A helpful and hilarious take on the week's tech SNAFUs. Computer security industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault chat with guests about cybercrime, hacking, and online privacy. It's not your typical cybersecurity podcast... Winner of the "Best Cybersecurity Podcast" in 2018, 2019, and 2023, and the "Most Entertaining" in 2022 and 2023, Smashing Security has had over nine million downloads. Past guests include Garry Kasparov, Mikko Hyppönen, and Rory Cellan-Jones. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @smashinsecurity, and subscribe for free in your favourite podcast app. New episodes released at 7pm EST every Wednesday (midnight UK).
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046: Good beard bad beard
Bearded man entangled in dark web drugs market bust, Google researches how to make browser security warnings less confusing, and (ahem) "bedroom entertainment systems" probed for security holes.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Rich Baldry.
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Special Guest: Rich Baldry.
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- Feds catch a lord of the 'dark web' suspected of drug deals - Miami Herald
- Trip to world beard competition ends in arrest for alleged dark web drug dealer - The Guardian
- Austin Facial Hair Club
- The World Beard and Moustache Championships
- Glorious Portraits from the 2017 World Beard And Mustache Championship
- Where the wild warnings are: Root causes of Chrome HTTPS certificate errors [PDF]
- Screwdriving. Locating and exploiting smart adult toys - Pen Test Partners
- Wi-Fi sex toy with built-in camera fails penetration test - The Register Forums
- Topo by Ergodriven
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - IMDb
- Dead roach in Utah man’s milkshake becomes Twitter hero - KSL.com
- Trevor The Roach: A Tribute Movie
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