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U.S. Election Security (and Insecurities)

It has been a month since the U.S. 2020 General Election has passed. The election, according to then-Director of CISA Christopher Krebs in mid-November, was the most secure in history with no ...
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Targeted Attacks Series

Stolen Source Code, Apple Zero-Days, Biden’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Policies

In episode 147 for November 16th 2020: The latest about source code stolen from US government agencies and private companies, three actively exploited iOS zero-days in the wild and new App Store ...
Government Rumor Control, US Hospital Ransomware Threat, Russian Hackers Charged

Government Rumor Control, US Hospital Ransomware Threat, Russian Hackers Charged

In episode 145 for November 2nd 2020: Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the US government’s attempt to prevent disinformation and rumors about the election, a new ransomware threat targeting US hospitals, ...

Voter Privacy and the US Election

In episode 144 for October 26th 2020: Voter privacy and what you need to know about protecting your private information during the upcoming US election. ** Links mentioned on the show ** ...

TrickBot Takedown, VPN Flaws, Zoom End-to-End Encryption

In episode 143 for October 19th 2020: Microsoft gets creative to help take down the TrickBot botnet, details on how attackers have been using VPN flaws to attack election support systems, and ...
Russian Trolls Manipulated Top Social Networks to Influence Election

Russian Trolls Manipulated Top Social Networks to Influence Election

The Kremlin and its trolls went out of their way to ensure Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election, found a report commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee and obtained by The ...

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