Cisco has finally admitted it's time for real change and is vowing to build "secure by default" gear after decades of criticism. Steve Gibson reacts to a rare moment when a tech giant actually gets security right—and what it means for everyone running critical infrastructure.

• Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters strikes (Salesforce) again.

• Cisco actually (no kidding) sees the light.

• Next week, Australia bans all underage social media.

• The EU Parliament moves to replace US computer tech.

• When to use Passwords, Passkeys or Yubikeys.

• Do unpowered SSDs lose their data.

• How about a "Joy of Coding" podcast.

• A Bitwarden Passkeys integration glitch.

• XSLT is sneaky. It's where you don't expect it.

• We know where last week's picture came from.

• The long-awaited return of a new Stargate series.

• A simple test to check our networks for any bot infections.



Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1054-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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