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TEAM FAVORITE: How A Satellite Hack Became a Cybersecurity Wakeup Call

TEAM FAVORITE: How A Satellite Hack Became a Cybersecurity Wakeup Call

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TEAM FAVORITE: How A Satellite Hack Became a Cybersecurity Wakeup Call

FromBig Take

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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We're taking a break this week, so here's a favorite episode you might have missed. Thanks so much for listening. We'll be back with new episodes next week.
People around the world rely on satellites for their internet connections, credit card transactions–and even to keep track of time. Last year, a suspected Russian-led satellite hack exposed how vulnerable they are to security breaches, from individual hackers seeking to pilfer information for profit and governments looking to weaken their adversaries.
Bloomberg reporter Katrina Manson joins this episode to discuss the fallout of the hack, and what companies and governments are doing to harden their systems against future attacks. Plus, James Pavur, a hacker and Pentagon cybersecurity expert, walks us through how satellites are compromised, and what we can do to keep our own data from being stolen. 
Read more here: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About.
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Released:
Aug 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Each weekday, The Big Take brings you one story—one big, important story. Host Wes Kosova talks to Bloomberg journalists around the world, experts and the people at the center of the news to help you understand what’s happening, what it means and why it matters. Money, politics, the economy and business, energy, the environment, technology—we cover it all on The Big Take.