Smashing Security podcast #285: Uber’s hidden hack, tips for travel, and AI accent fixes

Smashing Security podcast #285: Uber’s hidden hack, tips for travel, and AI accent fixes

Smashing Security podcast #285: Uber's hidden hack, tips for travel, and AI accent fixes

Uber may not face prosecution over its handling of a 2016 data breach – but its former chief security head does; how to defend your digital devices’ data while on vacation, and how to change your accent with artificial intelligence.

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, joined this week by Paul Ducklin.

Plus don’t miss our featured interview with Ian Farquhar of Gigamon.

Hosts:

Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carole Theriault – @caroletheriault

Guest:

Paul Ducklin – @duckblog

Show notes:

Sponsored by:

  • Bitwarden – Password security you can trust. Bitwarden is an open source password manager trusted by millions of individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide for secure password storage and sharing.
  • Gigamon – Gigamon’s latest report into the state of ransomware.
  • SolCyber – SolCyber delivers Fortune 500 level cybersecurity for small and medium-sized enterprises. If the bad guys aren’t being discriminating about who they’re attacking, how can you settle for anything less?

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Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

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Graham Cluley is a veteran of the anti-virus industry having worked for a number of security companies since the early 1990s when he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows. Now an independent security analyst, he regularly makes media appearances and is an international public speaker on the topic of computer security, hackers, and online privacy.

Follow him on Twitter at @gcluley, or drop him an email.

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