The Naked Security podcast tells you how to make your web signup forms safer, explains how Android phones can be used as security tokens, and looks into a Facebook "hidden message" that escaped into the wild.. With Anna Brading. Paul Ducklin and Matthew Boddy. This week's links: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/serious-security-how-web-forms-can-steal https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/android-phones-transformed-into-anti-phishing https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/facebook-admits-supply-chain-data-...
Apr 16, 2019•20 min
The Naked Security podcast reveals how long you can expect to go unnoticed online, explains why we still have applications where every bit matters, and comes up with a new vocabulary for "data loss" on the scale of MySpace's music file implosion. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Matthew Boddy and Benedict Jones. This week's links: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/knock-and-dont-run https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/ep-025 https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/serious-security-gps-week-rollover https:/...
Apr 09, 2019•25 min
The Naked Security podcast looks into the annoying problem of bloatware on Android phones, explains a zero-day bug in a TP-Link router and how it turned into bad PR, and gives you advice on how to keep crooks out of your web server. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Matthew Boddy and Benedict Jones. This week's links: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/preinstalled-android-software https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/tp-link-router-zero-day https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/supermarket-patches-its-web ...
Apr 02, 2019•24 min
The Naked Security podcast explains how to avoid losing money to the cybercrime known as BEC, or Business Email Compromise, and gives you tips on what to look out for when you plug new devices into your network. With Paul Ducklin, Matthew Boddy and Benedict Jones. This week's links: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/fbi-arrests-74-in-global-business-email-compromise-takedown https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/why-you-should-be-cautious-of-emails-from-friends-or-colleagues https://nakedsecurity.soph...
Mar 26, 2019•24 min
In this Naked Security podcast, we explain how to handle sextortion, look at techniques for getting rid of malvertising, and discuss the things that make randomness hard. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/final-warning-email https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/cia-bribery-scam https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/sextortion-whats-new https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/chrome-will-soon-block-drive-by https://nakedsecurit...
Mar 20, 2019•26 min
This week, the Naked Security Podcast tries to figure out where Mark Zuckerberg's new "Facebook Privacy Promise" is going, and digs into both the technical and community aspects of a recent Chrome zero-day bug. With Anna Brading, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/study-throws-security-shade-on-freelance https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/zuck-says-facebook-is-becoming-more-privacy-focused https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/serious-chrome-zero-day-...
Mar 15, 2019•24 min
The Naked Security podcast explains why storing plaintext passwords is an unnecessary evil, investigates a cryptocurrency spat between a software maker and a disgruntled user, and tells you some earnest but unpopular truths about how to keep your children safe online. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/millions-of-utilities-customers-passwords-stored-in-plain-text https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/disgruntled-dev...
Mar 05, 2019•31 min
The Naked Security podcast investigates a massive medical data blunder, tells you how NOT to do vulnerability disclosure, and asked whether password managers do more harm than good. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matt Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/milions-of-private-medical-calls-exposed https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/virus-attack-hackers-unleash https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/password-managers-leaking-data Music by: https://purple-planet.co...
Feb 26, 2019•31 min
The Naked Security podcast explains the recent security hole in Linux products such as Docker and Kubernetes, ponders whether Apple's insistence on 2FA for developers will bring rogue apps under control, and tells you whether to worry about booby-trapped USB cables. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin and Greg Iddon. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/linux-container-bug-could-eat-your-server https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com//apple-fighting-pirate-app-developers https://nakedsecur...
Feb 19, 2019•21 min
The Naked Security podcast pokes a stick into the latest critical security bugs in Android, investigates the dubious art of iOS screenshots you didn't take yourself, and marvels at the USB drive that survived a seal's digestive tract. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/android-vulnerabilities-open-pie https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/iphone-apps-record-your-screen https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/anyone-want-to-...
Feb 12, 2019•25 min
The Naked Security podcast looks at who was at fault in a network home invasion, investigates how both Google and Facebook fell foul of Apple's developer rules, and answers the vital question, "Which is better, Android or iPhone?" With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/hacker-talks-to-baby https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/apple-kicks-facebook https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/google-says-sorry https://twitter.com/NakedSecurity/stat...
Feb 05, 2019•25 min
The Naked Security Podcast digs into a US Emergency Directive to stop government sites getting hijacked, examines a data breach with a difference, and hears a cybersecurity expert's confession of how his Instagram got hacked. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. This week's stories: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/us-gov-declares-emergency https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/bqs-dodgy-database-divulges-data https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/how-my-instagram-account-got-...
Jan 30, 2019•28 min
The Naked Security podcast looks at high-value email crime, Google's latest attempt to clean up the Play Store, how you can buy a billion email addresses for just $45, and the conspiracy theories that say the "10 year challenge" is a dangerous trap! With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/email-crooks-swindle-woman https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/google-locks-down-access https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/vast-data-berg-washes-up https://...
