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episode 692: Cryptojacking and ransomware news. The black market in zero-days looks like a bear market. Google budges (a little) on Chrome login. Senate hearings on privacy. Political campaign cybersecurity.
In today's podcast, we hear that cryptojacking apps have reappeared in Google Play. A brewer's experience with ransomware shows that victims needn't be helpless in the face of extortion. A look at the black market finds that zero-day vendors have grown a lot scarcer on the ground. Google responds—a little—to concerns about privacy in Chrome login. The US Senate is holding hearings on privacy. Big Tech will be there. And are political campaigns slipping into learned helplessness about cybersecurity? Dr. Charles Clancy from VA Tech’s Hume Center on university spin-offs and partnerships. Guest is Dinah Davis from Code Like a Girl on how men can help increase diversity through mentorship.
For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:
https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/September/CyberWire_2018_09_26.html
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