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The News and Talk on Security, Privacy, and The Law; Every Saturday on 780AM KOH, and KKOH.com; Podcasts anytime from this site
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This Week on The CyberJungle - Episode 167. Plus a bonus episode: 166, an 'su root' episode, for those seeking more in-depth technical stories.
Listen LIVE, Sat Aug 28th 10a-noon PT/ 1p-3p ET on KKOH.com or 780AM KOH in NV/CA. Podcast edition posts Sunday Aug 29th 2010.
The so-called "super-cookie" (also known as Flash cookies, or Supercookies) tracks your moves online, and can come back to life even after it's "deleted." It's use is growing, a lawsuit was filed to try to limit its use, and we talk about a tool to put a spike through the heart of this invasive tracker.
Interviews - The Wall Street Journal published a story this week about the love affair between businesses and the iPad. The pad is sexy, trendy and everyone loooves them. Including the cyber criminals. Two experts offer their take on Apple mobile smart devices in the workplace. Raf Los, security evangelist from HP, talks with us about web application threats; Amber Schroeder, CEO of Paraben, tells how easily data can be recovered from devices that are lost, stolen, or breached.
The Federal Government verified a 2008 cyberattack - billed as the "most significant" breach of defense department computers ever. It was conducted with (hang onto your hat) a flash drive. The security community has known since mid-decade that external devices present one of the principal threats to information on computer networks. This leaves us wondering why we'd want the feds to take a larger role in protecting civilian information assets. Yet that's exactly what's being planned. Coincidentally - a security firm reports that in 2010, 25 percent of new worms are specifically designed to spread through USB storage devices connected to computers.
How one user stopped a burglary while he was away on vacation. Yes, there's an app for that.
Tales from the Dark Web: Girl who is said to have had sex with 5000 men is exploited by Facebook scammers
Plus, our take on this week's news
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