Security, Spoken

Latest Episodes:

The White House Loses Its Cybersecurity Brain Trust Apr 17, 2018

Show notes

Today, the White House confirmed that cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce will head back to the National Security Agency, where he previously ran the nation’s top hacking team. His departure comes just a week after Tom Bossert, Trump’s cybersecurity czar and Joyce’s boss, was forced out—and leaves the administration without two trusted voices on one of the most important challenges the US faces going forward.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Russian Facebook Ads Divided and Targeted US Voters Before the 2016 Election Apr 17, 2018

Show notes

When Young Mie Kim began studying political ads on Facebook in August of 2016—while Hillary Clinton was still leading the polls— few people had ever heard of the Russian propaganda group, Internet Research Agency. Not even Facebook itself understood how the group was manipulating the platform's users to influence the election.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Security News This Week: Russia Bans Encrypted Chat App Telegram Apr 16, 2018

Show notes

It was the week of Zuck. As Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg slogged through more than 10 hours of testimony in front of two different Congressional committees, privacy and security advocates were listening for anything they could glean about how Facebook manages data, implements privacy protections, and helps users make informed choices—or doesn't.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cloudflare's Plan to Protect the Whole Internet Comes Into Focus Apr 16, 2018

Show notes

The internet infrastructure company Cloudflare is adding an Internet of Things security service to its already long list of offerings. And though it that may seem unrelated to the free DDoS mitigation or expanded web browsing protections the company already provides, it's another incremental step that helps reveal a clearer picture of the company's overall approach to security.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cambridge Analytica Could Also Access Private Facebook Messages Apr 13, 2018

Show notes

The data consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, which harvested as many as 87 million Facebook users' personal data, also could have accessed the private inbox messages of some of those affected. Facebook slipped this previously undisclosed detail into the notifications that began appearing at the top of News Feeds on Monday.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Questions Zuckerberg Should Have Answered About Russia Apr 13, 2018

Show notes

Over the last two days, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was questioned for more than 10 hours by two different Congressional committees. There was granular focus on privacy definitions and data collection, and quick footwork by Zuckerberg—backed by a phalanx of lawyers, consultants, and coaches—to craft a narrative that users “control” their data. (They don’t.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Android Phones Hide Missed Security Updates From You Apr 12, 2018

Show notes

Google has long struggled with how best to get dozens of Android smartphone manufacturers—and hundreds of carriers—to regularly push out security-focused software updates.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hackers Didn't Have to Be Experts to Make 'Despacito' Disappear Apr 12, 2018

Show notes

Since it’s not summer 2017 anymore, you probably haven’t watched the music video for Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s hit “Despacito” recently. And that may be just as well. The reigning most-viewed YouTube video was vandalized and then taken off the platform for a few hours on Tuesday morning after hackers infiltrated the account that hosted it.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Zuckerberg's Privacy Shell Game Apr 11, 2018

Show notes

Mark Zuckerberg appeared before Congress Tuesday, and for five hours, senators who appeared to have halting grasp of the company’s intricacies questioned the Facebook CEO on topics ranging from Russia to artificial intelligence. Zuckerberg for the most part gave considered answers to their questions—except when it came to the specifics of how users can control their privacy. That Zuckerberg would dodge uncomfortable questions is a disappointment, though maybe no surprise.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Long-Awaited IoT Crisis Is Here, and Many Devices Aren't Ready Apr 11, 2018

Show notes

You know by now that Internet of Things devices like your router are often vulnerable to attack, the industry-wide lack of investment in security leaving the door open to a host of abuses. Worse still, known weaknesses and flaws can hang around for years after their initial discovery. Even decades.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices