SN 1041: Covering All the Bases - SHAKEN Networks, Uncontrollable AI, and Robocall Reckoning

When even the Department of Defense can't properly vet its software dependencies, what chance do the rest of us have? Steve Gibson reveals how "fast-glob" became a case study in supply chain blindness, explores whether AI can ever truly be controlled after Meta's celebrity chatbot disaster, and celebrates BYTE Magazine's 50th anniversary with a look at how far we've come (and how vulnerable we still are).

• A look back at issue #1 of BYTE magazine exactly 50 years ago • The enforcement of the SHAKEN & STIR Telecom protocols • Breaking: Judge rules against forced Google divestitures in monopoly case • The inherent danger of consolidating authentication • Can AI be controlled? • Vivaldi says a big "no" to AI-enhanced web browsers • How WhatsApp figured into Apple's recent 0-day attacks • Leveraging AI as an attack aid • The latest TransUnion data breach • Two scummy websites sue the UK over age requirements • OpenSSH reminds its users to adopt post-quantum crypto • The DOD uses open source maintained by a Russian national • Much great feedback from our terrific listeners • Sci-Fi news from "The Frontiers Saga" Ryk Brown

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-1041-notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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