Daily: Alleged Russian hacking & info ops, under investigation by US. IoT botnets continue to exact a DDoS toll. Yahoo! security practices.

In today's podcast, we hear about alleged Russian hacking and information operations, and US investigations of the same. The Russian goal is thought to be the undermining of US elections' credibility. DDoS has come to the IoT. Yahoo! security receives some harsh scrutiny. TheDarkOverlord is back, and extorting investment bankers. Kathleen Smith from ClearedJobs.net returns for more conversation about retaining employees. Malek Ben Salem from Accenture Labs explains research in semantic technology for analytics. And how much does a bear weigh, anyway? (We're thinking it would be a European Brown Bear, right, Fancy?) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices