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257

July 14th, 2010

Security Now 257: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 96

Chrome update, ClearCloud DNS, Microsoft and Russian camaraderie, LastPass, your questions, and more.

256

July 10th, 2010

Security Now 256: LastPass Security

Steve thoroughly evaluates LastPass, explains why high-security passwords are necessary, and tells us how LastPass makes storing those passwords secure.

255

June 30th, 2010

Security Now 255: Your Questions, Steve's Answers #95

Out of cycle Acrobat and Reader updates, Firefox improvements, flawed SSL study, internet kill switch, your questions, and more.

254

June 24th, 2010

Security Now 254: What We'll Do For Speed

The 25 year legacy of unbelievably complex technologies used in microprocessors to maximize performance.

253

June 17th, 2010

Security Now 253: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 94

Mac update, AT&T hijinks, another zero-day vulnerability from Microsoft, Adobe delays pdf fix, your questions, and more.

252

June 11th, 2010

Security Now 252: RISCy Business

Adobe zero-day, overwrought iPad security news, the evolution of computing architectures, and more.

251

June 3rd, 2010

Security Now 251: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 93

Tabnabbing, Adobe security rumors, iPad data plan changes, your questions, and more.

Security Now

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January 12th, 2006

Security Now 22: The WMF Backdoor

Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson Flash: Steve Gibson has been working with the WMF vulnerability and is now convinced that this is an intentional backdoor into Windows added by Microsoft. Main feed - courtesy AOL Radio Microsoft has patched the WMF vulnerability in Windows 2000 and XP, but in his research for a fix for Windows 95/98/Me Steve has come up with a blockbuster. It is his considered opinion that the WMF vulnerability could not have been a mistake. It was an intentional backdoor inserted into Windows by Microsoft for reasons unknown. Listen for details. Steve also hosts transcripts, show notes, and a 16kbps version of the show for the bandwidth impaired at grc.com. <!--break-->

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