DNS security with Quad9
mnemonic security podcast
02/02/21
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What are you doing to make the internet a safer and more private place?
This episode, Robby welcomes John Todd, Executive Director of the non-profit organisation Quad9. Quad9 is a free, recursive DNS solution that partners with threat intelligence providers from all over the world to block websites that try to harm our computers (through things like malware, spyware, botnets, phishing sites, etc.).
John chats with Robby about their DNS system, how they’re different from most paid services, and their charter to making the internet a safer and more private place. He also shares some war stories and discusses what effects they’re seeing from COVID-19 in their feed.
https://www.quad9.net/
Technical level: 2/5
Host: Robby Peralta
Producer: Paul Jæger
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Nuclear Cyber Security | OT miniseries
January 18, 2021
•32m
Nuclear cyber security | OT miniseries
We’re continuing our Operational Technology (OT) miniseries where we look into the security challenges in the OT space.
This time, Robby is joined by Nicholas Burnet and Guido Villacis from EDF Energy, Europe’s largest nuclear provider. EDF owns and operates eight (soon nine) nuclear power stations in the UK, and Nicholas and Guido work at EDF’s unit for New Nuclear Build, as CISO and Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Cyber Security Lead respectively.
During their conversation, they discuss where IT fits in in a modern nuclear power plant, and where the boundary between IT and OT is in their organization. Nicholas and Guido also share how they navigate their threat landscape, and finding the balance between what you connect and what you choose to disconnected from the wider world.
Technical level: 1/5
Host: Robby Peralta
Producer: Paul Jæger
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Your phone is spying on you | Privacy miniseries
February 15, 2021
•38m
Your phone is spying on you | Privacy miniseries
Do you know what your favourite apps are doing with your data? And who exactly are these entities that are capitalising on selling this kind of information?
We’re kicking off our new miniseries about privacy with investigative journalist Martin Gundersen.
Martin works at NRK, the Norwegian public broadcaster, where he writes about IT security, privacy and social media. He’s here to tell Robby about what he’s found after working on a news story about data brokers, companies that gain access to mobile app data, since 2019. His findings have received international attention, and he talks with Robby about the privacy risks associated with these companies and shares his thoughts about what we can do to prevent or limit being tracked.
Stay tuned for more episodes on privacy in the coming weeks.
https://nrkbeta.no/2020/12/03/my-phone-was-spying-on-me-so-i-tracked-down-the-surveillants/
Technical level: 1/5
Host: Robby Peralta
Producer: Paul Jæger
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