Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

Is trust just an emotion or is it more than that? In this week’s episode, I speak at length with Jeffrey Ritter: a lawyer, diplomat, researcher and author of the book “Achieving Digital Trust”. We get to the heart of what it means to trust, how trust is gained and lost, and how living in the Information Age has had such a profound impact on all of the above. Jeffrey has some deep insights on how we can cope with the high rate of data and decision making inherent in this modern life - and shares some interesting stories along the way!

Jeffrey Ritter currently serves as an External Lecturer at two of the world’s great universities for computer science, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Oxford, where he teaches graduate level courses in privacy engineering, information governance, and information security policy design. His career includes legal services to global corporations, leadership in the work of the United Nations and the American Bar Association, and ongoing academic research and writing on digital trust.

I’ll also tell you how you can share your financial account information more securely using aggregator accounts and how to win a free copy of my book by sending me your best computer backup stories! Send your stories to [email protected].

For Further Insight:

Website: www.jeffreyritter.com

Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jeffrey_Ritter

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyritter/

Achieving Digital Trust: The New Rules for Business at the Speed of Light, is available on Amazon.com

What could be more crucial to a democracy than a voting system we can trust? Today I speak with Barbara Simons, President of VerifiedVoting.org, on why so many of our US election systems are vulnerable to hacking without leaving a trace. The solutions to these issues are well known and straightforward, and yet we can’t seem to come together in a unified way to implement them. We’ll discuss why the current systems are so bad, what needs to be done, and tell you what you can do to help.

I will also tell you about a new file backup tool from Google, 14M Verizon customer records found online with no protection, why you might be wary about leaving your keys lying around in plain sight, and how to improve your privacy with Post-It Notes!

Barbara Simons has been on the Board of Advisors of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission since 2008. She published Broken Ballots: Will Your Vote Count?, a book on voting machines co-authored with Douglas Jones. She also co-authored the report that led to the cancellation of Department of Defense’s Internet voting project (SERVE) in 2004 because of security concerns. In 2015 she co-authored the report of the U.S. Vote Foundation entitled The Future of Voting: End-to-End Verifiable Internet Voting, which included in its conclusions that “every publicly audited, commercial Internet voting system to date is fundamentally insecure.” Simons is a former President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the oldest and largest international educational and scientific society for computing professionals. She is President of Verified Voting and is retired from IBM Research.

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For Further Insight:

Web site: VerifiedVoting.org

Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerifiedVoting

Further Reading:

Does your state have proper voting machines? Do they have procedures for audits? https://www.verifiedvoting.org/

Google’s backup service: https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/12/google-launches-a-new-backup-sync-desktop-app-for-uploading-files-and-photos-to-the-cloud/

Change your Verizon PIN: https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/account-pin-faqs/

Copy a key with a photo: https://www.key.me/

Lose all your photos when your hard drive crashed? Did a cloud backup save your bacon when you had your phone stolen? Tell me your best backup stories for a chance to win a free copy of my book! Send them to [email protected]!

What could be more crucial to a democracy than a voting system we can trust? Today I speak with Barbara Simons, President of VerifiedVoting.org, on why so many of our US election systems are vulnerable to hacking without leaving a trace. The solutions to these issues are well known and straightforward, and yet we can’t seem to come together in a unified way to implement them. We’ll discuss why the current systems are so bad, what needs to be done, and tell you what you can do to help.

I will also tell you about a new file backup tool from Google, 14M Verizon customer records found online with no protection, why you might be wary about leaving your keys lying around in plain sight, and how to improve your privacy with Post-It Notes!

Barbara Simons has been on the Board of Advisors of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission since 2008. She published Broken Ballots: Will Your Vote Count?, a book on voting machines co-authored with Douglas Jones. She also co-authored the report that led to the cancellation of Department of Defense’s Internet voting project (SERVE) in 2004 because of security concerns. In 2015 she co-authored the report of the U.S. Vote Foundation entitled The Future of Voting: End-to-End Verifiable Internet Voting, which included in its conclusions that “every publicly audited, commercial Internet voting system to date is fundamentally insecure.” Simons is a former President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the oldest and largest international educational and scientific society for computing professionals. She is President of Verified Voting and is retired from IBM Research.

