Daily Tech News Show

Tik Tok faces new scrutiny as companies and political parties urge employees and members to delete the app from their personal Android or iOS devices due to security concerns.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane,Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deepfakes often feature in contentious debates regarding news and the dissemination of information. But exactly is a deepfake and how should society approach the issue in an informed manner?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Alyssa Miller, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can your operation do to keep its data secure? We examine the key elements of infosec every business needs to know.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Allan Alford, Mike Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With an increase in the number of people working from home securing your home data infrastructure has never been more urgent. Seth Rosenblatt from The Parallax breaks down the things you need to know to ensure your telecommute is as secure as possible.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Seth Rosenblatt, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a lot of fear, uncertainty and doubt about malicious attackers hacking the power grid, the water system and other industrial systems. What does it take to secure those facilities and who's responsible?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Keirsten Brager, Roger Chang, Joe Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite what movies tell us, the number one way thieves and hackers access our bank accounts, credit information and other sensitive data is through socially engineering. Infosec engineer, Stephanie Ihezukwu, is here to explain ways to know you're socially engineered.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Stephanie Ihezukwu, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A consortium led by the UK government purchases the satellite operator OneWeb, Reliance Jio Platforms launches JioMeet, and EU regulators are looking into Google's acquisition of FitBit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As over 500 join in a boycott of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg stated there would be no change in company policy telling staff he believes that advertisers will return to the platform eventually. Is he right or just blind to obvious discontent from users and advertisers?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Swiss decentralized computing company Dfinity announced its Internet Computer is now open for third-party developers to build serverless apps that do not need a host to run from the cloud. Internet Computer runs across multiple independent data centers not in server farms controlled by a single company like Amazon or Google.Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discord posted Tuesday that it will shift its focus from video game communication to broader community creation. What's behind the shift and what are Discord's goals?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.