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	Podcast:		Down the Security Rabbithole
	Episode:		DtR Episode 117 - NewsCast for November 3, 2014
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:44:15
	Publish Date:		2014-11-03 00:00:00
	Description:		Topics covered Banks urging shoppers not to avoid breached retailers - Companies that get breached impact card holders minimally, at least as far as we can tell, right? http://www.kcentv.com/story/26887771/local-bank-leaders-no-need-to-avoid-hacked-retailers-during-holidays Federal officials (FBI, US SS) are making a big push to be your source for cyber-security help - Interesting that this comes up at a time when everyone is fighting back against government meddling/surveillence http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/20/secret-service-fbi-hack-cybersecuurity/17615029/ The FCC flexes its muscle in a pair of fines totalling a paltry $10m for egregious security violations - Of course, the people who have had their privacy and security violated see none of this big-telco pocket-change... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/10/24/with-a-10-million-fine-the-fcc-is-leaping-into-data-security-for-the-first-time/ Congress doesn't crant FBI ability to prevent mobile encryption .. undoubtedly ushering us into "a very dark place" - for once, Congress did something useful by doing what it's famous for, nothing http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/22/fbi_apple_grapple_congress_kills_cupertino_crypto_kibosh/ Insurance companies fighting to get data breach coverage removed from general liability policies - isn't this obvious? I think this is one of the last shoes to drop before things move forward, finally http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20141026/NEWS07/141029850
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