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Week 4: Cybersecurity

  • Episode 016: What is a data breach?
  • Episode 017: What is social engineering?
  • Episode 018: What is phishing?
  • Episode 019: Part 1: What is ransomware?
  • Episode 020: Part 2: What is ransomware?

Episode 016 | Data breach |

What is a data breach?

Voice: Bryan Clark | Authors: Matthew Kosinski

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