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Welcome to the security box, program 269. On this episode, we've got several different items for you, and we'll redo one of our segments because our second file became an issue and we just didn't have time in dealing with rerecording it.

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• There was someone who posted a message to a phone line, who got our moron of the podcast. Its not necessarily about the content of the message, but where the message was posted in relativity to their location.
• Three segments dealing with scams, scams and AI, scams and the inbox, and three questions you can ask which should thwart most scams. We'll redo this segment for podcast 270 as there were gremblins within the machine.
• Nick Espinosa is along with one of the 11 videos we recently downloaded dealing with the NFL and an ad that could have privacy implecations.
• Our main topic talks about our personal health information and why it is not being protected by companies even though they claim it is.

PHI actually stands for Protected Health Information, but this was written well before the Internet and well before the troubles we've seen in recent times.

Please listen to the show or find info on how to contact us through Jared's web site.

We hope you enjoy this 5 hour 51 minute podcast.

The Security Box is back with another episode. We’re currently working through a continuing series, and when major developments happen, we may release additional episodes using an A, B, C format so we can respond quickly while still keeping the overall podcast structure consistent.

We also have several videos queued for discussion. Some of these may be released as supplemental A/B/C segments to keep regular TSB episodes at a reasonable length, since we are no longer broadcasting weekly.

Some of the topics discussed here were briefly introduced during this past week’s Throwback Saturday Night. The difference between the two programs is simple:

• Throwback Saturday Night is more relaxed and conversational.
• The Security Box goes deeper, offering detailed analysis and discussion.

Topics Covered in This Episode

• ChatGPT and App Recommendations We discuss AI tools and productivity apps, prompted by serious accessibility and workflow issues with applications I rely on daily.
• Video Segment: "Microsoft’s Backdoor Into Our Encryption…" This video was originally intended for Podcast 267 but did not air. We review and discuss its implications here.
• Why Not Move to Gemini? — Training and Trust After DJ Terry asked why I couldn’t simply switch to Gemini, we take a deeper look at training models, ecosystem differences, and practical limitations.
• Main Topic: Why MENVI and the JRN Have Never Had a Breach How have smaller organizations like the Jared Rimer Network (JRN) and the Music Education Network for the Visually Impaired (MENVI) avoided major security incidents? We examine operational practices, scale advantages, and why smaller entities sometimes manage data protection better than large corporations.

If you would like to contact me, please use the contact information available through the blog, my website, or the details mentioned throughout the podcast.

Thanks so much for listening!

Hello folks, welcome to another edition of The Security Box.

This week’s program focuses on AI and its usage, where it’s helping, where it’s being misused, and where the risks are starting to show up in real-world security, privacy, and accessibility scenarios.

AI continues to move fast, and not always in ways users understand or consent to. We’ll talk about how AI is being deployed, what assumptions are being made on behalf of users, and where responsibility still needs to remain firmly human.

As part of this discussion, we may touch on:

• AI in everyday consumer tools and services
• Security and privacy implications of AI-driven systems
• Automation vs. accountability
• Accessibility impacts — where AI helps and where it creates new barriers
• The growing gap between marketing claims and real-world behavior

As always, this is a discussion-driven program. Topics may evolve as the conversation unfolds, and recent events or examples may be referenced as part of the broader AI landscape.

If you’d like to support what we’re doing, you can:

• Donate to the network
• Subscribe to The Security Box discussion list
• Reach out using the contact information mentioned during the program or available on the blog

We do have videos that will be mixed within the program from Nick Espinoza which include the following

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• AI regulation arriving
• Governments Shouldnt Use AI For Pics & Vids
• Microsofts Backdoor Into Our Encryption...
• Tesla Cars = Super Hackable!
• We Are Never Getting Rid Of Deepfakes
• Your Breaches of the Week! January 12 to January 18, 2026
• Your Breaches of the week, January 26, 2026 to February 1, 2026

Thanks for listening, reading, and learning with us. We can’t do this alone — and we appreciate you being part of the conversation.

Hello gang, welcome to another Sans Podcast.

I know we're quite behind, and my goal was to do these podcasts between TSB episodes, but the week of the 17th had two meetings, one of which went to a second meeting I decided to stay for. For those who are not clear by this, the two meetings I were to attent happened on two different days, but then one meeting I stayed for happened on the first day and it isn't a regular meeting I stay for.

This podcast is going to cover the newsletter that was released way back on January 9th, 2026. My goal is to get us caught up, and I'm going to do my best.

Would you like to read the newsletter? Here is the link to read January 9, 2026 and its newsletter if you wish.

I believe one of the biggest stories may be this web page California residents can go to so they can opt out of stuff.

Let's see what is in the top of the news.

• California's New Privacy Law Lets Consumers Submit One Demand for All Registered Data Brokers to Stop Collecting Their Information
• Threat Actor’s Breach was a Resecurity Honeypot
• Hospitality Staff, Beware ClickFix Attacks that Mimic BSOD

Here is what they covered for the rest of the week's news for this newsletter.

