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014: Protecting webmail - a Smashing Security splinter Mar 30, 2017

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What can you do to better protect your online email accounts?

In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular hosts Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault discuss with Paul Ducklin tips on how to defend your Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail/Outlook/etc account.

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Passwords - a Smashing Security splinter
How to better protect your Google account with two-step verification and Google Authenticator - Graham Cluley
How to protect your Yahoo account with two-step verification (2SV) - Graham Cluley
NIST declares the age of SMS-based 2-factor authentication over - TechCrunch
The lesson we all must learn from the Celebgate nude photo hack - Graham Cluley

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Special Guest: Paul Ducklin.

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012: Eau de Eugene Kaspersky Mar 16, 2017

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Androids pre-installed with malware - can the supply chain be trusted? Will WikiLeaks help vendors get zero-days fixed? And what on earth has the Kaspersky marketing department dreamt up this time?

Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and special guest Nick FitzGerald discuss the latest news from the world of computer security.

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Preinstalled Malware Targeting Mobile Users - CheckPoint
Chinese Android smartphone comes with malware pre-installed - Graham Cluley
WikiLeaks says it will work with software vendors to fix CIA zero-day exploits... but when? - Graham Cluley
Kaspersky launches a range of perfumes to, er, defend your odour - The Register
Toilet hackers could snoop on your poop, steal data of a "personal nature" - Graham Cluley
Beauty blogger Scarlett London launches Threat de Toilette in bid to stop youngsters oversharing online - The Sun
Jackie Chan and Eugene Kaspersky - YouTube
Packin' the K music video - YouTube

This episode of Smashing Security is made possible by the generous support of Recorded Future — the real-time threat intelligence company whose patented machine learning technology continuously analyzes technical, open, and dark web sources to give organizations unmatched insight into emerging threats.

Thanks to Recorded Future for their support.

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Special Guest: Nick FitzGerald.

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011: WikiLeaks and the CIA Mar 09, 2017

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Has the CIA been using a Weeping Angel to spy on you via your Smart TV? Have WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal been compromised? What is the secret of the SATAN ransomware? And can you avoid having your data searched as you pass through border control?

Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and special guest Paul Ducklin discuss.

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010: The dolls must be destroyed Mar 02, 2017

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A creepy teddybear leaks two million voicemail messages, Windows 10 pushes you into only installing vetted apps, and Boeing warns 36,000 employees their personal information could have been exposed after a worker sends a spreadsheet to his wife.

All this and more is discussed by computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault.

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Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.

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009: False flags and hacker clues Feb 23, 2017

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The Lazarus malware attempts to trick you into believing it was written by Russians, second-hand connected cars may be easier to steal, and is your child a malicious hacker?

All this and more is discussed by computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault.

Oh, and Carole makes Graham and Vanja apologise for their past mistakes.

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Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.

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Macs and malware - a Smashing Security splinter Feb 21, 2017

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Do you run an anti-virus on your Mac? Should you?

In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular hosts Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer discuss the malware threat for Apple Macs and MacBooks.

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Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.

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008: I'll give you my Android when you pry it from my cold, dead paws Feb 16, 2017

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Handbags at dawn for CrowdStrike and NSS Labs! Donald Trump's insecure Android phone! File-less malware - is that so new? And StalkScan makes it easier to reveal what Facebook users have been carelessly sharing...

Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer discuss.

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Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.

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Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.

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Using public Wi-Fi - a Smashing Security splinter Feb 13, 2017

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The tricky problem of public Wi-Fi hotspots.

In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular hosts Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer discuss, and offer some advice and tips for computer users.

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Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.

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Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.

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007: ASCII art attack Feb 09, 2017

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Printers start churning out ASCII art after a vigilante hacker hijacks 160,000 devices, a researcher reveals how you can get Donald Trump to tweet an embarrassing spoof video of himself, and has your smart TV been snooping on you?

Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer discuss.

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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.

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