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Tripping To Italy – Hackers Seizing Accounts Via Voicemail – New Alexa Skill Scaring Burglars: AS HEARD ON: WTAG : [08-21-18]
Tripping To Italy - Hackers Seizing Accounts Via Voicemail - New Alexa Skill Scaring Burglars: AS HEARD ON: WTAG : [08-21-18] On This Episode... Do you know that you can scare burglars off with Alexa's new skill? Learn more about this amazing skill as well as more...
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Audio Hacking and Alexa may stop burglars – AS HEARD ON: WGIR: NH Today [08-20-2018]
Audio Hacking and Alexa may stop burglars - AS HEARD ON: WGIR: NH Today [08-20-2018] On This Episode... Do you use your voice as part of your security? It is an option in some situations. Listen in as Jack and I discuss what we learned from the two big security...
3 Trends Hackers At Black Hat And Defcon Are Watching
3 Trends Hackers At Black Hat And Defcon Are Watching Cybersecurity is a constant game of cat-and-mouse — with every security improvement and criminal crackdown, there is a corresponding evolution in attacker methods and techniques. One of the best ways to gain...
Everything You Wanted To Know About VPNs (But Didn’t Want To Ask)
Everything You Wanted To Know About VPNs (But Didn’t Want To Ask) Americans are on the hunt for ways to prevent their digital data from being stolen and sold. Your internet service providers are collecting and sharing your data, which includes web history, geolocation...
How A Hacker Allegedly Stole Millions By Hijacking Phone Numbers
How A Hacker Allegedly Stole Millions By Hijacking Phone Numbers The cops are starting to close in on hackers who hijack phone numbers to steal Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Police in California have arrested a college student accused of being part of a group of...
Special Report: America’s Greatest Threat Is A Hurricane-Force Cyberattack
Special Report: America’s Greatest Threat Is A Hurricane-Force Cyberattack For the past month, Axios has been interviewing people trusted with the nation’s most sensitive secrets. We wanted to know, in this time of acute geopolitical stress, which global threat...
Ever left your lights on a timer to scare off burglars? Now you can use your Alexa
Ever left your lights on a timer to scare off burglars? Now you can use your Alexa Instead of lights and noises, you can keep your home safe from unwanted visitors by playing lengthy audio tracks that sound like real – and completely ridiculous – conversations. When...
Practical Security for the Prudent American
Practical Security for the Prudent American The opposition is increasing harassment, hate campaigns, doxxing, and hacking elections for the 2018 and 2020 elections. Anyone who touches sensitive confidential documents, financial records, or voter data must take active...
Hackers can seize practically all your online accounts, and it’s your voicemail’s fault
Hackers can seize practically all your online accounts, and it's your voicemail's fault Looks like the humble voicemail might do us all in! Your Google, Microsoft, Apple, WhatsApp, and even Signal accounts all have an Achilles' heel — the same one, in fact. And it...
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Computer Spying. Does Recording Conversations Kill Free Speech?: AS HEARD ON -The WGAN Morning News [08-15-18]
Computer Spying. Does Recording Conversations Kill Free Speech?: AS HEARD ON -The WGAN Morning News [08-15-18] On This Episode... Is someone spying on your through your computer? Listen in as Ken, Matt and I discuss how it can happen. Omarosa! Yes, Matt asked me...
Zuckerberg Wants Your Bank Account Information. Keeping Your Computers Safe From Spying.: AS HEARD ON – WTAG[2018-08-14]
Zuckerberg Wants Your Bank Account Information. Keeping Your Computers Safe From Spying.: AS HEARD ON - WTAG[2018-08-14] On This Episode... Do you use Facebook? Do you want them to have your bank account information? Listen in as Jim and I talk about what Mark...
AS HEARD ON: WGIR NH Today – Bird Scooters, Lava Lamps and Fitness Trackers: AS HEARD ON: NewsRadio 610 NH Today [08-13-2018]
AS HEARD ON: WGIR NH Today - Bird Scooters, Lava Lamps and Fitness Trackers: AS HEARD ON: NewsRadio 610 NH Today [08-13-2018] On This Episode... Did you have a Lava Lamp when you were younger? Listen in as Jack and I discuss how those crazy devices are providing high...
Could your business’ suppliers lack of security cripple your business? Apple just found out…
Could your business’ suppliers lack of security cripple your business? Apple just found out… Apple, like many smaller companies, depends heavily on a supply chain for the components of its winning iPhone and other products, but their supply abruptly stopped Friday...
Lava lamps as a cryptographically secure source? How a bunch of lava lamps protect sites from hackers
Lava lamps as a cryptographically secure source? How a bunch of lava lamps protect sites from hackers Inside the San Francisco office of the web security company Cloudflare, 100 units of craven walker’s groovy hardware help protect wide swaths of the internet from...
