Transatlantic Cable Podcast

In episode 140 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast Jeff and Dave look at how the U.K government is looking to tackle terrorism and spying through the use of artificial intelligence.  Dave and Jeff also look at Google’s fight against Covid-19 spam (hint: there’s a LOT of Covid-19 spam out there)

In addition, they also look at recent Kaspersky research, which shows that fraudsters are looking to create legitimate looking phishing emails pretending to be news about recent online purchases.

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Category:technology -- posted at: 4:14am EDT

For the 139th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I continue in our model of stories and adding in some practical tips from one of our experts.

Our first story jumps back on a very popular topic of late, Zoom. This story takes a look at serious flaws reported by Dropbox and also dives into the bug bounty program that the company has for it’s vendors.

From there, we hop into a look behind the curtain at Google. The company notes that they are blocking 18M scam emails a day. We then hop over to Facebook, who has not been as good in regards to cutting down on the disinformation in regards to the Corona virus. We then jump over to a talk with David Emm on some ticks and tricks to remote working safely. We then close out the podcast with a look at the recent Webkinz data breach.

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Direct download: 139_podcast_mixdown.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 4:12am EDT

There is no question that the global pandemic that is Covid-19 has disrupted the way that we work, school, educate and generally live and interact with our community, friends and families.

Now, when it comes to our personal spaces, we all are pretty much used to this new “normal,” we wondered how this pandemic is impacting those owning and managing companies across the globe.

Dave and I tapped into our networks and decided that the best route was to stay close to home. For the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, we “meet” with the CEO and founder of Kaspersky, Eugene Kaspersky.

During our conversation with our commander in chief, we touch on things ranging from his travel to managing in Covid times to his favourite books and more.

Direct download: 138_ek_final.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 11:45am EDT

For the 137th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I discuss a handful of stories and also sit down with Marco Preuss of our Global Research and Analysis team to discuss privacy and security on today’s Internet.

For our first story, we jump into Zoom. The company has been in the news a lot lately, and not necessarily in a positive way. This story takes a look at the changes that the company is making after facing some recently disclosed security related issues.  We jump onto another story there that discusses how the FBI is handling Zoom Bombers.

From there, we jump into a look at how the NHS is looking to bring Facebook’s Portal into care homes. After the Facebook story, we jump into our conversation with Marco Preuss. After that talk, we close out the podcast with a look at how people in the UK are literally burning down 5G.

Direct download: 137_podcast_mixdown.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 4:14am EDT

For this week’s edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I return to a bit of normalcy, while also adding in another interview with a member of our larger Kaspersky team.

We kick of the session discussing with the UK removing broadband caps during the Covid-19 pandemic. From there, we jump onto the Zoom wagon, where we look at how the company has removed some data sharing with Facebook that had some users uneasy.

Our third story takes a look at the latest scam on YouTube as attackers take over accounts and pose as Microsoft sharing Ponzi scam. Please don’t fall for this.

We then sit down with Kristina Shingareva, the head of external relations at Kaspersky. During our chat, we discuss the dangers of Stalkerware, her work with the Coalition Against Stalkerware and more. We then close it out with a story of how companies are using software to make sure that their employees are actually working during the day – through pictures from their webcams.

Direct download: 136_podcast_mixdown.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 3:39am EDT

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