Security, Spoken

The company says it hardened the security of its new flagship phones—and plans to release a built-in Android VPN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The company plans to alert 1 million Facebook users that their account credentials may have been compromised by malicious software. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new executive order tries to reassure Europeans that their data is safe on US soil, despite government surveillance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan’s conviction is a rare criminal consequence for an executive’s handling of a hack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Constantly posting content on social media can erode your privacy—and sense of self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People around the world are rallying to subvert Iran's internet shutdown, but actually pulling it off is proving difficult and risky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The internet infrastructure company has an alternative tool to check whether you’re human—and it doesn’t force you to pick out buses in tiny boxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For decades, security researchers warned about techniques for hijacking virtualization software. Now one group has put them into practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Damage to the pipeline that runs between Russia and Germany is being treated as deliberate. Finding out what happened may not be straightforward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want to speak up against Big Tech, unjust data collection, and surveillance? Here's how to be an activist in your community and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fun-loving cybercriminals blamed for breaches of Uber and Rockstar are exposing weaknesses in ways others aren't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pornhub is trialing a new automated tool that pushes CSAM-searchers to seek help for their online behavior. Will it work? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many companies have pulled physical servers from the country as a mandate to collect customer data goes into effect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UN countries are preparing to pick a new head of the International Telecommunications Union. Who wins could shape the open web's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As protests spread, authorities have shut down mobile internet service, WhatsApp, and Instagram. The consequences could be tragic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New research shows how third-party apps could be exploited to infiltrate these sensitive workplace tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Security firm Chainguard has created a simple, open-source way for organizations to defend the cloud against some of the most insidious attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

But as Ukrainians retake ground, some of the firms are erasing their online presence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The encrypted messaging app is a haven for politically motivated vitriol, but users are increasingly bringing threats to targets’ doorsteps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite having one of the strongest data-protection policies in Africa, the country’s enforcement and disclosure practices remain dangerously broken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An alleged teen hacker claims to have gained deep access to the company's systems, but the full picture of the breach is still coming into focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The American Data Privacy and Protection Act could protect people across the country. But first, it has to get past Nancy Pelosi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yurii Shchyhol gives WIRED a rare interview about running the country’s Derzhspetszviazok and the state of the online conflict with Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exposing wrongdoing is risky on the best of days. Whistleblower Aid cofounder John Tye explains the extensive steps needed to keep people safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Safety Check and Lockdown Mode give people in vulnerable situations ways to quarantine themselves from acute risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices