Jared's Technology Podcast Network

Jared's Technology Podcast Network

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  • The Security Box, podcast 12 for September 30, 2020
    Welcome to podcast 12 of the tech podcast series known as the Security Box.
    Topics:
    • On podcast 10 of the box, we link to an article about due dilligence. It was segment 2 of that podcast. Just recently,, its time to update this, as now Krebs has an article asking the question: Who is Tech Investor John Bernard? Seems to me that this guy, whoever he is, is not a good guy, and I think I visited the page in the first story just to see what it was about. In no way was I going to utalize the services, but I was mainly curious what the main page had to say. It is funny to see that the site has a general closed message on it, and people still come forward afterword to people like Brian and tell him what has happened to them. This is quite funny, and I think I'll have this as my first topic. Did you read the article linked to in podcast 10, and if so, what did you think? What do you think now?
    • Apparently, another tech company is hitting the news in regards to a ransomware attack. The company in question put out the same type of info that most companies put out in regards to the breach or lack there of when it comes to personal information that may have been taken. The problem is that the investigation is still ongoing, and even though the article was updated after initial printing, we can't say who is telling the truth. Govt. Services Firm Tyler Technologies Hit in Apparent Ransomware Attack is the article, and I think this aught to be quite interesting. Only time will tell.
    • APWG is the Anti Phishing working group. This group does work to try and advise security experts and us on how to be as safe as possible. Now they're saying that SSL should not be used in determining if a website is secure. We've known through Phishlabs articles on the blog that the rate of SSL certificates by actors was on the rise, but now we shouldn't rely on it. APWG: SSL Certificates No Longer Indication of Safe Browsing comes from the Phishlabs folks, and I think its worth the read. We also put it in the news notes rundown, and I am sure it'll garner conversation.
      • News Notes:
      • News Notes has quite a few items even though I have had technical problems as of late. The weather isn't helping with health concerns as well, so it may not be large, but it is good none the less. If you're interested in the news I've gathered, head on over to this blog post and check out what might interest you. There may be some overlap, but at the same time, you might find something you want discussed that I didn't read.
        • Podcast segments
        • Michael in Tennessee is on with us for about 37 minutes talking about one particular article that caught his attention. He and I discuss this particular article, and we even bring up other odds and ends tying this up with other revelant but could be off topic stuff as well. The article we reference comes from Cyber Scoop, and its a good one. FBI hopes a more aggressive cyber strategy will disrupt foreign hackers which was posted to that site on the 21st of September. This article was written by Sean Lyngaas.
          • 3 hr 13 min
        • Tech podcast 352 for sep 24, 2020
          Voice mail systems, are they gone? Covid-19 and the email landsscape, a webinar and IOS 14 and other OS's and whether apps are updated timely if they are broken. Enjoy this 65 minute podcast!
          1 hr 6 min
        • The Security box, podcast 11: a shortened edtion
          A shortened edition of the show today, and that is OK. Several topics too.
          Welcome to podcast 11 of the Security Box.
          Topic:
        • Ransomware is everywhere. Last week, Michael in Tennessee sent this article during the show, and I finally got a chance to read it. This time, Newhall schools are effected, and while the advice given in the article is sound, we can officially say that nothing is predictable in this strange year. ABC7 in Los Angeles gives us: Ransomware attack shuts down remote classes in Newhall which has some good points. The article talks about what is being done which includes getting ferenzic folks in there, law enforcement, and other people who may be needed to restore data. The article didn't talk about training. Question, where is the training so people in the district know what to look for when something like this happens again? Ransomware starts with an email in most cases.
        • TikTok is back in the news, and this can't be good news anyhow. The article Lame-duck versions of TikTok and WeChat are definitely a problem, security experts say is what we're going to talk about, and we'll play this CNET video: TikTok, WeChat ban explained. I didn't know WEChat was a problem, but then again, I've not used that app at all. From what I've heard, its similar to apps for communication like Whats app, and other messaging apps. To top this all off, Michael in Tennessee recently sent me an article in regards to the TikTok Sale to Oracle. The TikTok deal solves quite literally nothing is the article, and it is quite interesting. This whole story aught to get interesting now, but suffice it to say, TikTok is saved, for now.
        • Open forum: what do you want to talk about? This is your time to shine.
