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ZDNet Security Update

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Senior reporter Danny Palmer interviews cybersecurity experts about the latest cyber attacks, hacking trends and keeping you safe from online threats.

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How hackers exploit cyber insurance policies to make more money from ransomware attacks

February 08, 2022 19:47 - 18 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Recorded Future's Allan Liska about how cyber insurance, a policy designed to protect against ransomware, could be fueling attacks instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's talk about how companies track your data across the internet

January 21, 2022 16:50 - 27 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Oxford University’s Dr. Carissa Véliz about the data economy, surveillance, online privacy -- and what you can do to fight back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The threat from hackers is getting worse – and ignorance isn't an excuse for boardrooms any more

January 06, 2022 13:03 - 24 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to MIT's Professor Stuart Madnick about the continued growth of cyber attacks, why there's still so many misunderstandings around cybersecurity – and what has to happen to fix the problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to solve the cybersecurity skills shortage

December 01, 2021 16:41 - 22 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Veracode’s Chris Wysopal about the high demand for cybersecurity staff and what needs to be done to fill the vacancies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BEC and romance scams: How to protect your business

November 18, 2021 16:29 - 25 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks Cofense’s Ronnie Tokazowski about the highly lucrative cyber criminal world of BEC scams and why attacks have become so hard to defend against. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside a ransomware gang: Beware these aggressive tactics

November 08, 2021 17:03 - 23 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Mandiant's Kimberly Goody about the rise of a notorious ransomware group and how to protect against attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why the same old cyber attacks are still so successful and what needs to be done to stop them

October 26, 2021 14:14 - 25 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Admiral Michael S. Rogers, Operating Partner at Team8 and former Director of the NSA and US Cyber Command, about cyber threats and the action needed to fight them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is what happens when you're hit by a ransomware attack

October 14, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Ed Williams, Director of SpiderLabs EMEA at Trustwave, about how cyber criminals get into networks and what they actually do once inside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why hackers are targeting web servers with malware and how to protect yours

October 06, 2021 15:51 - 19 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Zuzana Hromcová, malware researcher at ESET about the anatomy of powerful cyber attacks against web server software and how to protect against these threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digital ID systems present new opportunities – and new threats

September 13, 2021 15:28 - 34 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to the Alan Turing Institute's Prof. Carsten Maple about the increased use of digital identity systems such as vaccine passports -- and what's required to make them trustworthy and secure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stress in cybersecurity – why overworking information security staff is bad for everyone

September 02, 2021 16:12 - 21 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to John Donovan, CISO at Malwarebytes about the impact stress has on information security teams and how to help improve well-being of employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ransomware threat is growing: What needs to happen to stop attacks getting worse?

August 20, 2021 15:14 - 23 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Theresa Payton, CEO of Fortalice Solutions and former CIO at The White House, about the problem of ransomware and the disruption it could cause if we don't act now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyber attacks: How to protect your industrial control systems from hackers

August 06, 2021 15:00 - 20 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Sergio Caltagirone, VP of Threat Intelligence at Drago,s about the risk cyber attacks pose to industrial infrastructure and what actions need to be taken to stop them before it's too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How North Korea uses cyber crime to fund its economy

July 30, 2021 18:53 - 19 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Venafi's Yana Blachman about how North Korea uses ransomware, cryptocurrency theft and other cyber attacks to make money while evading sanctions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cybersecurity has a harassment problem. This initiative aims to stop it

July 23, 2021 14:56 - 18 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Respect In Security co-founders Lisa Forte and Rik Ferguson about bullying and abuse in information security and how to help stamp it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Privacy Paradox: How can businesses use personal data while also protecting user privacy?

