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Feb 26

Boris Johnson: Pressure on Putin is the price of peace

Gideon discusses the state of peace talks on Ukraine with Boris Johnson at a conference organised by the Yalta European Strategy group in Kyiv. The former UK prime minister offers his view of what needs to be done to bring an end to the conflict: put more pressure on Russia’s Pre ... Show More

24m 57s

Feb 19

Chrystia Freeland on how to negotiate with autocrats — and allies

Gideon talks to Chrystia Freeland, former deputy prime minister of Canada, about different approaches to negotiating with the Trump administration. They also discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine, her new role as adviser to President Zelenskyy and how to pressure Russia ... Show More

25m 21s

Feb 12

Trump's predatory foreign policy

Gideon talks to American political scientist Stephen Walt about the phrase ‘predatory hegemon’ that he coined to describe the US administration under Donald Trump. What are the risks and benefits of this policy for the American people, and for those who formerly considered themse ... Show More

23m 1s

Mar 2023

How A Satellite Hack Became a Cybersecurity Wakeup Call

People around the world rely on satellites for their internet connections, credit card transactions–and even to keep track of time. Last year, a suspected Russian-led satellite hack exposed how vulnerable they are to security breaches, from individual hackers seeking to pilfer i ... Show More

31m 54s

Dec 2017

Guarding against the next cyber attack

Army veteran and cyber security expert Rick Howard talks to the FT's Hannah Kuchler about the current state of cyber security, what we have learned from recent large-scale attacks known as WannaCry and NotPetya and what companies can do to try to guard against ... Show More

26m 5s

Apr 2021

The Story Behind The SolarWinds Cyberattack

Last year, hackers believed to be directed by the Russian intelligence service, the SVR, slipped a malicious code into a routine software update from a Texas- based company called SolarWinds. They then used it as a vehicle for a massive cyberattack against America and successfull ... Show More

14m 2s

Nov 2023

The State of the Cybersecurity Industry

Wendy Thomas, CEO at Secureworks, discusses identifying and protecting against cyberattacks. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18m 39s

Jan 2017

Attribution issues: one story fizzles; another looks disappointingly circumstantial. Great powers jostle in cyberspace. Hacktivists resurface online. So, alas, do terrorists.

In today's podcast, we follow the way in which the Vermont utility hacking story fizzled. We also hear more serious grounds for concern about electrical grid security continue from Joe Weiss of Applied Control Solutions. Observers are disappointed by the Grizzly Steppe Joint Anal ... Show More

15m 47s

Jun 2019

Hacker conspiracies

The rise of cyber-crime and technology brings with it false information and fear mongering. Reformed Hacker Bastien Treptel and Chief Cyber Risk Officer Fergus Brooks teach us what information we should adhere to and what stories have been created to drive us into the arms of cli ... Show More

28m 41s

Mar 2023

CISA warns of Telerik vulnerability exploitation. Cloud storage re-up attacks. Phishing tackle so convincing it will deceive the many. Cyber developments in Russia's hybrid war.

Telerik exploited, for carding (probably) and other purposes. Cloud storage re-up attacks. Cybercriminals use new measures to avoid detection of phishing campaigns. "Winter Vivern" seems aligned with Russian objectives. Microsoft warns of a possible surge in Russian cyber operati ... Show More

29m 6s

Feb 2023

FBI Investigates a network incident. Developments in cybercrime. DDoS against German airports. US forms a Disruptive Technology Strike Force. CISA releases 15 ICS advisories.

The FBI is investigating incidents on its networks. Frebniis backdoors Microsoft servers. ProxyShell vulnerabilities are used to install a cryptominer. Havoc's post-exploitation framework. Atlassian discloses a data breach. German airports sustain a cyber incident. An Aspen Insti ... Show More

31m 47s

Jan 2020

Curveball proofs-of-concept. CISA warns chemical industry. Military families harassed online. Phishing the UN. Fleeceware in the Play Store. Moscow says there was no Burisma hack.

Proof-of-concept exploits for the CryptoAPI vulnerability Microsoft patched this week have been released. CISA warns the chemical industry to look to its security during this period of what the agency calls “heightened geopolitical tension.” Families of deployed US soldiers recei ... Show More

21m 50s

Dec 2021

Espionage phishbait in South and Southwest Asia. A utility recovers from a cyber incident. GAO tells the US Congress cyber strategy is wanting. Investigations, Moscow and Missouri style.

SideCopy, a Pakistani APT, is phishing for information in both India and Afghanistan. A Colorado electrical utility continues to recover from a cyber incident it sustained early last month. The GAO tells the US Congress that the nation still lacks a comprehensive cybersecurity st ... Show More

25m 27s