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Dec 2017
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Internet shut down in Ethiopia. TRITON I...

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In today's podcast, we hear that Ethiopia's government has shut down the country's Internet during a period of unrest. TRITON ICS malware update. The FCC moves away from net neutrality. UK warnings about cable vulnerabilities. When a keylogger isn’t a keylogger. Security companies patch some products. Pyongyang likes Bitcoin. More on the NiceHash Bitcoin caper. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs on breach fatigue. Colleen Huber from MediaPro on their 2017 State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report.  And, stick 'em up: your Ether or your life. 

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