006: A romantic ransomware hotel break

Were hotel guests really trapped in their rooms by ransomware? Does anti-virus increase your attack surface so much that it's not worth running at all? And 11% of people on the internet are running ad blockers, says company which blocks ad blockers. Oh, and we have a new theme tune... Computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault chit-chat about the world of online privacy and computer security. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.Support Smashing SecurityLinks:Hotel guests locked in their rooms by ransomware? It doesn't make senseDisable Your Antivirus Software (Except Microsoft's)It might be time to stop using antivirusGoogle Chrome engineer says Windows Defender "the only well behaved AV"500 publishers were hacked through anti-ad block tool PageFairNews media move to ban ad blockers from websitesEncryption and Other Tricks Are Making Malvertising Harder to HuntSmashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)