Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 32

On this week’s podcast, Jeff and David discuss Facebook fallout, Amazon’s “voice-sniffing” patent, and a paid version of Google.

In this week’s episode, Dave and I talk about how the Facebook fallout has led some to raise the idea of paid versions of Facebook and Google. Not everybody thinks that would work. Also on this week’s episode, ransomware that asks you to pay by playing PUBG (Player Unknown’s BattleGrounds) and why 99% of cybercrime goes unpunished in the UK.
Below are the links to the stories we discuss:

PUBG ransomware
Google and Facebook must be paid for
Amazon’s voice-sniffing patent
99% of cybercrime escape justice in UK

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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