Tensions over Salisbury nerve agent attack remain high. BranchScope raises concerns about side-channel attacks. Facebook data scandal updates. Atlanta and Baltimore recover from hacks.
In today's podcast, we hear that tensions continue to rise between Russia and other, mostly Western, countries as the number of nations taking diplomatic measures to protest the Salisbury attack excee...
28 Mars 201821min
Blockchains that bind us. [Special Editions]
The past few month have been all abuzz with excitement about cryptocurrencies and the blockchain. The price of Bitcoin took a rocket ride toward the stars, and stories were coming fast and furious abo...
28 Mars 201835min
Phishing from the library. Facebook and Cambridge Analytica updates. Bots as propaganda readers. SamSam still plagues Atlanta. Aadhaar leaky? Many nations expel Russian diplomats.
In today's podcast, we hear that the Mabna Institute was pretty good at phishing. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg sends regrets to Westminster. Facebook is under FTC investigation. Cambridge Analytica is i...
27 Mars 201819min
Persona non grata, Ivan Ivanovich. Grid threat worries. Data scandal updates. Malware notes. Reaction to Iranian indictments. Alleged Carbanak kingpin collared.
In today's podcast we hear that Sixty Russian diplomats are now persona non grata in the US. It's the largest such retaliation so far for the Russian nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England. Fear of ...
26 Mars 201818min
Code comments cause SAML conundrum. [Research Saturday]
Researchers at Duo Security recently unearthed a new vulnerability class that affects SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) systems. This vulnerability can allow an attacker with authenticated access to tri...
24 Mars 201819min
US indicts Iranian hackers. Guccifer 2.0 is a GRU Bear. Atlanta hit with ransomware. Equifax breach cost consumers plenty. Facebook's troubles persist, as do Cambridge Analytica's.
In today's podcast, we hear that the US has indicted Iranian hackers. Guccifer 2.0 has been fingered as a GRU team. Inquiries into their activities are folded into Special Counsel Mueller's investigat...
23 Mars 201827min
Kaspersky burned a JSOC op? Facebook affair: apps, legal fallout, regulatory inspiration, apologies and resolution to sin no more. Tariffs against IP theft. Best Buy shows Huawei the highway.
In today's podcast, we learn that Kaspersky Lab appears to have burned a US operation. Facebook has some other governments to answer to, now. Facebook CEO Zuckerberg finally discusses the Cambridge An...
22 Mars 201820min
Preparing for grid attacks. Notes on breaches, crime, and punishment. And Facebook's no-good, bad, awful week.
In today's podcast we hear that the US Department of Energy says the power grid is preparing for Russian attacks. Teenager finds flaw in hardware wallet. Travel service Orbit suffers a data breach. La...
21 Mars 201820min
