Hello gang,
I’ve been really neglecting this blog and I guess its time to get started with the podcast from last week.
Its been on the rss feed as well as other podcasts we release there these days.
We’ve not had time to deal with EMHS and I hope that will change soon.
Here are the show notes as it comes to this podcast. I hope that people find this podcast of value and we’ll be back with more podcasts really soon!
Welcome to the security box, program 238. On this program, we’re going to have news, notes and the landscape as well as trivia and a discussion of accessible software and the lack there of when it comes to software we can use in the security landscape. Please feel free to contact the podcast by email, imessage, text and the comment line at (804) 442-6975. Thanks so much for listening!
Trivia
Last Week’s question and answer
Here’s the question from last week and its answer.
It’s Thursday, friend. Ever notice those tiny bumps on your keyboard’s F and J keys? They serve a legit and genius purpose.
I’ll give you some hints for why they’re there: A) “Home base” for your fingers, B) Grip for high-speed typing, C) Braille, or D) Random factory defect we’ve all accepted. Go ahead, stare at your keyboard like you just discovered aliens. You can find the answer at the end!
The answer to the FJ mystery is, drumroll please … A) So your fingers know where to “home”! The little bumps on F and J are like miniature bumpers, guiding touch-typists back to center stage without even looking. So next time you’re speed typing that Yelp review, use the 50-year-old typewriter tech at your fingers’ disposal.
This week’s Trivia
How many seconds does it take to crack a 6-character password? Is it
A. 15 seconds
B: 30 seconds
C: 45 seconds
D: less than a second
E: 1 minute
Call (888) 405-7524 if you have any guesses. Leave a name or the name you want to go by and your guess. Answers revealed next week.
Some News
Time and time again, we see stories where apps who claim to have our best interests in mind in security continue to prove they’re incapable. This time, the article is titled We’re a dating app, and we just fucked up by exposing your data to anyone who wants it which shows yet another company doing security all wrong. When are people going to learn that this is not the best way to do things? Just wondering.
LockBit is owned, but not by their own doing this time. Lockbit bitten again, but not by a takedown leads to the latest and maybe this could be the end just like Conti and a few others we’ve covered throughout the years. Good riddance, Lockbit!
For more, please visit this blog to read more, or listen to your favorite podcasts you trust to find things we may have missed. Let us know what you find.
Where are we when it comes to accessible security software and the disabled?
While I penned this article all the way back in 2020, I believe it is still true today. EMHS leads to great companies, but most software these days that are supposed to be used to protect us are not accessible.
Windows Defender is our least choice, but the best when it comes to accessibility, followed by MalwareBytes. But what about the rest?
The article is titled What is the state of Antivirus today? Is it about dead? if you have not read it. What are your thoughts? Have things improved? Comment! (888) 405-7524 or leave a text/imessage or email.
If you have not read this, one Antivirus company even was teaming up with a company to sell ads. Avast caught collecting lots of info? Selling it to other companies? is that article.
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