• Cisco Releases Updates for ISE and Snort 3 Distributed Computing Environment/Remote Procedure Call Vulnerabilities
• n8n Releases Patches for Two Critical Vulnerabilities in One Week
• Veeam Update Addresses Four Vulnerabilities
• CISA KEV Adds Code Injection Vulnerabilities in HPE OneView and Microsoft Office PowerPoint
• Critical Missing Authentication Vulnerability in WHILL Electric Wheelchairs
• European Space Agency Acknowledges Infosec Breach

I hope you all enjoy the program as much as I am bringing it to you, and make it a great day!

Hello folks, welcome to the next TSB, pprogram 266.

This week, we are going to talk about a 2025 story dealing with hundreds being detained and several ransomware strains being decrypted through tools available to the public.

The blog post leads to the article. The blog is titled 6 ransomware strains decrypted, hundreds detained which sparked some comment last podcast.

As part of discussion: Here we go again with more domains being registered, sits there with possible plans should be read from our November diatribes list.

We do have videos from Nick Espinosa which include items like the world cup being invaded by AI, breaches of the week, mobile phones being not very secure soon, and a question: Why does your supermarket need your biometrics? Preston Gaylor is along with comments as well.

When we were looking at blogs and articles, we saw something about a CSAM article that talked about a suspect who was involved in CSAM and actually getting some substantial jail time.

CSAM suspect jailed for close to 10 years is the blog post where I take this article apart.

Now to our question from last podcast. Did you get it correct?

The question last week was: Let’s get this Monday moving, Jared. You know how sometimes a name change can make everything feel new? Like when The Artist Formerly Known as Prince became a symbol, or when Dunkin’ ditched “Donuts” and got all minimalist on us.

Well, Mark Zuckerberg had a major rebrand moment, too, swapping out “Facebook” for “Meta” to match his metaverse vision. But in doing so, he triggered an awkward translation situation. Meta, in Hebrew, means what? A) Chaos, B) Nightmare, C) Dead or D) Broken. The answer is chilling at the end.

The answer: C) “Dead.” When Zuckerberg swapped “Facebook” for “Meta,” he might’ve been thinking “next-gen digital frontier,” but Hebrew speakers heard something closer to a funeral announcement. “Meta” sounds like the feminine form of the Hebrew word for “dead” (“מתה”), sparking a wave of memes and mock headstones.

Congrats to those who got this right! See you on another podcast coming soon and make it a great day!

Hello gang, welcome to program 36 of the Sans series here at the Jared Rimer Network. I'm Jared Rimer. Here's the thing. We're not taking anything away from any other podcast, we just want to put out the news and things from this great educational institution and put our thoughts in to it. With that said, we'll see what happens, as the News Bites series continues.

Sans 35 covered ouch! for January Fake Tech Support: The Only Thing They’re Fixing Is Your Bank Account, so 36 will be the first News Bites of the year.

Here is the link to read the Newsletter online and we'd love to hear your thoughts! Again, this is the newsletter for January 6, 2026.

Call (888) 405-7524 and drop your messages there, or find contact information throughout the podcast.

Here is what is in the top of the news for this newsletter.

• Patch MongoDB Now to Fix Exploited Memory Leak
• Guilty Plea from Former Cybersecurity Pros Turned Extortionists
• Fortinet CVE-2020-12812 is Being Actively Exploited Again
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Guilty pleas within the top of the news makes my heart very happy. Let's see what else we can find good within this industry this year, shall we?

Here is what else is happening in the rest of the week's news section of the newsletter.

• South Korean Government Report Says KT Mishandled Femtocell Security, Leading to Snooping and Micropayment Fraud
• Check Local Network for Kimwolf Residential Proxy Botnet Infection
• Sedgwick Government Solutions Acknowledges Cybersecurity Incident Affecting File Transfer System
• KEV Additions: Digiever DS-2105 Pro Network Video Recorders and MongoDB Server
• New Zealand Healthcare Portal Acknowledges Cybersecurity Incident
• Covenant Health Breach Follow-up: Nearly 480,000 Individuals Affected
• HIPAA Journal Lists Largest Healthcare Data Breaches of 2025; Aflac Updates Individuals Affected by June Incident to 22.65 Million

We thank you for listening to the tech series, and please let us know what your thoughts are. I do want to know!

Welcome to TSB, episode 265.

The Trivia Question this time is:

Let’s get this Monday moving, Jared. You know how sometimes a name change can make everything feel new? Like when The Artist Formerly Known as Prince became a symbol, or when Dunkin’ ditched “Donuts” and got all minimalist on us.

Well, Mark Zuckerberg had a major rebrand moment, too, swapping out “Facebook” for “Meta” to match his metaverse vision. But in doing so, he triggered an awkward translation situation. Meta, in Hebrew, means what? A) Chaos, B) Nightmare, C) Dead or D) Broken. The answer is chilling at the end.

