Robocalls, health hacks, and facial recognition fears
Smashing Security22 Tammi 2020

Robocalls, health hacks, and facial recognition fears

A hospital gets hacked because of an ex-employee's grudge, robocalls are on the rise, and we share a scary story about the future of facial recognition.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Michael Hucks.


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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.


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Special Guest: Michael Hucks.

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