Backups - a necessary evil? (replay)
With Graham incapacitated, we drag an episode out from the archives. In this special "splinter" episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast from September 2017 we tackle the tricky subject of backups ...
10 Apr 201930min
The big fat con at Office Depot
Office Depot and OfficeMax are fined millions for tricking customers into thinking their computers were infected with malware, car alarms can make your vehicle less secure, and facial recognition in a...
3 Apr 201948min
Hijacked motel rooms, ASUS PCs, and leaky apps
An app leaking private conversations and intimate photographs is ignoring requests to fix the problem, hackers poison a security update sent to ASUS PCs, and how to protect your privacy in motel rooms...
27 Mars 201947min
Silk Road with Deliveroo
Online drug dealers get busted due to poor OPSEC! People are still failing to wipe their USB sticks properly! A potential presidential candidate is outed as a former hacker! Flat Earthers! Pi! Empathy...
20 Mars 201948min
Hijacked homes, porn passports, and ransomware regret
A $150 million mansion is hijacked online, Brits will soon have to scan their passport to watch internet porn, and are organisations right to pay up when hit by ransomware?All this and much much more ...
13 Mars 201954min
The 's' in IoT stands for security
Twerking robot assistants, an app from Saudi Arabia that lets men track women, and a gnarly skiing security snarl-up!Oh, and find out how a didgeridoo could change your life and that of your loved one...
6 Mars 201942min
SWATs on a plane
Why is Tampa's mayor tweeting about blowing up the airport? Are hackers trying to connect with you via LinkedIn? And has Maria succeeded in her attempt to survive February without Facebook? All this a...
27 Feb 201957min
Stalking debtors, Facebook farce, and a cyber insurance snag
How would you track someone who owed you money? What was the colossal flaw Facebook left on its website for anyone to exploit and hijack accounts? And what excuse are insurance companies giving for no...
20 Feb 201945min
