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Mostly Security episodes

  • 073: Just checking to make sure there were cookies...

    Jon's in Ireland, Eric's in Oregon, both are half asleep. Cast/Snip, meet Sherlock. Hardware is hard. Kids are smarter than you think. Let's Encrypt is great. Cryptocurrencies gonna Cryptocurrency. Telnet Server on Wheels. Sneaky robots.txt. Renting a parking space is cheaper than Office Space. Finally, what every podcast needs is MORE COWBELL.

    • 0:00 - Sleepy Intro
    • 2:22 - Cast/Snip was Sherlocked!
    • 3:04 - Our Favorite Podcast Player
    • 5:35 - It is "Blueberry Field"
    • 6:14 - Anki: Hardware is Hard
    • 8:22 - Screen Time Bypass
    • 11:51 - Let's Encrypt Goodness
    • 16:36 - More Cryptocurrency Shenanigans
    • 20:07 - Telnet Server on Wheels
    • 27:01 - Hiding the Free Tax Filing Feature
    • 35:23 - Renting a Parking Place for Office Space
    • 37:37 - MORE COWBELL, EXPLAINED
    42 min
  • 073: Just checking to make sure there were cookies...

    Jon's in Ireland, Eric's in Oregon, both are half asleep. Cast/Snip, meet Sherlock. Hardware is hard. Kids are smarter than you think. Let's Encrypt is great. Cryptocurrencies gonna Cryptocurrency. Telnet Server on Wheels. Sneaky robots.txt. Renting a parking space is cheaper than Office Space. Finally, what every podcast needs is MORE COWBELL.

    42 min
  • 072: Over the Air Hardware Updates

    Jon does more bee stuff, and Eric releases a new version of Cast/Snip. Moare Farcebook password woes, McAfee partners with the University of Guelph, and unlocking laptops with faces is suspect. 1 in 4 people purposefully ignore security rules, identity theft sites can look good on the surface, and an iOS Chrome bug that lets malvertising run amok. For fun, Microsoft may remove password expiration as defaults, software hardware keys exist, bees survive Notre Dame fire, and Libby is still awesome.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 2:02 - New Version of Cast/Snip
    • 3:40 - Instagram Passwords Logged
    • 4:57 - McAfee partners with University of Guelph
    • 6:25 - Fields of Blueberries (swarming bees)
    • 7:57 - Kids + Pamphlets
    • 10:27 - 1 in 4 Ignore Security Guidelines
    • 18:29 - Phishing for Identity Theft
    • 23:00 - Let's Encrypt Root Certificate
    • 24:19 - Easter Chrome Attack
    • 31:41 - Sane(r) Password Guidance
    • 32:50 - Software Hardware Key
    • 35:51 - Bees Survive Notre Dame Fire
    • 36:54 - Libby is Still Awesome

    39 min
  • 072: Over the Air Hardware Updates

    Jon does more bee stuff, and Eric releases a new version of Cast/Snip. Moare Farcebook password woes, McAfee partners with the University of Guelph, and unlocking laptops with faces is suspect. 1 in 4 people purposefully ignore security rules, identity theft sites can look good on the surface, and an iOS Chrome bug that lets malvertising run amok. For fun, Microsoft may remove password expiration as defaults, software hardware keys exist, bees survive Notre Dame fire, and Libby is still awesome.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 2:02 - New Version of Cast/Snip
    • 3:40 - Instagram Passwords Logged
    • 4:57 - McAfee partners with University of Guelph
    • 6:25 - Fields of Blueberries (swarming bees)
    • 7:57 - Kids + Pamphlets
    • 10:27 - 1 in 4 Ignore Security Guidelines
    • 18:29 - Phishing for Identity Theft
    • 23:00 - Let's Encrypt Root Certificate
    • 24:19 - Easter Chrome Attack
    • 31:41 - Sane(r) Password Guidance
    • 32:50 - Software Hardware Key
    • 35:51 - Bees Survive Notre Dame Fire
    • 36:54 - Libby is Still Awesome

     

    39 min
  • 071: Essentially a Lispy Language

    Jon modifies a rootbeer request while Eric watches a movie by himself and Jon wires up a solar panel. Breaking: The internet needs to relax. Next: Ask yourself, who's tracking your child? Then: Apple makes nice with Qualcomm. Intermission: StackOverflow Developer Survey notes. Later: Father-Son Fire Fun. Coming soon: Space Billboards. Finally: Zork!

