Episode #199 - Don't Let Your Printer Compromise Your Network; Space Pirates Attack Across Russia and Serbia; Worldcoin says it will share its data; Apple and UK; UK Ambulance Patient Records Hauled Offline Cyber Attack Probe; This Day, August 3 in Tech History
ЁЯОЩя╕П Free access to “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: bit.ly/its505-free-access-on-all-podcast-platforms ЁЯУМMarcel Brown: This Day, August 3 in Tech HistoryЁЯЗ║ЁЯЗ╕ Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri тЖЧAugust 3rd, 1977. Radio Shack introduces their first computer, the TRS80. Originally forecasting sales of just 3000 to 5,000 per year, the TRS80 sold over 10,000 units in the first month and a half of sales. and 200,000 over the lifetime of the product. Edwin Kwan: Don't Let Your Printer Compromise Your NetworkЁЯЗжЁЯЗ║ Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia тЖЧCanon recently released a security advisory stating that Wi-Fi connection information does not get wiped on some of their inkjet printers during initialization. The Wi-Fi connection information includes wifi network, SSID, password, network type, such as WPA3 or WEP, assigned IP address, MAC address, and network profile. Ian Garrett: Space Pirates Attack Across Russia and SerbiaЁЯЗ║ЁЯЗ╕ Ian Garrett, Arlington, Virginia тЖЧFirst aliens and now Space Pirates? In this case, it's the notorious threat actor known as Space Pirates, and they've launched attacks across Russia and Serbia using novel tactics targeting various sectors, from government agencies and educational institutions, to aerospace manufacturers and healthcare firms.Olimpiu Pop: Break the Silos to Achieve CyberresillienceЁЯЗ╖ЁЯЗ┤ Olimpiu Pop, Transylvania, Romania тЖЧThe expected investment in cybersecurity is estimated at $1.75 trillion by 2025- equivalent to the GDP of the ninth largest economy in the world, Canada. What beats that? The projected cost of global cybercrime- $10.5 trillion- about half of the GDP of the largest economy, the US.Katy Craig: Worldcoin says it will share its dataЁЯЗ║ЁЯЗ╕ Katy Craig, San Diego, California тЖЧWorldcoin, the brainchild of OpenAI's Sam Altman, keeps making headlines with its iris-scanning orb. Worldcoin's ambition goes beyond just offering free crypto tokens. Marcel Brown: Apple and UKЁЯЗ║ЁЯЗ╕ Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri тЖЧThe UK government is attempting to update the Investigatory Powers Act of 2016, in order to force message providers to provide back doors into their encrypted messaging systems. Apple has joined WhatsApp and Signal in basically stating their only option will be to remove their services if these laws are passed.Olimpiu Pop: UK Ambulance Patient Records Hauled Offline Cyber Attack ProbeЁЯЗ╖ЁЯЗ┤ Olimpiu Pop, Transylvania, Romania тЖЧAmbulance patients from cities such as Bristol or Oxfordshire, and regions of Cornwall and Devon were impacted by a cyber attack targeted against health software company Ortivus, based in Sweden.
