Security, Spoken

Nahoft uses encryption to turn chats into a random jumble of words, and it works even when the internet doesn’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The hacktivist collective targeted the domain registrar Epik for providing services to clients including the Texas GOP, Parler, and 8chan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You no longer need a long string of characters to access Windows and Office 365. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

According to new documents, officers ask people they stop for their Facebook and Twitter account details, and then feed the data into Palantir. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The cybersecurity world’s favorite catchphrase isn’t any one product or system, but a holistic approach to minimizing damage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You shouldn't mess with some of them—but there are others you should be aware of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ubiquitous messaging service will add end-to-end encryption to backups, keeping your chats safe no matter whose cloud they're stored in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even the most extreme internet infrastructure providers have turned their backs on the website for violating their terms of service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The email service says it was unable to appeal a Swiss court’s demand to log the IP address of a French climate advocate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fallout from the company's recent proposal has created a new opportunity to fix how it roots out abusive material across its devices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Misconfigured Power Apps from Microsoft led to more than a thousand web apps accessible to anyone who found them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It could take weeks to get the lights on in parts of Louisiana, but the playbook on how to do it is clear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You are your own biggest weakness, but changing just a few of your behaviors can reduce the chances that your online accounts get breached. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The undersea cables that connect much of the world would be hit especially hard by a coronal mass ejection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After another “zero-click” attack, security experts say it's time for more extreme measures to keep iMessage users safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It would take a determined hacker to break into the vulnerable B. Braun products, but the impact could be devastating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A 2017 worm caused havoc across the internet. One researcher is warning that despite new protections put in place, it could still happen again. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The alleged digital operation has deployed hundreds of websites and social media accounts to attack the broadcaster's reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Need to be discreet? Here's how to set up vanishing texts, photos, or videos in most popular chat apps. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carriers know where you are every time your phone re-connects to the cell network—but with Pretty Good Phone Privacy, they wouldn't have to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New research found that several of the major gaming platforms are hosting extremist activity, from racist livestreams to open support for neo-Nazis. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Researchers found that tools like OpenAI's GPT-3 helped craft devilishly effective spearphishing messages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Documents reveal that police bought facial-recognition software, vans equipped with x-ray machines, and “stingray” cell site simulators—with no public oversight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You may not have the full story about what network you're on—and how well you're protected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the first updates kicking in this month, Android apps should be more streamlined and lightweight. Google is also getting a greater level of control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices