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Naked Security
S3 Ep121: Can you get hacked and then prosecuted for it? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β February 9
th
2023 at 19:41
Latest epsiode. Listen now!
Naked Security
S3 Ep120: When dud crypto simply wonβt let go [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β February 2
nd
2023 at 17:50
Latest episode - listen now!
Naked Security
GitHub code-signing certificates stolen (but will be revoked this week)
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 31
st
2023 at 11:35
There was a breach, so the bad news isn't great, but the good news isn't too bad...
Naked Security
T-Mobile admits to 37,000,000 customer records stolen by βbad actorβ
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 20
th
2023 at 17:59
Once more, it's time for Shakespeare's words: Once more unto the breach...
Naked Security
S3 Ep118: Guess your password? No need if itβs stolen already! [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 19
th
2023 at 15:53
As always: entertaining, informative and educational... and not bogged down with jargon! Listen (or read) now...
Naked Security
S3 Ep117: The crypto crisis that wasnβt (and farewell forever to Win 7) [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 12
th
2023 at 17:59
Tell us in the comments... What's the REAL reason there was no Windows 9? (No theory too far-fetched!)
Naked Security
S3 Ep116: Last straw for LastPass? Is crypto doomed? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 5
th
2023 at 17:52
Lots of big issues this week: breaches, encryption, supply chains and patching problems. Listen now! (Full transcript inside.)
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Serious Security: How to improve cryptography, resist supply chain attacks, and handle data breaches
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 4
th
2023 at 19:50
Lessons for us all: improve cryptography, fight cybercrime, own your supply chain... and don't steal my data and then pretend you're sorry.
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Naked Security 33Β 1/3 β Cybersecurity predictions for 2023 and beyond
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 30
th
2022 at 19:59
The problem with anniversaries is that there's an almost infinite number of them every day...
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Naked Security
S3 Ep115: True crime stories β A day in the life of a cybercrime fighter [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 29
th
2022 at 09:20
Listen now - you'll be alarmed, amused and educated, all in equal measure. (Full transcript in article.)
Naked Security
S3 Ep114: Preventing cyberthreats β stop them before they stop you! [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 22
nd
2022 at 19:56
Join world-renowned expert Fraser Howard, Director of Research at SophosLabs, for this fascinating episode on how to fight cybercrime.
Naked Security
S3 Ep113: Pwning the Windows kernel β the crooks who hoodwinked Microsoft [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 15
th
2022 at 17:10
Return o' the rookit, super-sneaky wireless spyware, credit card skimming, and patches galore. Listen and learn!
Naked Security
Pwn2Own Toronto: 54 hacks, 63 new bugs, $1 million in bounties
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 12
th
2022 at 19:58
That's a mean average of $15,710 per bug... and 63 fewer bugs out there for crooks and rogues to find.
Naked Security
S3 Ep112: Data breaches can haunt you more than once! [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 9
th
2022 at 16:46
Breaches, exploits, busts, buffer overflows and bug hunting - entertaining and educational in equal measure.
Naked Security
Apple pushes out iOS security update thatβs more tight-lipped than ever
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 2
nd
2022 at 21:02
We grabbed the update, based on no information at all, just in case we came across a reason to advise you not to. So far, so good...
Naked Security
S3 Ep111: The business risk of a sleazy βnudity unfilterβ [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 1
st
2022 at 19:58
Latest episode - listen now (or read if you prefer)...
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Voice-scamming site βiSpoofβ seized, 100s arrested in massive crackdown
By
Naked Security writer
β November 25
th
2022 at 19:17
Those numbers or names that pop up when a call comes up? They're OK as a hint of who's calling, but THEY PROVE NOTHING
Naked Security
S3 Ep110: Spotlight on cyberthreats β an expert speaks [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 24
th
2022 at 16:52
Latest episode - security expert John Shier explains what the real-life cybercrime stories in the Sophos Threat Report can teach us
Naked Security
S3 Ep109: How one leaked email password could drain your business [Audio + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 17
th
2022 at 17:52
Latest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news plus loads of great advice...
