Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast (DtSR) DtSR Episode 151 - NewsCast for July 13th, 2015
Jul 13, 2015
46:12
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In this episode...
- Appears as though Windows 10 WiFi Sense could have some issues with WiFi -- more on this as it develops
- Why is the default opt-in, and why in the world do I have to change my SSID to opt out?!
- Is it really a good idea to use an SSID to describe security constraints on your network? (Hint: NO)
- http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2415787/windows-10-wi-fi-sense-security-warning-over-automatically-shared-passwords
- "Washington Post will encrypt the news"
- Ridiculous click-bait headline
- Is this a good idea? Should everything be HTTPS?
- What about ads, are we defeating ourselves?
- https://hacked.com/washington-post-encrypt-news/
- OPM hackers stole 21.5 million people worth of records
- That's all government employees, past, present, and under-cover (possibly)
- 1.1 million biometrics (fingerprints) -- quick! go reset your fingerprints... oh wait
- Bad --> worse --> catastrophic --> now what?
- http://www.computerworld.com/article/2946031/cybercrime-hacking/opm-hackers-stole-data-on-215m-people-including-11m-fingerprints.html
- Katherine Archuletta, Director of OPM, resigns
- Shock. Awe. Not.
- Did everyone else see this one coming?
- Does this change anything? Does her departure make anything better or is she the sacrificial lamb, the way Washington operates?
- http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/11/us/katherine-archuleta-director-of-office-of-personnel-management-resigns.html
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