Data Security Podcast Episode 78, Nov 09 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus ten)
On this week’s program:
* Why are web drive-by downloads proliferating like cockroaches?

* Sixty Minutes just covered a data security story. We rate the coverage.
* Our take on this week’s news.
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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 72, Oct 04 2009

30 minutes every week on data security, privacy, and the law…..(plus or minus ten)
On this week’s program:
* Polymorphic malware – every time it attacks it has a new signature.

* The balance on your bank account looks find, too bad all your money’s gone.
* Our take on this week’s news.
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BREAKING NEWS – New Twist to Zeus Bank Trojan; Well-Known Penetration Tester at ISACA Conference Calls Revelation “Disastrous”

Reporting from the ISACA Security and Risk Management Conference in Las Vegas, we have breaking security news this morning.
Organized cyber criminals have added a new damaging element to an already viscous cyber attack. Yuval Ben-Itzhak, CTO of Finjan spoke by phone with the Data Security Podcast about a frightening new twist to the surge of [...]

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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