Infosec Decoded #50: Aliens, Apocalypse, & PCAPs

with @djhardb, @infosecirvin, @KaitlynGuru, @sambowne, and Alan Wennersten.

Aug 10, 2021

A discussion with Elizabeth Biddlecome, Sam Bowne, Kaitlyn Handelman, Irvin Lemus, and Alan Wennersten.

Sam Bowne @sambowne

Rob Graham Live-Tweeting Mike Lindell's cybersymposium
Laura Chappell following remotely, waiting for the PCAPs

Why it matters that Tucker Carlson is broadcasting from Hungary this week

Sheriff’s union opposes mandatory vaccines for San Francisco deputies
The Madness of Teachers Unions Opposing a Vaccine Mandate
Mandatory Covid vaccines for troops are coming. What happens if they refuse?

Elizabeth Biddlecome @djhardb

#DEFCON: Exploiting Physical Shopping Carts for Denial of Shopping

Storm on the Farm DEF CON: Security Holes in Deere, Case IH Shine Spotlight on Agriculture Cyber Risk

Elon Musk's Brother Wants to Build Utopian Learning Gardens, Without Unions

Kaitlyn Handelman @KaitlynGuru

Pentagon report says UFOs can’t be explained, and this admission is a big deal

Here's How Amazon Third-Party Sellers Reportedly Hound Customers Who Leave Bad Reviews

NASA is training human-like robots to explore caves on Mars

Irvin Lemus @infosecirvin

Google drops Bluetooth Titan Security Keys in favor of NFC versions

Apple confirms CSAM detection only applies to photos, defends its method against other solutions
Apple and CSAM: Snowden Says they Sold Out their Users to China Last Time
Apple Walks a Privacy Tightrope to Spot Child Abuse in iCloud

Synology warns of malware infecting NAS devices with ransomware