          • News Notes and things
          • The biggest topic right now is TikTok and their very interesting developing story as it continues to unfold. Besides that, we've got some recent arrest news and other items in this blog post which has been cut short because of the fact I haden't felt well. The news also covers a Chinese firm who is supposed to do antivirus work being part of apt41. This is going to be interesting.
          • For the first time to our knowledge, ransomware may have lead to a death for a critically ill patient. The attack was an apparent accident, as the actors gave the hospital the key after it was determined they made a mistake on their target. Hospitals have never really fixed their security problems, mainly because of the lack of funding. This could hurt them now that they know that someone died. Ransomware may have led to the death of a German hospital patientRansomware may have led to the death of a German hospital patient is the article that talks more about this very interesting story.
            • 2 hr 29 min
          • The Security box, podcast 10, sep 16, 2020
            While we didnt have a shot at news notes, we do cover some news and other stuff too. Found something of value? Get in touch!
            Welcome to podcast 10 of the security box. On this edition of the program, we're going to leave room for Michael in Indiana to talk to us about phone stuff. We'll also have some other stuff as well.
            Topics
            • Phishing has all kinds of forms, and the Security Box, podcast 5 only covered a little bit. Podcast 345 of the tech podcast series also covered Phishing. Also, we've covered Phishing in articles that I've read as well. This search page from the blog will bring up everything on phishing that might be of interest to you. Recently, I've learned about tricky types of phishing using services out there that can produce documents and forms for free or low cost. Tricky Forms of Phishing | Tricky 'Forms' of Phishing is the topic on this first segment of the program today. Did you know there are 13 different sites that can produce documents and forms that could trick users in to divulging information they shouldn't? The only one out of the 13 I've used is Google documents, but I'll talk about the 13 different ones in turn. Time to learn.
            • Recently, I've read an article talking about doing your due diligence . Do you do yours? Looks like a scammer knows how to play it well, and the name seems to be well known. The article Due Diligence That Money Can’t Buy talkes about someone by the name of John Bernard. What a facinating story!
            • Michael in Tennessee came on about a ransomware attack effecting Neuhal. We'll have more next week on this.
            • Michael in Indiana will be on talking about phone systems, security, and what he has seen in the landscape as an administrator.
              • News
              Due to the time of the interview, news did not get aired this week. I'll keep this for a show next week, and we'll reference this next week. If you find anything from the below section you want covered, you're welcome to have your thoughts heard. Here's the news from this week we didn't cover that might be of interest to you.
              • News Notes September 12, 2020 is the main source for news this time.
                • 3 hr 39 min
              • The Technology podcast, podcast 351: Telephone stuff, Jaws, and more
                Welcome to podcast 351 of the podcast. Some people can't stand the changes in regards to one telephone system and what they did. Shaun Everiss and I team up and I created a page for it. Jaws had an update and I covered all but two. Here is the blog post on that as well. Finally, Typosquatting is discussed in preparation for the next Security Box. All this, and final thoughts and contact info on this edition of the podcast.
                1 hr 5 min
              • The Security box, episode 7
                Welcome to podcast 7 of the Security Box. This week, let's peruse some topics, I'll link to some articles, and you can comment as usual. News, Notes, and much more. Thanks for listening!
                • Election officials have been warned about Typosquatting domains and how they can be used to bring trouble to their particular candidate. Typosquatting is a big problem, and in a future podcast, we'll look in to what this is. In an article entitled Feds warn election officials of potentially malicious ‘typosquatting’ websites you'll learn what is the danger in the election scheme of things.
                • I think its time to really bring out a topic. How many people heard of the dark web? 11.6 billion records have been breached and are on the dark web since 2005 according to this article by Lastpass. Is this something we should be concerned with as a whole, or do you think it isn't a big deal? This can only get worse, and the box wants to hear what you think of this. Each year, more companies are breached than ever before and it is definitely a problem I think. There is a way you can scan the dark web for any type of data like an Email address, but is this enough? Lastpass has the capability of doing this for you. The article What are dark web scans? goes in to more details on how this is done.
