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Securing the software supply chain, with Kim Lewandowski
Season 3 Episode 13
At the start of the global coronavirus pandemic, nearly everyone was forced to learn about the "supply chain." Immediate stockpiling by an alarmed (and from a smaller share, opportunistic) public led…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Tor’s (security) role in the future of the Internet, with Alec Muffett
Season 3 Episode 12
Tor, which stands for "The Onion Router," has a storied reputation in the world of online privacy, but on today's episode of Lock and Code with host David Ruiz, we speak with security researcher Alec…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Hunting down your data with Whitney Merrill
Season 3 Episode 11
Last year, Whitney Merrill wanted to know just how much information the company Clubhouse had on her, even though she wasn't a user. After many weeks of, at first, non-responses, she learned that her…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Recovering from romance scams with Cindy Liebes
Season 3 Episode 10
Earlier this year, a flashy documentary premiered on Netflix that shed light onto on often-ignored cybercrime—a romance scam. In this documentary, called The Tinder Swindler, the central scam artist …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Why software has so many vulnerabilities, with Tanya Janca
Season 3 Episode 9
Every few months, a basic but damaging flaw is revealed in a common piece of software, or a common tool used in many types of programs, and the public will be left asking: What is going on with how o…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Why data protection and privacy are not the same, and why that matters
Season 3 Episode 8
Data protection, believe it or not, is not synonymous with privacy, or even data privacy. But around the world, countless members of the public often innocently misconstrue these three topics with on…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Telling important stories securely, with Runa Sandvik
Season 3 Episode 7
In 2017, a former NSA contractor was arrested for allegedly leaking an internal report to the online news outlet The Intercept. To verify the report itself, a journalist for The Intercept sent an ima…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
De-Googling Carey Parker’s (and your) life
Season 3 Episode 6
Three years ago, a journalist for Gizmodo removed five of the biggest tech companies from her life—restricting her from using services and hardware developed or owned by Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebo…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
How Crisis Text Line crossed the line in the public’s mind
Season 3 Episode 5
How would you feel if the words you wrote to someone while in a crisis—maybe you were suicidal, maybe you were newly homeless, maybe you were suffering from emotional abuse at home—were later used t…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
The world’s most coveted spyware, Pegasus
Season 3 Episode 4
Two years ago, the FBI reportedly purchased a copy of the world's most coveted spyware, a tool that can remotely and silently crack into Androids and iPhones without leaving a trace, spilling device…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago