What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast

Data Security

The latest on data breaches and cybersecurity and data security by Adam K Levin.

Cyberthieves
Nearly all of the largest organizations throughout the world had their credentials exposed by cyber criminals last year, a new study has found. The study,...
Ransomware
Ransomware continues to pose a potent threat to individuals and, increasingly, to companies. What's worse, all signs point to ransomware attacks escalating the rest...
Microchipped dog
Pet ownership has definite upsides. You get companionship and exercise and the satisfaction of doing a good deed. Plus, people who own pets live...
gym cybersecurity
When Apple announced a serious hardware flaw last week, and the critical security patch that addressed it, my first thought was perhaps arbitrary: “That...
Machine learning
IT systems have never been more powerful or accessible to businesses. However, the scope and scale of cyber crimes continues to outpace tech innovation. For years,...
Stolen data
The treasure trove of stolen personal information which grows exponentially year after year on the Dark Web is attracting cyber criminals like ants to a picnic. Thousands of commercial, government and...
Cyber attack
If you didn't like WannaCry, you're really going to hate the sequel. Like the Godfather and Star Wars movie franchises, the second installment of "the...
For years, security researchers and consumers have been fixated on concerns around hacking cars. Maybe they should worry about ship hacking instead. Several recent collisions involving...
Some time ago, the popular show Mythbusters wanted to find out if the Lone Ranger was right about silver bullets being better than lead ones. Turns...
The number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in use is forecasted to hit 8.4 billion this year. That’s more than the human population on planet...