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Security Now (Audio)

Security Now (Audio)

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Cybersecurity guru Steve Gibson joins Leo Laporte every Tuesday. Steve and Leo break down the latest cybercrime and hacking stories, offering a deep understanding of what's happening and how to protect yourself and your business. Security Now is a must listen for security professionals every week. You can join Club TWiT for $10 per month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club offers...or get just this podcast ad-free for $5 per month. New episodes every Tuesday.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Episodes
  • SN 1086: The Apex Agentic Adversary - Visual Prompt Injection Strikes

    SN 1086: The Apex Agentic Adversary - Visual Prompt Injection Strikes
    Jul 8 2026

    From the sudden retirement of Internet pioneer Vint Cerf to the unstoppable advance of "apex agentic adversaries," get a front-row seat to the unfolding security revolution and its massive real-world stakes.

    • Why Fable5's re-release has disappointed.
    • Opera becomes the first browser to offer "Paste Protect."
    • Microsoft BlueHammer exploit is "hammering" systems.
    • Industry legend (TCP creator) Vint Cerf on AI.
    • Chrome turns 150 with too many fixes to load.
    • Google fails to sidestep a $4.67 billion EU fine.
    • One last (we can hope) Chat Control vote next week.
    • AirDrop & Android Quick Share are exploitable.
    • How to bypass Claude's and ChatGPT's guardrails.
    • My own Sunday spin with SpinRite.
    • A legendary hacker uses AI on a widespread library

    Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1086-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

    Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

    You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.

    For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

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    Sponsors:

    • blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT
    • cohesity.com/Resilience
    • bitwarden.com/twit
    • zscaler.com/security
    • XBOW.com
    • adaptivesecurity.com
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    2 hrs and 53 mins
  • SN 1085: A SOTA State-Sponsored Campaign - AI's New Superpower: Loop Engineering

    SN 1085: A SOTA State-Sponsored Campaign - AI's New Superpower: Loop Engineering
    Jul 1 2026

    AI is now uncovering and fixing thousands of hidden software bugs faster than humans can keep up, but not everyone is playing by the rules. Find out how state-sponsored attackers and careless disclosures are turning the cybersecurity playbook upside down.

    • Win10's popularity forces another year of free updates.
    • CISA directs all federal agencies to update their UniFi OS devices.
    • CISA gave federal agencies "the weekend" to update Cisco devices.
    • Australia is disturbed by a deeply compromised infrastructure provider.
    • OpenAI introduces Daybreak-powered "Patch the Planet" initiative.
    • Meta's employee monitoring-for-AI-training backfired badly.
    • Script Kiddies figure out how to use AI to find vulnerabilities.
    • AI improves with "looping", "repeating" or "iterating".
    • A wonderful story about Kevin Mitnick.
    • Serious hackers mistakenly left a server directory accessible

    Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1085-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

    Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

    You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.

    For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

    Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!
    Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    Sponsors:

    • blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT
    • XBOW.com
    • hoxhunt.com/securitynow
    • cohesity.com/Resilience
    • zscaler.com/security
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    2 hrs and 50 mins
  • SN 1084: The Residential Proxy Threat - Malicious Proxies in Your Living Room

    SN 1084: The Residential Proxy Threat - Malicious Proxies in Your Living Room
    Jun 24 2026

    A flood of everyday gadgets, from cheap streaming boxes to digital photo frames, are being secretly conscripted into global proxy networks and used to mask major cyberattacks—possibly even targeting your own home network.

    • Worries of AI-power cyberattacks are spreading.
    • Mythos "missed some" important vulnerabilities in Firefox.
    • Every recent patch Tuesday Nightmare Eclipse has struck. What now?
    • Massive store of valid FortiGate VPN credentials found.
    • F5 issues emergency updates to their NGINX-based server offerings.
    • Introducing "AI Potpourri" -- deeply altering an AI's personality.
    • A close look at the explosion in malicious proxy networks.
    • A Canadian judge okayed the illegal removal of such infections

    Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1084-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

    Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

    You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page.

    For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

    Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!
    Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    Sponsors:

    • doppel.com
    • trustedtech.team/securitynow365
    • XBOW.com
    • threatlocker.com/twit
    • guardsquare.com
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    2 hrs and 48 mins
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