The CyberWire Daily Podcast 7.17.18
Ep 642 | 7.17.18

Trump-Putin summit. East Asian cyberespionage campaigns. Vulnerable DVRs. Concern about census security.

Show Notes

In today's podcast we review fallout from the Trump-Putin summit. Cyberespionage campaigns resurface in East Asia—at least one of them originates in North Korea. Telefonica sustains a major data breach of Spanish customers' details. Passwords to DVRs are found cached in an IoT search engine. Those DVRs' firmware is also vulnerable to exploitation. The US Census Bureau is asked to provide an overview of measures being taken to secure the 2020 census. David Dufour from Webroot on ransomware in the UK. Guest is James Tabor from MEDIA Protocol on using blockchain technology with online advertising.