Naked Security

By Sophos

We take an expert look at the latest cybersecurity incidents, how they happened, and why. Tune in weekly to learn what you can do to stop bad things from happening to you!

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The podcast currently has 719 episodes available.

Naked Security episodes:

November 24, 2022 S3 Ep110: Spotlight on cyberthreats - an expert speaks
Security specialist John Shier tells you the "news you can really use" - how to boost your cybersecurity based on real-world advice from the 2023 Sophos Threat Report.
Original music by Edith Mudge
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23min
November 17, 2022 S3 Ep109: How one leaked email password could drain your business
Microsoft's tilt at the MP3 marketplace. Apple's not-a-zero-day emergency. Cracking the lock on Android phones. Browser-in-the-Browser revisited. The Emmenthal cheese attack. Business Email Compromise and how to prevent it.
Original music by Edith Mudge
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26min
November 10, 2022 S3 Ep108: What would YOU do if you found $3 billion in a popcorn tin?
Radio waves so mysterious they're known only as X-Rays. Were there six 0-days or only four? The cops that found $3 billion in a popcorn tin. Blue badge confusion. When URL scanning goes wrong. Tracking down every last unpatched file. Why even unlikely exploits can earn "high" severity levels.
Original music by Edith Mudge
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21min
November 03, 2022 S3 Ep107: Eight months to kick out the crooks and you think that's GOOD?
The man who put Boole in Boolean. OpenSSL's bated-breath update. Apple's zero-day finally settled. New Chrome zero-day. SHA-3 code gets a patch. Extreme extortion via stolen medical data. Data breach response the nonchalant way.
Original music by Edith Mudge
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23min
October 27, 2022 S3 Ep106: Facial recognition without consent - should it be banned?
Windows XP (fondly?!) remembered. Clearview AI courts controversy again. DEADBOLT ransomware crooks get counterhacked. Women cryptologists commemorated in US. How to measure randomness. Deconstructing Apple's latest security bulletins.
Original music by Edith Mudge
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21min
October 20, 2022 S3 Ep105: WONTFIX! The MS Office cryptofail that "isn't a security flaw"
Coolest videogame ever. Zoom thinks everyone's a developer. The Patch Tuesday that wasn't. A data breach coverup. Log4Shell all over again. And the Office cryptofail that Microsoft won't fix.
Original music by Edith Mudge
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25min
October 13, 2022 S3 Ep104: Should hospital ransomware attackers be locked up for life?
What goes up... must come down. Ransomware criminal avoids a life sentence. Former CSO convicted over Uber megabreach coverup. WhatsApp fights rip-off rogue apps. The Countess of Computer Science. Could a weird email brick your iPhone?
Original music by Edith Mudge
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21min
October 09, 2022 S3 Ep103.5: OAuth 2 and why Microsoft is forcing you into it
Naked Security meets Sophos X-Ops! Duck and Chet dig into OAuth 2.0, a well-known protocol for authorization. Microsoft calls it "Modern Auth", though it's a decade old, and is finally forcing Exchange Online customers to switch to it.
Original music by Edith Mudge
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17min
October 06, 2022 S3 Ep103: Scammers in the Slammer (and other stories)
A fridge-sized calculator made with transistors (really).
" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProxyNotShell situation reviewed. Romance and BEC scammer gets 25 years in the slammer. Is there an answer to nuisance callers? Is the answer voicemail?
Original music by Edith Mudge
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21min
October 01, 2022 S3 Ep102.5: "ProxyNotShell" Exchange bugs - an expert speaks
Chester Wisniewski gives you actionable advice on how to deal with two actively exploited Exchange zero-days that suddenly burst into the news. Learn who's affected and how, find out what you can do while waiting for Microsoft's patches, and plan your threat hunting in case the worst happens to you.
Original music by Edith Mudge
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15min

FAQs about Naked Security:

How many episodes does Naked Security have?

The podcast currently has 719 episodes available.