The 115th installment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast takes a look at a wide range of stories from phishing devices in your home to the US military. To kick things off, we look at some new research tied to Google Home and Amazon Alexa devices. This one is more of a proof of concept for malicious apps phishing from a smart device already in … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 115 | Kaspersky official blog
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Kaspersky podcast, episode 114 | Kaspersky official blog
After a two-week hiatus, Dave returns for the 114th installment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. We open the episode looking at the latest news on the Facebook front. Unlike most of our podcasts, the focus won’t be on privacy snafus. Instead, we will look at the latest news with Facebook’s Libra. Following up on that, we head across California to … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 114 | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 113 | Kaspersky official blog
For episode 113 of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, I fly solo because Dave is still on holiday. We will return to our regularly scheduled programing in next week’s edition. To kick off the episode, I discuss the latest snafu from Twitter, where verification numbers and e-mails may have been added to the company’s Tailored Audience program. Twitter … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 113 | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 111 | Kaspersky official blog
On this week’s edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I cross both the Atlantic and Pacific while discussing the week’s stories. Episode 111 kicks off with a story about Facebook suspending tens of thousands of apps in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. From there, we look at TikTok becoming the latest social media site … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 111 | Kaspersky official blog
Quantum supremacy allegedly reached | Kaspersky official blog
A quantum computer from Google solved a task that the best supercomputer in the world cannot. The news made quite a splash — and then, the report was retracted. The retraction, which the Financial Times discovered on NASA’s website, only added more suspense to the situation. So, although exactly what task the quantum computer allegedly solved — not to mention how many qubits it … [Read more...] about Quantum supremacy allegedly reached | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 110 | Kaspersky official blog
On this week’s edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I stay Stateside for the majority of our stories. The first story has us looking at YouTube for the second week in a row. This week, we look at a tale from the BBC of major advertisers seeing their ads landing next to fake cancer cure videos. Following that story, we take a look at … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 110 | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 109 | Kaspersky official blog
Welcome to the 109th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. This week, Dave and I take a look at some of the security stories you may have missed over the past week. To kick things off, we take a look at the $107 million fine for YouTube after the service violated child privacy laws. Following that story, we stay in the States and discuss a … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 109 | Kaspersky official blog
School hacking | Kaspersky official blog
School exams not going quite according to plan? It can happen to anyone. Most of those affected will pick themselves up, retake the tests, or change their goals. But in a few cases, students may be tempted to cheat their way to success. Over the years, an underground industry has grown up around that temptation, from discussion fora and how-to videos for hacking into your … [Read more...] about School hacking | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 98 | Kaspersky official blog
For the 98th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I jump between the consumer and public sectors — from consumer cybersecurity to government-focused ransomware attacks. To start things off, we dive into the world of music — for the second straight week. In this story, Genius.com says it has evidence of Google scraping its site for song lyrics. The … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 98 | Kaspersky official blog
Tor Browser for Android — First Official App Released On Play Store
Wohooo! Great news for privacy-focused users.Tor Browser, the most popular privacy-focused browser, for Android is finally out of beta, and the first stable version has now arrived on Google Play Store for anyone to download.The Tor Project announced Tuesday the first official stable release of its ultra-secure internet browser for Android devices, Tor Browser 8.5—which you can … [Read more...] about Tor Browser for Android — First Official App Released On Play Store