Anker’s Eufy Admits ‘Lie’ After TWO Months — Still no Apology - Security Boulevard

Euf***ed Up — Again: Anker said its Eufy cameras never send unencrypted video. But a couple of months ago, researchers discovered they did. Despite the clear evidence, Anker denied, delayed and deflected.

We waited 65 days for this?

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we’re done with the Anker brand.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/fReUMYqynm

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) February 3, 2023

OpenAI Hires 1,000 Low Wage Coders to Retrain Copilot | Netflix Blocks Password Sharing - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: Life is like riding a bicycle: To keep your balance, you must keep moving

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ #ChatGPT darling @OpenAI wants people to write code in English, and
2⃣ the unintended consequences of blocking shared accounts at @Netflix.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/pXmthwdl4K #DevOps $MSFT $NFLX

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) February 2, 2023

‘Finish Him!’ US Kills Huawei With Final Tech Ban - Security Boulevard

“Splendid Achievement”
The federal government has cut off Huawei’s last sources of technology. Export licenses for chips and other tech components are finished.

3/ And what of the unintended consequences?

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we prepare for all-out economic warfare.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/SzokqDZBIc

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) February 1, 2023

Google's open source team layoffs: Your software supply chain security is at risk - ReversingLabs

Don’t be evil: Google has laid off many leading lights of the open source world. This will have a profound effect on software supply chain security.

Patronage from firms such as Google was key to security-critical open source projects — e.g., #BoringSSL, #Samba and @KubernetesIO.

In this week’s #SSBlogwatch will the last to leave please turn off the lights?

For @ReversingLabs’ @SecuredSoftware: https://t.co/YkwlxdPbG5

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) February 1, 2023

Another Password Manager Leak Bug: But KeePass Denies CVE - Security Boulevard

‘Nihilistic; Dismissive’
Two researchers report vulnerability in KeePass. But lead developer Dominik Reichl says it’s not a problem—and refuses to fix the flaw.

3/ This strikes many as dangerous.

However, Reichl blames the victim, saying an exploit would be the notional user’s fault for using an insecure device.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we dig in.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/dAe0UIjlZ0

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 31, 2023