{"id":17644,"date":"2020-12-02T21:34:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T17:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/transatlantic-cable-podcast-174\/17644\/"},"modified":"2020-12-02T21:34:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T17:34:07","slug":"transatlantic-cable-podcast-174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/transatlantic-cable-podcast-174\/17644\/","title":{"rendered":"Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 174"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an odd turn of events, the 174th<\/sup> episode of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable<\/em> podcast<\/a> takes Dave and me back to a slew of topics that were hot in 2018: ransomware, Bitcoin prices, and more.<\/p>\n

We start with a story about the skyrocketing price of Bitcoin. Dave and I share some of our theories on the rise. Keep in mind that we are not financial analysts, and we\u2019re absolutely not giving investment advice.<\/p>\n

From there, we move to some new patents Microsoft has filed that may leave you scratching your head, especially if you use Teams.<\/p>\n

Our third story takes a bit of a sad turn. Facebook\u2019s crackdown on \u201cpolitical\u201d ads seems to have negatively affected small business owners \u2014 a group Facebook claimed it wants to help in this pandemic.<\/p>\n

Moving on from there, it\u2019s the 2020 version of snow days for school students, with ransomware shutting down the twenty-fifth largest system in the USA. To close out the podcast, we look at the twisting tale of Phantom Secure that is just a TV movie waiting to happen \u2014 thank you for writing this Joseph Cox.<\/p>\n

If you liked the podcast, please consider subscribing or sharing with your friends. For more information on the stories that we covered, please visit the links below:<\/p>\n