It's the end of another year and what better way to look back at the highs and lows than with the Watchtower Awards! 🏆  Strap yourselves in as we revisit some of the worst data breaches and most memorable tech moments of 2021. Want to know what will come out on top? Tune in to find out! 🏆

Anna also shares yet another terrible security joke, and we wrap up with our final thoughts from a rollercoaster year of podcasting. If you've loved the show this year, please do consider leaving a review. It would mean the world to us.❤️

🏆  Watchtower Awards

• 🏆  Worst Data Breach - 2021
• 🏆  Worst Ransomware Attack - 2021
• 🏆  Most Memorable Tech Moment - 2021
• 🏆  Most Epic IoT Fail - 2021
• 🏆  Best "Random but Memorable" Moment  - 2021
• Source: The number of data breaches in 2021 has already surpassed last year’s total
• Source: More than 290 enterprises hit by 6 ransomware groups in 2021
• Source: The biggest tech fails of 2021

🗣 #Ask1Password

Ask us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag or send us an email at: podcast@1password.com

📲  Follow Us…

• Visit 1Password.com
• Check out our blog
• Tweet us @1Password
• Find us on Facebook or Instagram

❤️  Review Us...

If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

What's better than the gift of one security podcast? That's right, it's two! 🎁 Join us for our Smashing Security Christmas Special, a crossover episode filled with so much frivolity it's guaranteed to get you in the festive spirit! We're joined by Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault as we gorge ourselves on the latest security news in Watchtower Weekly. Are Grinch-bots ruining Christmas? And how much do your smart gifts spy on you? Tune in to find out. 🎙

Also on the show, a Smashing Security takeover with Pick of the Week and a very festive edition of Ridiculous Requirements. 🎅🎄Trust us, you don't want to miss it!

🏰  Watchtower Weekly

• Major Breach and Outage Bingo
• Grinch Bots are snatching popular toys
• Russian hacker wanted by FBI is unmasked
• Is your Christmas present spying on you? How to assess gifts’ privacy risks
• Mozilla's *Privacy Not Included Guide

👌  Pick of the Week 

• Graham's pick: Tweet Shelf
• Roo's pick: Deliveries
• Carole's pick:
  • kingarthurbaking.com
  • joyofbaking.com
  • seriouseats.com
• Matt's pick: Argos No.13 1980
• Anna's pick: Only Murders in the Building (If you're interested as we ran out of time.)

🗣 #Ask1Password

Ask us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag or send us an email at: podcast@1password.com

🚫  Ridiculous Requirements!

The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.

📲  Follow Us…

• Visit 1Password.com
• Check out our blog
• Tweet us @1Password
• Find us on Facebook or Instagram

❤️  Review Us...

If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Pull up a chair to the Random but Memorable open bar as we share some of our feedback highlights from the listener survey.🍻 We also weave our way through some terrifying news stories in Watchtower Weekly (a lot more efficiently than a self-driving suitcase it seems).

Plus, get your graduate caps at the ready as Jason and Brandon join us to go through our free online learning platform: 1Password University! 🎓 We discuss the full scope of the platform, everything you can learn, and so much more.

Finally, limber up those vocal cords for a tongue-twister of a round in Ridiculous Requirements: Expert Mode! 😝 P.S. perhaps don't listen if you have a fear of very long words.

🏰  Watchtower Weekly

• The FBI’s email system was hacked to send out fake cybersecurity warnings
• The self-driving smart suitcase… that the person behind you can hijack!
• Booking.com was reportedly hacked by a US intel agency but never told customers
• GoDaddy says data breach exposed over a million user accounts

🔐  This Week at 1Password - Jason & Brandon

Back stage access to all things 1Password! Joining us this week are Jason & Brandon to discuss 1Password University. 🎓

• 👉Register for 1Password University
• 1Password blog: Introducing 1Password University

🗣 #Ask1Password

Ask us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag or send us an email at: podcast@1password.com

🚫  Ridiculous Requirements!

