Security Now 1070: CISA's Free Internet Scanning

Meta quietly ditches encryption for Instagram chats while TikTok also backpedals on privacy, shaking up assumptions about how much big tech really values your secrets. Meanwhile, Steve Gibson reveals why CISA's free government security scans are an absolute must for businesses—plus what he learned when GRC took the plunge. The Security Now "Caption That Photo" contest. A mega social media company says "no" to strong encryption. WhatsApp to give parents more control, Consumer bandwidth proxying is becoming a big deal. Meta buys the Moltbook duo. The EU gives up and settles upon the status quo. When a ransomware negotiation is not what it seems. CISA compels federal agencies to submit their logs. Is that a VPN in your pocket or something more malicious. Be careful what you download, thinking it's AI. A super-clever and super-simple A/V scanner bypass. Will AI write code for me? Another listener discovers the Joy of AI. Steve's CISA Internet scanning experience Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1070-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: outsystems.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT material.security canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT adaptivesecurity.com meter.com/securitynow

Someone is appearing on Jeopardy this week... Apple announces the AirPods Max 2. The MacBook Neo is its most repairable MacBook in 14 years. And are new colors coming to the next-gen iMacs later this year? I'll take 'beach reading' for $1000, Ken. Apple introduces AirPods Max 2. 2026 Apple Studio Display review: The smallest of upgrades. MacBook Neo is the most repairable MacBook in 14 years. Apple paying a premium to move iPhone production outside China as it hits milestone. Should keycaps use text or glyphs for delete, return, tab, caps lock, and shift? macOS Tahoe 26.4 beta 4, iOS 26.4 beta 4, and iPadOS 26.4 beta 4 distributions highlight nine upcoming emoji characters. Rumor: Apple to debut "new colors" for next-gen iMacs this year. Apple's Liquid Glass interface isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Gone (Almost) Phishin'. Mac on-screen camera indicator light. How to survive the loss of Rosetta. First footage shows X-Plane 12 on Vision Pro, including an ARKit trick in action. F1: The Stream - how the launch leveraged Apple's entire ecosystem. 'F1: the Movie' is now an Oscar-winning hit. Severance season 3 gets timing update, new characters teased. Picks of the Week Leo's Pick: Lil Finder 5K Wallpapers Christina's Pick: 3D Print Lil' Finder Guy Andy's Pick: Stickies for Mac\ Jason's Pick: Delcom USB HID Handheld Programmable Button Switch Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: outsystems.com/twit zocdoc.com/macbreak hipebl.ai

From "gainfully employed robots" to AI that accidentally ruins lives, this week's conversation unpacks the real-world fallout of futuristic promises. Leo, JPT, Iain, and Richard tackle energy sources, social media effects, tech layoffs, and the algorithms quietly taking charge. Meta is planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount Meta Said to Push Back Launch of Avocado Model Social media addiction trial: the plaintiff, Meta, and YouTube make closing arguments; jurors begin deliberations Friday on liability for harm to children Trump administration will reportedly get $10 billion for brokering the TikTok deal Bluesky CEO Jay Graber will step aside Digg's open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam X says it suspended 800 million accounts in 2024 over spam and manipulation Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X Musk admits xAI 'not built right' — weeks after Tesla invested $2 billion Nvidia Is Planning to Launch an Open-Source AI Agent Platform Amazon Wins Court Order To Block Perplexity's AI Shopping Bots Social Security watchdog investigating claims that DOGE engineer copied its databases DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery U.S. State Bans on Lab-Grown Meats Challenged in Court Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them EcoFlow brings its plug-in solar power plant to US homes (related to the plug-in solar story) TerraPower gets permit to build reactor Ex-Uber CEO Kalanick Debuts Plan for 'Gainfully Employed Robots' Tennessee grandmother jailed after AI facial recognition error links her to fraud Justice Department and Live Nation Reach Settlement Terms in Antitrust Case Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power Palantir's lethal AI weaponry deployed to find chairs for US government staff How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world 'Flying Cars' Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer YouTube surpasses Disney, Paramount, WBD in 2025 ad revenue Ig Nobel Prize flees US for Switzerland after 35 years over safety concerns Swiss e-voting can't count 2,048 ballots after USB keys fail to decrypt them Tony Hoare, Turing Award-Winning Computer Scientist Behind QuickSort, Dies At 92 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Iain Thomson, Richard Campbell, and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/twit preview.modulate.ai monarch.com with code TWIT spaceship.com/twit threatlocker.com/twit

There's new releases all around, with Calibre 9.5, Gimp 3.2, Handbrake 1.11, and KeePassXC 2.7.12 all releasing updates. Then Fedora has a RISC-V complaint, the kernel is publishing an API specification, and systemd is adding AI-specific documentation. SUSE may be for sale, and the guys have ideas about who may be interested in purchasing, while TrueNAS makes waves by closing the future source of their system build scripts. For tips, we have "udevadm info" for querying the device database, arch-deckify for turning a machine into a SteamOS experience, and an intro to Bash's ctrl-r search function. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/4lu7Osd and enjoy! Host: Jonathan Bennett Co-Hosts: Ken McDonald and Jeff Massie Download or subscribe to Untitled Linux Show at https://twit.tv/shows/untitled-linux-show Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

