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In today's Daily Podcast we hear about MedStar's recovery from ransomware, and a joint US-Canadian warning about the general threat of ransomware. A new strain of ransomware offers victim-friendly QR codes for easy mobile payment of ransom. The "Panama Papers," leaked by a whistle-blower, seem to offer some pretty spectacular stories of international governmental corruption. We talk to Accenture's Malek Ben Salem about securing the Internet-of-things.

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In this podcast, we look back at a week of ransomware. The FBI succeeds in unlocking the San Bernardino jihadist's iPhone without Apple's help (and Apple like the rest of us would like very much to know why). Policymakers consider their alternatives in cyber conflict, and they run from lawfare to warfare. Tay's briefly let out of her room, but quickly sent back (and that's no April Fooling).

Plus Backchannel's Steven Levy on repeating the cryptowars, and Ben Yelin on the challenges of establishing legal standing against the NSA.

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In today's Daily Podcast we hear about some of the other current threats—while ransomware is very much in the news, we'd do well to remember the problems of denial-of-service and business email compromise. The US continues to work toward "operationalizing" deterrence in the cyber domain. We talk to the Johns Hopkins University's Joe Carrigan about how you can secure your new computer. And CNBC appears to have been too participatory in a story about password hacking.

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In today's Daily Podcast we hear about the ongoing story of the MedStar Health hack, which anonymous sources say was ransomware. The incident remains under investigation. We hear about ransomware's evolution. Big Law finds itself in the crosshairs of a Russian (or Ukrainian?) cyber gang. The Justice Department hints at more litigation over decryption. We talk to the University of Maryland's Markus Rauschecker about the NIST Framework, and we finish our conversation with Zimperium about their successful experience integrating their mobile security solution with a big telecom's services.

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In today's Daily Podcast we hear about yesterday's apparent hack of MedStar Health—possibly ransomware, but that's still unconfirmed. FireEye warns that legacy point-of-sale systems are under increasing attack. Kaspersky says Turla spyware is using satellite connections to work around C2 server takedowns. The FBI says its succeeded in cracking that jihadi's iPhone. We talk to Accenture's Malek Ben Salem on healthcare cyber security, and we hear from Zimperium about their successful experience integrating their mobile security solution with a big telecom's services.

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In today's Daily Podcast we talk about how "Google-dorking" may have helped the Rye dam hackers find a vulnerable system. If you're pushing propaganda, why the Dark Web probably isn't for you. Symantec finds stolen SHA-2 certs in malware. Trustwave finds XSS flaw; Zen Cart patches same. Carbon Black identifies PowerWare, a new ransomware variant. We talk to Bufferzone about hospitals and ransomware, and the University of Maryland's Jonathan Katz explains why random numbers matter.

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In this podcast, we look back at how the likely shape of cyber conflict between ISIS and its opponents. The FBI says it will unlock that jihadist's iPhone itself, thank you very much. Ransomware stays number one on the criminal hit parade. We look at recent patches and the vulnerabilities they closed. Cylance's Jon Gross describes Operation Dust Storm. Craig Williams from Cisco's Talos describes an OS X graphics driver vulnerability. And robots that hope to grow up right should steer clear of…well, us.

In today's Daily Podcast we talk about ISIS info operations and the difficulties of developing actionable intelligence about the group's cells. The US indicts seven Iranians for the Rye dam hack and DDoS against financial institutions. Walled garden app stores still have security issues. Verizon Enterprise Solutions and the E-Council suffer security issues, respectively a data breach and Angler redirection. More ransomware news, and developments in the Apple-FBI standoff. We talk with MorphoTrust about security in filing state tax returns.

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In today's Daily Podcast we discuss why ISIS inspiration seems to obviate the need for command-and-control. The US indicts seven Iranians for the Rye dam hack and DDoS against financial institutions. Concerns about the security of water utilities grow. ESET finds some new malware delivered by USB drive. We talk with the University of Maryland's Ben Yelin about rights to privacy in cyberspace.

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In today's Daily Podcast we discuss the developing investigation into ISIS inspiration and control of the Brussels attacks, and what's now know about November's Paris shootings. Ransomware may be developing the ability to spread through networks. The insurance and cyber security sectors are working toward a common understanding of risk, and we talk with Accenture's Malek Ben Salem about processing and protecting unstructured data.

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