The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.

📲  Follow Us…

• Visit 1Password.com
• Check out our blog
• Tweet us @1Password
• Find us on Facebook or Instagram

❤️  Review Us...

If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

It’s a particularly icky round of Ridiculous Requirements on this week's episode, and an all-new extended Watchtower Weekly. And you asked for more security news so we’re going to give it to you! (Please don't blame us for any additional side-effects of disgust...)

In other news *shuffles papers on desk* we're also joined by 1Password's very own Phil Letourneau. Settle in as Phil takes us through the history behind our new password secure sharing tool and gives some top tips on how to use it. PSST – you won't want to miss it! 🤫

🏰  Watchtower Weekly

• How a Squid Game Crypto Scam Got Away With Millions
• Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition system
• Luton man left shocked as his house is ‘stolen’
• US offers $10m bounty for Colonial Pipeline hackers
• ✍️  Listener Survey: https://1password.typeform.com/to/IMdW096I

🔐  This Week at 1Password - Phil Letourneau

Back stage access to all things 1Password! Joining us this week is Phil, Design Director for B2B.

• Psst! Now you can securely share 1Password items with anyone
• Learn how to securely share a copy of a 1Password item

🗣  Listener Survey!

Have your say!  We’d love to get your feedback and hear your thoughts on the show. https://1password.typeform.com/to/IMdW096I

You have the option to add your email address at the end to be entered into our giveaway. This isn’t mandatory in order to take the quiz. Winners will be picked at random and win 1 free year of 1Password and some 1Password swag. Giveaway closes on November 22nd, 2021.

🚫  Ridiculous Requirements!

The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.

📲  Follow Us…

• Visit 1Password.com
• Check out our blog
• Tweet us @1Password
• Find us on Facebook or Instagram

❤️  Review Us...

If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Are scammers winning in 2021? This week we welcome Jorij Abraham to the show to fill us in on the global state of scams and how you can avoid them. Jorij shares why "nothing is as dangerous as an angry developer" and how anger fuelled the beginnings of Scamadviser.com.

We're also joined again by 1Password founder Sara Teare as we rundown all the security news in Watchtower Weekly (faster than a school lunch queue with facial recognition). Plus, a new season means a brand new podcast game! Listen to the end for the grand unveiling of: Ridiculous Requirements! 🚫🎉

🏰   Watchtower Weekly

• Microsoft says it mitigated one of the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded
• A judge has ruled that a Ring doorbell "unjustifiably invaded" the privacy of a neighbour
• ICO to step in after schools use facial recognition to speed up lunch queue
• ✍️ Listener Survey: https://1password.typeform.com/to/IMdW096I

🎙  Guest Interview –  Jorij Abraham

• Visit scamadviser.com
• Visit ecommercefoundation.org
• Follow @jorijabraham on Twitter
• The Global State of Scams 2021: Report
• 👉 GlobalOnlineScamSummit.org

🗣  Listener Survey!

Have your say!  We’d love to get your feedback and hear your thoughts on the show.

https://1password.typeform.com/to/IMdW096I

You have the option to add your email address at the end to be entered into our giveaway. This isn’t mandatory in order to take the quiz. Winners will be picked at random and win 1 free year of 1Password and some 1Password swag. Giveaway closes on November 22nd, 2021.

🚫  Ridiculous Requirements!

The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.

📲   Follow Us…

• Visit 1Password.com
• Check out our blog
• Tweet us @1Password
• Find us on Facebook or Instagram

❤️   Review Us...

If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

PSST! Want to know a secret? You can now securely share 1Password items with anyone! Tune in to learn more about our new secure sharing tool and how it will transform your digital life. We also go behind-the-scenes with Beyer and Nick to discover how they created the browser experience for iOS15 and what the future holds for 1Password in the browser.

