Weekly Edition
Amazon Sidewalk, Federal IoT Security Law, Facebook Messenger Bug
In episode 149 for November 30th 2020: Police begin to pilot a program to live-stream Amazon Ring cameras, new details about Amazon Sidewalk, Congress unanimously passes a federal Internet of Things security ...
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 ...
Stolen Source Code, Apple Zero-Days, Biden’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Policies
In episode 147 for November 16th 2020: The latest about source code stolen from US government agencies and private companies, three actively exploited iOS zero-days in the wild and new App Store ...
Privacy Mindset: Europe vs. United States
In episode 146 for November 9th 2020: My conversation with Kelly Finnerty, Director of Brand and Content for Startpage.com on the differences in privacy mindset between Europe and the United States. ** ...
Government Rumor Control, US Hospital Ransomware Threat, Russian Hackers Charged
In episode 145 for November 2nd 2020: Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the US government’s attempt to prevent disinformation and rumors about the election, a new ransomware threat targeting US hospitals, ...
Voter Privacy and the US Election
In episode 144 for October 26th 2020: Voter privacy and what you need to know about protecting your private information during the upcoming US election. ** Links mentioned on the show ** ...
TrickBot Takedown, VPN Flaws, Zoom End-to-End Encryption
In episode 143 for October 19th 2020: Microsoft gets creative to help take down the TrickBot botnet, details on how attackers have been using VPN flaws to attack election support systems, and ...
The Social Dilemma
In episode 142 for October 12th 2020: My conversation about the pros and cons of the Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma” with frequent guest, Kevin Johnson. The Social Dilemma is a popular ...
More Hospital Ransomware Attacks, FBI’s Disinformation Warning, Android 11 Privacy Features
In episode 141 for October 5th 2020: Universal Health Services is the latest victim of a massive hospital ransomware attack, the FBI issues new warnings about false claims of hacked voter information, ...
Death by Ransomware, Strava Flyby, iOS 14 Privacy Improvements
In episode 140 for September 28th 2020: Details on the first human death related to a ransomware attack, popular fitness app Strava is caught giving away your location data to strangers, and ...
