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Steven Law
The Security Brief - Cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced and presented by Steven Law who is a professional freelance broadcaster, most recently on BFBS. He comes from Northern Ireland and has a healthy interest in Cyber Security!
The once a week security brief - IT infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced and presented by Steven Law who is a professional freelance broadcaster, most recently on BFBS. He comes from Northern Ireland and has a healthy interest in Cyber Security!
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Telegram exploited, Argentina’s borders closed due to cyber attack and Australia has introduces a IOT “Code of Practice
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
CEOs personally liable for Cyber attacks, WhatsAPP is more open and India blocking more.
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
NSA program unlawful, View media data in the open, Morgan Stanley under scrutiny and the Indian PM's twitter account hacked
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
What does these all add up to? 33%, Norway, New Zealand, Evil Internet Minute.
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Weekly Threat Report 28th August 2020
The NCSC's weekly threat report is drawn from recent open source reporting.
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Cost of COVID cybercrime, Universal Credit hack, Elon Musk hacke, Southern water hack and Liminate hack.
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Feel sorry for Facebook, Missing people, Microsoft problems, NZ cyber attack
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Tanks, Auth and Alibaba
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Safari vulnerability, dodgy Android phones and North Korea at it again
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Remote Desktop Protocol issues, 8.3 million users compromised, security threat landscape and a new report from Microsoft.
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Exam cheats, more phishing, an interesting report and good time to get a job in CyberSecurity
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Bureau 121, Malwarebytes new report and FrizFrog!
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Taiwan government agencies hit, lock picking king, more cruise line problems.
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
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The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
North Korea, Canada and South Africa.
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Instagram holding on to your deleted photos, cheat sheets and more on TikTok.
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Big big business hack, mobile networks, NEW - Alexa issues, UberEats data appears on the dark web.
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Patch, patch and more…patching.
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Traffic light hacking, 1Password for Linux, Agent Tesla and Defcon closes
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Boeing 747 uses floppy disks to update, CWT travel paid hackers, Reddit targeted and Google is at it again.
The Security Brief - daily infosecurity / cybersecurity news for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Mercedes issues. Ventilator manufacturer hit, Intel hacked and TV licence problems for over 75s.
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
New head of NSCS, Great US firewall, MacOS Infection & Canon hit by ransomware.
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Instagram caught out by iOS 14, Department of No and Wordpress needs patched.
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
A vulnerability report, Interpol reporting on COVID-10 and spoofing.
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
Meetup could be hacked, Havenly was hacked and Iran providing false information.
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
EU hitting North Korea hard, on fire 3Dprinters and more on the Blackbaud hack.
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people.
We hear about unpatched Point of sale terminals, Netgear routers unpatched and hacking the news orgs.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people.
Bitcoin wallet hack, Vatican infiltrated, OkCupid problems, India ban and undeducated Uni staff.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about X-Force, 365 threat and Garmin update.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about dozens of companies letting their data escape, more on Garmin, Google getting sued & TIkTok.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Garmin and ransomware, Blackbaud attack and Video conferencing
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Apple elite hacker phones, Premier league lost money to hackers, lurking in email and more on the twitter hack.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about the COVID-19 related scams, stealing expensive cars, ancestry.com security and Adobe patches
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about the ATM hacking, Google Cloud, the long awaited UK Security report and IoT security requirements.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about the UK Test and Trace, water hacking and student records compromised
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about banking malware, more on the twitter hack, Russian denials and less experienced hackers sign up.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about a dodgy WhatsAPP client, COVID-19 vaccine targetting, phishing subject lines to watch out for and that twitter hack.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Inactive domains, FFTH vulnerabilities, Huawei and Catalan demands
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Infosec pros, MGM hack, Trump vs. Tiktock and Facebook vs. ISIS.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about a Trump, Russia, Grandma and Amazon.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about a Home Router Security Report, Slack, Zoom and Google
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Android Malware via the Government, USB devices are still a big problem and what porn searching will get you.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Mac OS Malware, casino app has exposed information and F5 is vulnerable again.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Hong Kong and social media, raids in Romania and Italy, finally is a US ban on TikTok on the cards?
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about OnePlus breach, Dating site breaches and abysmal face recognition.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about a fake Curry’s Facebook page, holiday refunds & bitcoin fraud.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about a French TV service that has been hacked, Android Malware affects UK users and the good guys hack EncroChat.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about a new cryptominer, remote works probably don’t care about cybersecurity and Xerox have been hit by ransomware.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about TikTok caught being very naughty, Singapore cyber criminals are extremely naughty and watch out for Stalker online.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about why you should update Nvidia drivers, Telegram database out there and Sony’s bug bounty program.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about AI resistance, how much are you worth on the dark web and marine cyber attacks.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Irish firms and cyber attacks, a breach of COVID-19 tracing and a twitter data breach.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about IBM’s working from home survey, Amnesty and hacking also Only Fans data hacked.
