Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 70

In this episode, Dave and Jeff discuss the perils of online banking, a new secret surveillance in London, healthcare under attack, and more.

For the 70th edition of the Kaspersky Lab Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I take a look at some of the more interesting stories in the infosec space in the past week. As always, we bring it to you in 20 minutes or less to fit into your busy day. And ’tis the season of giving, so subscribe below or share with your friends.

We start the podcast discussing some mass surveillance and facial recognition in an unmarked van over in the UK — at least it didn’t say “FREE CANDY.” From there, we head to a report on the importance of shopping safe online during the holiday season. Then we chat about the latest from the Pewdie Pie army hacking more printers before moving on to the current state of healthcare security and why you should care. Finally, we talk about a bug in Super Smash Bros. that is more comic relief, less “the sky is falling.” For the full text of the stories, please visit the links below.

Tips

How to eavesdrop on a neural network

The Whisper Leak attack allows its perpetrator to guess the topic of your conversation with an AI assistant — without decrypting the traffic. We explore how this is possible, and what you can do to protect your AI chats.

The pros and cons of AI-powered browsers

A race between tech giants is unfolding before our very eyes. Who’ll be the first to transform the browser into an AI assistant app? As you test these new products, be sure to consider their enormous impact on security and privacy.

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