Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 184

Jeff and Dave sit down with Claire Hatcher from Kaspersky’s Fraud Prevention team to discuss the best ways for people to defend themselves from fraud and scams.

Jeff and Dave sit down with Claire Hatcher from Kaspersky’s Fraud Prevention team to discuss the best ways for people to defend themselves from fraud and scams

This week on the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Jeff and I spoke with Claire Hatcher, our fraud prevention team’s head of business development.

During the call, we discussed the wide-ranging issues surrounding fraud and how it affects its victims — a view often overlooked because of fraud’s common portrayal as a victimless crime. We also chat about how people can best defend themselves against fraud and scams, especially e-mail and phone scams, and also briefly look at an upcoming webinar Claire is hosting.

To learn more about Kaspersky Fraud Prevention, head here.

Tips

Cracked in under a minute: (nearly) every other password

We’ve revisited our study on the crackability of real-world passwords leaked on the dark web — originally conducted two years ago. The findings are sobering: nearly every other password can be cracked in under a minute, and three out of five take less than an hour. How can we move away from insecure passwords?

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