Naked Security

This week, Producer Alice Duckett steps in to host the show with Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Greg Iddon. Greg discusses the most disruptive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in recent memory affecting Wikipedia, Mark shares another privacy boost for Firefox users and Duck explains why SSH-stealing NetCAT is not really a problem. Related articles Wikipedia DDos: https://nakedsecurity....

This week, Producer Alice Duckett steps in to host the show with Paul Ducklin, Ben Jones and special guest Peter Mackenzie. Peter shares the latest ransomware trends, Ben discusses a Facebook data leak which led to the exposure of 419 million phone numbers and Duck explains why not everyone is happy about Mozilla's move towards DNS over HTTPS. Related articles Mozilla: https://nakedsecurity.sophos...

This week on the Naked Security podcast host Anna Brading is joined by Mark Stockley, Paul Ducklin and Matt Boddy. They discuss iPhone zero days, android botnets and how the founder and CEO of Twitter had his account hijacked. Do you have a question? Let us know and we’ll answer them next week. Related Naked Security articles: iPhone hacking: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/08/30/sophisticat...

This week on the Naked Security podcast host Anna Brading is joined by Mark Stockley and Paul Ducklin. They discuss sophisticated Instagram phishing attacks, jailbreaking iPhones and the latest social media hoax. Do you have a question? Let us know and we’ll answer them next week. Related Naked Security articles: Jailbreaking: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/apple-ios-update-ends-in-jailbroken-ip...

This week on the Naked Security podcast we discuss whether big tech companies are spying on you and the latest phishing scams. Do you have a question? Let us know and we’ll answer them next week. With Anna Brading, Ben Jones and Matt Boddy. Humans are listening to your voice recordings – Our articles are below: Microsoft: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/08/09/your-skype-translator-calls-may-...

S2 Ep4 - iPhone holes, Android malware and romance scams by Sophos

The Naked Security podcast tells you how to keep crooks out of your home network, discusses whether the government should be able to read our private messages or not, and digs into the crooks behind the Baldr malware. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Ben Jones. This week's links: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/nas-vendors-hit-by-brute-force https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/ep-0...

This week we discuss EvilGnome, leaky browser add ons and the latest on BlueKeep. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matt Boddy. What we talked about this week: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/07/26/happy-sysadminday-2019/ https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/happy-sysadminday-2019 https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/evilgnome-linux-malware https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/rdp-bluek...

The Naked Security podcast - now in Series 2! This week we investigate whether FaceApp is as dangerous as they say, how to keep logic bombs out of your software, and how to help youngsters stay safe online. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matt Boddy. What we talked about this week: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/faceapp-panic-sets-internet-alight https://nakedsecurity.sophos.c...

The Naked Security podcast is back - in our brand new studio! We present our latest research into RDP security and just how quickly crooks can find you online. Anna Brading talks to Matt Boddy, Ben Jones and Mark Stockley. https://sophos.com/rdp

The Naked Security podcast tells you how to make your web signup forms safer, explains how Android phones can be used as security tokens, and looks into a Facebook "hidden message" that escaped into the wild.. With Anna Brading. Paul Ducklin and Matthew Boddy. This week's links: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/serious-security-how-web-forms-can-steal https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/android-phone...

The Naked Security podcast reveals how long you can expect to go unnoticed online, explains why we still have applications where every bit matters, and comes up with a new vocabulary for "data loss" on the scale of MySpace's music file implosion. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Matthew Boddy and Benedict Jones. This week's links: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/knock-and-dont-run https://nakedse...

The Naked Security podcast looks into the annoying problem of bloatware on Android phones, explains a zero-day bug in a TP-Link router and how it turned into bad PR, and gives you advice on how to keep crooks out of your web server. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Matthew Boddy and Benedict Jones. This week's links: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/preinstalled-android-software https://nakedsecur...

The Naked Security podcast explains how to avoid losing money to the cybercrime known as BEC, or Business Email Compromise, and gives you tips on what to look out for when you plug new devices into your network. With Paul Ducklin, Matthew Boddy and Benedict Jones. This week's links: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/fbi-arrests-74-in-global-business-email-compromise-takedown https://nakedsecurity.s...

In this Naked Security podcast, we explain how to handle sextortion, look at techniques for getting rid of malvertising, and discuss the things that make randomness hard. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/final-warning-email https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/cia-bribery-scam https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/sextor...

This week, the Naked Security Podcast tries to figure out where Mark Zuckerberg's new "Facebook Privacy Promise" is going, and digs into both the technical and community aspects of a recent Chrome zero-day bug. With Anna Brading, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/study-throws-security-shade-on-freelance https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/zuck-says...

The Naked Security podcast explains why storing plaintext passwords is an unnecessary evil, investigates a cryptocurrency spat between a software maker and a disgruntled user, and tells you some earnest but unpopular truths about how to keep your children safe online. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/millions-of...

The Naked Security podcast investigates a massive medical data blunder, tells you how NOT to do vulnerability disclosure, and asked whether password managers do more harm than good. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matt Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/milions-of-private-medical-calls-exposed https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/virus-attack-hackers-unleas...

The Naked Security podcast explains the recent security hole in Linux products such as Docker and Kubernetes, ponders whether Apple's insistence on 2FA for developers will bring rogue apps under control, and tells you whether to worry about booby-trapped USB cables. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin and Greg Iddon. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/linux-container-bug-could-eat-y...

The Naked Security podcast pokes a stick into the latest critical security bugs in Android, investigates the dubious art of iOS screenshots you didn't take yourself, and marvels at the USB drive that survived a seal's digestive tract. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/android-vulnerabilities-open-pie https://nake...

The Naked Security podcast looks at who was at fault in a network home invasion, investigates how both Google and Facebook fell foul of Apple's developer rules, and answers the vital question, "Which is better, Android or iPhone?" With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/hacker-talks-to-baby https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/apple-kick...

The Naked Security Podcast digs into a US Emergency Directive to stop government sites getting hijacked, examines a data breach with a difference, and hears a cybersecurity expert's confession of how his Instagram got hacked. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/us-gov-declares-emergency https://nakedsecurity.sophos...

The Naked Security podcast looks at high-value email crime, Google's latest attempt to clean up the Play Store, how you can buy a billion email addresses for just $45, and the conspiracy theories that say the "10 year challenge" is a dangerous trap! With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/email-crooks-swindle-woman https://nakedsecurity.so...

Naked Security looks at whether the latest USB hardware proposals will be used for security or for anti-piracy, investigates an open-source toolkit for bypassing 2FA, and explains how the US government shutdown is affecting online security. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/usb-c-authentication-sounds-great https://nakedsecurity.soph...

The Naked Security Podcast investigates the ethics of remote rickrolling, whether Acrobat is the new Flash, and how to fool biometrics with a zombie hand. With Anna Brading. Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/dont-fall-victim-to-the-chromecast https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/update-now-adobe-acrobat https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/vein-authentication-...