Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

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

Are you ready for the next YouTube, Netflix or Hulu? Then you need to fight to save net neutrality. Today I discuss the threatened gutting of the hard-fought net neutrality rules with Ernesto Falcon from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The new FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, is looking to undo the protections put into place that would allow the next Internet startup to compete on a level playing field. Internet Service Providers would like to put their massive thumbs on the digital scale, tipping the advantage to companies that can afford to pay or even to favor their own content. Now that we have deep-pocketed incumbents, we need net neutrality rules to allow the new guys a chance to compete fairly.

In the news, we’ll discuss the 198M voter profiles that were left unprotected on the web, Microsoft’s abandonment of SMBv1 (that’s a good thing), Google’s move to respect your email privacy, and Girl Scouts becoming cyber experts! In my Tip of the Week, I’ll tell you how to avoid giving away too much information when needing to sign up to access web content.

Prior to joining EFF, Ernesto worked as a legislative staffer for two Members of Congress (2004-2010). He then became Vice President of Government Affairs at Public Knowledge where he advocated on behalf of consumers on copyright issues and broadband competition. During his tenure, Public Knowledge was successful in achieving one of the largest consumer victories in telecom policy by defeating AT&T’s merger with T-Mobile. The following year, PK and EFF scored a major victory for consumers by rallying the Internet community to defeat the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). After eight years in Washington DC, he returned to his home state of California to go to law school at McGeorge School of Law in order to strengthen his digital rights advocacy. Now, as an attorney, he is excited to rejoin the fight for consumers and Internet freedom.

For Further Insight:

Website: https://eff.org/

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

Additional Resources:

Tell the FCC not to gut net neutrality: https://DearFCC.org

Tell your representatives, too: https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-surrender-the-internet

FOSCAM security vulnerabilities: http://thehackernews.com/2017/06/online-ip-camera-hacking.html

Disposable and shared email accounts: mailinator.com, 10minutemail.com, bugmenot.com

Are you ready for the next YouTube, Netflix or Hulu? Then you need to fight to save net neutrality. Today I discuss the threatened gutting of the hard-fought net neutrality rules with Ernesto Falcon from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The new FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, is looking to undo the protections put into place that would allow the next Internet startup to compete on a level playing field. Internet Service Providers would like to put their massive thumbs on the digital scale, tipping the advantage to companies that can afford to pay or even to favor their own content. Now that we have deep-pocketed incumbents, we need net neutrality rules to allow the new guys a chance to compete fairly.

In the news, we’ll discuss the 198M voter profiles that were left unprotected on the web, Microsoft’s abandonment of SMBv1 (that’s a good thing), Google’s move to respect your email privacy, and Girl Scouts becoming cyber experts! In my Tip of the Week, I’ll tell you how to avoid giving away too much information when needing to sign up to access web content.

Prior to joining EFF, Ernesto worked as a legislative staffer for two Members of Congress (2004-2010). He then became Vice President of Government Affairs at Public Knowledge where he advocated on behalf of consumers on copyright issues and broadband competition. During his tenure, Public Knowledge was successful in achieving one of the largest consumer victories in telecom policy by defeating AT&T’s merger with T-Mobile. The following year, PK and EFF scored a major victory for consumers by rallying the Internet community to defeat the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). After eight years in Washington DC, he returned to his home state of California to go to law school at McGeorge School of Law in order to strengthen his digital rights advocacy. Now, as an attorney, he is excited to rejoin the fight for consumers and Internet freedom.

For Further Insight:

Website: https://eff.org/

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

Additional Resources:

Tell the FCC not to gut net neutrality: https://DearFCC.org

Tell your representatives, too: https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-surrender-the-internet

FOSCAM security vulnerabilities: http://thehackernews.com/2017/06/online-ip-camera-hacking.html

Disposable and shared email accounts: mailinator.com, 10minutemail.com, bugmenot.com

Are you ready for the next YouTube, Netflix or Hulu? Then you need to fight to save net neutrality. Today I discuss the threatened gutting of the hard-fought net neutrality rules with Ernesto Falcon from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The new FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, is looking to undo the protections put into place that would allow the next Internet startup to compete on a level playing field. Internet Service Providers would like to put their massive thumbs on the digital scale, tipping the advantage to companies that can afford to pay or even to favor their own content. Now that we have deep-pocketed incumbents, we need net neutrality rules to allow the new guys a chance to compete fairly.

