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The industrial control system (ICS) sector has become one of the latest favorite targets of ransomware attacks: As proof, the head of operational technology (OT) cybersecurity services firm says at least five organizations in the oil and gas industry were recently hit by Ryuk. And the attacks don't stop there: researchers believe the ransomware attack revealed late last month by the US Coast Guard in a Marine Safety Information Bulletin may have been part of a more widespread Ryuk ransomware attack.

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Joseph Menn of Reuters joins us to talk about Apple dropping its encrypted iCloud backup plans after FBI complaints.

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Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Joseph Menn

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On This Week in Computer Hardware, Patrick Norton and Sebastian Peak discuss the interesting news regarding King County and its upcoming board of supervisors election.

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Hosts: Patrick Norton and Sebastian Peak

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Mary Joe Speculates on where Microsoft's Scott Guthrie is.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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On This Week in Google, Stacey Higginbotham, Leo Laporte, and Jeff Jarvis discuss the recent Sonos email that notified users of certain products that will no longer receive support. Are these items less "speaker" and more computer?

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Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham, Leo Laporte, and Jeff Jarvis

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On All About Android, TK Bay from XDA Developers goes hands-on with a pre-release version of the NexDock 2, a laptop shell that connects to a smartphone that acts as the computer inside.

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Hosts: Jason Howell and Ron Richards

Guest: TK Bay

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Should Apple's encryption be fail-safe or fail-secure? Is it worth potentially losing your iCloud photos to be completely safe from hackers? How much access should law enforcement have? Which side of the security vs convenience argument do you fall on?

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil

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"CurveBall" is a spoofing vulnerability in the way the certificates are accepted without proper verification of the explicit curve parameters within the certificates. Essentially, this flaw allows an attacker to supply his own generated X.509 certificates by using an "explicit parameters" option to set those curve parameters.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson

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Face tracking companies like Clearview want to give law enforcement the tools to control everyone.

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Georgia Dow, Patrick Norton, and Sam Abuelsamid

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On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Curt Franklin, Lou Maresca, and Brian Chee talk about international threats to business and how organizations are preparing for potential attacks.

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