Security This Week

Watch out for the Dirty Pipe! 12.03.2022 45:16 ↓

As the kinetic war (and cyberwar) between Ukraine and Russia marches on, a new Linux exploit wreaks havoc on all Linux (and therefore Android) systems. Patch it!

Hackers Get Involved! 07.03.2022 42:59 ↓

As Russia wages war on Ukraine, we see stories emerging of hacking groups on both sides joining the cyberwar.

No News This Week (just kidding) 26.02.2022 34:19 ↓

Russia, Ukraine, Ransomware, and you.

Verify! Verify! Verify! 20.02.2022 38:57 ↓

Many scammers can be foiled by asking a simple question.

Macros Shmacros! 14.02.2022 39:37 ↓

This week, Microsoft got around to disabling Internet macros in Office apps by default. Brilliant!

Hacker Takes down North Korea's Internet in his Pajamas 07.02.2022 39:18 ↓

Why North Korea's Internet was wearing the hacker's pajamas we'll never know!

What if you lost your phone? 29.01.2022 42:32 ↓

Prepare for the prospect that someday your phone may be lost or stolen.

From Russia, with Love 22.01.2022 38:09 ↓

Looks like Russia is hacking Ukraine. Who knew?

Hoisted by their own Petard 15.01.2022 30:45 ↓

Last week cyberspies infected themselves with their own malware

Pull up your Breaches! 09.01.2022 38:23 ↓

You will be a breach victim sooner or later. If you don't take measures to mitigate risk, and you get breached, you could be sued.

Not Really the Last Pass 01.01.2022 30:02 ↓

Enable 2 Factor Authentication on your LastPass account!

Happy Christmahaunukwanzadan! 27.12.2021 34:14 ↓

More Log4j developments, more career advice for criminals, and more reasons to not click on email links.

More Log4j Stuff 19.12.2021 44:57 ↓

We think we'll be talking about Log4j for a long time.

The Internet is Burning! 11.12.2021 38:31 ↓

No, really. You NEED to listen to this episode before you do anything else.

Don't Click This Link! 04.12.2021 29:21 ↓

Disturbing statistics show the US lost billions to cybercrime in 2021

UK Government Porn Site 27.11.2021 41:11 ↓

The Dirty Dangers of DNS!

Rowhammer Time! 20.11.2021 44:31 ↓

What happens when the digital world collides with the physical world?

World War Hack! 13.11.2021 49:11 ↓

Nation-states are ramping up the cyberwar

The Neverending Side Story 06.11.2021 39:00 ↓

The three amigos can't seem to stop going on tangents when discussing ransomware and other hacks.

Skim This! 30.10.2021 49:20 ↓

Nefarious individuals can steal your credit card right underneath your nose!

Trick or Treat! 23.10.2021 51:51 ↓

This week there have been some tricks, but you'll get a treat at the end!

Beware Sharp Edges! 16.10.2021 40:20 ↓

Ransomware is the overwhelming theme for this show. As for the sharp edges, you'll have to listen to get that reference.

OK, Facebook! 11.10.2021 28:53 ↓

One good thing about last week's Facebook outage is that our kids now know what DNS is.

Don't look a grift horse in the mouth! 06.10.2021 38:00 ↓

If you have an Android phone and get apps from the Google Play store, you might have been robbed.

We were just trying to help 27.09.2021 37:37 ↓

Sometimes well-meaning companies implement a technical solution to a problem to be helpful, and it doesn't go well.