Episodes

  • Microsegmentation (noun)

    Microsegmentation (noun)
    Dec 16 2025
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A zero trust security technique that isolates application workloads from each other, allowing each one to be protected individually. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/microsegmentation⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠Micro-Segmentation Masterpieces⁠,” PJ Kirner, Illumio CTO and Co-Founder, Tech Field Day, YouTube, 13 December 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Homograph phishing (noun)

    Homograph phishing (noun)
    Dec 9 2025
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The use of similar-looking characters in a phishing URL to spoof a legitimate site. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/homograph-phishing⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠Mission Impossible III 2006 Masking 01⁠,” uploaded by DISGUISE MASK, 28 July 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Anti-cheat software (noun)

    Anti-cheat software (noun)
    Dec 2 2025
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Software designed to prevent cheating in video games. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/anti-cheat-software⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠The BIG Problem with Anti-Cheat⁠,” by Techquickie, YouTube, 5 June 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Pseudoransomware (noun)

    Pseudoransomware (noun)
    Nov 25 2025
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Malware, in the guise of ransomware, that destroys data rather than encrypts. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pseudoransomware⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠Some Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn | the Dark Knight⁠,” by YouTube, 2 November 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (noun)

    Trusted Platform Module (TPM) (noun)
    Nov 18 2025
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A browser configuration control that prevents accessing resources within a private network. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/trusted-platform-module⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠TPM (Trusted Platform Module) - Computerphile⁠,” Computerphile, 23 July 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Private Network Access (PNA) (noun)

    Private Network Access (PNA) (noun)
    Nov 11 2025
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A browser configuration control that prevents accessing resources within a private network. CyberWire Glossary ⁠link⁠. Audio reference link: “⁠Chrome Limits Access to Private Networks⁠,” by Daniel Lowrie, ITProTV, YouTube, 19 January 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Web 3.0 (noun)

    Web 3.0 (noun)
    Nov 4 2025
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The potential next evolution of the worldwide web that decentralizes interaction between users and content away from the big silicon valley social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, and towards peer-to-peer interaction using blockchain as the underlying technology. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/web-30⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠What Elon Musk Just Said about Metaverse, Web3 and Neuralink⁠,” By Clayton Morris, Crypto News Daily, YouTube. 2 December 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Identity access management (IAM) (noun)

    Identity access management (IAM) (noun)
    Oct 28 2025
    Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A set of solutions for ensuring that the right users can only access the appropriate resources. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/identity-and-access-management⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠The Wrath of Khan (1982) ‘Kirk’s Response⁠,’” by Russell, YouTube, 16 May 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins