Welcome to the 105th instalment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, where Dave and I take a look at some important stories that you may have missed this week. We begin by looking at recent news on robocall-blocking apps. Although they may try to curb these phantom calls, there is more to them than meets the eye: Some of these apps are actually sharing data with third … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 105
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Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 104
Welcome to the 104th installment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. This week, we take a look at some important stories that you may have missed. We start with a meeting of the Five Eyes nations. While there, the government representatives pushed for more back doors in encryption — because of criminals. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Following that story, we … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 104
Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 103
For the 103rd instalment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I take a look at some important stories that you may have missed this week. To start things off, we go to Louisiana, where a handful of schools have been attacked with malware. From there, we jump across the Atlantic to South Africa, where ransomware hit an electrical company in Johannesburg. The … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 103
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 Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 97
The Transatlantic Cable podcast is nearing its hundredth episode — man, how time flies. For this week’s edition, Dave and I split our time between the consumer space and the legal world. To start things off, we look at a newly placed FCC complaint against AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon for selling customer data to third parties. This story ties to a past podcast topic … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 97
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
Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 102
Welcome to the 102nd instalment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. For this week’s episode, Dave and I stay mostly in the consumer sphere with some highlights for parents. The first story of the week takes a look at the fine levied on Equifax following their 2017 databreach. The 700 million dollar fine levied doesn’t sit well with me, but you can … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 102
Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 99
The 99th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast comes to you straight from the Motherland — er, Fatherland, as my colleagues have corrected me. Dave and I, reporting together from Russia, take a look at a handful of stories that will pique your interest and that you may have missed during your busy week. To kick things off, we start in the good ol’ USA, where a … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 99
Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 101
For episode 101 of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I jump from one side of the pond to the other for a number of security related topics before ending with a story completely out of the security space. Our first story looks at a new Facebook UK service, the result of a man winning a lawsuit against fake ads using his image. From there, we … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 101