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Cyber-pocalypse now

November 5, 2026 · 53 min

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Crypto heists. Cloud outages. PHP patches. Fridge hacks?! It’s a wild ride in cybersecurity right now and no one’s expecting it to settle down any time soon. But Kelly and Elaine do have some good news in that the fundamentals of good cyber hygiene still apply – if only we could obey them!


This episode was co-produced by Elaine Burke and Aaron Jenkinson.


*** Good things we recommend ***

>> Join us for a live recording at Beta Festival!

>> Get crafty with code at this Turtlestitch workshop

>> Test your geographic knowledge with GeoRankle and Farflung

>> Read Kelly’s latest column about the plague of instant messaging

>> Learn more about password protection in our episode with Hazel Murray

>> Get to know the more human side of cybersecurity in our episode with Brian Honan

>> Find out more about how open source underpins our digital world in our episode with Colin Keogh


*** More from us ***

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