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Episode 206: Two Factor Falsification | TechSNAP 206

March 19th, 2015  |  1 hr 39 mins

Microsoft takes 4 years to fix a nasty bug, how to bypass 2 factor authentication in the popular ‘Authy’ app.

Hijacking a domain with photoshop, hardware vs software RAID revisited, tons of great questions, our answers & much much more!

Episode 205: An Uber Mess | TechSNAP 205

March 12th, 2015  |  1 hr 3 mins

Using encryption is a good thing, but its just the start, we’ll explain. Plus how one developer totally owned the Uber app.

Then it’s a great batch of your questions & our answers!

Episode 204: Ghost of Crypto Past | TechSNAP 204

March 5th, 2015  |  1 hr 38 mins

We’ll break down the technical baggage that led to the new FREAK SSL flaw & the security ramifications of top executives using personal email accounts…

Plus why just need to stop hiding file extensions. Plus some great feedback & much, much more!

Episode 203: TurboHax | TechSNAP 203

February 26th, 2015  |  1 hr 47 mins

Lenovo & Google are victims of DNS hijacking, we’ll share the details, Everyone wants you to secure your data, just not from them & how Turbotax profits from Cyber tax fraud!

Plus a great batch of your questions, a fantastic round up & much, much more!

Episode 202: SuperFishy Mistake | TechSNAP 202

February 19th, 2015  |  1 hr 11 mins

Lenovo PCs ship with man-in-the-middle adware that breaks HTTPS connections, we’ll break down how this is possible, the danger that still exists & more.

Plus the story of a billion dollar cyber heist anyone could pull off, the Equation group & much more!

Episode 201: Group Problemcy | TechSNAP 201

February 12th, 2015  |  1 hr 34 mins

A 20 year old design flaw in Windows has just been patched & it requires some major re-working of the software. Attackers compromise Forbes.com & why Facebook’s new ThreatExchange platform could be a great idea.

Episode 200: Your TechSNAP Story | TechSNAP 200

February 5th, 2015  |  1 hr 39 mins

A new major security breach at a large health insurance firm could expose 10s of millions, a phone phishing scam anyone could fall for & we celebrate our 200th episode with your TechSNAP stories.

Then its a storage spectacular Q&A & much, much more!

Episode 199: Internet of Problems | TechSNAP 199

January 29th, 2015  |  1 hr 24 mins

The internet of dangerous things is arriving but what about taking care of the devices we already have?

Plus details on critical updates from Adobe, the surprising number of Gas Stations vulnerable to exploitation via the internet & much, much more!

Episode 198: Dude Where's My Card? | TechSNAP 198

January 22nd, 2015  |  1 hr 44 mins

Adobe has a bad week, with exploits in the wild & no patch. We’ll share the details. Had your credit card stolen? We’ll tell you how.

Plus the harsh reality for IT departments, a great batch of questions, our answers & much much more!

Episode 197: Patch and Notify | TechSNAP 197

January 15th, 2015  |  2 hrs 1 min

Been putting off that patch? This week we’ll cover how an out of date Joomla install led to a massive breach, Microsoft and Google spar over patch disclosures, picking the right security question & more!

Episode 196: Sony’s Hard Lessons | TechSNAP 196

January 8th, 2015  |  1 hr 45 mins

We reflect on the lessons learned from the Sony Hack & discuss some of the tools used to own their network.

Plus a overview of what makes up a filesystem, a run down of the Bacula backup system & much more!

Episode 195: Cloudy With a Chance of SSL | TechSNAP 195

January 1st, 2015  |  1 hr 9 mins

We go inside the epic takedown of SpamHaus, then we break down why CloudFlare’s Flexible SSL is the opposite of security.

Followed by a great batch of questions, our answers & much much more!

Episode 194: Best Of TechSNAP 2014 | TechSNAP 194

December 25th, 2014  |  1 hr 40 mins

We look back at this year in TechSNAP. Allan shares his war stories, TrueCrypt shuts down, Heartbleed happens & more!

Episode 193: Don’t Fire IT | TechSNAP 193

December 18th, 2014  |  1 hr 33 mins

More and more data breaches are leading to blackmail but the stats don’t tell the whole story. We’ll explain. Plus the latest in the Sony hack, and the wider reaction. Plus a great batch of emails & much, much more!

Episode 192: Signed by Sony | TechSNAP 192

December 11th, 2014  |  1 hr 42 mins

If we could rebuild the Internet from scratch, what would we change? It’s more than just a thought experiment. We’ll share the details about real world research being done today! Plus we dig through the Sony hack, answer a ton of great question & a rocki

Episode 191: Celebrity Bugs | TechSNAP 191

December 4th, 2014  |  1 hr 54 mins

2014 has been the year of the celebrity bugs, we take a look at the new trend of giving security vulnerabilities names & logos & ask who it truly benefits. Plus practical way to protect yourself from ATM Skimmers, how they work & much more!