July 19, 2021 14:33 - 17 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to BAE Systems Applied Intelligence's Holly Armitage about how organizations can use data they collect while also being ethical about it at the same time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How ransomware victims who pay the ransom just encourage more cyber attacks

June 30, 2021 17:24 - 16 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Cybereason's Yonatan Striem-Amit about ransomware attacks and how paying the ransom often isn't the end of problems for ransomware victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The problem with passwords

June 22, 2021 17:28 - 19 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Wolfgang Goerlich of Cisco Duo Security about how passwords are easily exploited by cyber criminals and how to secure accounts from hackers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why ransomware is a big cybersecurity problem and what needs to be done to stop it

June 11, 2021 17:49 - 28 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to John Hultquist, VP of analysis at Mandiant Threat Intelligence, about ransomware attacks and how to fight back against cyber criminals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diversity in cybersecurity: How being inclusive can help improve everyone's defenses against attacks

June 07, 2021 18:33 - 19 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Dr. Christine Izuakor, founder and CEO of Cyber Pop-up, about how employing people with a wider range of backgrounds and skills can benefit cybersecurity for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back to the office: The cybersecurity risks you need to think about

May 28, 2021 14:44 - 19 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Principal Security Researcher at Kaspersky about how employees returning to offices after a year of remote work means having to reassess cyber threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mobile spyware: How it works and how to avoid becoming a victim

May 21, 2021 14:52 - 18 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Kristin Del Rosso, security researcher, Lookout about mobile surveillance apps and what to look out for to avoid one being installed on your phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The psychology of cybersecurity: How empathy is key to keeping people safe online

May 03, 2021 15:58 - 19 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Dr. Margaret Cunningham, Principal Research Scientist at Forcepoint, about how to balance keeping the network safe from cyber threats with keeping employees happy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why online identity fraud is booming and how to protect yourself from it

April 26, 2021 17:40 - 18 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Yuelin Li, VP of strategy and development at Onfido, about how cyber criminals are exploiting the rise in our online activity for fraud and how to avoid becoming a victim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is ransomware such a big threat and how do you defend your network against it?

April 16, 2021 15:44 - 16 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Ann Johnson, corporate vice president at Microsoft, about the rise of ransomware and the measures you can take to avoid becoming a victim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Online privacy in a digital world: What you need to know about keeping your personal data secure

March 26, 2021 15:00 - 20 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Troy Hunt, digital security advisor to NordSec, about how online habits are changing and how to protect yourself from hackers and cyber crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dark web take downs: How cyber criminals adapt and evolve after being exposed

March 19, 2021 16:44 - 19 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Rick Holland, CISO at Digital Shadows, about what happens when law enforcement and cybersecurity companies take down underground forums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How these unusual smart devices can be hacked and what it means for the IoT

March 12, 2021 17:07 - 14 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Craig Young, principal security researcher at Tripwire, about how home smart devices can be hacked and how to protect them from cyber attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How a hacker attempted to poison a city's water supply and the cybersecurity lessons learned

February 26, 2021 19:02 - 22 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Joe Slowik, senior security researcher at DomainTools, about the Oldsmar hacking incident and how to protect critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business Email Compromise phishing attacks could be the most costly threat facing your organizations

February 12, 2021 15:43 - 17 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Crane Hassold, senior director of threat research at Agari, about why BEC attacks are so lucrative for cyber criminals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DDoS attacks and ransomware: How to protect yourself against them

January 29, 2021 17:52 - 20 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Kevin Curran, Professor of Cyber Security at Ulster University at the latest developments in cyber crime and how to keep your data safe online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How hackers exploit the names of brands you trust to trick you into opening phishing emails

January 22, 2021 18:58 - 13 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Maya Horowitz, director of threat intelligence and research at Check Point, about the tactics behind phishing emails -- and how to avoid falling victim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trillion-dollar cost of cyber crime

December 23, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Adam Philpott, SVP at McAfee, about financial and other damage that cyber crime does to businesses around the world each year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyber criminals more determined than ever to hack into banks – so how can we stop them?

