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059: An intro to Bitcoin and Blockchain
In this special "splinter" episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast we take a look at Bitcoin and Blockchain. What's all the fuss about cryptocurre…
8 years, 5 months ago
058: Face ID, Firefox, and Windows SNAFUs, plus Bitcoin FOMO
Is Face ID racist? Has Mr Robot infected your Firefox browser? Has Microsoft pushed a buggy password manager onto your Windows PC?
All this and much m…
8 years, 5 months ago
057: Mikko Hyppönen - live from the sauna - talks Bitcoin security
How to protect yourself from Bitcoin hackers, why you should think twice before giving Amazon the keys to your house, and how a private investigator …
8 years, 5 months ago
056: Peeping Toms, prison hacks, and parliamentary passwords
Why you should check your Airbnb for hidden cameras, a hacker attempts a different kind of jailbreak, and British MPs prove that they really are clue…
8 years, 5 months ago
055: Uber, net neutrality, and website hacks
Uber covers up a data breach, the noose tightens on net neutrality, and Bulletproof's website spills the data beans.
All this and much much more is di…
8 years, 6 months ago
054: A great big fat macOS bug
Yes, you can log into macOS High Sierra's root account with no password.
In this special "emergency" edition of the podcast computer security veterans…
8 years, 6 months ago
053: Game of Thrones, a major Amazon cloud leak, and web tracking gone crazy
The FBI think they've identified the HBO hacker, the US military have been caught with a leaky bucket, and web tracking has just got scarier than eve…
8 years, 6 months ago
052: Facebook tackles vengeful scumbags, and a sex toy privacy boob
Is your dildo listening to you? Do you trust Facebook with your most intimate photos? And just how did a vengeful DDoSer come up with that nickname?
A…
8 years, 6 months ago
051: Robots, romance, passwords, and CrunchyRoll
Passwords are under the microscope again, CrunchyRoll leads anime fans to malware, a sexy robot gains Saudi citizenship, and Carole begins her career…
8 years, 6 months ago
050: MailChimp, Piers Morgan, and The Dark Overlord
There's little time to celebrate our 50th episode, because there are rants to be had about MailChimp's switch to single opt-in, Graham upsets Piers M…
8 years, 7 months ago