Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 43

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, we discuss the one-year anniversary of NotPetya, GDPR implications, US news sites blocking EU visitors, and more.

On the one-year anniversary of the NotPetya wiper, Dave and Jeff take a look back on the past 12 months:

https://twitter.com/dk_effect/status/1011597428812759041

From the above tweet from Nate Warfield, it seems not much has changed. We also touch base on some issues that may cause a GDPR claim stemming from voice recordings, whether social media might help predict spikes in Bitcoin’s price, and more. For more on the stories we discuss in this edition of the Kaspersky Lab Transatlantic Cable podcast, see the links below.

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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?