Jan 22, 2019•30 min
Naked Security looks at whether the latest USB hardware proposals will be used for security or for anti-piracy, investigates an open-source toolkit for bypassing 2FA, and explains how the US government shutdown is affecting online security. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/usb-c-authentication-sounds-great https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2fa-codes-can-be-phished https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/shutdown-hits-government-web Music ...
Jan 17, 2019•26 min
The Naked Security Podcast investigates the ethics of remote rickrolling, whether Acrobat is the new Flash, and how to fool biometrics with a zombie hand. With Anna Brading. Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/dont-fall-victim-to-the-chromecast https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/update-now-adobe-acrobat https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/vein-authentication-beaten Music by https://purple-planet.com/
Jan 12, 2019•25 min
The Naked Security Podcast rings out 2018 with a look at the big issues of the past year. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin and Matthew Boddy. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/huge-marriott-breach https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/big-facebook-breach https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/cambridge-analyticas-secret https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/iranian-hackers-charged https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/after-samsam-ryuk https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/how-to-pick-a-proper-password https://nakedsecurit...
Dec 21, 2018•25 min
In this Naked Security podcast, Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin and Mark Stockley confront the latest cybersecurity threats affecting WordPress, Android and Flash. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/massive-botnet-chews-through https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/android-click-fraud-apps https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/flash-zero-day-exploit-spotted Music by https://purple-planet.com/
Dec 13, 2018•19 min
On the Naked Security podcast this week: Marriott's huge and scary data breach, a bug in software management software could be a data thief's goldmine, and a self-righteous "hacker" prints out an advert on 50,000 internet printers. With Anna Brading, Mark Stockley, Matthew Boddy and Paul Ducklin. (Music: purple-planet.com)
Dec 06, 2018•26 min
Ep. 010 - Big breach, Creep-O-Meter and Black Friday by Sophos
Nov 21, 2018•20 min
In the Naked Security Podcast this week: hacking phones at Pwn2Own, the brand new SophosLabs Threat report, and squeezing Shakespeare into one tweet. With Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin and Mark Stockley. (Music: purple-planet.com)
Nov 16, 2018•19 min
Hyperthreading considered harmful, how to avoid lock screen hacks, and what happens when cryptocurrency exchanges implode. With Naked Security Editor-in-Chief Anna Brading, Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. (Music: purple-planet.com)
Nov 08, 2018•20 min
Naked Security editor-in-chief Anna Brading is back in the presenter's seat, talking to Mark Stockley, Matthew Boddy and Paul Ducklin about the lessons we can learn from the latest cybersecurity news.
Oct 25, 2018•24 min
This week, Naked Security editor-in-chief Anna Brading talks to Sophos experts Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy about: a security flaw in the WhatsApp app, a shopping site compromise using rogue JavaScript, and the in-your-face cybercrime known as sextortion. (Music: purple-planet.com)
Oct 19, 2018•20 min
Naked Security experts Paul Ducklin, Matt Boddy and Mark Stockley teach you what to do about the recent Facebook breach, and discuss how to make mobile security more than just "some annoying thing on my phone that gets in the way." (Music: purple-planet.com)
Oct 02, 2018•28 min
Join us as we talk to Sophos security expert Matt Boddy about how you can embrace the "bring your own" world of 21st century IT while staying safe and secure at the same time.
Jul 23, 2018•16 min
Should we have more privacy to protect us from cybercriminals, or less privacy so those selfsame cybercrooks can't hide so easily? Join Sophos security experts Paul Ducklin and James Burchell for a lively discussion that is informative, entertaining – and just a touch controversial!
Jul 19, 2018•20 min
When it comes to learning about the latest trends in malware, there's no one we'd rather talk to than SophosLabs Principal Researcher Fraser Howard. Join us as Fraser explains how to "know your enemies" so you can fight them more effectively.
Jul 19, 2018•20 min
No website is too small, and no website too big, that it is out of the reach of hacktivists, online vandals, bad actors and unreconstructed cybercrooks. So web security is vital - but how to get it right? Join us as we talk to Sophos Naked Security's very own website guru, Mark Stockley, an expert who not only understands web security but also has a special gift for making this treacherous topic both clear and interesting.
Jul 18, 2018•20 min
GDPR enforcement started in May 2018. Where next? Join Sophos Naked Security's Paul Ducklin and Vincent Vanbiervliet, Product Manager of Data Protection at Sophos, as they talk about how to turn security into a business asset - a value to be embraced, not just a cost to be minimised.
Jul 17, 2018•21 min
A cybersecurity scare about ransomware called "WannaCrypt" has been widely spammed out. This one, fortunately, is a scam - there isn't any malware - but the attack that the crooks describe could, in theory, be pulled off. Matt Boddy and Paul Ducklin investigate, and explain what to do.
Jun 22, 2018•7 min