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Dishy DDoS dramas, and mining our minds for data

2024/12/5
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Carole Theriault
知名网络安全播客主持人和信息安全咨询师,多次获奖的《Smashing Security》播客创始人。
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Graham Cluley
一位全球知名的网络安全专家和播客主持人,专注于网络安全、黑客和在线隐私。
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Graham Cluley讲述了韩国一家公司将卫星接收器改装成DDoS攻击武器的事件,并讨论了硬件安全的重要性。他还分享了一些个人经历,例如朋友在驾驶时将便携式电视放在方向盘上,以及老师在驾驶时卷烟的经历,以此来强调不安全行为的危险性。他详细描述了韩国警方对涉案公司及其员工采取的行动,包括逮捕和资产冻结。他强调了在购买硬件时也要注意软件安全,因为硬件也可能预装恶意软件。 Carole Theriault讨论了工作场所监控技术的兴起,以及算法管理的进步如何导致对员工隐私和福祉的担忧。她列举了几种算法管理技术,例如健身追踪器、运动监测、疲劳监测和生物识别数据收集技术,并分析了这些技术的潜在风险和伦理问题。她还讨论了老板软件的合法性问题,以及公司如何利用员工数据来提高生产力。她认为,许多员工在不知情或被迫的情况下同意使用这些监控技术,这可能会对他们的心理健康和工作满意度产生负面影响。 Carole Theriault还讨论了情绪AI技术在工作场所中的应用,以及这种技术如何被用来监控员工的情绪状态。她对这种技术表示担忧,认为它可能会对员工的隐私和福祉产生负面影响。她还讨论了与算法管理相关的法律问题,以及公司如何利用员工数据来提高生产力。她认为,许多员工在不知情或被迫的情况下同意使用这些监控技术,这可能会对他们的心理健康和工作满意度产生负面影响。

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A CEO is arrested for turning satellite receivers into DDoS attack weapons, highlighting the dangers of malicious functionality in hardware.
  • South Korean police arrest five key individuals from a satellite dish manufacturer for integrating DDoS functionality into their products.
  • The manufacturer, 'Barry,' shipped over a quarter million satellite receivers with this malicious functionality.
  • This case underscores the need for caution with hardware purchases and updates, as malicious software can be embedded in unexpected places.

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A CEO is arrested for turning satellite receivers into DDoS attack weapons! Then, we'll journey into the world of bossware and "affective computing" and explore how AI is learning to read our emotions – is this the future of work, or a recipe for dystopia?

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

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