<p>Is the U.S. on the verge of legalizing "hack back" missions, turning private companies into sanctioned cyber warriors? Steve and Leo unpack Google's plan for a cyber disruption unit and why the lines between defense and digital retaliation are suddenly blurring.</p><ul> <li>My experience with 'X' vs email.</li> <li>Google TIG blackmailed to fire two security researchers.</li> <li>1.1.1.1 DNS TLS certificate mis-issued.</li> <li>Artists blackmailed with threats of training AI on their art.</li> <li>Firefox extended end-of-life for Windows 7 to next March.</li> <li>Is the renewal of cybersecurity info sharing coming soon.</li> <li>Should security analysis be censored due to vibe-coding.</li> <li>UK versus Apple may not be settled after all.</li> <li>Another very serious supply chain attack.</li> <li>Can the software supply-chain ever be trustworthy.</li> <li>Why did BYTE Magazine die.</li> <li>What happens if Google and others go on the attack</li></ul> <p>Show Notes - <a href="https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1042-Notes.pdf">https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1042-Notes.pdf</a></p> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/steve-gibson">Steve Gibson</a> and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to <em>Security Now</em> at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/security-now">https://twit.tv/shows/security-now</a>.</p> <p>You can submit a question to <em>Security Now</em> at the <a href="https://www.grc.com/feedback.htm" target="_blank">GRC Feedback Page</a>.</p> <p>For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: <a href="https://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm" target="_blank">grc.com</a>, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written <a href="https://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm" target="_blank">Spinrite 6</a>.</p> <p><strong>Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!</strong><br /> Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://uscloud.com" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">uscloud.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://canary.tools/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT</a></li> <li><a href="http://bigid.com/securitynow" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">bigid.com/securitynow</a></li> <li><a href="http://zscaler.com/security" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">zscaler.com/security</a></li> <li><a href="http://expressvpn.com/securitynow" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">expressvpn.com/securitynow</a></li> </ul></p>
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Published: 2025-09-09 20:04:55