Hacked by Cosmic Rays

09/03/2021 39 min Temporada 2021 Episodio 138
Hacked by Cosmic Rays

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Episode Synopsis

This week on the podcast we cover Gootkitand Gootloader, two oddly-named pieces of an evasive trojan that researchers have been watching evolve into a fileless threat. We also discuss the security benefits and drawbacks of Apple's closed-door approach to security. Finally, we end with some research on what happens when a cosmic ray causes your computer to load up the wrong destination for a network connection.