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Episode 58: Never lost one cent Oct 29, 2019

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One of those unwritten rules of cybersecurity is that you don’t brag about how good your security is. It’s more than just bad karma, it’s the type of chest thumping that can awaken the sleeping hacker giants looking for a challenge. But last week, Jack Ma, the founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba (if […]

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Episode 57: Focus on the fundamentals of cybersecurity Oct 22, 2019

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When the legendary Green Bay Packers football coach, Vince Lombardi, opened training camp each season, he started with the basics. “Gentlemen, this is a football.” Even with a squad full of professional football players, Lombardi knew the importance of focusing on the fundamentals. As October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month, there’s no better time than […]

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Episode 56: If you played Words with Friends, you’ve been hacked Oct 15, 2019

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Another week, another big hack. It may come as no surprise that millions of people play video games on their phones. Whether they are attacking pigs with chickens, rolling some old school Nintendo games or playing electronic versions of classic board games, video games are big business. And now more than 200 million people who […]

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Episode 55: Cyber attacks as part of military responses Oct 08, 2019

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Cyber warfare is at the heart of a potential U.S. response to incidents in the Middle East, according to published reports. While attacks and responses to attacks have traditionally been held on the battlefield, that battlefield is increasingly moving to the cyber world. In this week’s podcast we discuss how the U.S. uses cyber attacks, […]

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Episode 54: Shocking hacker creativity and how your mood impacts your security Oct 01, 2019

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One thing you should never underestimate? The astounding creativity of cybercriminals. As security services and our overall cybersecurity posture continue to improve, the bad guys need to come up with more and more innovative ways to get access to the data they want. In this week’s episode of CYBER24, we take a look at a […]

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Episode 53: An entire country gets hacked Sep 24, 2019

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Sometimes you read something and just can’t believe it. Sometimes the numbers involved in cyber breaches are just overwhelming. And then there’s this one. The entire country of Ecuador got hacked. Not it’s biggest bank. Not its largest company. Nope. A database that had staggering amounts of data on, essentially, everyone in the entire country. […]

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Episode 52: How state government is helping Utah cities protect themselves from hackers Sep 17, 2019

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Cybercriminals have found small cities and towns to be easy targets for ransomware. In fact, 45 percent of attacks on municipalities have been aimed at cities with populations under 50,000 and a quarter of all attacks on those smaller than 10,000 residents. One reason these smaller towns make great targets is that they hold important […]

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Episode 51: Ransomware attacks double, cities frequent, soft targets Sep 10, 2019

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One topic has dominated our podcast the past few weeks, and for good reason. Ransomware attacks have more than doubled this year and the majority of them have been targeted at state and local government. According to a study by Barracuda Networks, 55 ransomware attacks targeted state and local governments from January to July of […]

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Episode 49: Ransomware breakout in Texas Aug 27, 2019

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As the federal and state governments have worked to enhance their cybersecurity infrastructure, cyber criminals have now seemingly set their sights on a new and, evidently, far more vulnerable target: cities and towns. Texas learned this the hard way earlier this month when more than 20 smaller local government entities were targeted in what authorities […]

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Episode 48: Protecting data when employees work remotely Aug 20, 2019

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Last month, Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox announced a pilot program testing the benefits of state employees teleworking showed increased productivity, reduced carbon output by eliminating the commute to an office and allows for more efficient use of state office space. But with more employees working from home – many handling sensitive data – the […]

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