Infosec Decoded #64: Copy your Brain

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

Sep 28, 2021

Alan Wennersten

Cryptocurrency expert pleads guilty to helping North Korean government use blockchain to evade sanctions HTTPS Is Actually Everywhere How internet pioneer Vint Cerf illuminated Google’s misinformation mess

Sam Bowne @sambowne

Quantifying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through life-expectancy losses Unvaccinated Americans say the need for booster shots proves Covid vaccines don’t work, Kaiser survey shows New US travel rules close door on those fully vaccinated with Russia’s Sputnik V CIA officials under Trump discussed assassinating Julian Assange – report FCC details $1.9 billion program to rip out Huawei and ZTE gear in the US

Elizabeth Biddlecome @djhardb

Watch a raven take out a Google drone mid-air as the tech giant is forced to ground its home delivery service due to bird attacks HOW ELIZABETH HOLMES SIDELINED THE REAL SCIENTISTS AT THERANOS The NSA and CIA Use Ad Blockers Because Online Advertising Is So Dangerous

Kaitlyn Handelman @KaitlynGuru

Test Suggests Face ID on iPhone 13 Doesn't Work After Screen Replacement By Third Party AT&T says it has big problems. A T-Mobile salesman showed me how big Samsung Electronics Puts Forward a Vision To ‘Copy and Paste’ the Brain on Neuromorphic Chips

Irvin Lemus @infosecirvin

Film studios sue “no logs” VPN provider for $10 million The smart toilet era is here! Are you ready to share your analprint with big tech? Burglars suspected of using signal jammer to fool San Jose man's Nest security camera