Frankly, sometimes paying the ransom is a good idea
Remember how the City of Baltimore was badly hit by ransomware earlier this year? Turns out that wasn’t the end of their problems. Also, Carole takes a look at how smart speakers can be hacked to trick you into giving criminals your passwords or even credit card details. And we discuss the findings of the LastPass global password security report.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, with a featured interview with Rachael Stockton from Logmein.
Hosts:
Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carole Theriault – @caroletheriault
Show notes:
Sponsor: Code42
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Sponsor: LastPass
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