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046: Good beard bad beard
Bearded man entangled in dark web drugs market bust, Google researches how to make browser security warnings less confusing, and (ahem) "bedroom ente…
8 years, 9 months ago
045: Deloitte fail, CCleaner, and dotards on Twitter
Deloitte suffers an embarrassing hack, CCleaner spreads malware, and Twitter explains why it isn't planning to ban Donald Trump from Twitter anytime …
8 years, 9 months ago
044: Bonus behind the scenes - shower time
Carole wants to know why Graham keeps FaceTiming her from the shower.
Can you help solve the mystery?
("Bonus" behind-the-scenes content.)
Follow the sh…
8 years, 9 months ago
043: Backups - a necessary evil?
In this special "splinter" episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast we tackle the tricky subject of backups - when did you last backup your data? h…
8 years, 10 months ago
042: Equifax, BlueBorne, and the iPhone X
Equifax's shambolic response to its huge data breach, a scary-sounding Bluetooth exploit, and Apple's iPhone X comes with Face ID.
All this and more i…
8 years, 10 months ago
041: Hacking Instagram, facial failures, and spying bosses
It's easy to phone up a celebrity on Instagram following security breach, facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival can't tell the girls from the b…
8 years, 10 months ago
040: The show that cost Troy Hunt 14 dollars
Are public figures lying about being hacked? What were online criminals doing with 711 million email addresses? And how could scammers profit from Hu…
8 years, 10 months ago
039: Woah - are we talking to a cyborg?
Hackers could change emails in your inbox after they are delivered, the web is getting more and more encrypted, and hacked robots can be commanded to…
8 years, 11 months ago
038: Gents! Stop airdropping your pics!
WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins (aka MalwareTech) pleads not guilty to malware charges, the Scottish parliament is hit by a brute force attack, IoT sma…
8 years, 11 months ago
037: Boobs, dragons and data breaches
Hackers are holding HBO to ransom after a massive data breach, and have leaked the phone numbers and email addresses of "Game of Thrones" cast member…
8 years, 11 months ago