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SSCC 107 - Hostgator, Safari, Java, pwning planes with Android, and Facebook Home [PODCAST]

by Paul Ducklin on April 23, 2013 | 2 Comments
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Here's the latest episode in the popular "Chet Chat" series.

Join Chet and Duck as they discuss what we can learn from recent security news in this quarter-hour podcast.

FAA and security researchers at odds over airplane hack security

by Lisa Vaas on April 16, 2013 | 8 Comments
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The avionics bigwigs FAA and EASA have said "bunk!" to a researcher's claims that his new Android app could potentially hack planes.

OK, says fellow plane hacker "Renderman," if that's true, there's no harm in giving public access to your test labs, now is there?

Ridiculously redacted interpretation of FISA snooping law released

by Lisa Vaas on January 16, 2013 | 4 Comments
Ridiculously redacted interpretation of FISA snooping law released

US privacy organization EFF invites you to click on thumbnails of the summaries it managed to pry out of the government, but let's save your finger muscles the workout with this summaries summary: ------------------------------.

Ban on in-flight gadget use: based on fear or evidence?

by Lisa Vaas on September 11, 2012 | 34 Comments
Ban on in-flight gadget use: based on fear or evidence?

A recent poll shows that people use their electronic devices on planes, RF interference be damned. Is the lack of planes dropping like shot ducks proof that the ban is illogical, or is electromagnetic emissions pollution more subtle and intermittent than that?

SSCC 85 - FAA, Carberp arrests, RDP vulnerability and first HITECH fine

by Chester Wisniewski on March 27, 2012 | 1 Comment
SSCC 85 - FFA, Carberp arrests, RDP vulnerability and first HITECH fine

In this week's episode John Shier joins Chet to discuss the review of electronic device usage on airplanes by the FAA, the arrests of the Carberp malware authors, the worm danger from the MS12-020 RDP vulberability and whether the time has come for encrypting more than just laptops and USB drives.

Want to use your gadgets at takeoff and landing? US FAA to review policy

by Lisa Vaas on March 20, 2012 | 12 Comments
Want to use your gadgets at take-off and landing? US FAA to review policy

It doesn't quite stretch to smartphones yet, but the US Federal Aviation Administration has announced they're going to take a "fresh look" at using personal devices such as e-readers and tablets during takeoff on planes.