![[White-Hat-Large-300px.png]] 2024-11-21 # Episode Number 50 - Setec Astronomy * Missed the show? Well you can access the replay! * https://rumble.com/v5rqwp5-white-hat-security-episode-50-setec-astronomy.html?mref=1xggrq&mc=9gx3l # General Discussion ## Breakup of Google? * So...the DOJ fearing a reckoning from the Trump admin finally does....you know...it's job? * One can speculate here but the fact remains, the actions are in motion. * Original: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/18/24300033/doj-google-monopoly-remedies-search-chrome-android-ai * Archived: https://archive.today/49cxl * Original: https://cybernews.com/news/us-wants-google-to-sell-chrome-monopoly/ * Archived: https://archive.today/zijwQ * So the DOJ wants to have Google divest Chrome * DOJ wants to separate Android from Search and Google Play. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system) * Google Play is a collection of services that provide the following. * Ease of App development and operation on an Android device. * Telemetry data collection for Google. * GPS * Phone Usage * Messages * App usage * Data from apps * Google made Android open source with the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)#Development * Divesting that into another company may not really be feasible. * New company may not have the resources Google currently invests in the development. * Forcing Google to do what Microsoft had to do during the "browser wars" may be the better option * Microsoft had to allow any web browser installable on Windows * End User experience had to be the same as if Internet Explorer was installed * Making Google Android more like the AOSP stock version would be the way to go. * Google Play could be installed on top rather than embedded in the Android kernel * Competing app stores/dependency services could be installed on top similar to a new Google Play. * Google Android Alternatives that don't have Google Play Services * GrapheneOS(https://grapheneos.org) * LineageOS (https://lineageos.org) * iodéOS (https://iode.tech/iodeos/) * Brax3 phone (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/brax3-the-most-privacy-friendly-smartphone) ## Quantum Computing * What is Quantum Computing * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing * Chinese Researchers Tap Quantum to Break Encryption * Original: https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/chinese-researchers-unveil-quantum-technique-to-break-encryption * Archived: https://archive.today/Bg6kC * Quantum Has Landed, So Now What? * Original: https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/dark-reading-confidential-quantum * Archived: https://archive.today/C3HhE * NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) * Original: https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography * Archived: https://archive.today/jOOJ5 # News ## Hot focus story ## This week's news stories of note: * [[2024-11-18 Google's Vertex AI ML Platform Vulnerable to Data Theft]] * [[2024-11-19 Assessing Microsoft 365 Security for Configuration Gaps]] * [[2024-11-20 Best Practices for Travelers and Your Data Security]] * [[2024-11-20 GMail to offer Masked Email Addresses Finally]] * [[2024-11-21 Remediating NHI Credentials]] * [[2024-11-22 Scattered Spider Members Charged]] * [[2024-11-22 Decade Old Ubuntu Server Flaw]] # Have a question or topic suggestion? If you have a question or topic that you would like discussed on the show, send an email to [questions[@]whitehatsecurity[.]stream](mailto:[email protected]?subject=Question%20for%20the%20show). * @NiceCrew (https://nicecrew.digital/@iamthejeeves) * @X formally known as 'Twitter' (https://x.com/iamthejeeves) * Please don't forget to like and subscribe on Odysee, Rumble, NiceCrewTV and X! * If you like my content, why not send a little something my way? * ![[cashapp.jpg]][Cash App](https://cash.app/$iamjeeves) * <a href='https://ko-fi.com/J3J0Y7JVG' target='_blank'><img height='36' style='border:0px;height:36px;' src='https://storage.ko-fi.com/cdn/kofi5.png?v=3' border='0' alt='Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com' /></a> * <a href='https://buymeacoffee.com/iamthejeeves' target='_blank'><img src='https://publish-01.obsidian.md/access/2a3e9ac93555ab5afe068f8fa291f1ec/Images/yellow-button.png' border='0' alt='Buy Me a Coffee' /></a> * Intro Music * *Birthday by LiQWYD https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd/birthday* * Background music * *LoFi Cyber Guy https://youtu.be/46MSZ3USYRA?si=_Pt9zZ7dEvJu-jzB* * Other music and sound effects: * *Ovani Sound https://ovanisound.com* #ShowNotes #JeevesOriginalContent #WhiteHatSecurity