Smashing Security podcast #210: DC rioters ID’d, Energydots, and ransomware gets you in a pickle

Penile penal problems, identifying rioters in Washington DC, and can a sticker protect you from radiation?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by The Cyberwire’s Dave Bittner.

And don’t miss our featured interview with CrowdSec’s Philippe Humeau.

Hosts:

Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carole Theriault – @caroletheriault

Guest:

Dave Bittner – @[email protected]

Show notes:

• Smashing Security's Christmas live stream — YouTube.
• Smashing Security 199: A few tech cock-ups, and one cock lock-up.
• Taking a screwdriver to unlock your IoT sex toy is nuts — Graham Cluley.
• Zip tie guy Twitter thread.
• FBI Arrests Man Who Carried Zip Ties Into Capitol — The New York Times.
• SmartDot radiation-protection phone stickers 'have no effect' — BBC News.
• Fact check: Low-powered magnets do not protect against EMF emission — USA Today.
• Moving Out game — Team 17.
• Moving Out trailer — YouTube.
• Poly Bridge — Dry Cactus.
• The Cipher — BBC Sounds.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
• Support us on Patreon!

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Graham Cluley •   @gcluley

Graham Cluley is a veteran of the anti-virus industry having worked for a number of security companies since the early 1990s when he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows. Now an independent security analyst, he regularly makes media appearances and is an international public speaker on the topic of computer security, hackers, and online privacy. Follow him on Twitter at @gcluley, on Mastodon at @[email protected], or drop him an email.