Daily: Ransomware threats. Industry (mostly good) news. US State Department IG reports on email.

In today's podcast we hear about security in international banking, some developments in the world of malware, and how presidential impersonation and a big loss cost a CEO his job. Analysts like some of the bigger cyber players (and they're waiting for Palo Alto's results tonight). VCs back three security companies with new funding. The State Department IG's report on email retention and security is out. DARPA wants to secure legacy IT systems, and US SOCOM wants innovative cyber tools. Dale Drew from Level 3 Communications walks us through the negotiations of ransomware, and Danny Rogers from Terbium Labs explains how to search for something when you don't know what that something is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices