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	Podcast:		Down the Security Rabbithole
	Episode:		DtSR Episode 173 - NewsCast for December 14th 2015
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:52:39
	Publish Date:		2015-12-14 00:00:00
	Description:		In this episode... Vizio is getting sued, over data their TVs collect? James provided security tips on the local news station and one of those tips was around the privacy details of your gadgets Companies need to be considering what they are doing with their data At what point does data go from an asset to a liability? Do companies understand the difference? http://www.consumerreports.org/lcd-led-oled-tvs/vizio-sued-for-smart-tv-data-sharing Wyndham settles (caves to) the FTC Agrees to legally be bound to do things they should already be doing .. ? 20 years of audits Interesting ending to the long saga, assuming the courts approve https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/12/wyndham-settles-ftc-charges-it-unfairly-placed-consumers-payment The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) admits to using 0day vulnerabilities Why is anyone surprised? Goes to a question of trust, and that's it. Are these being found anyway through programs like bug bounties? http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/4500260464/FBI-admits-to-using-zero-day-exploits-not-disclosing-them Google introduces DLP into Google Apps So far it's just for their Unlimited customers Are we reaching a tipping point where security becomes a feature and not a stand-alone discipline? Definitely a game-changer Basic patterns and detection built-in FREE http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/09/new-google-apps-feature-helps-businesses-keep-sensitive-information-out-of-emails/ Black boxes on ships can be hacked Could be worse, someone could be claiming to make the boat float sideways? Is this a big deal, probably; is it a bigger deal than other things wrong? Who is exploiting this, and how do the good guys fix the problem? http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/12/hacked-at-sea-researchers-find-ships-data-recorders-vulnerable-to-attack/
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