Graham Cluley joins to discuss trends he’s been seeing lately in online scams. N2K's very own Gina Johnson shares some insights on a discussion a few episode ago on why people need a prescription for oxygen in the US. Joe brings up the topic of getting and exploiting access to your infrastructure, and shares an article that deals with the rise of social engineering fraud in business email compromise. Dave shares a personal story this week, on how he got scammed from a Facebook post, sharing that it can happen to anyone. Our catch of the day comes from listener Vance, who writes in to share a scam he found via "snail mail," regarding a life insurance policy that he needs to collect on.
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What's Your Problem trailer.
Secure Web Gateway (noun) [Word Notes]
The Malware Mash! [Bonus]
Setting tech limits with a new tool.
Indicators of Compromise (noun) [Word Notes]
The difference between shallow fakes vs. deep fakes.
Intrusion Detection System (noun) [Word Notes]
The long con and the flim flam. [Hacking Humans Goes to the Movies]
Falling for a phishing kit scam.
MFA prompt bombing (noun) [Word Notes]
What is cyber quantum computing?
Apple Lockdown Mode (noun) [Word Notes]
A cryptoqueen on the run and the cons she got away with.
Simulated Phishing (noun) [Word Notes]
The rise in fraudulent online content.
Sideloading (noun) [Word Notes]
It pays to do your research. [Hacking Humans Goes to the Movies}
Is inflation affecting the Dark Web?
Microsegmentation (noun) [Word Notes]
A travel surge and a host of different scams.
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