WIRED Security – Spoken Edition
North Korea's Olympic Diplomacy Hasn't Stopped Its Hacking
06:22 | Feb 16th, 2018
For anyone getting their geopolitical news from the Olympics alone, North Korea might seem practically charismatic. Its combined hockey team with South Korea has become a global symbol of dictator Kim...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has made this episode no longer publicly available.Don't Trust the VPN Facebook Wants You to Use
06:56 | Feb 16th, 2018
This week, reports have percolated that Facebook is testing a new menu item, called "Protect," in its iOS app. The feature sports a blue shield icon, and tapping it redirects you to the App Store list...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has made this episode no longer publicly available.Artificial Intelligence Is Now Fighting Fake Porn
09:09 | Feb 15th, 2018
Facial recognition and machine learning programs have officially been democratized, and of course the internet is using the tech to make porn. As first reported by Motherboard, people are now creating...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has made this episode no longer publicly available.Now Cryptojacking Threatens Critical Infrastructure, Too
08:11 | Feb 15th, 2018
The rise of cryptojacking—which co-opts your PC or mobile device to illicitly mine cryptocurrency when you visit an infected site—has fueled mining's increasing appeal. But as attackers have expanded ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has made this episode no longer publicly available.Worldwide Threats Briefing: 5 Takeaways, From Russia to China
11:13 | Feb 14th, 2018
On Tuesday, the heads of the NSA, CIA, FBI, and ODNI—America's intelligence community brain trust—gathered before members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to discuss various worldwide th...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has made this episode no longer publicly available.'Olympic Destroyer' Malware Hit Pyeongchang Ahead of Opening Ceremony
07:51 | Feb 14th, 2018
Russian hackers, with hardly a shred of deniability, have targeted the Pyeongchang Olympics for months in retaliation for the country's doping ban, stealing and leaking documents from Olympics-related...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has made this episode no longer publicly available.Amino Apps Makes the Case for Anonymity Online
08:15 | Feb 13th, 2018
Over the last several years, a number of social media and dating platforms have begun emphasizing users’ real names. Facebook started requiring people sign up with their “authentic” names in 2014. Twi...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has made this episode no longer publicly available.Security News This Week: An Apple Employee Leaked a Major Chunk of iOS Source Code
08:58 | Feb 13th, 2018
This week may have been, perhaps, the closest thing the cybersecurity world can experience to a lull in the digital mayhem. With the exception of one very significant Apple leak—and we'll get to that—...Show More
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