Sophos Podcasts

Sophos security experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin aim their insights at the latest security news in our weekly Chet Chat podcast. Recorded on Patch Tuesday, which was also Remembrance Day (Veterans' Day), this episode covers topics that are interesting, important - and intriguing!

Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin turn the week's security news into actionable advice. In this episode: the Sophos SPAMPIONSHIP; understanding bots and zombies; keeping your web servers safe; and why ransomware isn't dead, even if CryptoLocker is.

Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin look at the week's security news and turn it into entertaining and informative advice. In this episode: Sandworm, Death by Powerpoint, password security, FIDO and two-factor authentication...and (huzzah!) some scammers get busted by the FTC.

Sophos expert Chester Wisniewski digs into the week's security news with John Shier and Paul Ducklin. In this episode: the POODLE problem; the effect of data breaches on consumer confidence; South Korea's identify crisis; Get Safe Online week; and Advance Fee Fraud.

With Chester Wisniewski on the road, Sophos security expert John Shier steps up to the microphone to discuss the week's security news with Paul Ducklin. In this episode: October's Patch Tuesday, the problem of "breach fatigue", some thorny questions about metadata, and how to stay safe on Android.

Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin take apart the latest computer security stories to turn them into news you can use. From BadUSB to breaches to Bugzilla, this week's podcast looks at exploits, breaches, zero-days, responsible disclosure and more.

Join Sophos security experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin as they dissect the week's news. Shellshock leads the list, of course, but Snapchat, cybersecurity awareness and the iPhone 6 all get a look in too...

Sophos Security expert Chester Wisniewski was at the Virus Bulletin 2014 conference in Seattle. In this special edition of the Chet Chat, Paul Ducklin puts Chet on the other side of the mic to find out more about both the technology and the ethics of anti-malware research.

Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin entertain, inform and explain in their regular computer security podcast. In this week's episode: Home Depot and security, Apple and iOS 8, eBay and JavaScript, the battle for passwords, and cybersecurity awareness.

Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin get to grips with the big computer security issues of the past week. In this episode: the Android "Browser" privacy-busting bug, and what to do about it; real-world risks of password sharing; U2 or not U2; Firefox fixes; and advice from the Year's Most Epic Privacy Fails.

Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin dig into the week's computer security news. In this episode of the Chet Chat: Patch Tuesday (and what it teaches us about security holes); Apple Pay; Home Depot's breach; and Google's "search page time warp" that's supposed to put some light-hearted pressure on those who refuse to upgrade their browsers.

Sophos security experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin take you to Mars to explain how flash memory works (and why you can't erase it very reliably). Also in this episode: Wi-fi security, data breaches, randomness and mobile app permissions...

Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin take a special look at a conference Chester just attended in Queensland, Australia. Sophos has supported this event, run by the Queensland Police, for many years, because it brings together security experts from law enforcement, online merchants, software companies and community groups to make a collective committment to deal with the question, "What is each of us actually going to do to help fight cybercrime in the next twelve months?"

Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin for this week's Chet Chat podcast, and turn computer security news into computer security advice. In this episode: Microsoft's blue screen of death woes; the future of Apple security patches; the risks of remote access; and a Russian MP's son arrested for online cybercrime.

Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin in the weekly Chet Chat security podcast. In this episode: Patch Tuesday; combining exploits; an Android virus attack; Foursquare opts out of opt-in; Facebook under fire; and Chester relives his favorite talks of Black Hat and DEFCON.

Listen to this "Black Hat Special" episode of the Chet Chat. Paul Ducklin puts Chester Wisniewski on the other side of the microphone to tell us about the *real* security lessons from Black Hat USA 2014...

Sophos expert Chester Wisniewski takes time out of the Nevada heat to delve into the latest security news with Paul Ducklin. (Chet's in fabulous Las Vegas this week, attending the B-Sides, Black Hat and DEFCON conferences.) There's something for everyone in this epsiode, including: spam, malware, hacking, encryption, backup and more.

Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin of Sophos dissect the week's security news to see what we can learn from other people's mistakes. ("Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," as George Santayana famously said.) And Chester has an invitation: "If you're going to be in Las Vegas for BlackHat 2014, be sure to drop by at the Sophos booth and say G'day!"

Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin look for lessons in the latest computer security news. In this week's podcast: how to make SoHo routers more secure; how to decide if you can trust your browser; UK law enforcement takes aim at a banking botnet; and, boy-oh-boy, do we have a prize for you.

Join Sophos experts Paul Ducklin and Chester Wisniewski as they take a clear but entertaining trip through the components you'll find in a modern network firewall, helping you to understand the what, how and why of each part. Whether you're an IT professional responsible for implementing a network security policy, the CFO who has to pay for it, or just a concerned user keen to learn more about defense in depth, this podcast will tell you what you need to know...