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Influence operations, and advice on recognizing them. Ransomware updates. US indicts Chinese nationals for industrial espionage. An object lesson from the US Geological Survey.

Published: Oct. 31, 2018, 8:17 p.m.

b"In today's podcast, we hear about influence operations in social media (again): Americans remain more vulnerable (because they lack a cultural experience of state propaganda) than Eastern Europeans. Rules of thumb for recognizing the good, the bad, and the bogus online. Kraken Cryptor is a\\xa0black market\\xa0leading ransomware strain.\\xa0SamSam\\xa0remains active. US indicts Chinese industrial spies. And what not to look at on your Government laptop.\\xa0David Dufour from Webroot with thoughts on processor vulnerabilities. Guest is Maria\\xa0Rerecich\\xa0from Consumer Reports on their product testing processes, and how they\\u2019ve evolved to keep up with the times.\\n For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/October/CyberWire_2018_10_31.html\\n Support our show"