What the KRACK was that? [Chet Chat Podcast 264]

This episode of the Chet Chat podcast was recorded live at the BSides Calgary conference in Alberta, Canada.

Sophos expert Chester Wisniewski (he’s the Chet in the Chat) caught up with fellow security researcher and former colleague Michael Argast for a whirlwind tour of the big security issues of the past week.

In this episode

• [00’44”] Wi-Fi at risk from KRACK attacks – here’s what to do
• [02’56”] Encryption chip flaw afflicts huge number of computers
• [04’28”] MasterCard to ditch signatures in 2018 -but not magstripes
• [05’51”] IRS chief: assume your identity has been stolen
• [07’42”] Australia finally gets a data breach law

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