In the news, we’ll discuss the 198M voter profiles that were left unprotected on the web, Microsoft’s abandonment of SMBv1 (that’s a good thing), Google’s move to respect your email privacy, and Girl Scouts becoming cyber experts! In my Tip of the Week, I’ll tell you how to avoid giving away too much information when needing to sign up to access web content.

Prior to joining EFF, Ernesto worked as a legislative staffer for two Members of Congress (2004-2010). He then became Vice President of Government Affairs at Public Knowledge where he advocated on behalf of consumers on copyright issues and broadband competition. During his tenure, Public Knowledge was successful in achieving one of the largest consumer victories in telecom policy by defeating AT&T’s merger with T-Mobile. The following year, PK and EFF scored a major victory for consumers by rallying the Internet community to defeat the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). After eight years in Washington DC, he returned to his home state of California to go to law school at McGeorge School of Law in order to strengthen his digital rights advocacy. Now, as an attorney, he is excited to rejoin the fight for consumers and Internet freedom.

For Further Insight:

Website: https://eff.org/

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

Additional Resources:

Tell the FCC not to gut net neutrality: https://DearFCC.org

Tell your representatives, too: https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-surrender-the-internet

FOSCAM security vulnerabilities: http://thehackernews.com/2017/06/online-ip-camera-hacking.html

Disposable and shared email accounts: mailinator.com, 10minutemail.com, bugmenot.com

If you use public WiFi of any sort at the hotel, airport, or coffee shop (AND WHO DOESN'T), then you need to pay attention. A VPN could be a viable answer to protect your data and your devices. The other big challenge is your Internet Service Provider at home is probably capturing and selling your web browsing info - there is something you can do at home to protect yourself as well.

Dave Peck helped to create one of the best Virtual Private Network products on the market, and today he and I will discuss why you need a VPN and how to pick one. Dave is an independent software developer and co-founder of GetCloak.com, a very easy-to-use VPN service.

Not clicking on links apparently isn’t good enough anymore - now you can’t even hover over them! Also, Microsoft and Adobe have some software updates that fix critical bugs in Windows and Flash. And for the Tip of the Week, I’ll tell you why you really just need to uninstall Flash completely and how to do it.

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For Further Insight:

Web site: https://davepeck.org/

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

Further Reading:

Why It’s Hard to Pick a VPN: https://davepeck.org/2017/04/16/why-its-hard-to-choose-a-vpn-provider/

Cloak VPN: https://www.getcloak.com/

TunnelBear VPN: https://www.tunnelbear.com/

VyprVPN: http://www.goldenfrog.com/vyprvpn/special/vpn-seasonal-special?offer_id=78&aff_id=3809

How to Uninstall Flash: http://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/ditch-flash/

How to Uninstall Shockwave: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/why-you-should-ditch-adobe-shockwave/

If you use public WiFi of any sort at the hotel, airport, or coffee shop (AND WHO DOESN'T), then you need to pay attention. A VPN could be a viable answer to protect your data and your devices. The other big challenge is your Internet Service Provider at home is probably capturing and selling your web browsing info - there is something you can do at home to protect yourself as well.

Dave Peck helped to create one of the best Virtual Private Network products on the market, and today he and I will discuss why you need a VPN and how to pick one. Dave is an independent software developer and co-founder of GetCloak.com, a very easy-to-use VPN service.

Not clicking on links apparently isn’t good enough anymore - now you can’t even hover over them! Also, Microsoft and Adobe have some software updates that fix critical bugs in Windows and Flash. And for the Tip of the Week, I’ll tell you why you really just need to uninstall Flash completely and how to do it.