December 21, 2020 16:00 - 13 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks James Muir, threat intelligence Research lead at BAE Systems, about how cyber threats targeting banks are evolving and how to protect against them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How hackers are trying to use QR codes as an entry point for cyber attacks

December 15, 2020 18:26 - 8 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Anna Chung, cybersecurity threat research analyst at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, about the ways cyber criminals are trying to take advantage of the increased use of QR codes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Joker Android malware has become so successful and how to stop it

November 23, 2020 19:14 - 14 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Chester Wisniewski, principal research scientist at Sophos, about one of the most common forms of Android malware and what needs to be done to stop it spreading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How your anti-phishing measures could make you more vulnerable to email attacks

November 16, 2020 16:05 - 22 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to University of Sussex's Dr. Mona Rashidirad and the University of Auckland's Hamidreza Shahbaznezhad about how too many controls can provide a false sense of security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The lessons cybersecurity teams need to learn from hackers to beat them at their own game

November 06, 2020 15:49 - 18 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to James Spiteri, security specialist at Elastic, about how red tape could be holding back cybersecurity and how cyber criminals flourish without it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How this project is helping to disrupt cyber criminals and make the internet safer for everyone

October 16, 2020 15:24 - 11 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Jaya Baloo, CISO at Avast, about an industry scheme that monitors malicious activity aiming to make it easier for everyone to protect against new cyber threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Insider threats: What happens when it's your employees who are the cybersecurity risk to your business

October 09, 2020 14:09 - 22 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Adenike Cosgrove, Cybersecurity Strategist at Proofpoint, about what motivates malicious insiders and how they can be as much of a threat to your organization as cyber attackers or hackers. FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https...

How to keep connected cars safe from cyber attacks

October 02, 2020 14:16 - 21 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Adam Boulton, CTO at BlackBerry, about the challenges the auto industry faces when it comes to building cybersecurity into autonomous vehicles. FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZDNet_CBSi - Follow ZDNet...

Cybersecurity: Why supply chain weaknesses make you easy pickings for hackers

September 25, 2020 14:30 - 15 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to BlueVoyant International chairman and ex-GCHQ boss Robert Hannigan about cyber attackers targeting third-party suppliers as a weak entry point into larger businesses. Read more: https://zd.net/3jejaQl FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Insta...

No More Ransom: The Europol initiative taking the fight to cyber criminal ransomware gangs

September 21, 2020 14:02 - 10 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Europol head of operations Fernando Ruiz about a project that has saved millions of people from paying out after ransomware attacks. FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZDNet_CBSi - Follow ZDNet on LinkedI...

Inside the multi-billion dollar industry that silently tracks and sells your phone's location data

September 11, 2020 15:00 - 22 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Cisco Duo's Jordan Wright about data broking, the practice of collecting and selling personal data that's heavily used in marketing and advertising, and the risks it causes for personal privacy. FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: ...

White hat hacker reveals the real job of an infosec pro

August 07, 2020 15:00 - 14 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Bugcrowd's Anna Westelius about what it takes to work in the field of information security and why more diversity is needed to drive the industry forward. FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZDNet_CBSi - F...

Why Iranian hacking operations could be a threat to your network

July 31, 2020 16:38 - 21 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Rafe Pilling, senior security researcher at Secureworks, about the rise of state-backed cyber attacks coming out of Iran and how to protect your network from falling victim. FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram...

Coronavirus, remote working, and ransomware: The key cybersecurity challenges your organization is facing

July 24, 2020 15:21 - 14 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to George Kurtz, co-founder and CEO of Crowdstrike, about how cybersecurity has had to adapt to unique circumstances in 2020 -- and what it means going forward. FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZDNet_CBSi ...

Love Bug: The story behind one of the first global computer virus outbreaks

July 09, 2020 14:27 - 17 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to investigative journalist Geoff White, who tracked down the author of Love Bug 20 years on from the worldwide attack. He details what security lessons we can still learn from it. FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.insta...

Hacking healthcare: Why connected medical devices and hospitals are such a tempting target for cyber criminals

July 02, 2020 15:37 - 11 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Kelly Rozumalski, secure connected health director at Booz Allen, about the rise of internet connected healthcare and how it's creating more security vulnerabilities which can be exploited by hackers. FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Insta...

These are the riskiest IoT devices to connect to your enterprise network

June 26, 2020 14:17 - 14 minutes

ZDNet Security Update: Danny Palmer talks to Daniel dos Santos, research manager at Forescout, about how insecure connected devices could be putting your network at risk from cyber criminals. FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZDNet_CBSi - Follow ZD...

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