Welcome to the 109th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. This week, Dave and I take a look at some of the security stories you may have missed over the past week. To kick things off, we take a look at the $107 million fine for YouTube after the service violated child privacy laws. Following that story, we stay in the States and discuss a … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 109 | Kaspersky official blog
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Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 108
Welcome to the 108th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. This week Dave and I jump between sides of the pond to discuss security issues relating to consumers and businesses alike. Our first story lands us in the world of browsers. Instead of focusing on the bad — tracking and the like — we take a look at some good things about the latest … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 108
Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 107
For the latest Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I dive into some of the biggest security stories that may have passed your radar this week. To kick off episode 107, we head to Kazakhstan. A while back, the government asked its citizens to install a certificate so they could monitor all traffic. Now Google, Apple and Mozilla have blocked that … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 107
Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 106
For the 106th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I dive into some of the hottest cybersecurity news of the week. To start things off, we take a look at new ransomware targeting players of Fortnite. If you have kids playing the game, or you play it yourself, be on the lookout for some sketchy cheats. Following the Fortnite news, we … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 106
Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 105
Welcome to the 105th instalment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, where Dave and I take a look at some important stories that you may have missed this week. We begin by looking at recent news on robocall-blocking apps. Although they may try to curb these phantom calls, there is more to them than meets the eye: Some of these apps are actually sharing data with third … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 105
Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 104
Welcome to the 104th installment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. This week, we take a look at some important stories that you may have missed. We start with a meeting of the Five Eyes nations. While there, the government representatives pushed for more back doors in encryption — because of criminals. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Following that story, we … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 104
Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 103
For the 103rd instalment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I take a look at some important stories that you may have missed this week. To start things off, we go to Louisiana, where a handful of schools have been attacked with malware. From there, we jump across the Atlantic to South Africa, where ransomware hit an electrical company in Johannesburg. The … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 103
Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 97
The Transatlantic Cable podcast is nearing its hundredth episode — man, how time flies. For this week’s edition, Dave and I split our time between the consumer space and the legal world. To start things off, we look at a newly placed FCC complaint against AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon for selling customer data to third parties. This story ties to a past podcast topic … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 97
Kaspersky podcast, episode 98 | Kaspersky official blog
For the 98th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I jump between the consumer and public sectors — from consumer cybersecurity to government-focused ransomware attacks. To start things off, we dive into the world of music — for the second straight week. In this story, Genius.com says it has evidence of Google scraping its site for song lyrics. The … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 98 | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 102
Welcome to the 102nd instalment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. For this week’s episode, Dave and I stay mostly in the consumer sphere with some highlights for parents. The first story of the week takes a look at the fine levied on Equifax following their 2017 databreach. The 700 million dollar fine levied doesn’t sit well with me, but you can … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 102