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Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
Linkedin hacking attempts, banking apps that aren't secure & early warnings from CERT NZ.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about 79 Netgear router models are vulnerable to a severe security flaw, increases in lockdown productivity and a hacked SMS service.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about poisoned Google search results, a reduction in cybersecurity spending and Avon calling or are they?!
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about internet of things (IoT) vulnerabilities, Wiggle in the UK have got it wrong and COVID-19 tracing apps, the most dangerous for privacy.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Intel helping improve security, a fine of $520k and 5 years in prison for a DDoS attacker and Windows 10 users may not be able to print following a security update.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Twitter action against state-linked information operations, how a lightbulb can help spies and news from the National Cyber Security Centre (UK)
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about big the state of remote working the post-pandemic world, personal information of police officers in departments in the US is being leaked online and Amazon announced a moratorium on police use of face recognition.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about big piracy hit across Europe, HMRC scams and Babylon have issues.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about counterfeits detections, brave browser issues and send them to gaol!
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Honda and a suspected cyber attach , WhatsApp and why your number could appear on Google and a PPE equipment company attacked.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about a new Dropbox app, dodgy CV domains and Office 365 acoount stealing
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about a complaint about the NHSX app, Sophos redundancies and a nuclear missile contractor has been hacked.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about a lack of password changing, demand for stolen YouTube accounts and a new dodgy auction site.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about an Apple update, NCA using Google Ads and more on the Easyjet hack
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about a £5 USB key on sale for £283, $100k for a bug, Zoom gets even better security.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about hack for hire organisations, the dark web and risky employees!
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
We hear about Revolut fake add, ransomware and Amazon webs services.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
Apple releases a big update for Catalina, Live Journal leaks and the UK COVID-19 tracing app.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
iOS Jailbreak and its a big one, stolen online shop data and a big Android breach.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people. Three information snippets.
Some ebay port scanning, passwords again(!) and a big Thai data breach
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
More Easyjet revelations, a new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth attack and a vulnerability in storage devices
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
On the Brief for today, we hear about concerns around the COVID-19 tracing app, Britain First leader convicted and Israeli websites attacked.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
On the Brief for today, we hear more about Easyjey, Facebook and a new UK Study ref NHSX Covid-19 tracing app.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
We only have two stories today, the big one in the UK - Easjyet hacked and some news about what drives hackers.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
On the Brief for today, we hear about Edison Mail breach on iOS, Google Play Android Malware and WhatsAPP is dodgy according to the German government
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music - There Is Something Wrong by Mystery Mammal
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
On the Brief for today, we hear about ICounter-coronavirus masks, Pakistani mobile subscribers and Britain's Ministry of Defence contractor has been hacked.
Produced by Steven Law
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The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
On the Brief for today, we hear about IOS exploits, Microsoft patches and people are attacking COVID-19 researchers.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
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The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
On the Brief for today, we hear about The 3 most popular coronavirus-related scams.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
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The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
On the Brief for today, we hear about Zoom spoofers, the Dark Web and a photobook service that has been hacked
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music from https://www.zapsplat.com
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
On the Brief for today, we hear about Thunderspy, Art Scams and Def Con.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music from https://www.zapsplat.com
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
On the Brief for today, malicious Chrome extensions, a dating app that has issues and a 20 year old from Surrey gets a suspended sentence.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music from https://www.zapsplat.com
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
On the Brief for today, Happy World Password Day, Zoom Security and a $100k bounty.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music from https://www.zapsplat.com
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
On the Brief for today, Problems for Pakistani users, VPN issues and update Firefox now.
Produced by Steven Law
@UKSecurityBrief
Music from https://www.zapsplat.com
Apologies for the poor audio. The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
The Brief for today, DJ download scams, Nintendo problems and 30,000%!
Produced by Steven Law
Music from https://www.zapsplat.com
The Security Brief - daily Information / Cyber Security for regular people, all in under 1 minute. Three information snippets, simple.
The Brief for today, Puppy scams, NHSX non deletion of data watch out for Xiaomi phones.
Produced by Steven Law
Music from https://www.zapsplat.com
The Brief for today, Microsoft Teams phishing, delivery demand & new Android financial malware