159. Mic Drop: The NSA’s Cryptologic Museum - a spycatcher’s dream
Just a stone’s throw from the NSA headquarters at Fort Meade, the National Cryptologic Museum displays dozens of rarely seen code breaking machines that, quite literally, changed the course of history. We take a tour and chat with the museum’s affable director, Vince Houghton. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
23 Elo 202412min
158. The antidote to our disinformation woes? Just a dash of fun
For years now, the Internet has trafficked in things that are more mean than fun. Disinformation, online bullying, and a general malaise are all over social media. We talk to former Stanford Internet Observatory Research Director Renee Diresta about her new book “Invisible Rulers” and ask why, ahead of the DNC Convention, the Dems’ new unbearable lightness has gone so viral. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
20 Elo 202427min
157. Mic Drop: For researcher Alison Nixon, young cybercriminals are ‘objectively interesting’
We talk with Unit 221B’s Allison Nixon about young cybercriminals, radicalization, and the search for self in the virtual world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
16 Elo 202413min
156. Something different: a hacker redemption story
This isn’t your typical hacker tale. The one about boy meets computer, boy loves computer, boy weaponizes computer to commit crimes. This is about what comes after that. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
13 Elo 202433min
155. Mic Drop: Researcher Nina Jankowicz on Fox News, defamation, and our new information reality
The latest on disinformation researcher Nina Jankowicz’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News — and why the Dominion Voting Machine settlement doesn’t necessarily help her case. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
9 Elo 202411min
154. It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in…
A new wave of piano scams is targeting the weakest link on the internet: humans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
6 Elo 202425min
153. Mic Drop: CrowdStrike and the importance of kernels
Today, we’re talking to TJ Nelson at Recorded Future in a bid to understand how the CrowdStrike outage caused millions of computers around the world to fade to black. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
2 Elo 202414min
152. The curious case of Tigran Gambaryan -- a renowned cryptocurrency investigator and Binance employee now on trial in Nigeria
In a recent conversation on WAMU’s 1A news magazine, Click Here host Dina Temple-Raston discusses the latest developments in the case of former IRS investigator Tigran Gambaryan. He now works for the cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. Nigerian prosecutors have charged Gambaryan, a middle manager at the company, for what they say are his employer’s transgressions. He’s been held in Nigeria since February. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
30 Heinä 202426min
