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On Guard: Why IT Security Remains a Business Priority

Whether it’s compromised emails, phishing attacks, ransomware or more, IT security risks are a key concern for businesses today. When might passwords disappear in favor of biometrics? What is “smishing” and how could it impact you? In this episode, WIRED magazine senior writer Lily Hay Newman shares her expertise on trends happening in the field of information security and digital privacy, and why she advocates disclosing data breaches to improve IT safety for all businesses.

Topics include:

2:36 - The tenor of tech reporting

7:28 - Why passwords are problematic

10:26 - Vulnerabilities in…

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