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10 security Ted Talks you can’t miss

article by George V. Hulme

http://www.csoonline.com/article/3077437/security/10-security-ted-talks-you-can-t-miss.html#slide10

James Lyne: Everyday cybercrime -- and what you can do about it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSErHToV8IU

Hackers: the internet's immune system | Keren Elazari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erCAp_Bd0AQ

Mikko Hypponen: Fighting viruses, defending the net

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf3zxHuSM2Y

Misha Glenny: Hire the hackers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gSwRHScq6M

All your devices can be hacked - Avi Rubin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHHCvcCUOWU

Guy-Philippe Goldstein: How cyberattacks threaten real-world peace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI0_fSD6GPY

Governments don't understand cyber warfare. We need hackers | Rodrigo Bijou

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nSHsb5xKPo

Lorrie Faith Cranor: What's wrong with your pa$$w0rd?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SkdP36wiAU

Chris Domas: The 1s and 0s behind cyber warfare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWpRxyqDgpM

Marc Goodman: A vision of crimes in the future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E97Kgi0sR4

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2017 02 21

Topics covered today include

Yahoo hacked again!

http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoo-says-hackers-accessed-user-accounts-without-passwords-2017-2

https://www.cnet.com/news/verizon-and-yahoo-agree-to-cut-4-billion-deal-by-350-million/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/yahoo-not-deleting-email-accounts-say-users/

USPS lost $10,000 in rare Nintendo games

http://kotaku.com/10k-worth-of-snes-games-goes-missing-in-the-mail-1792409527

http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/snes-usps-theft/

Byuu Patreon page

https://www.patreon.com/byuu

Dolls are listening yo you!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39002142

DHLS Hacked?

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/homeland-security-employees-locked-out-of-computer-networks-sources/

Malware can hear you through microphones

https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/02/hackers-who-took-control-of-pc-microphones-siphon-600-gb-from-70-targets/

RSA Confrence Videos

https://www.rsaconference.com/videos?conference=21&keywords=&page=1

Electronic Frontier Foundation

https://www.eff.org/

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Quick NewsCast for Jan-04-2017

Topics discussed:

Ransomfree

https://ransomfree.cybereason.com/

8-bitguy - NES Zapper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu-Hoj4EIjU

Amazon Alexa murder warrent

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/12/28/amazon-alexa-data-wanted-in-murder-investigation.html

People are staying with Yahoo - despite security concerns

http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Plenty-of-users-sticking-with-Yahoo-despite-data-10827710.php

VPN Pen testing lab with Kali Linux & pfSense

http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/setting-up-a-vpn-based-penetration-testing-lab/

Help out the EFF!

https://www.eff.org/

01-11-2017 Topics Discussed:

Unsecure routers, webcams prompt feds to sue D-Link

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/01/unsecure-routers-webcams-prompt-feds-to-sue-d-link/

This ransomware targets HR departments

http://www.zdnet.com/article/this-ransomware-targets-hr-departments-with-fake-job-applications/

Spread Popcorn Time Ransomware

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-scheme-spread-popcorn-time-ransomware-get-chance-of-free-decryption-key/

This Ransomware Unlocks Your Files For Free If You Read CyberSecurity Articles

http://thehackernews.com/2017/01/decrypt-ransomware-files.html

Android banking Trojan malware disguises itself as Super Mario Run

http://www.zdnet.com/article/android-banking-trojan-malware-disguises-itself-as-super-mario-run/

Electronic Freedom Foundation

https://www.eff.org/

2017 01 19

Change your bad Passwords!

http://www.zdnet.com/article/only-yourselves-to-blame-the-worst-passwords-of-2016-are-as-lazy-as-ever/?linkId=33374589

http://gizmodo.com/the-25-most-popular-passwords-of-2015-were-all-such-id-1753591514

http://www.passwordrandom.com/most-popular-passwords

Peace sign identity theft

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/peace-sign-selfie-fingerprint-identity-theft-news/

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/hackers-replicate-politician-fingerprint/

Samsung IOT camera hack

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3158204/security/critical-flaw-lets-hackers-take-control-of-samsung-smartcam-cameras.html#tk.rss_news