Please feel free to call and leave your guess at (888) 405-7524 and give us your name or name you want to go by as well as your guess.

Since we've been gone, we're trying to catch up the blog with podcast announcements with full length show notes of past programs including Sans and TSB.

Also, as we announced, we're going to change this show to every two weeks. We're doing this because this will give us more time to find something to talk about, but yet we won't feel burned out.

Here are things we might talk about during this open edition of the program.

• Here we go … another click fix attack
• Update on Crypto Currency thefts and an old breach
• Covenant Health is covered in recent breaches of the week
• The Stupid fucks of the year
• Diatribes of 2025
• Disney to pay a pretty penny for Coppa violations
• Health breaches and denmark goes digital?
• 6 ransomware strains decrypted, hundreds detained

Hello folks, welcome to another Sans episode with Jared Rimer.

Today, we have Ouch, the newsletter for January 2026. In it, it talks about technical support scams. I've even heard some discussion on other podcasts including Scam Squad, so this means that they're back with a vengeance.

The problem is, they don't use the same tactics, techniques and procedures they used to. While the example herein is a popup from a website, it may arrive in an unsolicited text message, or even on social media. I don't think it has hit social media yet, but it could go there, so just be on the lookout.

We have headings that are within the newsletter. They include:

• How a “Helpful” Call Turned Costly
• What Are Tech Support Scams?
• What Are They After?
• How These Scams Work
• How to Protect Yourself
• Final Thoughts

Each section listed above has something for you, and of course the newsletter is now part of San's podcast series.

Here are other links you'll need.

• Here is a link to the Ouch Podcast on Sans Institute's web site
• Fake Tech Support: The Only Thing They’re Fixing Is Your Bank Account written by Jennifer Cox

Thanks so much for listening, and make it a great day!

Hello folks, welcome to Sans, episode 34.

On this episode, we will learn about a ten year anniversary of something that a certain nation state did, Russia. Looks like we've got a couple of more breaches to talk about, and much more.

While I will put in the info from the newsletter, the newsletter will have more info including links which I will not include.

This will be the last version of the newsletter for now. In the table of contents, under Internet Storm Center which are articles to various things, they mention this. Once recorded, that will be the last podcast until January 2026. Happy new year!

Would you like to read the newsletter? Here is the link for December 23, 2025 for your convenience.

• Ransomware Attack on Romanian Water Management Authority Affected More than 1,000 Systems
• Widespread Microsoft 365 OAuth Attacks
• Patch WatchGuard Fireware OS for Exploited Critical Flaw

• Nigerian Authorities Arrest RaccoonO365 Suspects
• Indictments Charge 54 People in Connection with ATM Jackpotting Scheme Using Ploutus Malware
• UK Foreign Office Says it is Investigating Breach
• University of Phoenix Sends Notifications After Oracle Breach
• Malicious npm Package Steals WhatsApp Data
• University of Sydney Discloses Data Breach, Reviews Data Practices
• NIST Internet Time Services May Be Inaccurate After Pre-emptive Power Outage in Colorado

Contact me through my my">http://www.jaredrimer.net">my web site or listen to the program to learn how you can contact me. All of the methods are available for you.

Thanks so much for listening, and make it a great day!

Hello folks, welcome to sans, episode 33. This is going to cover the newsletter for December 19th, which means we're pretty much caught up. Yeah!

would you like to view the newsletter to see what might be of interest to you? Here's the newsletter for December 19, 2025.

Here is what is in the top of the news and we've got to start with yet another maximum severity flaw.

• Cisco AsyncOS Unpatched Maximum-Severity Flaw Exploited
• SonicWall Addresses Actively Exploited Vulnerability in SMA 100 Series Appliances; CISA Adds Flaw to KEV with a One-Week Mitigation Deadline
• Known Critical Flaws in Fortinet Products are Being Actively Exploited

Are you surprised about the fortinet stuff? Seems like they're in Sans practicly every newsletter it seems, even though we missed time due to illness.

Here is what is in the rest of the week's news and we start again with a maximum severity bug but this time with an RCE.

• Patch HPE OneView to Fix Maximum-Severity RCE Flaw
• ASUS Live Update Vulnerability Added to KEV
• RAT Allegedly Discovered on Mediterranean Ferry
• NHS Technology Supplier Discloses Cybersecurity Incident
• Virginia Mental Health Authority Breach
• Follow-Up: French Ministry of the Interior Cyberattack
• Law Enforcement Dismantles Infrastructure for Alleged Ransomware Money Laundering Service

I can't wait to see what the update on the French Ministry is. It sounded like the beginning of a particular investigation which was just getting started last podcast and newsletter for December 16.

Please contact me through my web site or listen to the podcast to learn how to contact me. Thanks so much for listening, and make it a happy holiday season!