Smashing Security

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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episode 255: Revolting receipts, a Twitter fandango, and shopkeeper cyber tips


"Demonically" possessed devices print out antiwork propaganda, advice on how to secure your store, and is Twitter's new photo privacy policy practical?

All this and much much 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 Dinah Davis.


Visit https://www.smashingsecurity.com/255 to check out this episode’s show notes and episode links.


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Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.


Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.


Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

Special Guest: Dinah Davis.

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Links:

  • CEO of US mortgage company fires 900 employees on a Zoom call — YouTube.
  • Better.com Zoom firing: Employees share what it was like — CNN.
  • Antiwork subreddit — Reddit.
  • Hackers Are Spamming Businesses’ Receipt Printers With ‘Antiwork’ Manifestos — Motherboard Vice.
  • Hackers are spamming printers with 'antiwork' slogans — Metro.
  • How To Get Back At Your Annoyingly Loud Neighbors — Dumpaday.
  • Attention Shoppers: Internet Is Open — The New York Times.
  • A Brief History of E-commerce — Michael Tefula.
  • NetMarket.
  • Global retail e-commerce market size 2014-2023 — Statista.
  • Ecommerce Fraud Prevention: How To Protect Your Online Store — Big Commerce.
  • How to Secure Your E-Commerce Website: 6 Basic Steps — PC Magazine.
  • How to Secure Your eCommerce Website: 7 Tips — MailMunch.
  • Twitter Will Take Down Pictures of People Posted Without Their Permission — The New York Times.
  • Far-right activists using Twitter new rule against anti-extremist researchers — The Washington Post.
  • Far-right target critics with Twitter's new media policy — BBC News.
  • The Guardian Crosswords.
  • ‎Guardian Puzzles & Crosswords for iOS — iOS App Store.
  • Guardian Puzzles & Crosswords for Android — Google Play store.
  • Now that's what I call a Hacker — Jitbit.
  • Taskmaster — YouTube.
  • Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff


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