Security Now with Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Jan 10th 2017

Security Now 594

A Look Into PHP Malware

A TV station learns to be careful when saying the "A" word.

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Category: Help & How To

The US Federal Trade Commission steps into the IoT and home networking malpractice world, a radio station learns a lesson in what words NOT to repeat, Google plans to even eliminate the checkbox, a crucial caveat to the "passwords are long enough" argument, more cause to be wary of third-party software downloads, a few follow-ups to last week's topics, a bit of miscellany and a close look at a well-known piece of PHP malware.

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