Jan 20th 2026
Security Now 1061
More GhostPosting
RAM Crisis Hits Firewalls
Soaring RAM prices are about to hit your security gear where it hurts, and the fallout could change what’s protecting your network. Find out who's about to pay and why the AI gold rush is reshaping more than just your server specs.
- RAM pricing to affect enterprise firewall equipment.
- Anthropic provides sizeable support to Python Foundation.
- The FTC clamps down on GM's secret sale of driving data.
- “ANCHOR” replaces “CIPAC” for industry-government sharing.
- Germany planning to legislate total access to global data.
- Grubhub becomes the latest ShinyHunters extortion victim.
- Let's Encrypt's 6-Day certs are available to everyone.
- Iran planning to permanently take itself off the Internet.
- HD Tune before and after a SpinRite Level 3 refresh.
- Some great listener feedback, and
- More trouble from GhostPoster malicious browser extensions
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1061-Notes.pdf
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