Transatlantic Cable Podcast

Episode 143 sees Dave and Jeff look at some recent cock-ups by the NHS in England when they shared details around the CoronaVirus tracing app in a leaked public Google doc. They also take time out to discuss how movie piracy is booming thanks in part to the lockdown and they also revel in some Star Wars / Top Gun mash up madness.

Episode 142 includes an exclusive interview with US regional manager Rob Cataldo as well as Leeroy Jenkins turning 15, privacy worries for users of the dating app Zoosk and concerns around India's Covid-19 tracing app.

We kick off our conversation with Mr. Jacoby by looking into what he has been up to since we last spoke with him on this podcast. After that, we dive into his adaptation to what he is calling a covidcation before jumping into his two presentations at SAS at Home (an online version of our traditional Security Analyst Summit). While discussing that, we look at what hackers have changed and how humans are still lazy.

In episode 140 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast Jeff and Dave look at how the U.K government is looking to tackle terrorism and spying through the use of artificial intelligence.  Dave and Jeff also look at Google’s fight against Covid-19 spam (hint: there’s a LOT of Covid-19 spam out there) In addition, they also look at recent Kaspersky research, which shows that fraudsters are looking to create legitimate looking phishing emails pretending to be news about recent online purchases.

Our first story jumps back on a very popular topic of late, Zoom. This story takes a look at serious flaws reported by Dropbox and also dives into the bug bounty program that the company has for it’s vendors. From there, we hop into a look behind the curtain at Google. The company notes that they are blocking 18M scam emails a day. We then hop over to Facebook, who has not been as good in regards to cutting down on the disinformation in regards to the Corona virus.

In this special episode, Dave and Jeff sat down with CEO Eugene Kaspersky. During the chat they spoke about Covid-19, travel and how you go about running a global company remotely. Tune in!

For the 137th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I discuss a handful of stories and also sit down with Marco Preuss of our Global Research and Analysis team to discuss privacy and security on today’s Internet. Other stories on this week's podcast include: 5G 'nutjobs' burn radio masts, Zoom bombers face tougher measures from the FBI & Facebook is working with the NHS to install thousands of Portal devices into care-homes in the U.K.

In episode 136 of the Kaspersky podcast, Dave and Jeff return to a state of normality, looking at some of the cyber-security stories doing the rounds. One of the stories they cover is looking at recent security concerns around Zoom and it sharing data with Facebook. They also speak to Kristina Shingareva from Kaspersky about the issue of stalkerware & also how UK broadband suppliers are removing caps to help with Covid-19 pressures.

For the 135th edition of this week’s Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable Podcast, Dave and I continue our quest to bring positive vibes to your remote workday. This week, we sit down with Kristina Branchugova of the brand team at Kaspersky. While she may work on the brand side of things, Kristina has a very interesting hobby outside of the office – gaming. During our chat, we discuss everything from why I keep breaking brand guidelines to joining a World of Warcraft Guild to the future.

For the 134th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable Podcast, Dave and I take a break from our regular schedule program. As everyone knows, Covid-19 has turned the world on its head. Now, many of you probably don’t know, but Dave and I are close to 100% remote when we work. On this episode, we discuss our setups as well as some best practices that we have worked out for our working lives whilst remote.

In Episode 133 of the Kaspersky podcast, Dave and Jeff look at the digital impact of the Corona virus (aka, Covid-19). They also look at the recent apprehension of a spam call centre owner and also see how Australia is looking at legal action against Facebook for the (not so) recent Cambridge Analytica data breach. Tune in!

In episode 132 of the Kaspersky podcast, Dave and Jeff look at how a internet connected pet-feeder went off-line for a week, leaving some pets in desperate need of sustinance. After that, they look at how Mi5 is asking to have "special access" to encrypted chats (again.) They also look a new online voting tool called Polys and also how the EU commission is asking its staff to move over to Signal.

In episode 131, Dave and Jeff look at what's hot in the cybersecurity world. There's discussion around a recent ransomware attack that took a natural gas supplier out of production for two whole days. Dave and Jeff also chat about how Amazon's Ring doorbell is (finally) getting 2FA (two-factor authentication); how Facebook is trying to tell the EU how to regulate large internet companies and also how the Puerto Rico government lost $2.6 million to BEC (business email compromise.)

In episode 130 of the Kaspersky podcast Dave and Jeff look at how Facebook is seeking more governance over social media, Dave and Jeff also look at a Boston children's hospital hit by ransomware as well as a council in the United Kingdom. Finally they look at how credential stuffing is causing headaches for Netflix users around the globe.

On this podcast, Dave and Jeff discuss an emerging trend of cybercriminals employing office cleaners to gain access into companies, the city of Racine hit with ransomware, Kaspersky SAS, the latest headaches for Twitter and more.