Smashing Security podcast episodes

017: Data breaches, zero day exploits, and toenail clippings

Hotel malware has been stealing guests' payment card details... again, should businesses relay delay rolling out vulnerability patches, and Burger King's Whopper TV ad campaign tries to take advantage of viewers' Google Home devices with predictable results. All this and more is discussed by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week...

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016: Wonga wronga!

Spyware companies are filmed plotting to break global sanctions to ship surveillance and spying equipment to dodgy authoritarian regimes, an unsecured database exposed diabetics’ sensitive data, and a massive data breach leaves hundreds of thousands of current and former Wonga customers at risk. All this and more is discussed by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and...

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015: Bad vibrations

Don't let an internet-enabled sex toy make your most private moments oh-so-public. Samsung's wannabe-Android-killer is found lacking.  And did you hear about the firm that is micro-chipping its employees?  All this and more is discussed by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest John Hawes. Show notes: Vulnerable...

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014: Protecting webmail - a Smashing Security splinter

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 Theriaultdiscuss with Paul Ducklin tips on how to defend your Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail/Outlook/etc account. SHOW NOTES: Passwords - a Smashing Security splinter How to better protect your Google account...

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013: Assault with a deadly tweet

Graham is embarrassed by a Twitter security snafu. How an animated GIF could prove deadly. Social engineering threats against your workforce. And will you be able to do any work on your laptop next time you catch an airplane?  All this and more is discussed by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined...

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012: Eau de Eugene Kaspersky

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. SHOW NOTES: Preinstalled Malware Targeting...

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011: WikiLeaks and the CIA

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...

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010: The dolls must be destroyed

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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009: False flags and hacker clues

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...

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Macs and malware - a Smashing Security splinter

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. SHOW NOTES: 600,000 Macs infected with Flashback trojan, 274 in Cupertino Flashback to the biggest Mac...

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