The Bid Picture with Bidemi Ologunde

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discussed how Chinese hackers successfully compromised U.S. oil and gas companies between 2011 and 2013; the recent news of a suspected data leak of almost 4 billion phone numbers on the Clubhouse app; and how fake Windows 11 installers are being used to spread malware.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discussed the context around the recent statement released on July 19 by the U.S., UK, NATO, Japan, Norway, and the EU that cast blame on China for recent massively disruptive cyberattacks; also why airline operators are now being increasingly targeted by cybercriminals; and finally the rising cybersecurity threats against cloud service providers.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discusses a scandal involving a high-ranking Catholic official who was found to have engaged in possible improper behaviors that are against Catholic doctrine. His online behavior was exposed through mobile app data that was supposed to be anonymized.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discusses how targeted commercial online ads are causing divisions, not just political ads; how the rise of influencer culture has led to the death of hobbies; and how advertisers are literally having anxiety, because Facebook users are saying no to tracking.

Epistemic fragmentation poses a threat to the governance of online targeting.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde presents an app that lets users know if their iPhones have been compromised, and how to remove the threat if so; the impact of the pandemic on how we understand the potential of misinformation in cyberspace; and a new academic study that has exposed the effects of polarizing content on social media.

iVerify for individuals.

iVerify for organizations.

The research article by Steve Rathje et al: Out-group animosity drives engagement on social media.

The March 2021 article by Karen Hao: How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation.

Bidemi Ologunde's book on Amazon: Feet of Clay: Democracy, Democratic Values & Destructive Influences.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discusses the rise in remote jobs that don't require university degrees, and how toxic online disagreements are largely due to the way social media platforms are designed.

Research Article by Amanda Baughan et al: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet: Having Hard Conversations in Online Spaces

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explains what legal privileges are, and why they are so important for cybersecurity incident investigations by presenting the fascinating case of a cybersecurity incident and its corresponding case law in a U.S. District Court. 

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde provides tips on increasing cybersecurity awareness in the workplace; what social media companies are doing to reduce the abuse and harassment of women online; Google's recent shut down of malicious apps on the Play Store because they were stealing Facebook credentials; and Iceland's successful trial of the 4-day workweek.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde examines what makes Snapchat accounts get compromised easily; the correlation between organizations moving their infrastructure to the cloud and the increase in data breaches; new details about the 2020 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) recently released by the UN International Telecommunications Union (ITU); and how a traffic stop in South Carolina ended in a car crash in Georgia, which then led unexpected cybercrime-related discoveries, two five-year prison sentences and hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution.

The 2020 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) report can be found here.

Please report COVID-19 fraud, hoarding, or price-gouging to the National Center for Disaster Fraud’s National Hotline at (866) 720-5721, or go to http://www.justice.gov/disastercomplaintform.

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected]. You can also get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Clubhouse app (@bid), and the Wisdom app (@bidemi).

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde provides an update from the FBI on "Elder Fraud" in South Carolina, details of a new report about the prevalence of cyberstalking in modern-day relationships, and the case of a cyberstalker who attempted to blackmail a candidate for political office in Nebraska in the United States.

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected]. You can also get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Clubhouse app (@bid), and the Wisdom app (@bidemi).