We found 8 episodes of Smashing Security with the tag “passwords”.
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180: Taking care of Clare
May 28th, 2020 | 46 mins 18 secs
gps, ios, iphone, location tracking, passwords, privacy, sudoku, tiktok
On this special splinter episode of the podcast, we're joined by actor and comedian Clare Blackwood in the hope of convincing her that cybersecurity is no laughing matter.
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151: Frankly, sometimes paying the ransom is a good idea
October 24th, 2019 | 55 mins 49 secs
alexa, amazon, backups, baltimore, digital assistants, google, google home, passwords, phishing, privacy, ransomware, smart speakers
Remember how the City of Baltimore was badly hit by ransomware earlier this year? Turns out that wasn't the end of their problems. Also, Carole takes a look at how smart speakers can be hacked to trick you into giving criminals your passwords or even credit card details. And we discuss the findings of the LastPass global password security report.
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125: Pick of the thief!
April 25th, 2019 | 47 mins 18 secs
apple, facial recognition, fingerprint, malwaretech, marcus hutchins, nokia, passwords, samsung
WannaCry's "accidental hero" pleads guilty to malware charges, Samsung and Nokia have fingerprint fumbles, the NCSC publishes a list of 100,000 dreadful passwords, and Apple finds itself at the centre of an identity mix-up.
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106: Google Maps, Fed phishing, and Grinch bots
November 29th, 2018 | 1 hr 50 secs
business email compromise, fbi, fedex, google maps, grinch bot, passwords, phishing, scam
How are scammers stealing your money through Google Maps? Why did the FBI create a fake FedEx website? And how are US senators hoping to stop Grinch bots ruining Christmas?
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073: Rick Astley: Never gonna hack you up...
April 12th, 2018 | 39 mins 13 secs
bertram fiddle, hacking, harriet harman, kemi badenoch, passwords, politicians, sirens, t-mobile, vulnerability
Politician admits to hacking a rival's website, T-Mobile Austria ends up in a Twitter security storm, and siren systems are hit by a Rick Astley attack over the airwaves.
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056: Peeping Toms, prison hacks, and parliamentary passwords
December 7th, 2017 | 41 mins 11 secs
airbnb, little alchemy, nadine dorries, parliament, passwords, prison, the leftovers, twitter
Why you should check your Airbnb for hidden cameras, a hacker attempts a different kind of jailbreak, and British MPs prove that they really are clueless when it comes to cybersecurity.
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051: Robots, romance, passwords, and CrunchyRoll
November 9th, 2017 | 41 mins 33 secs
agony aunt, crunchyroll, doctor who, malware, passwords, privacy, robot, sophia, star trek, stranger things
Passwords are under the microscope again, CrunchyRoll leads anime fans to malware, a sexy robot gains Saudi citizenship, and Carole begins her career as an agony aunt.
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014: Protecting webmail - a Smashing Security splinter
March 30th, 2017 | 30 mins 33 secs
2fa, fappening, passwords, phishing
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...