# SN 1070: CISA's Free Internet Scanning

**URL:** <https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1070-cisas-free-internet-scanning/19788>\
**Category:** Security Now\
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**Created:** [March 18, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1070-cisas-free-internet-scanning/19788 "2026-03-18T02:30:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1070-cisas-free-internet-scanning/19788/1 "2026-03-18T02:30:19Z")

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# New Security Now! is live:

This week Steve Gibson digs into CISA’s surprisingly solid free internet scanning service—and why you should actually care about it.

🔐 Meta and TikTok are quietly ditching encryption on their messaging platforms (yeah, really)  
🔍 CISA’s government scanning tool: what it does, how it works, and GRC’s real-world results  
🚨 Malicious VPNs and fake AI tools are getting sneakier at hiding their nasty intentions  
💰 How ransomware gangs are playing mind games with negotiators  
⚠ The latest consumer security threats targeting your bandwidth and antivirus defenses

Listen and let us know what resonated.

> **[Security Now: CISA's Free Internet Scanning | TWiT.TV](https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1070)**
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> Meta quietly ditches encryption for Instagram chats while TikTok also backpedals on privacy, shaking up assumptions about how much big tech really values your secrets

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