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S3 Ep99: TikTok β€œattack” – was there a data breach, or not? [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin β€” September 8th 2022 at 13:21
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read if you prefer - full transcript inside.)

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S3 Ep97: Did your iPhone get pwned? How would you know? [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin β€” August 25th 2022 at 15:37
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer the text version.)

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S3 Ep96: Zoom 0-day, AEPIC leak, Conti reward, healthcare security [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin β€” August 18th 2022 at 18:38
Latest episode - listen now (or read if you prefer!)

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S3 Ep95: Slack leak, Github onslaught, and post-quantum crypto [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin β€” August 11th 2022 at 14:34
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer.)

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Traffic Light Protocol for cybersecurity responders gets a revamp

By Paul Ducklin β€” August 5th 2022 at 18:57
Traffic lights make a handy global metaphor for denoting the sensitivity of cybersecurity threat data - three colours that everyone knows.

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S3 Ep94: This sort of crypto (graphy), and the other sort of crypto (currency!) [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin β€” August 4th 2022 at 17:52
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read if that's what you prefer.)

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How to celebrate SysAdmin Day!

By Paul Ducklin β€” July 29th 2022 at 15:37
I've just popped in to wish you all/The best SysAdmin Day!

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S3 Ep92: Log4Shell4Ever, travel tips, and scamminess [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin β€” July 21st 2022 at 16:25
Latest episode - listen, read or both!

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8 months on, US says Log4Shell will be around for β€œa decade or longer”

By Paul Ducklin β€” July 18th 2022 at 16:57
When it comes to cybersecurity, ask not what everyone else can do for you...

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S3 Ep91: CodeRed, OpenSSL, Java bugs, Office macros [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin β€” July 14th 2022 at 18:47
Latest episode - listen now! Great discussion, technical content, solid advice... all covered in plain English.

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S3 Ep90: Chrome 0-day again, True Cybercrime, and a 2FA bypass [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” July 7th 2022 at 18:46
Listen now! Or read if you prefer...

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S3 Ep89: Sextortion, blockchain blunder, and an OpenSSL bugfix [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” June 30th 2022 at 12:57
Latest episode - listen and read now! Use our advice to advise your own friends and family... let's all do our bit to stand up to scammers!

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S3 Ep88: Phone scammers, hacking bust, and data breach fines [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” June 23rd 2022 at 11:08
Latest epsiode - listen (or read) now!

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You’re invited! Join us for a live walkthrough of the β€œFollina” story…

By Paul Ducklin β€” June 13th 2022 at 16:28
Live demo, plain English, no sales pitch, just a chance to watch an attack dissected in safety. Join us if you can!

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S3 Ep86: The crooks were in our network for HOW long?! [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” June 9th 2022 at 13:07
Latest episode - listen (or read) now!

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Know your enemy! Learn how cybercrime adversaries get in…

By Paul Ducklin β€” June 7th 2022 at 15:49
Here's how 144 recent attacks actually went down in real life. Don't let this happen to you!

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S3 Ep85: Now THAT’S what I call a Microsoft Office exploit! [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” June 2nd 2022 at 18:37
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Mysterious β€œFollina” zero-day hole in Office – here’s what to do!

By Paul Ducklin β€” May 30th 2022 at 23:01
News has emerged of a "feature" in Office that has been abused as a zero-day bug to run evil code. Turning off macros doesn't help!

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S3 Ep84: Government demand, Mozilla velocity, and Clearview fine [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” May 27th 2022 at 11:17
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S3 Ep83: Cracking passwords, patching Firefox, and Apple vulns [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” May 19th 2022 at 13:56
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S3 Ep82: Bugs, bugs, bugs (and Colonial Pipeline again) [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” May 12th 2022 at 15:46
Latest episode - lots to learn - plain English - fun with a serious side - listen now!

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Serious Security: Learning from curl’s latest bug update

By Paul Ducklin β€” May 12th 2022 at 15:08
Learn how to write plain-speaking and purposeful security advisories from one of the most widely-used open source tools in the world.

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S3 Ep81: Passwords (still with us!), Github, Firefox at 100, and network worms [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” May 5th 2022 at 14:16
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World Password Day – the 1960s just called and gave you your passwords back

By Paul Ducklin β€” May 5th 2022 at 01:06
Yes, passwords are going away. No, it won't happen tomorrow. So it's still worth knowing the basics of picking proper passwords.

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S3 Ep80: Ransomware news, phishing woes, NAS bugs, and a giant hole in Java [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” April 28th 2022 at 13:18
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Ransomware Survey 2022 – like the Curate’s Egg, β€œgood in parts”

By Paul Ducklin β€” April 27th 2022 at 15:22
You might not like the headline statistics in this year's ransomware report... but that makes it even more important to take a look!

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S3 Ep79: Chrome hole, a bad place for a cybersecurity holiday, and crypto-dodginess [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” April 21st 2022 at 13:41
Do you know your Adam Osborne from your John Osbourne? Your Z80 from your 6502? Latest episode - listen now!

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S3 Ep78: Darkweb hydra, Ruby, quantum computing, and a robot revolution [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” April 14th 2022 at 13:39
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S3 Ep77: Bugs, busts and old-school PDP-11 hacking [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” April 7th 2022 at 12:24
Latest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news and advice in plain English.