                  • News:
                  • Looks like Experian can't keep their mouth shut. According to a Cyberscoop article, 24 million South Africans are now at risk because someone potentially opened their mouth. They said the employee was tricked in to disclosing information on a unknown number of people, but the number seems to be a whopping 24 million. No hacking needed: Someone duped Experian into handing over data in breach affecting 24 million South Africans is the article and boy if Equifax and Experian haven't learned anything from their prior U.S. things, when will they ever learn? The U.S. stuff were hacking attempts but still ... human intervention is the weakest link in this whole ordeal.
                  • This week in Security News from August 21st covers another article on the 24 million from South Africa and even some other stuff that might be of interest. The tech blog will also highlight things from this article that might be of interest.
                  • Michael in Tennessee went ahead and gave me a heads up on this one. Turns out that a former CSO was charged in the Uber breach from 2016. U.S. prosecutors have charged the former Chief Security Officer at Uber with allegedly covering up a data breach at the ride-hailing company that exposed
                    • information tied to roughly 57 million people.
                    Joe Sullivan was charged Thursday in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco with failing to disclose details of the security incident. to the proper authorities. Sullivan, who now works as the chief information security officer at Cloudflare, allegedly committed two felonies by not informing
                    investigators about the hack while they probed the circumstances surrounding a prior data breach. This is great news, and one in which I want to cover in passing. Former Uber CSO criminally charged with covering up 2016 data breach has the full details from Cyberscoop.
                    2 hr 27 min
                  • The security box, episode 6: is here a mad company? Open forum to boot
                    Welcome to podcast 6 of the Security Box. On this show, we've got a topic, a very interesting news notes where two articles take center stage, and we'll open the lines for comments, questions, and other things.
                    Topics:
                    • Herbie sent me a direct message on twitter in regards to Epic games. Seems as though these guys aren't so happy in regards to the decision made about the percentage of money each company whether Apple or Google take, so they want to side load their apps on to your device. According to the article, this is in violation of each app store's rules. On Epic's Fortnite Gambit is the article and it comes from the Apple Mill. The article talks about sideloading apps. Thoughts? Let's discuss this one!
                      • News
                      • The news is quite interesting. This week, if Microsoft continues at its current pace, we'r going to have 1300 plus patches for Windows this year. This month, we learn that there are 120 patches, the 6th month in a row where the patches are 100 and over. This Tech post from last week in security covers this and some other stuff too.
                      • The two articles that we talk about in the news notes is a two part article with lots of numbers and things to think about. Top Tips For Home Cybersecurity And Privacy In A Coronavirus-Impacted World is the first and Top Tips For Home Cybersecurity And Privacy In A Coronavirus-Impacted World (part 2) is the second. The articles are also linked to the blog post for last week in security, but I am bringing them forward here because I really think people need to read them.
                        • Open forum:
                        • Michael in Tennessee came on to talk about his apartment complex and their lack of security with the WIFI setup. While they wanted to make it convenient, it could be a parking lot attack at the entire network.
                        • Michael talked about updating software and how inportant it is.
                        • Michael also talked about smart TV's as well.
                          • 2 hr 58 min
                        • tech podcast 350: covid stuff, transit app, and epic games not being happy!
                          Welcome to the technology blog and podcast, podcast 350.
                          • I can't believe that we've made it to 350 episodes. In 2017, I didn't publish much because of the constant breaches, but in 2018 we've come to find out that we must continue this work. I reflect on this in the first official segment.
                          • Several segments are videos with Covid 19 stuff as well as a short video segment from Twit dealing with Tik Tok. Nothing is set in Stone.
                          • Katie Monroe from Transit App joined in the AAC meeting from August 13th's meeting. Lots of accessibility work was made and not just for people who are blind.
                          • Herbie sent me a direct message on twitter in regards to Epic games. Seems as though these guys aren't so happy in regards to the decision made about the percentage of money each company whether Apple or Google take, so they want to side load their apps on to your device. According to the article, this is in violation of each app store's rules. On Epic's Fortnite Gambit is the article and it comes from the Apple Mill. The article talks about sideloading apps. Thoughts? Let's discuss this one! If not side loading, what about the terms of service aspect?
                            • The program lasts 1 hour, 10 minutes and I hope you enjoy!
                            1 hr 11 min

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                          This podcast network will have my main tech program when something comes out which is not security related. Sans News Bites, The Security Box, and other tech nuggets will also be here too. Some…