7MS #14: H8 4 Win 8 (audio)

Brian Johnson -

In this episode I talk about two (sort of) security related tips that I’ve learned by using Windows 8 wrong.

Download: 7MS #14: H8 4 Win8 (audio)

Show notes:

  • Windows Defender doesn’t seem to auto-update on Win 8 unless you have updates set to auto download/install.
  • I found a nifty script you can add as a scheduled task but I can’t find the source, so I put it on Dropbox here.
  • Captain Obvious security tip: if you use Bitlocker w/USB boot key, don’t carry the key around with you.  :-)