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I feel like we discussed this topic before, but yes, we talk about coffee. Since security news is sparse right now, we take a sidebar on a topic that is near and dear to our heart. Zoom adds E2EE for everyone: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/06/17/end-to-end-encryption-update/ IOT Vulnerabilities: https://www.zdnet.com/article/ripple20-vulnerabilities-will-haunt-the-iot-landscape-for-years-to-come/ Coffee links:Grinder: https://amzn.to/2Ndg3JM Aeropress: https://amzn.to/3hFJJgI FrenchPress: https://amzn.to/2UYdjUU Mr. Coffee: https://amzn.to/3dfArEX… Continue reading Security 244 – Coffee

We talk about Google's and Apple's Contact Tracing endeavors. While I'm okay with it, Tom rips it to shreds, based on the obvious privacy issues and false positives.

I decided to relearn everything about networking, and got myself a Ubiquiti Dream Machine. I share my experiences. I really do like it. There are a ton of features, I didn’t know I needed. However, there are some quirks, like non standard feature naming practices.

Bitwarden is a “new to us” password manager. We discuss it, and recommend the software. We still recommend LastPass as well, however, if you want a better free option, and cheaper premium options, Bitwarden is worth a look. Chaim dives into the tech support implementation for friends and family. The design makes it easy to… Continue reading Security 241 – Bitwarden

As a teacher who had to move to distance learning, I can’t tell you how awesome office 365 is. While I thought Google was doing it right, Microsoft secretly has hit it out of the park. This is not an ad for office 365, but we do talk about how awesome it has become.

Zoom not end to end encrypted: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/31/21201234/zoom-end-to-end-encryption-video-chats-meetings Zoom Mac Malware (Should be fixed): https://www.engadget.com/2019-07-10-apple-mac-update-removes-zoom-exploit.html Zoom incremental room numbers:Zoombombing: Zoom 0day: https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/01/zoom-doom/ Zoom bad Overall: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21202584/zoom-security-privacy-issues-video-conferencing-software-coronavirus-demand-response

We discuss virtual meetings in the age of people now having to learn how to do this.

Topics are going to get slow until even the hackers venture to do things. We decided to talk about things we can do while riding out the virus.

Another back to basics episode about VPNs, but with a new contender.Wireguard is awesome. Like straight up fast, secure, and awesome. https://www.wireguard.com/ https://pivpn.io

In this episode we talk about antivirus, and the lack of need for it. That is correct, we are saying to ditch commercial antivirus and use the built in offerings.