Infosec Decoded #67: Reduced Performance

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

Oct 8, 2021

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

Kaitlyn Handelman @KaitlynGuru

AMD Warns of 'Reduced Performance' for Ryzen Chips on Windows 11

Africa internet riches plundered, contested by China broker

Twitch confirms it was hacked after its source code and secrets leak out

Irvin Lemus @infosecirvin

Nvidia's LHR hashrate limitation for GeForce RTX GPUs can be easily bypassed by mining two crypto coins at the same time

Firefox’s address bar has ads now, but you can disable them

Fancy getting Burp Suite Certified for free?

Alan Wennersten

FCC plans to rein in “gateway” carriers that bring foreign robocalls to US

US Justice Department forms a cryptocurrency enforcement team

The surprising downsides to planting trillions of trees

Sam Bowne @sambowne

Gartner releases its 2021 emerging tech hype cycle: Here's what's in and headed out (from August)

Facebook Banned Me for Life Because I Help People Use It Less (from October)

Twitch password flaw

KEYLESS CAR THEFT PREVENTION: SIX WAYS THIEVES CAN BREAK INTO A CAR AND HOW TO PREVENT IT (from 2020)

Elizabeth Biddlecome @djhardb

When Facebook went down this week, traffic to news sites went up

Honda lifts off to join crowded satellite launch biz by 2030

US gov’t will slap contractors with civil lawsuits for hiding breaches