SN 825: Halfway Through 2021 - Google's FLoC, $600M Ransomware Attack, Where Will Windows 11 Run?

06/29/21 • 102 min

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Picture of the week
Google's FLoC has landed with a hard thud and is now-delayed
The high cost of Ireland's recovery from the Conti ransomware attack
Who is responsible for damage and data loss following the remote wiping of many Western Digital My Book NAS devices?
The story behind an important Edge update
Where will Windows 11 run?
The passing of an industry legend
Steve's favorite web browser keyboard shortcut and his favorite website cloning tool

We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-825-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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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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Picture of the week
Google's FLoC has landed with a hard thud and is now-delayed
The high cost of Ireland's recovery from the Conti ransomware attack
Who is responsible for damage and data loss following the remote wiping of many Western Digital My Book NAS devices?
The story behind an important Edge update
Where will Windows 11 run?
The passing of an industry legend
Steve's favorite web browser keyboard shortcut and his favorite website cloning tool

We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-825-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

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.

Sponsor:

att.com/activearmor

Previous Episode

SN 824: Avaddon Ransonomics - Chrome 0-Day, Big Spinrite Update, iOS Wi-Fi Bug, Economics of Ransomware

Picture of the Week.
Another day, another Chrome 0-day.
Ransomware perpetrators are increasingly purchasing access.
A weird bug in iOS Wi-Fi.
An Early Preview of Windows 11.
The Security Now! Podcast has found a new purpose...
SpinRite.
Avaddon Ransonomics.

We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-824-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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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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Next Episode

SN 826: The Kaseya Saga - Microsoft PrintNightmare, WD's MyCloud OS3 Troubles, SpinRite in a BMW

Picture of the Week.
"PrintNightmare" is NOT CVE-2021-1675.
The Authentication Dilemma.
Western Digital steps up.
WD's MyCloud OS3 Troubles.
SpinRite.
Miscellany & Closing The Loop.
The Kaysea Saga.

We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-826-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

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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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