Just before New Year's Eve 2016, staff at the Burlington Electric company in Vermont received a call. It was the Department of Homeland Security. The electrical grid was under siege by Russian hackers. ... Or was it?

On a new season of Root Access, host Mike Storm and the Root Access team dive into misinformation online, how fake news has become an industry, the security risks at play, and how social media bot armies play a huge role in its spread. Guests include Professor Fil Menzcer from Indiana University and Mark Pesce, honorary associate with the University of Sydney.

Season 2: Episode 1 — Active Measures

In this episode of Root Access, host Mike Storm and the team dig into the Mirai botnet, its devastating impact on the security industry, and the work of two researchers to find its target before it launched the largest DDoS event in history.

Season 2: Episode 2 — Mirai

In March 2017 Congress voted to roll back FCC privacy protections for Internet users passed during the Obama administration. The change comes just as data collection is hitting pervasive levels never seen before. 

In this episode of Root Access, host Mike Storm and the team talk to Trevor Hughes, president and CEO of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, about the future of privacy in an age of mass data collection.

Season 2: Episode 3 — Privacy

Bitcoin has entered its own atmosphere. At the time the Root Access producers recorded this episode, the popular cryptocurrency's price was $7,200. At the time this episode was uploaded, it was nearly $12,000.

The surge in price has brought out investors, fund managers, speculators, and, of course, hackers and thieves.

In this episode of Root Access, host Mike Storm and the team look at the trends in the booming cryptocurrency world, including how thieves are using clever tricks to empty the wallets of unwitting investors.

Guests include Coinbase director of security Philip Martin and Metacert CEO Paul Walsh.

Season 2 Episode 5: Crypto

In this episode of Root Access, Mike and the team speak to two experts in the field about how quantum technologies promise to advance our society, while also threatening even the most advanced encryption models available.

Season 2 Episode 5: Crypto

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