TikTok To Stop Scraping Clipboard Data, a Nationwide Bill could Ban Facial Recognition, and Nvidia Discloses Multiple Vulnerabilities.
Hak5’s latest edition of Threatwire highlights some fascinating recent developments in the security field.
- Lamphone Can “See” Your Conversations,
- Facial Recognition Bans are Trending, and
- Honda was Hit With Ransomware
A few years back, I attended a session on ethics issues around facial recognition and tips on defeating the algorithm.
Hak5 explains how to defeat facial recognition in 2020.
This time on Hak5, Glytch walks you through building your own cost effective and secure wireless cameras, as well as options for cloud-free home automation using Home Assistant.
Interested in building some yourself?
Check out his Github repo for the 3d printable models, config files and more!
In this video from Kak5, Mike Spicer shows off his WiFi Kraken which captures and records all WiFi traffic.
Note how important analytics are to sifting through all the data that the device captures.
Hak5, a great YouTube channel focused on IT security issues, has an insightful look at the Capital One hack.
Hak5 announces the availability of the Packet Squirel, a tiny device that allows remote network monitoring and VPN access.
Very clever. Very useful. And Very dangerous. 
Here’s an interesting look at recent security news, including news of a new IoT botnet that’s already infected millions of devices.
You may want to hold off on those smart home automation plans for now.