Tuesday, January 3 – Hour 1 Podcast

Tech Company Casts Doubt On DHS/FBI Russian Hacking Report | The Daily Caller

The tech CEO wrote: “The PHP malware sample they have provided appears to be P.A.S. version 3.1.0 which is commonly available and the website that claims to have authored it says they are Ukrainian. It is also several versions behind the most current version of P.A.S which is 4.1.1b. One might reasonably expect Russian intelligence operatives to develop their own tools or at least use current malicious tools from outside sources.”

WaPo update: About that Russian hack into the power grid … « Hot Air

As federal officials investigate suspicious Internet activity found last week on a Vermont utility computer, they are finding evidence that the incident is not linked to any Russian government effort to target or hack the utility, according to experts and officials close to the investigation.

Brent Musburger angrily defends Oklahoma’s woman-puncher twice | New York Post

The veteran ESPN broadcaster had plenty of time to think about what he had said, to choose his words more carefully, and instead, Musburger perplexingly doubled down on his support of Oklahoma running back — seen in a recently released video brutally punching a female student in the face.