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βGucci Masterβ business email scammer Hushpuppi gets 11 years
By
Naked Security writer
β November 14
th
2022 at 19:24
Learn how to protect yourself from big-money tricksters like the Hushpuppis of the world...
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Naked Security
S3 Ep108: You hid THREE BILLION dollars in a popcorn tin?
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 10
th
2022 at 17:26
Patches, busts, leaks and why even low-likelihood exploits can be high-severity risks - listen now!
Naked Security
S3 Ep107: Eight months to kick out the crooks and you think thatβs GOOD? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 3
rd
2022 at 17:51
Listen now - latest episode - audio plus full transcript
Naked Security
S3 Ep106: Facial recognition without consent β should it be banned?
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 27
th
2022 at 16:59
Latest episode - listen (or read) now. Teachable moments for X-Ops professionals!
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Online ticketing company βSeeβ pwned for 2.5 years by attackers
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 26
th
2022 at 19:58
Don't be a cybersecurity slowcoach - you need to spot possible attacks as soon as you can.
Naked Security
S3 Ep105: WONTFIX! The MS Office cryptofail that βisnβt a security flawβ [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 20
th
2022 at 18:54
The coolest video game ever! And lots of solid cybersecurity advice - listen now!
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Naked Security
S3 Ep104: Should hospital ransomware attackers be locked up for life? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 13
th
2022 at 16:37
Have your say on three deep questions posed by this week's podcast. Read or listen as suits you best...
Naked Security
S3 Ep103: Scammers in the Slammer (and other stories) [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 6
th
2022 at 14:43
Latest episode - listen and learn now (or read and revise, if the written word is your thing)...
Naked Security
S3 Ep102: How to avoid a data breach [Audio + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 29
th
2022 at 18:45
Latest episode - listen now! Tell fact from fiction in hyped-up cybersecurity news...
Naked Security
S3 Ep101: Uber and LastPass breaches β is 2FA all itβs cracked up to be? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 22
nd
2022 at 18:42
Latest episode - listen now! Learn why adopting 2FA isn't a reason to relax your other security precautions...
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Interested in cybersecurity? Join us for Security SOS Week 2022!
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 21
st
2022 at 14:24
Four one-on-one interviews with experts who are passionate about sharing their expertise with the community.
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LastPass source code breach β incident response report released
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 19
th
2022 at 18:59
Wondering how you'd handle a data breach report if the worst happened to you? Here's a useful example.
Naked Security
S3 Ep100.5: Uber breach β an expert speaks [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 17
th
2022 at 20:57
Chester Wisniewski on what we can learn from Uber: "Just because a big company didn't have the security they should doesn't mean you can't."
Naked Security
S3 Ep100: Browser-in-the-Browser β how to spot an attack [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 15
th
2022 at 18:50
Latest episode - listen now! Cosmic rockets, zero-days, spotting cybercrooks, and unlocking the DEADBOLT...
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Naked Security
How to deal with dates and times without any timezone tantrumsβ¦
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 9
th
2022 at 18:59
Heartfelt encouragement to embrace RFC 3339 - find out why!
Naked Security
S3 Ep99: TikTok βattackβ β was there a data breach, or not? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 8
th
2022 at 13:21
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read if you prefer - full transcript inside.)
Naked Security
Chrome patches 24 security holes, enables βSanitizerβ safety system
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 31
st
2022 at 11:48
24 existing bugs fixed. And, we hope, numerous potential future bugs prevented.
Naked Security
S3 Ep97: Did your iPhone get pwned? How would you know? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 25
th
2022 at 15:37
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer the text version.)
Naked Security
S3 Ep96: Zoom 0-day, AEPIC leak, Conti reward, healthcare security [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 18
th
2022 at 18:38
Latest episode - listen now (or read if you prefer!)