Social media is giving children mentality of three-year-olds, warns researcher
Social media is giving children mentality of three-year-olds, warns researcher Social media is having an adverse effect on the mental and emotional maturity of children, a leading neuroscientist has warned, leaving them with the behavioral habits of three-year-olds....
Facebook wants to know your bank balance and track your accounts
Facebook wants to know your bank balance and track your accounts Mark Zuckerberg wants to know how much is in your bank account. The tech mogul’s facebook has been quietly lobbying some of the biggest us banks to sign partnerships that would have the financial...
Do websites send you a text message to verify it’s you logging in? Well text authentication isn’t enough to keep your accounts secure
Do websites send you a text message to verify it’s you logging in? Well text authentication isn't enough to keep your accounts secure Just last week, Instagram confirmed reports that it’s modifying its account security setup to allow users to log in with passcodes...
Fitness trackers are dangerous. You know that, right? Finally, the Pentagon woke to the dangers and restricts the use of fitness trackers, other devices
Fitness trackers are dangerous. You know that, right? Finally, the Pentagon woke to the dangers and restricts the use of fitness trackers, other devices All your heart beats have been recorded. All your footsteps have been recorded. What time you woke up and went to...
Is anyone spying on your computer? How do you know?
How to make sure no one is spying on your computer Malware is nasty, and a program that spies on your computer activity is one of the most dangerous forms of malware. It’s not going to pop up a ransomware demand or announce it's deleting your files. Instead, it hides...
Uber Privacy – Smart TV Surprises – Russian Grid Hacking: AS HEARD ON -The WGAN Morning News [08-08-18]
Uber Privacy - Smart TV Surprises - Russian Grid Hacking: AS HEARD ON -The WGAN Morning News [08-08-18] On This Episode... The whole world can be watching you while you watch on your Smart TV or while you are on your way home on an Uber ride. Are they allowed to do...
How To Keep Mosquitoes At Bay – Russian Hackers In Our Power Grid – Stop SmartTV Tracking: AS HEARD ON – WTAG NewsRadio 580 [07-17-24]
How To Keep Mosquitoes At Bay - Russian Hackers In Our Power Grid - Stop SmartTV Tracking: AS HEARD ON - WTAG NewsRadio 580 [07-17-24] On This Episode... Do you know your SmartTV is tracking what you're watching and the video games that you play as well? Learn more...
Why is Samsung’s Galaxy S9 flagship struggling?
Why is Samsung's Galaxy S9 flagship struggling? It wasn't what Samsung or its investors were hoping for. The company's electronics division has just posted a drop in its latest net profit - and it says "lower-than-expected sales" of its flagship Galaxy S9 smartphone...
These Free Online Courses From Google Will Boost Your Career No Matter What Business You’re In
These Free Online Courses From Google Will Boost Your Career No Matter What Business You're In Google has a lot it wants to teach us. The search giant offers a massive number of online courses, many of them targeted to students or recent graduates through Grow with...
Google announces its own security key for stronger logins
Google announces its own security key for stronger logins Today at the Next conference, Google announced a new product called the Titan Security Key, currently available to Cloud customers and scheduled for general sale in the coming months. The key is used to...
Ridesharing livestreams on Twitch raise privacy worries (update: Uber cuts access)
Ridesharing livestreams on Twitch raise privacy worries (update: Uber cuts access) When you step into a ridesharing car, you probably assume that whatever you do inside the vehicle won't be recorded for posterity. But what if it turned out that you were not only on...
Russian Hackers May Have Penetrated US Electricity Network and Could Turn Off Power, Officials Say
Russian Hackers May Have Penetrated US Electricity Network and Could Turn Off Power, Officials Say Russian hackers might have access to US electric utilities and could use them to cause blackouts across the country, according to new warnings. The group – who worked...
How to Stop Your Smart TV From Tracking What You Watch
How to Stop Your Smart TV From Tracking What You Watch Your smart TV is probably tracking everything that appears on the screen. While ad tracking is par for the course on the internet in 2018, smart TVs are particularly interesting. They don’t just track the shows...
3D Printed Plastic Guns. The Future without Google and Apple.: AS HEARD ON -The WGAN Morning News [08-01-18]
3D Printed Plastic Guns. The Future without Google and Apple.: AS HEARD ON -The WGAN Morning News [08-01-18] On This Episode... How big can companies get? Listen in as Craig, Ken and Matt discuss how big some companies have gotten and what eventually happens. Do you...
Thirty Years On, How Well Do Global Warming Predictions Stand Up?
Thirty Years On, How Well Do Global Warming Predictions Stand Up? The short answer, is not all that well. On June 23, 1988, NASA scientist James E. Hansen testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, where he expressed his “high degree of...
Gmail app developers have been reading your emails
Gmail app developers have been reading your emails “This is a catastrophe,” my wife said—slightly horrified—as she swiped through page after page of apps on my phone. “Why do you even have most of these?” It’s a good question. It’s hard to believe that just a decade...