Data Security Podcast Episode 76, Nov 02 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus ten)
On this week’s program:
* Placing an online bet for the World Series? Employees of online betting sites might be selling customer data online.

* Google Book Search: What data is Google storing about readers of online books?
* Our take on this week’s [...]

Obama: $3.4B Toward ‘Smart’ Power Grid – What About Smart Security and Privacy for The Grid?

President Obama is annoucing $3.4b in stimulus monies for the “Smart” Power Grid today (see story here).
But, here is part of the story that is not getting much, if any, coverage: What are the security and privacy issues in deploying the Smart Grid and Smart Meters?
While I am not an expert on energy, I am [...]

Data Security Podcast Episode 75, Oct 25 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus ten)
On this week’s program:
* Everyone loves retail gift cards…they are quick and easy for consumers, and for web application “hackers.”

* Some Time Warner cable internet users are vulnerable to serious attacks — when will Time Warner release a fix?
* Our take [...]

Data Security Podcast Episode 73, Oct 11 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus ten)
On this week’s program:
* Major patching in store this week, due in part to flaws revealed this summer in Las Vegas?

* A fresh look at a Zeus banking attack counter-measure
* Our take on this week’s news.
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Data Security Podcast Episode 71, Sep 28 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus five)
On this week’s program:
* $4k per day scamming fake Viagra? That’s just the tip of the iceberg.

* Business bank accounts are the targets of attacks, businesses are responding with lawsuits against banks.
* Our take on this week’s news.
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Data Security Podcast Episode 70, Sep 21 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus five)
On this week’s program:
* Full access to anyone’s Facebook account for $100?
* Update on confidential data case in Maricopa County, AZ
* Our take on this week’s news.
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Data Security Podcast Episode 69, Sep 14 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus five)
On this week’s program:
* Beware the non-delivery email notice – it might really be an attack.
* Apple has added an anti-phishing feature to the new iphone but few people have been able to get it to work right.
* Our take on this [...]

Data Security Podcast Episode 68, Sep 01 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus five)
On this week’s program:
* New attacks against business bank accounts…. an earth-shaking recommendation from the banking industry.
* Hackers say they are gearing up for winter attacks – according to a survey of hackers at DefCon 2009.
* Our take on this week’s news.
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Data Security Podcast Episode 66, Aug 17 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law….(plus or minus five)
On this week’s program:
* Like stealing candy from a baby….is Adobe making it that easy for attackers to get into computers?
* The Clampi Trojan is cleaning out bank accounts, and AV usually doesn’t see it.
* Researcher says that Palm is acting like [...]

Data Security Podcast Episode 65 – Aug 9 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law….(plus or minus five)
On this week’s program:
* More DefCon17 Coverage: How safe are Cloud Computing applications?
* Melissa Hathaway is leaving her White House job as top cyber security official, why is the main stream press not spending time on this story?
* Our take on this [...]