Episode #228: Cyber Security Tune Up for Festival Goers; TEMU App: A Trojan Horse in Your Palm; Diversity Trends Emerge in the Growing Cybersecurity Workforce; This Day in Tech History
🎙️ Free, ungated access to all 225+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. ♻️ You’re welcome to 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 if your followers will find this of value.This Day, September 13, in Tech History🇺🇸 Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri September 13th, 1959. The Soviet space probe, Luna 2, becomes the first man-made object to impact any celestial object. In this case, the Moon.Cyber Security Tune Up for Festival Goers🇦🇺 Edwin Kwan, Sydney, AustraliaIn an effort to promote cybersecurity, staff and students from three universities and across three states attended an annual Australian music festival to run daily cybersecurity tune-ups for festival-goers. TEMU App: A Trojan Horse in Your Palm🇺🇸 Katy Craig, San Diego, California Temu, a shopping app that's been downloaded over 100 million times in the US and Europe, is under serious scrutiny for some shady business practices. This app poses a significant risk to consumers. If you've got it on your phone, it might be time for a digital detox.Diversity Trends Emerge in Growing Cybersecurity Workforce🇺🇸 Hillary Coover, Washington, DCDiversity is gaining ground in the cybersecurity sector and there is now a wealth of data resources available. Despite this positive shift, there's still a need to attract and retain more minority workers in the industry.