Vanja Švajcer
Special guest
Vanja is a founding father of the Smashing Security podcast. He does something really nerdy in the world of computer security that we don't really understand. (He says he doesn't either)
Vanja Švajcer has been a guest on 16 episodes.
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062: Tinder spying, Amazon shoplifting, and petrol pump malware
January 25th, 2018 | 44 mins 10 secs
amazon, blake's seven, carrot weather, cuba, encryption, https, malware, tinder, wi-fiYour Tinder swipes can be spied upon, Amazon is opening high street stores that don't require any staff, and Russian fuel pumps are being infected with malware in an elaborate scheme to make large amounts of money.
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058: Face ID, Firefox, and Windows SNAFUs, plus Bitcoin FOMO
December 21st, 2017 | 42 mins 46 secs
apple, bitcoin, face id, facial recognition, firefox, keeper, microsoft, mr robot, windowsIs Face ID racist? Has Mr Robot infected your Firefox browser? Has Microsoft pushed a buggy password manager onto your Windows PC?
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010: The dolls must be destroyed
March 2nd, 2017 | 36 mins 10 secs
boeing, cloudbleed, cloudpets, data breach, microsoft, windows 10A 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...
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009: False flags and hacker clues
February 23rd, 2017 | 26 mins 22 secs
cars, lazarus, malware, russiaThe 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,...
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Macs and malware - a Smashing Security splinter
February 21st, 2017 | 16 mins 26 secs
apple, mac, malwareDo 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:...
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008: I'll give you my Android when you pry it from my cold, dead paws
February 16th, 2017 | 28 mins 14 secs
android, crowdstrike, donald trump, facebook, malware, nss labs, stalkscanHandbags 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...
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Using public Wi-Fi - a Smashing Security splinter
February 13th, 2017 | 21 mins 28 secs
privacy, vpn, wi-fiThe 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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007: ASCII art attack
February 9th, 2017 | 22 mins 55 secs
ascii art, donald trump, smart tv, twitter, vulnerabilityPrinters 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...
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Email attachment malware - a Smashing Security splinter
February 8th, 2017 | 18 mins 27 secs
anna kournikova, avril lavigne, love bug, macros, malware, melissaEmail attachment malware is the thorny topic tackled by computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer in this "splinter" episode from the Smashing Security team. Listen to this before you click! Oh, and Carole...
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Passwords - a Smashing Security splinter
February 7th, 2017 | 13 mins 9 secs
passwordPasswords - everything you need to know about how to make them safer, and better secure your online accounts. In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular hosts Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer discuss...