DtSR Episode 147 - NewsCast for June 15th, 2015

In this episode...Facebook has released PGP-encryption-enabled email communicationsThe anti-privacy platform will now encrypt emails to you if you give them your PGP public keyDoes no one see the insane irony here?http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/01/facebook_pgp_support/White House issues mandate for HTTPS (by default) for all federal websites"By the end of 2016"Is this a good thing? A bad thing? Or does it even matter?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/08/https-federal-websites_n_7539164.htmlAttackers are using medical devices to pivot into health care networksThe Internet of Medical Things is insecureThere are challenges here, but the risks of moving faster aren't negligibleLots to be thought about herehttp://www.csoonline.com/article/2931474/data-breach/attackers-targeting-medical-devices-to-bypass-hospital-security.htmlKaspersky gets popped, cue the typical verbiage"Three previously unknown techniques""..highly sophisticated attack used up to three zero-day exploits.."http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33083050PwC healthcare spending study is disturbingPredicts a 6.5% dipSecurity is one factor in increasing costhttp://hitconsultant.net/2015/06/10/pwc-healthcare-spending-growth-rate-to-dip/http://www.csoonline.com/article/2934929/security-leadership/why-the-dip-in-healthcare-spending-is-actually-a-risky-opportunity-for-security-leaders.htmlHave something to say? Let's hear it.Support the show>>> Please consider clicking the link above to support the show!-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=YouTube home: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyo0dkKRvfVtWXjRxNISrhme1MgBj3C2U&si=scHDiTuLXSEQ9qHqLinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/down-the-security-rabbithole-podcast/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dtsr_podcast