Security Now (Video) SN 1048: Mic-E-Mouse - AWS Goes Down Hard
Oct 22, 2025
Ever wondered if your mouse is eavesdropping? Discover how modern optical mice could be secretly listening in on your conversations! There's also a shocking revelation about half of all geosynchronous satellite traffic being unencrypted, exposing sensitive data. The AWS outage raises concerns about the risks of Internet monoculture. Plus, insights on age-verification laws in Texas and NIST's much-needed update on password policies. Join the discussion on cybersecurity and the surprising vulnerabilities of our digital world.
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Texas Law Turns App Stores Into Choke Points
- Texas SB 2420 forces app stores to verify ages and require parental consent for nearly all app downloads for minors.
- The law's breadth targets app stores as choke points, raising First Amendment and privacy challenges.
App Developers: Prepare For Age APIs
- Prepare to integrate platform age-verification APIs and comply with state rules before they take effect.
- Monitor store API details, implement privacy-preserving flows, and handle parental revocation events.
Adopt NIST's Modern Password Guidance
- Stop enforcing frequent password resets and complexity rules that create predictable, weak choices.
- Favor long passwords (15+ chars for single-factor; 8+ with MFA) and use password block lists and secure recovery methods.