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There's a Bing ding dong, after Microsoft (over?) enthusiastically encourages Chrome users to stop using Google, and silence hits the British Library as it shares its story of a ransomware attack.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Plus: Don't miss our featured interview with Kolide founder Jason Meller about his firm's acquisition by 1Password.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Episode links:
- Search engine market share) - Oberlo.
- A compilation of Bing ads) - YouTube.
- With Edge, Microsoft’s forced Windows updates just sank to a new low) - The Verge.
- Microsoft fixes Edge browser bug that was stealing Chrome tabs and data) - The Verge.
- Is this Microsoft Bing Popup Malware?) - Reddit.
- Microsoft confirms Bing pop-up ads in Chrome on Windows 11 & Windows 10) - Windows Latest.
- ‘A 22-carat disaster’: what next for British Library staff and users after data theft?) - The Guardian.
- LEARNING LESSONS FROM THE CYBER-ATTACK British Library cyber incident review) - British Library.
- The Disturbing Impact of the Cyberattack at the British Library) - The New Yorker.
- Thanks to a shadowy hacker group, the British Library is still on its knees. Is there any way to stop them?) - The Guardian.
- Have we literally broken the English language?) - The Guardian.
- According to the dictionary, "literally" now also means "figuratively") - Salon.
- Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery) - Amazon.
- Good Morning, Monster) - Apple Podcasts.
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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.
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