This week on Cyber Frontiers Christian and Jim get together to talk about the highlights from DEFCON 26. We dive deep into how voicemails and SMS-unlocks are being used to bypass two-factor authentication on common technology platforms — and how simple attack surfaces are exploited to turn the old tech of voicemails into eye-candy for attackers. We also review the hardware and application based mechanisms used to avoid some of these commonly exploited vectors. We also take some time to discuss potential “digital side doors” into banking data using common financial management applications and introduce the word of the day

This Week on Cyber Frontiers Christian and Jim jump back into the world of machine learning and AI — a comprehensive conversation started on show 045 for those who missed it. We jump back in time to 1950 with the introduction of the Turing Test and walk us through its evolutions into modern AI and machine learning. We also discuss some of the recent cyber buzz with Gmail privacy concerns and new security features coming to iOS 12. Oh, and, fortnite players get excited about llamas too.  Cyber Frontiers is all about Exploring Cyber security, Big Data, and the

This week on Cyber Frontiers Christian and Jim explore the commercialization of artificial intelligence and machine learning. We explain the overlapping use of terms that the buzzword industry has created and separate fact from fiction. As ML and AI continue to drive businesses and the next frontier of technological innovation, we explore how the buzzwords of the past five years (I’m looking at you big data and IoT) have paved the framework for the buzzwords of 2018 and beyond. We lay the framework for where the frontier is defined today so that we can dive deep in future episodes. Cyber

We’re back! This week on Cyber Frontiers Christian and Jim catch up on the avalanche of GDPR and separate fact from hype. We also take a dive into where we are with cryptocurrency security, weighing in on the recent Crypto Currency hack in South Korea and the overall maturity of the technology. We also relate the topics back to some of the big themes from RSA 2018 and provide a quick recap of the conference themes. Cyber Frontiers is all about Exploring Cyber security, Big Data, and the Technologies Shaping the Future!   Christian Johnson will bring fresh and relevant topics

This week on Cyber Frontiers we jump into and update on the public disclosures of the meltdown and spectre vulnerabilities. We also chat about the latest hardware hacking efforts with ATMs and JackPotting as well as get Christian’s take on Crypto Currency and the coin market. Cyber Frontiers is all about Exploring Cyber security, Big Data, and the Technologies Shaping the Future!   Christian Johnson will bring fresh and relevant topics to the show based on the current work he does. Support the Average Guy: https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? We now have Video Large / Small and Video iTunes options at

This week on Cyber Frontiers we jump into full coverage of the 6-day old public disclosures of the meltdown and spectre vulnerabilities. With some issues mitigated, the news is a gravitational force that has dominated cybersecurity early into 2018 and could continue to engage industry for years to come. We discuss the short and long term security implications and performance debacles, and provide technical and non-technical explanations for the two classes of vulnerabilities disclosed. We review the mitigations users can start employing now, and discuss impacts for the average guy and the enterprise. Cyber Frontiers is all about Exploring Cyber

This week on Cyber Frontiers Jim and Christian discuss the upcoming predictions for where the cybersecurity and data science communities trend in 2018. What trends are new on the horizon, and which will only naturally accelerate trends already started? Will passwords finally bite the dust as MFA rules the day? Will AI march closer to the takeover of mankind? Will the repeal of net neutrality impact the way we consume the internet?  We talk technology trends that impact security, data, and the technologies that intersect along the way as the new year is ushered in. Cyber Frontiers is all about

Christian is joined by Jim and special guest Kevin Schoonover to talk about mobile device security. Which predominant platforms are winning over consumer trust and adding value? What design and marketplace considerations should be factored in when buying a device that is reliable to use? What can the average guy do to better protect these increasingly valuable assets? We explore the evolution of cell phone security over the last generation of mobile device platforms, and dive into wearables and other devices that have empowered these sensor-filled devices to be far more palatable targets than desktops have ever been. From “built-in”

This week on Cyber Frontiers Christian and Jim recap some of the highlights from the DEFCON security conference. We discuss the overall statistics from this year’s conference, and call out a few defining characteristics for DEFCON’s 25th anniversary.   We also discuss the legal drama surrounding Marcus Hutchins, aka MalwareTech, who has been lauded as the security researcher behind stopping the WannaCry ransomware while also facing federal charges for being the mastermind behind the Kronos malware. We also veer off into discussing making a legacy Macbook come into the modern world with a fresh Linux machine for casual use or as

Listen Mobile: Cyber Frontiers is all about Exploring Cyber security, Big Data, and the Technologies Shaping the Future Through an Academic Perspective!   Christian Johnson, a student at the University of Maryland will bring fresh and relevant topics to the show based on the current work he does. Please leave a REVIEW (iPhone or iPad) – https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?id=857124890&type=Podcast&ls=1&mt=1 Support the Average Guy Tech Scholarship Fund: https://www.patreon.com/theaverageguy WANT TO SUBSCRIBE? We now have Video Large / Small and Video iTunes options at http://theAverageGuy.tv/subscribe You can contact us via email at [email protected] Full show notes and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/cf038 This week on Cyber Frontiers