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Lock and Code podcast

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Lock and Code podcast

Our bi-weekly podcast of the latest security headlines and in-depth interviews with guests

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Enduring from Home report

Reports

Enduring from Home report

Our report examines the impact of COVID-19 on business security during and after the transition to remote work.

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China’s RedEcho accused of targeting India’s power grids - RedEcho allegedly penetrated a number of organizations, including some of those responsible for ensuring the optimum scheduling and dispatching of electricity

Vital infrastructure

China’s RedEcho accused of targeting India’s power grids

March 5, 2021 - RedEcho allegedly penetrated a number of organizations, including some of those responsible for ensuring the optimum scheduling and dispatching of electricity

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Update now! Chrome fix patches in-the-wild zero-day - Google has released a patch for yet another vulnerability in Chrome's audio component after it was exploited in the wild.

Exploits and vulnerabilities

Update now! Chrome fix patches in-the-wild zero-day

March 4, 2021 - Google has released a patch for yet another vulnerability in Chrome's audio component after it was exploited in the wild.

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21 million free VPN users’ data exposed - Recent VPN data leaks and breaches highlight the importance—and difficulty—of fully trusting a VPN provider. Here are tips on who to trust.

Privacy

21 million free VPN users’ data exposed

March 3, 2021 - Recent VPN data leaks and breaches highlight the importance—and difficulty—of fully trusting a VPN provider. Here are tips on who to trust.

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Patch now! Exchange servers attacked by Hafnium zero-days - Microsoft has released updates to deal with 4 zero-day vulnerabilities being used in an attack chain aimed at users of Exchange Server.

Exploits and vulnerabilities

Patch now! Exchange servers attacked by Hafnium zero-days

March 3, 2021 - Microsoft has released updates to deal with 4 zero-day vulnerabilities being used in an attack chain aimed at users of Exchange Server.

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Ryuk ransomware develops worm-like capability - French researchers have found a Ryuk ransomware variant that can spread laterally through an infected network.

Malwarebytes news

Ryuk ransomware develops worm-like capability

March 2, 2021 - French researchers have found a Ryuk ransomware variant that can spread laterally through an infected network.

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Defending online anonymity and speech with Eva Galperin: Lock and Code S02E03 - On Lock and Code, we talk to Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity for EFF, about the importance of defending online anonymity and speech.

Podcast

Defending online anonymity and speech with Eva Galperin: Lock and Code S02E03

March 1, 2021 - On Lock and Code, we talk to Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity for EFF, about the importance of defending online anonymity and speech.

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To pay, or not to pay? That is the VPN question - Should you pay for a VPN? We delve into the paid versus free VPN debate.

Privacy

To pay, or not to pay? That is the VPN question

February 27, 2021 - Should you pay for a VPN? We delve into the paid versus free VPN debate.

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TikTok pays $92 million to end data theft lawsuit - TikTok has agreed to pay a hefty settlement, and to stop recording users' biometric and location data.

Privacy | Reports

TikTok pays $92 million to end data theft lawsuit

February 26, 2021 - TikTok has agreed to pay a hefty settlement, and to stop recording users' biometric and location data.

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Scammers, profiteers, and shady sites? It must be tax season - With tax season around the corner, an aggressive campaign caught our attention and we decided to investigate.

Please don't buy this | Web threats

Scammers, profiteers, and shady sites? It must be tax season

February 25, 2021 - With tax season around the corner, an aggressive campaign caught our attention and we decided to investigate.

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