The Smashing Security broadcast #413: Penetrating the cyber assailants… with a payment card?

An internet security company is purchasing entry to underground crime platforms to collect information. Does that appear foolish to you?

Meanwhile, in Nigeria, even if romantic con artists wish to enhance their LinkedIn profiles, how straightforward is it to start fresh after a smooth-talking profession in online crime?

All this and more is deliberated in the newest installment of the honor-winning “The Smashing Security” broadcast by computer security experts Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Warning: This broadcast may consist of nuts, mature subjects, and impolite vocabulary.

Presenters:

Graham Cluley:

@grahamcluley.com
@[email protected]

Carole Theriault:

@caroletheriault

Episode connections:

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Appreciation:

Music theme: “Vinyl Memories” by Mikael Manvelyan.
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AndyC

Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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