In this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah walks David through how to troubleshoot and set up a dual-boot system with Windows 10 and Windows 11 on separate SSDs. Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! [email protected] Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: Melissa.com/twit

When most people think about deep space exploration, management acumen is generally not the first thing they settle on—but without it, no robotic mission would ever succeed. This week we are joined by Jay Gallentine, author of multiple books on the robotic exploration of space. Each of these tomes is a somewhat of a masterpiece; a deep dive into a topic that few explore in such detail. His newest book, "Born to Explore," started off as a book about robots exploring Mars, but his interviews with former JPL manager John Casani was so compelling that he transformed it into a biography. John Casani is a legend at JPL and NASA, and his story reads like a combination of a spaceflight adventure, personal memoir, and a pirate's tale. You'll love the book, and you'll love hearing about it from Jay. Join us! Headlines: Artemis II Sets April 1st Launch Date Amid Technical Fixes NASA Discusses Risks and Media Reactions Around Artemis II Mission Breifing OIG Report Reveals Delays and Issues with Artemis Moon Landers NASA's Human Landing System Development Faces Setbacks Blue Origin and SpaceX Landers Compared for Progress and Outlook Starship's Next Launch and Orbital Refueling Plans Delayed Again Main Topic: Jay Gallantine on His Book, Born to Explore, and John Casani's NASA Legacy Jay Gallantine Shares Origins of His Space Research and Writing Career Unpacking John Casani's Crucial Role at JPL and Mission Leadership Casani's Unique Team-Building Tactics and the Legendary Goat Story Galileo Mission's Hurdles, Constant Redesigns, and Casani's Problem-Solving Budget Cuts and Hard Choices on Casini Mission Management How Casani's Leadership and Philosophy Shaped NASA Spacecraft Teams Sneak Peek: Gallantine's Upcoming Book on the Evolution of Mars Rovers Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Jay Gallentine Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit Melissa.com/twit

Dan Moren of SixColors joins Mikah Sargent again on Tech News Weekly! Grammarly is facing a class action lawsuit over its AI "Expert Review" feature. Live Nation's settlement with the DOJ does very little. A recap of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. And China is obsessed with OpenClaw AI. Dan talks about a class-action lawsuit brought against Grammarly and its company, Superhuman, over its AI "Expert Review" feature that offered editing suggestions as if they came from various authors and academics, without their consent. Mikah, and many others, are perplexed at the DOJ's settlement with Live Nation Entertainment and what little Live Nation had to concede as part of the settlement. Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET stops by to share her experience at MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona and what she and her CNET colleagues saw there. And Mikah shares about China's obsession with the OpenClaw AI craze and how users are utilizing the AI agent. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren Guest: Abrar Al-Heeti Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT zscaler.com/security hipebl.ai

Microsoft Edit is stepping into the spotlight as Notepad faces backlash for its new AI-heavy features. Find out why this lightweight, command-line text editor might just be your next favorite productivity tool. Host: Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Hands-On Windows at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-windows Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: threatlocker.com/twit

Apple's standalone Passwords app gives Keychain a proper home! Ready to clean up your secure digital life? This episode walks you through using Apple's Passwords app to spot weak logins, organize old accounts, and take control of your online security with tools already built into your devices. Quick history: Keychain to iCloud Keychain to Passwords app How to access the Passwords app on iPadOS, iOS, and macOS Passwords app interface tour: categories, search, and shared groups What autofill and notifications options you can enable in Passwords Exploring the main categories: All, Passkeys, Codes, Wi-Fi, Security, Deleted Viewing, editing, and sharing individual logins in the Passwords app Manually adding, updating, or deleting passwords and usernames Using search and sort to find and organize your saved logins How autofill password suggestions work in Safari and system settings Tweaking autofill and 3rd-party password manager integration Homework: review and clean up your Passwords app before next episode Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Apple at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-apple Want access to the ad-free audio and video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: Melissa.com/twit

Apple's new iPad Air M4 gets the spotlight as Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard break down real-world performance jumps, discuss who actually needs all that power, and debate its role in the iPad family. If you're eyeing a tablet upgrade or wondering what sets the Air apart, this conversation cuts through the specs. Apple unveils iPad Air M4: features, pricing, and lineup placement iPad Air M4 specs, performance leap, and real-world use cases Pro vs. Air vs. standard iPad: who should buy what Apple intelligence, battery life, and new wireless connectivity in iPads Student, family, and retiree use cases: choosing the right iPad Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard elevate iPad Air versatility News: Studio Display and Studio Display XDR are Apple's new monitor announcements App Caps: Power Wash Simulator on Apple Arcade and a spring cleaning cable organization hack Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at [email protected]. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: shopify.com/ios