S3 Ep2: Creepy smartwatches, botnets and Pings of Death

Naked Security Podcast

English - October 15, 2020 21:01 - 38 minutes - 44.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
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Previous Episode: S3 Ep1: Ransomware - is it really OK to pay?

Next Episode: S3 Ep3: Breaking crypto, busting hackers and pwning Chrome

This week we investigate a creepy smartwatch for kids, discuss Microsoft's short-lived takedown of Trickbot, explain how to avoid the Windows "Ping of Death" bug, and (oh no!) find the source of mysterious beeping from every computer in the office.

With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/creepy-covert-camera-feature-found
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/microsoft-on-the-counterattack-trickbot
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/windows-ping-of-death-bug

Original music by Edith Mudge (https://www.edithmudge.com)

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