EPISODE · Feb 16, 2021 · 24 MIN
Pump up the IT Privacy and Security Update for the week ending February 16th 2021
from The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update · host R. Prescott Stearns Jr.
What do you do if you’re in a country where there are zero officially reported cases of Covid-19 and you have no vaccine research budget? Officially, you don’t need the vaccine, but unofficially… you might be open to the idea of stealing the secret recipe for one! This week we have a supply-side chain attack that could hit anyone using open source software pretty hard. A French sequel to the SolarWinds saga, and the innovative way the Beverly Hill Police Department is using music licensing to stop people from posting encounters with them on social media. We finish off will just how badly love can hurt, from a completely unexpected source… the US Federal Trade Commission. You know what? This is the Best IT Privacy and Security update yet so, pump up the volume and let’s get going! For a written transcript of this podcast go to https://discuss.daml.com/t/pump-up-the-it-privacy-and-security-update-for-the-week-ending-february-16th-2021/2097
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What do you do if you’re in a country where there are zero officially reported cases of Covid-19 and you have no vaccine research budget? Officially, you don’t need the vaccine, but unofficially… you might be open to the idea of stealing the secret recipe for one! This week we have a supply-side chain attack that could hit anyone using open source software pretty hard. A French sequel to the SolarWinds saga, and the innovative way the Beverly Hill Police Department is using music licensing to stop people from posting encounters with them on social media. We finish off will just how badly love can hurt, from a completely unexpected source… the US Federal Trade Commission. You know what? This is the Best IT Privacy and Security update yet so, pump up the volume and let’s get going! For a written transcript of this podcast go to https://discuss.daml.com/t/pump-up-the-it-privacy-and-security-update-for-the-week-ending-february-16th-2021/2097
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