The End of Passwords as We Know It
In episode 118 for April 27th 2020: A discussion about the end of passwords and what the future may hold with special guest Andrew Shikiar executive director of the FIDO Alliance. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Find out more about the FIDO Alliance https://fidoalliance.org/ https://twitter.com/fidoalliance ... Read More
Contact Tracing Controversy, Fighting COVID-19 Criminal Activity
In episode 99 of our April monthly show: Apple and Google’s controversial efforts to create contact tracing technology, fighting COVID-19 criminal activity, and what the new normal means for startup companies. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Apple and Google to build contact tracing technology https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/0410/1129902-apple-and-google-to-build-contact-tracing-technology/ ... Read More
Zoom Hacked Accounts, North Korean Hackers, Facebook Senior Pictures
In episode 117 for April 20th 2020: More problems for Zoom with tens of thousands of compromised credentials and zero-day exploits, the $5 million dollar reward for information on North Korean hackers, and why it might not be the best idea to post your senior year pictures on Facebook. ** ... Read More
Contact Tracing Apps, Business Email Compromise Scams, SPAM Phone Calls
In episode 116 for April 13th 2020: Privacy concerns with COVID-19 contact tracing apps, the FBI’s new warnings about business email compromise scams, and how to prevent unwanted and SPAM phone calls. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Help speed up contact tracing with TraceTogether https://www.gov.sg/article/help-speed-up-contact-tracing-with-tracetogether ... Read More
Another Marriott Data Breach, Zoom-Bombing, Economic Stimulus Scams
In episode 115 for April 6th 2020: The latest on yet another Marriott data breach, what you need to know about Zoom-Bombing and other Zoom privacy concerns, and new warnings about US economic stimulus payment scams. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Marriott discloses another security ... Read More
Staying Secure When Working From Home
In episode 114 for March 30th 2020: Co-host Tom Eston is joined with frequent guest Kevin Johnson to discuss how to stay more secure when working from home. If you find yourself working from home because of COVID-19 this is one episode you don’t want to miss! ** Show notes ... Read More
Click Armor Demo, Podcast Survey Results, Google Geofence Warrants
In episode 98 of our monthly show co-host Scott Wright shows us a demo of Click Armor which is a gamified cybersecurity awareness platform, Tom presents the results of our listener survey, and we have a discussion about the privacy concerns with geofence warrants. ** Show notes and links mentioned ... Read More
COVID-19 Mass Surveillance, New Coronavirus Cyber-Attacks, Encryption Backdoors
In episode 113 for March 23rd 2020: Israel passes an emergency law to use mobile data to track people infected with COVID-19, the latest coronavirus cyber-attacks to be aware of, and how governments world-wide could be putting backdoors into secure messaging apps. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the ... Read More
COVID-19 Cybersecurity Impact, Hacking the Hackers, Whisper App Data Leak
In episode 112 for March 16th 2020: The cybersecurity impact of COVID-19, who’s hacking the hackers, and details on a data leak of the secret sharing app Whisper. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Resilient in Times of Disruption https://www.rsa.com/en-us/blog/2020-03/resilient-in-times-of-disruption COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and a security ... Read More
IoT Device Attacks, FCC Fines Mobile Carriers, Let’s Encrypt Certificate Bug
In episode 111 for March 9th 2020: A new report shows that attacks on Internet of Things devices are on the rise, the FCC fines major mobile carriers for selling users’ location data, and details on what happens when 3 million HTTPS certificates need to be revoked because of coding ... Read More