Naked Security
S3 Ep95: Slack leak, Github onslaught, and post-quantum crypto [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 11
th
2022 at 14:34
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer.)
Naked Security
Traffic Light Protocol for cybersecurity responders gets a revamp
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 5
th
2022 at 18:57
Traffic lights make a handy global metaphor for denoting the sensitivity of cybersecurity threat data - three colours that everyone knows.
Naked Security
S3 Ep94: This sort of crypto (graphy), and the other sort of crypto (currency!) [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 4
th
2022 at 17:52
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read if that's what you prefer.)
Naked Security
How to celebrate SysAdmin Day!
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 29
th
2022 at 15:37
I've just popped in to wish you all/The best SysAdmin Day!
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Critical Samba bug could let anyone become Domain Admin β patch now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 27
th
2022 at 21:15
It's a serious bug... but there's a fix for it, so you know exactly what to do!
Naked Security
S3 Ep92: Log4Shell4Ever, travel tips, and scamminess [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 21
st
2022 at 16:25
Latest episode - listen, read or both!
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8 months on, US says Log4Shell will be around for βa decade or longerβ
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 18
th
2022 at 16:57
When it comes to cybersecurity, ask not what everyone else can do for you...
Naked Security
S3 Ep91: CodeRed, OpenSSL, Java bugs, Office macros [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 14
th
2022 at 18:47
Latest episode - listen now! Great discussion, technical content, solid advice... all covered in plain English.
Naked Security
S3 Ep90: Chrome 0-day again, True Cybercrime, and a 2FA bypass [Podcast + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 7
th
2022 at 18:46
Listen now! Or read if you prefer...
Naked Security
S3 Ep89: Sextortion, blockchain blunder, and an OpenSSL bugfix [Podcast + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 30
th
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!
Naked Security
S3 Ep88: Phone scammers, hacking bust, and data breach fines [Podcast + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 23
rd
2022 at 11:08
Latest epsiode - listen (or read) now!
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Youβre invited! Join us for a live walkthrough of the βFollinaβ storyβ¦
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 13
th
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!
Naked Security
S3 Ep86: The crooks were in our network for HOW long?! [Podcast + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 9
th
2022 at 13:07
Latest episode - listen (or read) now!
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Know your enemy! Learn how cybercrime adversaries get inβ¦
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 7
th
2022 at 15:49
Here's how 144 recent attacks actually went down in real life. Don't let this happen to you!
Naked Security
S3 Ep85: Now THATβS what I call a Microsoft Office exploit! [Podcast]
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 2
nd
2022 at 18:37
Latest episode - listen now!
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Mysterious βFollinaβ zero-day hole in Office β hereβs what to do!
By
Paul Ducklin
β May 30
th
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!
Naked Security
S3 Ep84: Government demand, Mozilla velocity, and Clearview fine [Podcast]
By
Paul Ducklin
β May 27
th
2022 at 11:17
Latest episode - listen now!
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Poisoned Python and PHP packages purloin passwords for AWS access
By
Paul Ducklin
β May 24
th
2022 at 23:04
More supply chain trouble - this time with clear examples so you can learn how to spot this stuff yourself.
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S3 Ep83: Cracking passwords, patching Firefox, and Apple vulns [Podcast]
By
Paul Ducklin
β May 19
th
2022 at 13:56
Latest episode - listen now!
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Pwn2Own hacking schedule released β Windows and Linux are top targets
By
Paul Ducklin
β May 18
th
2022 at 13:04
What's better? Disclose early, patch fast? Or dig deep, disclose in full, patch more slowly?
Naked Security
S3 Ep82: Bugs, bugs, bugs (and Colonial Pipeline again) [Podcast]
By
Paul Ducklin
β May 12
th
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 curlβs latest bug update
By
Paul Ducklin
β May 12
th
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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