013: Assault with a deadly tweet

Smashing Security

Mar 23, 2017•34 min

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Episode description

Graham is embarrassed by a Twitter security snafu. How an animated GIF could prove deadly. Social engineering threats against your workforce. And will you be able to do any work on your laptop next time you catch an airplane?

All this and more is discussed by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Alex Eckelberry.

SHOW NOTES:

Sorry for the Nazi spam from my Twitter account - Graham Cluley
Newsweek reporter Kurt Eichenwald on Fox News, 15 December 2016 - YouTube
Maryland man arrested for cyberstalking - US Dept of Justice
US man held for sending flashing tweet to epileptic writer - BBC News
Epilepsy site hacked with seizure images - CBS News
How to really pronounce GIF - howtoreallypronouncegif.com
Gif's inventor says ignore dictionaries and say 'Jif' - BBC News
How to disable animated GIFs in different web browsers - The Windows Club
How to disable autoplaying videos on Twitter - Twitter
This is the email that hacked Hillary Clinton’s campaign chief - Bitdefender Hot for Security
Fry all the things! USB Kill zaps tons of computing devices - Graham Cluley
UK flight ban on electronic devices announced - BBC News
Electronics banned from cabins on some Middle Eastern and African flights to U.S. - CNN

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Special Guest: Alex Eckelberry.