In this week’s podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss a breach impacting Massachusetts taxpayers, alien hackers, contactless payment fraud, and more.
In this week’s edition of the Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I keep to our tradition of delivering the news in 20 minutes or less. During our chat, we take a look at aliens hacking Earth, contactless payment fraud, software to hack into any iPhone, and more.
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Our experts analyzed last year’s financial cyberthreats, and here is their report
Why subscription owners need to prioritize personal and family cybersecurity.
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?
Smart sex toys and their companion apps collect and process some extremely personal data. We break down the risks involved, and ways to protect your privacy.
Protecting a security console is more critical than one might think. Here’s the lowdown on control-layer compromise, and how to keep it from happening.
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