Episode 197: The Russia Hack Is A 5 Alarm Fire | Also: Shoppers Beware!

This podcast transcript reports on the SolarWinds supply-chain compromise attributed to Russian government–linked actors, describing a sophisticated backdoored, signed software update that likely impacted federal, state, local, tribal, and private-sector organizations (Microsoft confirmed exposures) and prompted CISA warnings; the discussion emphasizes the scale, supply-chain nature, and need for community information sharing and a pivot to zero-trust defenses. A second segment provides consumer guidance on password managers, strong random passwords, and multi-factor authentication to reduce e-commerce fraud during the holiday season.