Headlines with a Hacker – December 2018 Edition

This holiday season, unwrap the latest tech headlines and trends with another installment of Headlines with a Hacker. Host Skip Lineberg and white hat hacker Bill Gardner discuss how e-commerce has changed Black Friday forever and how you can stay secure when doing your holiday shopping online. Plus, the latest on the Marriott International data breach and cryptocurrency's continued plunge in value. Bill Gardner is a published author, white-hat hacker, and professor of digital forensics and information assurance at Marshall University, in Huntington, West Virginia. He uses his tech expertise not only to advise on IT security, but also to shed light on the latest headlines from the tech world. Today Bill takes the time to speak to us from SecureWV Hack3rCon, an annual cybersecurity conference Bill helped to found. Tune in to hear the latest goings-on from the tech world. Like what you hear? Leave us a review on iTunes . We'd love to hear from you. References and Resources New York Times—Fistfights and Long Lines on Black Friday? Not as Much Anymore. New York Times—Black Friday 2018: A Not-So-Wild Day for American Shoppers OpenX—2018 Consumer Holiday Shopping Report Business Insider—Cyber Monday 2018 is forecast to be the biggest online shopping day in US history CNBC—Black Friday pulled in a record $6.22 billion in online sales: Adobe Analytics Adweek—Cyber Monday 2018 is the new day to beat in ecommerce Business Wire—Another reason to Shop Small on Small Business Saturday: Approximately 67 cents of every dollar spent at a small business remains in the local community PC Mag—14 Tips for Safe Online Shopping CNN - Marriott reveals data breach of 500 million Starwood guests Marriott Announces Starwood Guest Reservation Database Security Incident Frontier Business Contact Our Guest Expert Connect with Bill on LinkedIn More Host Skip Lineberg

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Headlines with a Hacker – December 2018 Edition is an episode from Gain Your Edge.

This episode is 25:42 long.

This episode was published on Dec 10, 2018.

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