Hoaxes, Huawei and chatbots - with Mikko Hyppönen

Hoaxes, Huawei and chatbots - with Mikko Hyppönen

The curious case of George Duke-Cohan, Huawei's CFO finds herself in hot water, and the crazy world of mobile phone mental health apps.

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 special guests Mikko Hyppönen from F-Secure and technology journalist Geoff White.


Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes.


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Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.


Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.


Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

Special Guest: Mikko Hyppönen.

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