
002: Invest in carrier pigeons
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01/05/17 • 22 min
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Donald Trump talks cybersecurity and explains how to keep your messages top secret, Ukrainian soldiers are being spied upon by Android malware and an artist has devised a novel way of avoiding facial recognition technology.
Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and security.
Recorded live: Thursday 5 January, 2017.
Watch the video version of this podcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jfvNSbSpt8
SHOW NOTES
- Trump's 'no computer is safe' stance could be disastrous for US and others, cybersecurity experts say
- Danger Close: Fancy Bear Tracking of Ukrainian Field Artillery Units
- This camouflage makes you ‘immune’ from facial recognition cameras
- "Sophos RAPIL: Wiping the smile off virus writers' faces" (starring a young Vanja Svajcer)
Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.
Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.
This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
Donald Trump talks cybersecurity and explains how to keep your messages top secret, Ukrainian soldiers are being spied upon by Android malware and an artist has devised a novel way of avoiding facial recognition technology.
Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and security.
Recorded live: Thursday 5 January, 2017.
Watch the video version of this podcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jfvNSbSpt8
SHOW NOTES
- Trump's 'no computer is safe' stance could be disastrous for US and others, cybersecurity experts say
- Danger Close: Fancy Bear Tracking of Ukrainian Field Artillery Units
- This camouflage makes you ‘immune’ from facial recognition cameras
- "Sophos RAPIL: Wiping the smile off virus writers' faces" (starring a young Vanja Svajcer)
Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.
Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.
This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
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Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and security.
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Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.
Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.
This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
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Donald Trump and that secret dossier, MongoDB databases under attack, Microsoft employees suffering from PTSD and Alexa buying doll houses.
Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and security.
Recorded live: Thursday 12 January, 2017
Watch the video version of this podcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwpXbrEtgNg.
SHOW NOTES
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- Advice on how to secure MongoDB
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Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.
Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening!
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.
This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
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