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A weekly look at security issues with Steve Gibson of ShieldsUP!
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Security Now 264: Side Channel Privacy Leaking

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 18:18

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Consequences of the web not being designed for privacy, including non-consensual user tracking.

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Running time: 1:09:56

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 263: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 99

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 17:36

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Out-Of-Cycle update from Adobe, Apple security update, binary planting, Spanair 2008 crash, your questions, and more.

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Running time: 1:26:23

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 262: Strict Transport Security

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 16:51

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Apple fixes the jailbreak hole, trojans on Android, Strict Transport Security (STS), and more.

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Running time: 1:05:40

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 261: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 98

Wed, 08/11/2010 - 19:26

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

PayPal discontinues their virtual credit card service, RIM placing servers in Saudi Arabia, Firefox v4 updates silently, your questions, and more.

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Running time: 1:18:06

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 260: DNS Rebinding

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 18:20

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Windows .LNK vulnerability fixed, Google's WiFi "overcollection" in the UK, news from Blackhat, DNS rebinding, and more.

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Running time: 1:29:32

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 259: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 97

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 02:13

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Firefox mega security update, WPA2 broken?, .LNK viruses in the wild, infected Dell motherboards, your questions, and more.

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Running time: 1:39:30

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 258: Five Years Of Vulnerabilities

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 00:04

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Windows shell worm in the wild, Security Essentials 2.0 beta, Secunia's 5-year analysis, and more.

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Running time: 1:32:03

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 257: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 96

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 17:18

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Chrome update, ClearCloud DNS, Microsoft and Russian camaraderie, LastPass, your questions, and more.

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Running time: 1:28:03

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 256: LastPass Security

Sat, 07/10/2010 - 03:33

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Steve thoroughly evaluates LastPass, explains why high-security passwords are necessary, and tells us how LastPass makes storing those passwords secure.

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Running time: 1:54:05

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 255: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 95

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 17:39

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Out of cycle Acrobat and Reader updates, Firefox improvements, flawed SSL study, internet kill switch, your questions, and more.

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Running time: 1:19:50

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 254: What We'll Do For Speed

Thu, 06/24/2010 - 11:36

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

The 25 year legacy of unbelievably complex technologies used in microprocessors to maximize performance.

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Running time: 1:27:34

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 253: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 94

Thu, 06/17/2010 - 14:38

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Mac update, AT&T hijinks, another zero-day vulnerability from Microsoft, Adobe delays pdf fix, your questions, and more.

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Running time: 1:20:58

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 252: RISCy Business

Fri, 06/11/2010 - 04:26

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Adobe zero-day, overwrought iPad security news, the evolution of computing architectures, and more.

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Running time: 1:32:41

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 251: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 93

Thu, 06/03/2010 - 15:15

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Tabnabbing, Adobe security rumors, iPad data plan changes, your questions, and more.

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Running time: 1:35:22

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 250: Operating Systems

Thu, 05/27/2010 - 14:33

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Manually updating IrfanView and Free Download Manager, Google wifi litigation, how operating systems work, and more.

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Running time: 1:50:49

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 249: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 92

Fri, 05/21/2010 - 01:18

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Shockwave issues, Mozilla's plug-in check, weaponized email, hacking cars, your questions, and more.

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Running time: 1:50:49

Categories: Computer Security

Security Now 248: The Portable Dog Killer

Thu, 05/13/2010 - 14:03

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Patch tuesday, laptop camera surveillance, Yahoo! messenger worm, and more.

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Running time: 1:40:58

Categories: Computer Security