Transfer your domain names and save 40% in June!

https://hover.com/transfermydomain

For Further Insight:

Web site: https://davepeck.org/

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

Further Reading:

Why It’s Hard to Pick a VPN: https://davepeck.org/2017/04/16/why-its-hard-to-choose-a-vpn-provider/

Cloak VPN: https://www.getcloak.com/

TunnelBear VPN: https://www.tunnelbear.com/

VyprVPN: http://www.goldenfrog.com/vyprvpn/special/vpn-seasonal-special?offer_id=78&aff_id=3809

How to Uninstall Flash: http://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/ditch-flash/

How to Uninstall Shockwave: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/why-you-should-ditch-adobe-shockwave/

If you use public WiFi of any sort at the hotel, airport, or coffee shop (AND WHO DOESN'T), then you need to pay attention. A VPN could be a viable answer to protect your data and your devices. The other big challenge is your Internet Service Provider at home is probably capturing and selling your web browsing info - there is something you can do at home to protect yourself as well.

Dave Peck helped to create one of the best Virtual Private Network products on the market, and today he and I will discuss why you need a VPN and how to pick one. Dave is an independent software developer and co-founder of GetCloak.com, a very easy-to-use VPN service.

Not clicking on links apparently isn’t good enough anymore - now you can’t even hover over them! Also, Microsoft and Adobe have some software updates that fix critical bugs in Windows and Flash. And for the Tip of the Week, I’ll tell you why you really just need to uninstall Flash completely and how to do it.

Transfer your domain names and save 40% in June!

https://hover.com/transfermydomain

For Further Insight:

Web site: https://davepeck.org/

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

Further Reading:

Why It’s Hard to Pick a VPN: https://davepeck.org/2017/04/16/why-its-hard-to-choose-a-vpn-provider/

Cloak VPN: https://www.getcloak.com/

TunnelBear VPN: https://www.tunnelbear.com/

VyprVPN: http://www.goldenfrog.com/vyprvpn/special/vpn-seasonal-special?offer_id=78&aff_id=3809

How to Uninstall Flash: http://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/ditch-flash/

How to Uninstall Shockwave: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/05/why-you-should-ditch-adobe-shockwave/

The Internet of Things will soon include cars... what could possibly go wrong? If all the cars on the road could tell each other what they were doing, would that make us safer? Maybe. But if your car is constantly broadcasting this information, that would also make it trivial to track you everywhere you go. Worse yet, any time you put something on a network, it is immediately a target for hackers. Crashing a computer is one thing; crashing a car is quite different, but this is quickly becoming a reality we have to deal with.

I will also tell you about an interesting new ‘travel mode’ feature from 1Password and talk about the Fireball adware that is already on over 250 million computers. We’ll wrap up with a new Tip of the Week, just in time for summer storm season!

Jamie Williams is a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where she is part of the civil liberties team. Jamie focuses on the First and Fourth Amendment implications of new technologies. She also co-taught Internet Law at University of California Berkeley, School of Law. Jamie joined EFF in 2014 as a Frank Stanton Legal Fellow. Prior to joining EFF, Jamie clerked for Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong in the Northern District of California. Before her clerkship, she was a litigation associate at Paul Hastings LLP and an attorney law clerk at the Alameda County Public Defender. Jamie has a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) and a B.A. in journalism from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Mr. Kaiser has served on several nonprofit boards. He is currently the chair and a founding board member of SPINUSA, a national nonprofit based in Massachusetts, and has served on the Board of Trustees of the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, and New Destiny Housing Corporation in New York City.

