Russia's phishing for nuclear power plants. NATO offers aid to Ukraine. Election hacking updates. M&A and venture news. Crime, punishment, and cryptocurrency.

In today's podcast we hear about how Russia has apparently been phishing in the North American and European power grid. NATO has had about enough of that. There will be no US-Russian joint cybersecurity effort. The Adwin RAT is back, and seeking to socially engineer its way into aerospace company networks. Election hacking investigation updates. Industry notes, including both venture and M&A news. Level 3 Communications' Dale Drew provides an update on botnets. Ntrepid's Lance Cottrell describes online ad tracking technology. And BYOD can pose a threat, especially when the device your rogue employees are bringing is an off-the-books server. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices