On Yer bike with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending June 25th., 2024

Episode 195 Check your tires and adjust your pedals because this update could get you back “on Yer bike”

In our first story we learn how deep and wide the river of collected car information is, and in our last, exactly how that detail was delivered. You may be as surprised as we were to find out who is riding the prologue into this stream of information.
We get a painful puncture from the National Health Service in the UK while in the US a different healthcare provider deflates us with the data breach of a shocking percentage of the US population.
From there we spin up to Sweden for some extra miles / kilometers to get the inside lane on the type of event that ensnared poor Ellen Bagley.
Then, back across the Atlantic, someone bans Russia’s premier antivirus. But wait! Wouldn’t a Russian antivirus be the best “bloc” for Russian hackers?
Finally Pavel Durov puts a spanner in his spokes by saying the wrong thing to Tucker Carlson earning him a “Lanterne rouge”.
If you love adventure, this could the best tour yet, so strap on that helmet, slip on your gloves and let’s catch the Peloton!

Find the full transcript to this podcast here.