Marco Polo

http://www.businessinsider.com/marco-polo-app-how-to-use-tips-and-tricks-photos-2017-1/#i-recorded-a-video-message-for-my-sister-called-a-polo-which-was-just-a-few-seconds-long-marco-polo-is-intended-for-quick-back-and-forth-messages-not-long-winded-voicemails-3

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.happybits.marcopolo

College pays ramsom

https://boingboing.net/2017/01/13/los-angeles-valley-college-pay.html

Gmail Phishing

http://nypost.com/2017/01/18/its-almost-impossible-to-stop-this-new-gmail-phishing-attack/

2017 01 25

Topics Discussed Today:

Tostitos can save you from drunk driving

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/tostitos-new-party-bag-knows-when-youve-been-drinking-and-will-even-call-you-uber-175727

Top Kaspersky Employee Arrested

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/kaspersky-worker-arrested-russia/

http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-top-manager-at-russian-cybersecurity-firm-arrested-in-moscow-2017-1

Ransomware Charger hits GooglePlay

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ransomware-app-found-on-google-play/

Android Skyfin Trojan

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-trojan-hijacks-google-play-store-covertly-downloads-or-purchases-apps/

Variants of Android Banking trojan

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-banking-trojan-source-code-leaked-online-leads-to-new-variation-right-away/

Facebook video hacked

https://gizmodo.com/some-guy-figured-out-how-to-delete-any-video-on-faceboo-1791526536

Stealing passwords from McDonalds

https://finnwea.com/blog/stealing-passwords-from-mcdonalds-users

Kreb's on Security Mirai Worm

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/01/who-is-anna-senpai-the-mirai-worm-author/

Please visit the Electronic Frontier Foundation

https://www.eff.org/

2017 01 31

PacMan lives on as Masaya Nakamura passes

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/business/pac-man-masaya-nakamura-dead.html?_r=0

Better two-factor authentication for Facebook

http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/26/14397276/facebook-two-factor-nfc-security-key-account-hack

Chrome and Firefox try and warn you

http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/26/14396130/http-https-insecure-connections-chrome-firefox

Texas Police Dept Hit with Ransomware

http://www.darkreading.com/texas-police-unit-loses-years-of-evidence-to-ransomware-/d/d-id/1328008

Phishing via Autofill

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Kaspersky Lab update

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/01/a-shakeup-in-russias-top-cybercrime-unit/

Electronic Frontier Foundation

https://www.eff.org/

2017 02 07

Two arrested in CCTV hacking in DC

http://thehackernews.com/2017/02/cctv-camera-hacking.html

Wifi can see you

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wifi-signals-can-id-individuals-by-body-shape

W-2s are not safe

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/01/shopping-for-w2s-tax-data-on-the-dark-web/

Hard drive failure rates

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-benchmark-stats-2016/

SpinRite

https://www.grc.com/intro.htm

You can catch Kelihos via USB Drives

http://www.securityweek.com/kelihos-spreads-usb-drives

How easy is it crack is your password?

http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/easy-hacker-crack-password/

Electronic Frontier Foundation

https://www.eff.org/

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2017 02 15

Today topics covered:

Grammy 2017 and Video Games

https://www.grammy.com/

Your TV is watching you (Illegally)

https://www.cnet.com/news/vizio-tvs-data-tracking-ftc-federal-trade-commission-new-jersey/

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/7/14527360/vizio-smart-tv-tracking-settlement-disable-settings

Look before you paste!

http://lifepluslinux.blogspot.co.nz/2017/01/look-before-you-paste-from-website-to.html

It is now easier for you to be fingerprinted

http://lifepluslinux.blogspot.co.nz/2017/01/look-before-you-paste-from-website-to.html

Find out what Facebook knows about you

https://www.fastcodesign.com/3067874/a-dead-simple-tool-to-find-out-what-facebook-knows-about-you

Russian arrests update

https://cointelegraph.com/news/russian-hacking-four-men-face-treason-for-passing-on-information-from-russia-to-cia

Electronic Frontier Foundation

https://www.eff.org/

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