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 4:34 - It's Alive!
    • 6:40 - Let it go...
    • 8:10 - The S in IoT is for Security
    • 15:22 - Apple makes nice with Qualcomm
    • 22:22 - StackOverflow Survey
    • 36:15 - Fire Wall
    • 40:08 - Space Billboard
    • 42:00 - Zork!

    48 min
  • 071: Essentially a Lispy Language
    Jon modifies a rootbeer request while Eric watches a movie by himself and Jon wires up a solar panel. Breaking: The internet needs to relax. Next: Ask yourself, who's tracking your child? Then: Apple makes nice with Qualcomm. Intermission: StackOverflow Developer Survey notes. Later: Father-Son Fire Fun. Coming soon: Space Billboards. Finally: Zork!
    48 min
  • 070: Let's Not Talk About Gwen Stefani

    Eric returns from California with head full of Google kool-aid and ears full of Gwen Stefani. Eero acquisition wasn't all roses, Facebook mobile SDK sends lots of data to Facebook, and a robo voice mailer data breach. Jon talks about training Alexa, and Eric wants the world to know and avoid stalkerware. For fun, we of course have pics of a BLACK HOLE. Also "Hacker" "News."

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 0:49 - Google Cloud Next
    • 7:11 - Eero Acquisition
    • 10:50 - Privacy International on Facebook SDK
    • 17:25 - Stratics Data Leak
    • 23:52 - Alexa is Listening
    • 28:58 - Against Stalkerware
    • 31:57 - Motherboard on Stalkerware
    • 33:05 - Pics or it's not a Black Hole
    • 34:25 - Katie Bouman, Superstar
    • 36:27 - The Schwarzschild Radius
    • 36:56 - Suspected Burglar
    • 37:54 - "Hacker" "News"

    44 min
  • 070: Let's Not Talk About Gwen Stefani
    Eric returns from California with head full of Google kool-aid and ears full of Gwen Stefani. Eero acquisition wasn't all roses, Facebook mobile SDK sends lots of data to Facebook, and a robo voice mailer data breach. Jon talks about training Alexa, and Eric wants the world to know and avoid stalkerware. For fun, we of course have pics of a BLACK HOLE. Also "Hacker" "News."
    44 min
  • 069: I don't like either of those

    Eric misses Chicago and ends up in Texas eating a tomahawk. Water is still wet (aka Facebook data leak in the news again). Jon follows up with some ASUS/Shadowhammer info (then his cat chimes). Robocalls are bad. Java is now bad - or at least the unlicensed version is. Eric and Jon reminisce about Java. NuGet package signing info and heat moving at the speed of sound. Finally, something different. Jon talks about bees.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 2:27 - Tomahawk Steak
    • 3:43 - Water is Still Wet
    • 6:38 - ASUS Hack
    • 8:17 - Jon's cat chimes in...
    • 10:25 - Shadowhammer Targets
    • 13:16 - Robocalls Bad
    • 15:25 - Caller ID Auth Good
    • 17:03 - STIR/SHAKEN
    • 21:38 - Java License Extortion
    • 24:40 - The Java Reminisce
    • 30:22 - NuGet Package Signing
    • 38:49 - Heat moves at speed of sound
    • 43:03 - Bee Video

    50 min
  • 069: I don't like either of those

    Eric misses Chicago and ends up in Texas eating a tomahawk. Water is still wet (aka Facebook data leak in the news again). Jon follows up with some ASUS/Shadowhammer info (then his cat chimes). Robocalls are bad. Java is now bad - or at least the unlicensed version is. Eric and Jon reminisce about Java. NuGet package signing info and heat moving at the speed of sound. Finally, something different. Jon talks about bees.

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 2:27 - Tomahawk Steak
    • 3:43 - Water is Still Wet
    • 6:38 - ASUS Hack
    • 8:17 - Jon's cat chimes in...
    • 10:25 - Shadowhammer Targets
    • 13:16 - Robocalls Bad
    • 15:25 - Caller ID Auth Good
    • 17:03 - STIR/SHAKEN
    • 21:38 - Java License Extortion
    • 24:40 - The Java Reminisce
    • 30:22 - NuGet Package Signing
    • 38:49 - Heat moves at speed of sound
    • 43:03 - Bee Video

     

    50 min

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