Episode 403 - Does the government banning apps work?

Open Source Security Podcast

Josh and Kurt talk about the Canadian Government banning WeChat and Kaspersky. There's a lot of weird little details in this conversation. It fundamentally comes down to a conversation about risk. It's easy to spout nonsense about risk, but having an honest discussion about it is REALLY complicated. But the government plays by a very different set of rules.

Show Notes

• Canada bans WeChat, Kaspersky applications on government devices
• Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases
• Phishing emails increase over 1,200 percent since ChatGPT launch
• FedRAMP Rev 5
• FAIR Institute