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Security, Spoken

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Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.

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The FBI's Anom Stunt Rattles the Encryption Debate 25.06.2021 12:12

The agency spent years running a secure phone network for criminals. So much for “going dark.”Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple Says It's Time to Digitize Your ID, Ready or Not 24.06.2021 9:49

Digital driver’s licenses have had a slow start in the US so far, but iOS 15 Wallet will give the nascent technology a serious push. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What You Should Know About Voilá, the Latest Viral Selfie App 23.06.2021 8:15

Before you use it to cartoonify your face, consider the risks to your data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Safest Way to Store and Share Your Nudes 22.06.2021 11:02

Listen, if you’re going to take them, follow these precautions so they don’t go anywhere you don’t intend them to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ransomware Struck Another Pipeline Firm—and 70GB of Data Leaked 21.06.2021 10:14

LineStar Integrity Services was hacked around the same time as Colonial Pipeline, but radical transparency activists have brought the attack to light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How an Obscure Company Took Down Big Chunks of the Internet 18.06.2021 10:39

You may not have heard of Fastly, but you felt its impact when sites went offline around the world Tuesday morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to Protect Your Files From Ransomware 17.06.2021 8:58

It's a growing threat for individual users and businesses alike—but there are ways to protect yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft’s Vote Tracking Software Clears a Major Hurdle 16.06.2021 9:51

Hart InterCivic will be the first private vendor to partner with the company on using its open-source ElectionGuard system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ransomware Hits a Food Supply Giant—and Underscores a Dire Threat 15.06.2021 8:39

Hackers targeting JBS USA have disrupted meat processing facilities around the world, just one month after the Colonial Pipeline attack caused fuel distribution havoc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The SolarWinds Hackers Aren't 'Back.' They Never Went Away 14.06.2021 7:40

A new phishing campaign from Russian spies targeted USAID among others. But it's less an escalation than a regression to the mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hacker Lexicon: What Is a Supply Chain Attack? 11.06.2021 10:12

From NotPetya to SolarWinds, it’s a problem that’s not going away any time soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple's M1 Chip Has a Fascinating Flaw 10.06.2021 8:47

The covert channel bug demonstrates a fundamental fact of CPUs: even new ones have vulnerabilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bizarro Streaming Site That Hackers Built From Scratch 09.06.2021 8:26

BravoMovies isn't real. But it puts in a remarkable amount of effort trying to trick you into believing that it is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Blurry Satellite Images of Palestine and Israel Make Rebuilding Harder 08.06.2021 10:50

Digital researchers and aid groups say free mapping tools like Google Earth are too imprecise. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Goodbye Internet Explorer—and Good Riddance 07.06.2021 7:15

Microsoft will finally put the venerated, vulnerability-ridden browser out to pasture, but it's still got a year to cause some trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to Avoid Those Infuriating Cookie Pop-Ups 04.06.2021 9:16

Cookie consent notices are everywhere, and opting out of tracking is a pain. It doesn’t have to be this way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to Avoid App Store Scams 03.06.2021 11:10

Apple’s and Google’s approval guidelines are notoriously lax—and they won’t keep out apps that are after your money and data. Here’s how to sniff them out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ransomware's Dangerous New Trick Is Double-Encrypting Your Data 02.06.2021 6:21

Even when you pay to get a decryption key, you may find your files are still locked up by another strain of malware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Colonial Pipeline Hack Is a New Extreme for Ransomware 01.06.2021 9:00

An attack has crippled the company's operations—and cut off a large portion of the East Coast's fuel supply—in an ominous development for critical infrastructure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DarkSide Ransomware Hit Colonial Pipeline—and Created an Unholy Mess 31.05.2021 10:34

As the White House gets involved in the response, the group behind the malware is scrambling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How a Former Netflix Exec Built a Brazen Bribery Scheme 28.05.2021 9:55

The company’s ex-vice president of IT faces 20 years in prison for creating a pay-to-play environment with technology vendors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Just Kicked In. Here’s What You Need to Know 27.05.2021 8:50

Instead of a hard cutoff, the messaging app will gradually degrade and eventually cease to function if you don’t accept the changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's Google FLoC? And How Does It Affect Your Privacy? 26.05.2021 8:55

There's a battle raging over how advertisers can target us on the web—or whether they should be able to target us at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I’m Not a Robot! So Why Won’t Captchas Believe Me? 25.05.2021 14:11

If clicking crosswalks makes your blood boil, you’re not alone. Fortunately, there are some tips that make solving those challenges way less frustrating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter's Tip Jar Privacy Fiasco Was Entirely Avoidable 24.05.2021 7:50

Sending its users to PayPal has created all sorts of problems that Twitter should have caught ahead of time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices