Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss how new smart TV’s are listening in our our conversations. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.
Be Careful What You Say, Your TV Might Be Listening
The next time you step into your living room you might want to be mindful of the conversation you have in front of your television following recent reports that some of the latest TV models are now programmed to actively listen in on your conversation so as to decipher voice …..
High Tech Bank Hacking
Reports have surfaced from a cyber security firm in Russia working closely with Interpol and Europol released a statement outlining how a group of Russian hackers were able to find their way into 100 different secure banking systems spread across 30 countries, including here in Canada; and over the course …..
How To Avoid Phishing Scams
You receive an official-looking e-mail that says your bank is concerned about attempts to access your online bank account using an incorrect password, and that it needs you to verify your information. You click on the link (conveniently provided), and what looks like a bank website appears in your browser. …..
VOCM TechTalk Radio Show “Staying Safe On Hotel Wi-Fi”
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode hotel Wi-Fi security is discussed. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.
XBox & Playstation Xmas Grinch
This year a popular gift for many was a next-generation gaming console. The two most popular consoles are Microsoft’s XBox One and Sony’s Playstation 4. Both consoles feature increased hardware specs with better graphics and other features along with a number of new games. However, one key feature for both …..
Staying Safe While Online Shopping
With all the hacker news in the headlines these days, Target, Home Depot, and now Sony Corporation, you might be starting to feel a bit more hesitant to offer up your sacred credit-card digits online. There is no question that over the past year or so, identity theft and identity …..
Tech Support Phone Scams
There seems to be a sudden rise these days in fraudulent tech support phone scams. You hear more often these days people are getting calls from wood-be Microsoft support employees claiming they are getting reports sent from your computer that it is in need of repair. Usually if you comply …..
TechTalk on VOCM “Poodle Security Bug”
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode the Poodle Security Bug is discussed. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.
Poodle Security Bug
It seems like each week brings news of either hackers breaking into big box store databases or security researchers discovering software bugs in aging software and this week is no exception. Following the discovery of April’s ‘Heartbleed’ bug in OpenSSL and last month’s ‘Shellshock’ bug in a piece of Unix …..
Tech Talk On VOCM “BadUSB”
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode BadUSB is discussed. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.