Get 10% off your first domain name order!

 

For Further Insight:

Web site: VerifiedVoting.org

Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerifiedVoting

Further Reading:

Does your state have proper voting machines? Do they have procedures for audits? https://www.verifiedvoting.org/

Google’s backup service: https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/12/google-launches-a-new-backup-sync-desktop-app-for-uploading-files-and-photos-to-the-cloud/

Change your Verizon PIN: https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/account-pin-faqs/

Copy a key with a photo: https://www.key.me/

Lose all your photos when your hard drive crashed? Did a cloud backup save your bacon when you had your phone stolen? Tell me your best backup stories for a chance to win a free copy of my book! Send them to [email protected]!

What could be more crucial to a democracy than a voting system we can trust? Today I speak with Barbara Simons, President of VerifiedVoting.org, on why so many of our US election systems are vulnerable to hacking without leaving a trace. The solutions to these issues are well known and straightforward, and yet we can’t seem to come together in a unified way to implement them. We’ll discuss why the current systems are so bad, what needs to be done, and tell you what you can do to help.

I will also tell you about a new file backup tool from Google, 14M Verizon customer records found online with no protection, why you might be wary about leaving your keys lying around in plain sight, and how to improve your privacy with Post-It Notes!

Barbara Simons has been on the Board of Advisors of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission since 2008. She published Broken Ballots: Will Your Vote Count?, a book on voting machines co-authored with Douglas Jones. She also co-authored the report that led to the cancellation of Department of Defense’s Internet voting project (SERVE) in 2004 because of security concerns. In 2015 she co-authored the report of the U.S. Vote Foundation entitled The Future of Voting: End-to-End Verifiable Internet Voting, which included in its conclusions that “every publicly audited, commercial Internet voting system to date is fundamentally insecure.” Simons is a former President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the oldest and largest international educational and scientific society for computing professionals. She is President of Verified Voting and is retired from IBM Research.

Get 10% off your first domain name order!

 

For Further Insight:

Web site: VerifiedVoting.org

Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerifiedVoting

Further Reading:

Does your state have proper voting machines? Do they have procedures for audits? https://www.verifiedvoting.org/

Google’s backup service: https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/12/google-launches-a-new-backup-sync-desktop-app-for-uploading-files-and-photos-to-the-cloud/

Change your Verizon PIN: https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/account-pin-faqs/

Copy a key with a photo: https://www.key.me/

Lose all your photos when your hard drive crashed? Did a cloud backup save your bacon when you had your phone stolen? Tell me your best backup stories for a chance to win a free copy of my book! Send them to [email protected]!

Passwords are the bane of our modern existence. Why the hell haven’t we figured out a better way to prove who we are? Today is the first in a series of educational shows that I’ve dubbed Castle Defense 101: Defending Your Digital Drawbridge. In our inaugural session, we’ll take a deep dive into the problem of passwords. What really makes a good password and how do I choose one? How can I possibly remember all these passwords? How often do I need to change my password? Why do we even need passwords, anyway - can’t we just use fingerprints or something? I will answer all of these questions and then some. I’ll even tell you why you should only ever know one single password! And finally, I’ll tell you how you can win a free copy of my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons!

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For Further Insight:

Some excellent password managers: LastPass , 1Password , Dashlane , Passwords Are Dead Long Live Passwords

Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons:

A Step-By-Step Guide to Computer Security for Non-Techies

Passwords are the bane of our modern existence. Why the hell haven’t we figured out a better way to prove who we are? Today is the first in a series of educational shows that I’ve dubbed Castle Defense 101: Defending Your Digital Drawbridge. In our inaugural session, we’ll take a deep dive into the problem of passwords. What really makes a good password and how do I choose one? How can I possibly remember all these passwords? How often do I need to change my password? Why do we even need passwords, anyway - can’t we just use fingerprints or something? I will answer all of these questions and then some. I’ll even tell you why you should only ever know one single password! And finally, I’ll tell you how you can win a free copy of my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons!

Domain names SAVE10% off your first order!

