Handler on Duty: Xavier Mertens
Threat Level: green
Podcast Detail
Consumer VPNs; Tails 4.9; Browser Updates; GRUB2 Vuln; Facial Recognition and Masks
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Consumer VPNs: You May Be Fine Without It
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Consumer+VPNs+You+May+Be+Fine+Without/26404/
Tails Update
https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.9/index.en.html
Firefox Update
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/
Chrome Update
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
GRUB2 Vulnerability
https://eclypsium.com/2020/07/29/theres-a-hole-in-the-boot/
Facial Recognition With Masks
https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2020/NIST.IR.8311.pdf
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Consumer+VPNs+You+May+Be+Fine+Without/26404/
Tails Update
https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.9/index.en.html
Firefox Update
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/
Chrome Update
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
GRUB2 Vulnerability
https://eclypsium.com/2020/07/29/theres-a-hole-in-the-boot/
Facial Recognition With Masks
https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2020/NIST.IR.8311.pdf
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