Episode 261: Holding Hospitals Hostage | TechSNAP 261

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Episode 261: Holding Hospitals Hostage | TechSNAP 261

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Apr 7, 2016

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Find out about another hospital that accidentally took advantage of free encryption, researchers turn up a DDoS on the root DNS servers & the password test you never want to take.

Plus your batch of networking questions, our answers & a packed round up!

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Apr 7, 2016

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