For Further Insight:

Some excellent password managers: LastPass , 1Password , Dashlane , Passwords Are Dead Long Live Passwords

Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons:

A Step-By-Step Guide to Computer Security for Non-Techies

Passwords are the bane of our modern existence. Why the hell haven’t we figured out a better way to prove who we are? Today is the first in a series of educational shows that I’ve dubbed Castle Defense 101: Defending Your Digital Drawbridge. In our inaugural session, we’ll take a deep dive into the problem of passwords. What really makes a good password and how do I choose one? How can I possibly remember all these passwords? How often do I need to change my password? Why do we even need passwords, anyway - can’t we just use fingerprints or something? I will answer all of these questions and then some. I’ll even tell you why you should only ever know one single password! And finally, I’ll tell you how you can win a free copy of my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons!

Domain names SAVE10% off your first order!

For Further Insight:

Some excellent password managers: LastPass , 1Password , Dashlane , Passwords Are Dead Long Live Passwords

Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons:

A Step-By-Step Guide to Computer Security for Non-Techies

Lawrence Abrams is the creator and CEO of Bleeping Computer, and he and I delve into the latest malware sweeping the globe called NotPetya (among other things). The supposed ransomware appears to be just plain mean, destroying all the data on your hard drive whether you pay the ransom or not. We’ll tell you what you need to know, including how to protect yourself and what to do if you think you might be infected. We talk about the usefulness of anti-virus software and give you the info you need to pick the right one for you. Finally, in my Tip of the Week, I explain why you need more than one account on your computer and how it can help to mitigate and isolate malware attacks.

Lawrence Abrams is the creator and owner of BleepingComputer.com. Lawrence’s area of expertise includes malware research, ransomware, and computer forensics.

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For Further Insight:

Web site: BleepingComputer.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BleepinComputer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BleepingComputer

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-abrams-43074a10/

Further Reading:

BleepingComputer’s how to remove malware

Windows antivirus software: Malwarebytes, ESET, Emsisoft, Kaspersky

Creating non-admin accounts: Windows or MacOS

Lawrence Abrams is the creator and CEO of Bleeping Computer, and he and I delve into the latest malware sweeping the globe called NotPetya (among other things). The supposed ransomware appears to be just plain mean, destroying all the data on your hard drive whether you pay the ransom or not. We’ll tell you what you need to know, including how to protect yourself and what to do if you think you might be infected. We talk about the usefulness of anti-virus software and give you the info you need to pick the right one for you. Finally, in my Tip of the Week, I explain why you need more than one account on your computer and how it can help to mitigate and isolate malware attacks.

Lawrence Abrams is the creator and owner of BleepingComputer.com. Lawrence’s area of expertise includes malware research, ransomware, and computer forensics.

Domain names SAVE10% off your first order!

For Further Insight:

Web site: BleepingComputer.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BleepinComputer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BleepingComputer

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-abrams-43074a10/

Further Reading:

BleepingComputer’s how to remove malware

Windows antivirus software: Malwarebytes, ESET, Emsisoft, Kaspersky

Creating non-admin accounts: Windows or MacOS

Lawrence Abrams is the creator and CEO of Bleeping Computer, and he and I delve into the latest malware sweeping the globe called NotPetya (among other things). The supposed ransomware appears to be just plain mean, destroying all the data on your hard drive whether you pay the ransom or not. We’ll tell you what you need to know, including how to protect yourself and what to do if you think you might be infected. We talk about the usefulness of anti-virus software and give you the info you need to pick the right one for you. Finally, in my Tip of the Week, I explain why you need more than one account on your computer and how it can help to mitigate and isolate malware attacks.

Lawrence Abrams is the creator and owner of BleepingComputer.com. Lawrence’s area of expertise includes malware research, ransomware, and computer forensics.

For Further Insight:

Web site: BleepingComputer.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BleepinComputer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BleepingComputer

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-abrams-43074a10/

Further Reading:

BleepingComputer’s how to remove malware

Windows antivirus software: Malwarebytes, ESET, Emsisoft, Kaspersky

Creating non-admin accounts: Windows or MacOS