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‘Twas the Hack Before Christmas – Ping Podcast – Episode 35

Episode 35: ‘Twas the Hack Before Christmas

In case you’ve missed it, the holiday season is here. And at Ping, we’ve kind of developed a tradition. Last year, we shared – and very capably voice acted if we do say so ourselvesA CyberSecurity Christmas Carol. This time, we tackle another classic tale, and it’s a bit poetic. Of course, this story has a network security bent cause that’s what we do. Gather round your phone, laptop, Alexa, or whatever podcast listening device you favor, for ‘Twas the Hack Before Christmas.

In an anything but silent night of headlines, hear about the FireEye/SolarWinds/federal government cyber attack. And then, we share concerns about COVID-19 vaccine distribution cybersecurity. Finally, we review why Google services like YouTube, GMail, & more went down December 14.

Oh, and Happy Holidays!!

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A Cybersecurity Christmas Carol – Ping Podcast Episode 9

Episode 9: A Cybersecurity Christmas Carol

To celebrate the holiday season, Ping: A Firewalls.com Podcast presents its first ever podcast play – a sure-to-be new classic that weaves a cautionary cybersecurity Christmas tale centered around a penny-pinching small business owner on Christmas Eve. Kevin and Andrew flex their voice-acting chops as they bring this not-at-all familiar story to life, featuring special appearances by frequent podcast topics like phishing emails, ransomware, threat intelligence, and more.

The Christmas spirit is also strong with our Network Engineer Nick Petriko, who has been checking his network security Naughty & Nice list in our Engineer’s Minute. There’s still time to get on the Nice list!  Check out all of the expert security services our certified engineers offer.

In our Headlines, we discuss a major U.S. city dealing with ransomware, a twisty story about cryptocurrency that may involve a faked death, and yet another IoT device with security vulnerabilities – though these were thankfully patched.

How to listen

Listen to Ping – A Firewalls.com Podcast using the player above…

Or just about anywhere you prefer to listen to podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, OvercastTuneIn, iHeart, Pocket Cast, Castro, Castbox, PodchaserYouTube, and of course via RSS, to name a few). Remember to subscribe or follow where you can to get the latest episodes as soon as they’re released, and rate and review us as well!

Missed our previous episodes? You can get them anywhere you listen to podcasts, or go to our full episode list.

New episodes are released every other Wednesday. Have a special request for a topic or a question for our network engineers to address? Email us at podcast@firewalls.com and it could be on our next show!