Smashing Security podcast #060: Meltdown, Spectre, and personal devices in the White House

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Smashing Security #060: Meltdown, Spectre, and personal devices in the White House

The chips are down, as tech companies struggle to protect against the Meltdown and Spectre flaws. The White House is getting tough on leakers by banning personal devices from the West Wing. And someone has been embedding a Bitcoin wallet into their hand…

All this and much much more is discussed in latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by David McClelland.

Smashing Security #060: 'Meltdown, Spectre, and personal devices in the White House'

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Graham Cluley is an award-winning keynote speaker who has given presentations around the world about cybersecurity, hackers, and online privacy. A veteran of the computer security industry since the early 1990s, he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows, makes regular media appearances, and is the co-host of the popular "The AI Fix" and "Smashing Security" podcasts. Follow him on Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads, or drop him an email.

One comment on “Smashing Security podcast #060: Meltdown, Spectre, and personal devices in the White House”

  1. Northstar Bristol

    A very interesting podcast. Security is a daily challenge that will never end and will only ever become more complex

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