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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events.

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How to Track Your Kids (and Other People's Kids) With the TicTocTrack Watch

Troy Hunt

For example, there was VTech back in 2015 who leaked millions of kids' info after they registered with "smart" tablets. Referencing that report, US Consumer groups drew a similar conclusion : US consumer groups are now warning parents not to buy the devices The manufacturers fixed the identified flaws. Mobiispy leaked data.

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A Flurry of Recent Cybersecurity Activity from the Trump Administration

Data Matters

Subsequent joint public-private efforts targeted a botnet known as “ Beebone ” in 2015 and the more recent “ Mirai ” and “ Reaper ” attacks. Awareness and education are needed ,” as users, developers, manufacturers, and infrastructure operators all can lack the knowledge and capabilities to protect the Internet. Botnet Report.