Sophos

Naked Security Podcast

Welcome to Series 3 of the Naked Security podcast. Find out what happened in cybersecurity in the past week, how it happened, why it happened - and how to stop it happening to you! New episode every Thursday.

Author

Sophos

Category

Technology

Podcast website

soundcloud.com

Latest episode

Aug 24, 2023

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Episodes

S3 Ep149: How many cryptographers does it take to change a light bulb? 24.08.2023

Miss Manners confronts copy-and-paste. WinRAR patches bugs. When Airplane mode isn't. How many cryptographers to change a light bulb? https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/using-winrar-be-sure-to-patch https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/snakes-in-airplane-mode https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/smart-light-bulbs-could-give-away-your-password With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Original music by Edith Mudge...

S3 Ep148: Remembering crypto heroes 17.08.2023

Navajo Code Talkers Day. Beta bogosities. Skimming shenanigans. Hooligan hosting. A cybercrime conundrum. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/fbi-warns-about-scams-that-lure-you-in-as-a-mobile-beta-tester https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/grab-hold-and-give-it-a-wiggle-atm-card-skimming https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/crimeware-server-used-by-netwalker-ransomware-seized With Doug Aamoth and Paul Duck...

S3 Ep147: What if you type in your password during a meeting? 09.08.2023

An amazing Art Deco computer. Yet more performance-versus-security trouble. Is sound alone enough to sniff out your password? A rap song (of sorts) with a cybersecurity connection. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2023/08/08/serious-security-why-learning-to-touch-type-could-protect-you-from-audio-snooping/ https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2023/08/04/crocodile-of-wall-street-and-her-husband-plead-g...

S3 Ep146: Tell us about that breach! (If you want to.) 03.08.2023

Firefox fixes flaws. The exciting vulnerability that you don't need to be afraid of. Breach reporting rules with lots of leeway. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/firefox-fixes-a-flurry-of-flaws https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/performance-and-security-clash-yet-again https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/sec-demands-four-day-disclosure-limit With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Original music by Edith Mu...

S3 Ep145: Bugs With Impressive Names! 27.07.2023

Apple patches two zero-days, one for a second time. How a 30-year-old cryptosystem got cracked. All your secret are belong to Zenbleed. Remembering those dodgy PC/Mac ads. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/apple-ships-that-recent-rapid-response https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/hacking-police-radios-30-year-old-crypto-flaws https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/zenbleed-how-the-quest-for-cpu-performance...

S3 Ep144: When threat hunting goes down a rabbit hole 20.07.2023

Why your Mac's calendar app says it's JUL 17. One patch, one line, one file. Careful with that {axe,file}, Eugene. Storm season for Microsoft. When typos make you sing for joy. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/zimbra-collaboration-suite-warning https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/google-virus-total-leaks-list https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/microsoft-hit-by-storm-season With Doug Aamoth and Paul Duc...

S3 Ep143: Supercookie surveillance shenanigans 13.07.2023

Remembering the slide rule. What you need to know about Patch Tuesday. Supercookie surveillance shenanigans. When bugs arrive in pairs. Apple's rapid patch that needed a rapid patch. User-Agent considered harmful. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/microsoft-patches-four-zero-days-finally-takes-action https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/serious-security-rowhammer-returns https://nakedsecurity.sophos.co...

S3 Ep142: Putting the X in X-Ops 06.07.2023

First there was DevOps, then SecOps, then DevSecOps. Or should that be SecDevOps? Paul Ducklin talks to Sophos X-Ops insider Matt Holdcroft about how to get all your corporate "Ops" teams working together, with cybersecurity correctness as a guiding light. With Paul Ducklin and Matt Holdcroft. Original music by Edith Mudge (https://www.edithmudge.com) Got questions/suggestions/stories to share? Em...

S3 Ep141: What was Steve Jobs's first job? 29.06.2023

PONG for one player. Apple pushes out anti-spyware patch. Beware bad passwords on Linux servers. "Twitter hacker" gets 5 years. When mobile phones and dental hygiene collide. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/apple-patch-fixes-zero-day-kernel-hole https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/beware-bad-passwords-as-attackers-co-opt-linux-servers https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/uk-hacker-busted-in-spain-gets-5...

S3 Ep140: So you think you know ransomware? 22.06.2023

Gee Whizz BASIC (probably). Think you know ransomware? Megaupload, 11 years on. ASUS warns of critical router bugs. MOVEit mayhem Part III. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/the-ransomware-documentary-brand-new-video-series https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/megaupload-duo-will-go-to-prison https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/asus-warns-router-customers-patch-now https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/moveit-...

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