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S3 Ep76: Deadbolt, LAPSUS$, Zlib, and a Chrome 0-day [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” March 31st 2022 at 13:38
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S3 Ep75: Okta hack, CryptoRom, OpenSSL, and CafePress [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” March 24th 2022 at 13:49
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S3 Ep74: Cybercrime busts, Apple patches, Pi Day, and disconnect effects [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” March 17th 2022 at 13:32
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S3 Ep73: Ransomware with a difference, dirty Linux pipes, and much more [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” March 10th 2022 at 19:37
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S3 Ep72: AirTag stalking, web server coding woes and Instascams [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” March 3rd 2022 at 14:04
Latest episode - listen now (or read it, if that's your preference)...

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Ransomware with a difference: β€œDerestrict your software, or else!”

By Paul Ducklin β€” March 2nd 2022 at 16:33
"Change your code to improve cryptomining"... or we'll dump 1TB of stolen secrets.

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S3 Ep71: VMware escapes, PHP holes, WP plugin woes, and scary scams [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” February 24th 2022 at 16:51
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French speakers blasted by sextortion scams with no text or links

By Paul Ducklin β€” February 21st 2022 at 17:59
You'd spot this one a mile away... but what about your friends or family?

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S3 Ep70: Bitcoin, billing blunders, and 0-day after 0-day after 0-day [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” February 17th 2022 at 17:12
Latest episode - listen and learn!

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S3 Ep69: WordPress woes, Wormhole holes, and a Microsoft change of heart [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” February 10th 2022 at 01:15
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At last! Office macros from the internet to be blocked by default

By Paul Ducklin β€” February 8th 2022 at 16:34
It's been a long time coming, and we're not there yet, but at least Microsoft Office will be a bit safer against macro malware...

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S3 Ep68: Bugs, scams, privacy …and fonts?! [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” February 3rd 2022 at 16:20
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Coronavirus SMS scam offers home PCR testing devices – don’t fall for it!

By Paul Ducklin β€” January 28th 2022 at 23:58
Free home PCR devices would be technological marvels, and really useful, too. But there aren't any...

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Happy Data Privacy Day – and we really do mean β€œhappy” :-)

By Paul Ducklin β€” January 28th 2022 at 15:34
We give you some simple digital lifesytle tips that cost nothing.

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S3 Ep67: Tax scams, carder busts and crypto capers [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” January 27th 2022 at 19:57
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Tax scam emails are alive and well as US tax season starts

By Paul Ducklin β€” January 25th 2022 at 17:19
If in doubt, don't give it out! (And don't forget that no reply is often a good reply.)

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S3 Ep66: Cybercrime busts, wormable Windows, and the crisis of featuritis [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” January 20th 2022 at 17:28
Latest epsiode - listen now!

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S3 Ep65: Supply chain conniption, NetUSB hole, Honda flashback, FTC muscle [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” January 13th 2022 at 15:26
Latest episode -listen to it or read it now!

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S3 Ep64: Log4Shell again, scammers keeping busy, and Apple Home bug [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” January 6th 2022 at 19:44
We're back for 2022 - listen now!

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SFW! The Top N CyberΒ­security Stories of 2021 (for small positive integer values of N)

By Paul Ducklin β€” December 24th 2021 at 17:44
Happy Holidays! Our Top N stories, all totally SFW!

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The cool retro phone with a REAL DIAL… plus plenty of IoT problems

By Paul Ducklin β€” December 23rd 2021 at 17:58
You know you want one, because this retro phone is NOT A TOY... except when it comes to cybersecurity.

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S3 Ep63: Log4Shell (what else?) and Apple kernel bugs [Podcast+Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” December 16th 2021 at 17:41
Latest episode - listen now! (Yes, there are plenty of critical things to go along with Log4Shell.)

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S3 Ep62: The S in IoT stands for security (and much more) [Podcast+Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” December 9th 2021 at 17:40
Listen now or read as an article! (Full transcript inside.)

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S3 Ep61: Call scammers, cloud insecurity, and facial recognition creepiness [Podcast+Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin β€” December 2nd 2021 at 20:50
Latest episode - listen now!

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Cloud Security: Don’t wait until your next bill to find out about an attack!

By Paul Ducklin β€” November 26th 2021 at 19:58
Cloud security is the best sort of altruism: you need to do it to protect yourself, but you help to protect everyone else at the same time.

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S3 Ep60: Exchange exploit, GoDaddy breach and cookies made public [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” November 25th 2021 at 12:38
Latest episode - listen now! Solid cybersecurity advice in plain English.

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday – here’s what you REALLY need to do!

By Paul Ducklin β€” November 22nd 2021 at 19:52
The world fills up with cybersecurity tips every year when Black Friday comes round. But what about the rest of the year?

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S3 Ep59: Emotet, an FBI hoax, Samba bugs, and a hijackable suitcase [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” November 18th 2021 at 15:00
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S3 Ep58: Faces on Facebook, scams that pose as complaints, and a Kaseya bust [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin β€” November 11th 2021 at 17:41
Latest epsiode - listen now!

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Patch Tuesday updates the Win 7 updater… for at most 1 more year of updates

By Paul Ducklin β€” November 10th 2021 at 19:45
The clock stopped long ago on Windows 7, except for those who paid for overtime. But there won't be any double overtime!

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Sophos 2022 Threat Report: Malware, Mobile, Machine learning and more!

By Paul Ducklin β€” November 9th 2021 at 19:31
The crooks have shown that they're willing to learn and adapt their attacks, so we need to make sure we learn and adapt, too.

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