In this week’s episode of The Security Ledger Podcast (#86) we speak with Dr. Kevin Fu of the University of Michigan about research he conducted that casts doubts on reports of mysterious acoustic attacks on US embassy employees in Havana, Cuba. Also: Chip Block of Evolver talks about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s expanded cyber security guidance. And finally: thousands of radiologic sensors were deployed in the U.S. following the attacks of September 11 2001. We’ll look at new efforts to secure those systems from cyber attack. The US State Department decided last week to make staff cuts to the Cuban Embassy permanent, citing a need to protect American personnel from what the State Department called a series of “health attacks” – reportedly sonic assaults that left embassy staff and employees with hearing loss and a range of other symptoms. But did attacks really take place? Bad Vibes in Havana […]

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