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Aug 2024
27m 50s

A Bad Hack and a Great Guest

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Shannon Morse joins the show to talk about how a data breach might impact you, as well as to clear up a few things the media tends to get wrong about data breaches. Plus, we have news about AI, NASA and more!

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