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CISA Director Chris Krebs Fired, Common Sense and Section 230
In episode 148 for November 23rd 2020: This week Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the Twitter firing of Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and our thoughts ...
President Trump’s Campaign Website Defaced by Cryptocurrency Scammers
Unknown individuals temporarily defaced the official campaign website of President Donald Trump with a cryptocurrency scam. Twitter user Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler was among the first to spot the defacement, which is believed ...
“Proud Boys” Emails Are Bogus
The Proud Boys emails aren't actual threats. They're the lowest form of anonymous spam ...
Schools Under Cyberattack, Chrome Ad Blocking Update, US Election Interference
In episode 138 for September 14th 2020: School districts under cyber-attack, Google Chrome’s new ad blocking feature, and Microsoft’s latest alert about foreign interference in the 2020 US election. ** Links mentioned ...
First Amendment Rights and Twitter, Encryption Backdoors
In episode 123 for June 1st 2020: The controversy continues over fact checking and First Amendment rights on Twitter, and why government mandated encryption backdoors are bad for everyone’s security. ** Show ...
Survey: Trump Not as Smart as the IT Director
A recent survey by Blumberg Capital reveals that a majority of consumers think their IT guys know more about cybersecurity than President Trump. That may be bad news for the president, but ...
Trump, Ukraine, Crowdstrike and Servers – What Gives?
From 2015 through 2016, during the run-up to the presidential election, certain cloud servers used by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) were attacked and infiltrated by advanced persistent threat (APT) actors from ...
President Trump Signs EO to Bolster Federal Digital Security Workforce
President Trump has signed an executive order (EO) that seeks to bolster the U.S. federal government’s digital security workforce. On 2 May, President Trump authorized the “Executive Order on America’s Cybersecurity Workforce.” ...
Ivanka Trump used personal account for government business, posing security risk to White House
During the 2016 presidential election, US President Donald Trump aggressively went after Hilary Clinton for using her personal email account and server for official conversations during her time as US Secretary of ...
Dating App for Trump Supporters Exposed Members’ Information
A dating app geared towards connecting supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump exposed members’ personal and account information. On 15 October, security researcher Baptiste Robert (who also goes by the name “Elliot ...