For Further Insight:

Web site: www.eff.org

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-williams-60635555/

Further Reading:

EFF article on v2v communication issues: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/05/danger-ahead-governments-plan-vehicle-vehicle-communication-threatens-privacy

Automated License Plate Readers: https://www.eff.org/sls/tech/automated-license-plate-readers/faq#faq-Are-private-companies-using-ALPRs

Who has your back? https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2016

Finding and removing Fireball adware: http://computerfixguide.com/how-can-i-remove-fireball-malware-effectively/

Best UPS: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-uninterruptible-power-supply-ups/

The Internet of Things will soon include cars... what could possibly go wrong? If all the cars on the road could tell each other what they were doing, would that make us safer? Maybe. But if your car is constantly broadcasting this information, that would also make it trivial to track you everywhere you go. Worse yet, any time you put something on a network, it is immediately a target for hackers. Crashing a computer is one thing; crashing a car is quite different, but this is quickly becoming a reality we have to deal with.

I will also tell you about an interesting new ‘travel mode’ feature from 1Password and talk about the Fireball adware that is already on over 250 million computers. We’ll wrap up with a new Tip of the Week, just in time for summer storm season!

Jamie Williams is a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where she is part of the civil liberties team. Jamie focuses on the First and Fourth Amendment implications of new technologies. She also co-taught Internet Law at University of California Berkeley, School of Law. Jamie joined EFF in 2014 as a Frank Stanton Legal Fellow. Prior to joining EFF, Jamie clerked for Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong in the Northern District of California. Before her clerkship, she was a litigation associate at Paul Hastings LLP and an attorney law clerk at the Alameda County Public Defender. Jamie has a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) and a B.A. in journalism from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Mr. Kaiser has served on several nonprofit boards. He is currently the chair and a founding board member of SPINUSA, a national nonprofit based in Massachusetts, and has served on the Board of Trustees of the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, and New Destiny Housing Corporation in New York City.

For Further Insight:

Web site: www.eff.org

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-williams-60635555/

Further Reading:

EFF article on v2v communication issues: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/05/danger-ahead-governments-plan-vehicle-vehicle-communication-threatens-privacy

Automated License Plate Readers: https://www.eff.org/sls/tech/automated-license-plate-readers/faq#faq-Are-private-companies-using-ALPRs

Who has your back? https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2016

Finding and removing Fireball adware: http://computerfixguide.com/how-can-i-remove-fireball-malware-effectively/

Best UPS: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-uninterruptible-power-supply-ups/

The Internet of Things will soon include cars... what could possibly go wrong? If all the cars on the road could tell each other what they were doing, would that make us safer? Maybe. But if your car is constantly broadcasting this information, that would also make it trivial to track you everywhere you go. Worse yet, any time you put something on a network, it is immediately a target for hackers. Crashing a computer is one thing; crashing a car is quite different, but this is quickly becoming a reality we have to deal with.

I will also tell you about an interesting new ‘travel mode’ feature from 1Password and talk about the Fireball adware that is already on over 250 million computers. We’ll wrap up with a new Tip of the Week, just in time for summer storm season!

Jamie Williams is a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where she is part of the civil liberties team. Jamie focuses on the First and Fourth Amendment implications of new technologies. She also co-taught Internet Law at University of California Berkeley, School of Law. Jamie joined EFF in 2014 as a Frank Stanton Legal Fellow. Prior to joining EFF, Jamie clerked for Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong in the Northern District of California. Before her clerkship, she was a litigation associate at Paul Hastings LLP and an attorney law clerk at the Alameda County Public Defender. Jamie has a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) and a B.A. in journalism from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Mr. Kaiser has served on several nonprofit boards. He is currently the chair and a founding board member of SPINUSA, a national nonprofit based in Massachusetts, and has served on the Board of Trustees of the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, and New Destiny Housing Corporation in New York City.

For Further Insight:

Web site: www.eff.org

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-williams-60635555/

Further Reading:

EFF article on v2v communication issues: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/05/danger-ahead-governments-plan-vehicle-vehicle-communication-threatens-privacy

Automated License Plate Readers: https://www.eff.org/sls/tech/automated-license-plate-readers/faq#faq-Are-private-companies-using-ALPRs

Who has your back? https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2016

Finding and removing Fireball adware: http://computerfixguide.com/how-can-i-remove-fireball-malware-effectively/

Best UPS: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-uninterruptible-power-supply-ups/