steve and Leo unpack Google's plan for a cyber disruption unit and why the lines between defense and digital retaliation are suddenly blurring.
- My experience with 'X' vs email.
- Google TIG blackmailed to fire two security researchers.
- 1.1.1.1 DNS TLS certificate mis-issued.
- Artists blackmailed with threats of training AI on their art.
- Firefox extended end-of-life for Windows 7 to next March.
- Is the renewal of cybersecurity info sharing coming soon.
- Should security analysis be censored due to vibe-coding.
- UK versus Apple may not be settled after all.
- Another very serious supply chain attack.
- Can the software supply-chain ever be trustworthy.
- Why did BYTE Magazine die.
- What happens if Google and others go on the attack
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1042-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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