Plus, it's us vs the memorable password generator for our last ever Three Word Password, and Matt randomly, but memorably, shows off his royal mug collection. Don't say we don't spoil you. ☕️ 👑

🏰  Watchtower Weekly

• Psst! Now you can securely share 1Password items with anyone
• Twitch blames server error for massive data leak
• Apple forgot to sanitize the Phone Number field for lost AirTags
• Company that routes billions of text messages quietly says it was hacked

🔐  This Week at 1Password

Back stage access to all things 1Password! Joining us this week are Beyer and Nick from the Browser Extension team.

• To get started on 1Password for Safari, upgrade your devices and stop by the App Store for the free update to 1Password.
• 1Password for Safari is here for iOS 15, and it's life-changing

🗣 #Ask1Password

Ask us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag or send us an email at: podcast@1password.com

3️⃣  Three Word Password

“The single worst way to share a password."

We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.

📲  Follow Us…

• Visit 1Password.com
• Check out our blog
• Tweet us @1Password
• Find us on Facebook or Instagram

❤️  Review Us...

If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Please take a moment to grieve as there’s no Watchtower Weekly this episode 🖤😔. But never fear! Instead we share the privacy settings you should change with iOS 15, what's new with 1Password for Safari, and our exciting new integration with Fastmail.

We also welcome back three-time guest to the show: Troy Hunt. Settle in as we discuss data breaches, crocodiles, and our brand new video series collaboration: Hello CISO 👋

💬  We talked about...

• The iOS 15 Privacy Settings You Should Change Right Now
• 1Password for Safari for iOS 15 is here
• Protect your privacy with 1Password and Fastmail
• Former malware distributor has acquired four different VPN services
• Edward Snowden urges users to stop using ExpressVPN
• 👉 Hello CISO on YouTube
• Hello CISO - Brought to You in Collaboration with 1Password

🎙  Guest Interview – Troy Hunt

• Follow @troyhunt on Twitter
• Visit troyhunt.com
• 👉 Hello CISO on YouTube
• Troy's blog: Hello CISO - Brought to You in Collaboration with 1Password

🗣  #Ask1Password

Ask us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: [email protected]

3️⃣   Three Word Password

“The single worst way to share a password."

We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.

📲   Follow Us…

• Visit 1Password.com
• Check out our blog
• Tweet us @1Password
• Find us on Facebook or Instagram

❤️   Review Us...

If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Back by popular demand this week is 1Password founder Sara Teare! 🙌 While Matt’s away the cats will play – and bring you a particularly fast and loose episode of Random but Memorable. Yep – we’re breaking all the rules, starting with Four Word Password (instead of three), and an ending so nice we say I love you twice.

We also discuss a whole lot in Watchtower Weekly, including a crucial software update to patch some nasty 'zero-click' iPhone spyware, and how vape receipts helped convict a cyber-criminal who botnetted thousands of passwords! 🤖🚭

Plus, we’re joined again by Small Technology Foundation’s co-founder, Aral Balkan, for part two of our interview, where we discuss everything from ethical design to building the Small Web. We’ll just go ahead and drop that in here.

🏰   Watchtower Weekly

• Apple rushes to block 'zero-click' iPhone spyware
• About the security content of iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8
• Apple delays controversial child protection features after privacy outcry
• ProtonMail deletes 'we don't log your IP' from website after French climate activist reportedly arrested
• Vape receipts help DOJ nab man who allegedly botnetted thousands of passwords
• Forgetting Your Password in the Olden Times™

🎙  Guest Interview –  Aral Balkan

• Visit small-tech.org
• Small is Beautiful: Monthly live stream
• Follow @aral on Twitter
• Visit ar.al
• Universal Declaration of Cyborg Rights

🗣  #Ask1Password

This week we featured a video from Alasdair Beckett-King: Forgetting Your Password in the Olden Times™

Ask us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: [email protected]

3️⃣   Three Word Password

“The single worst way to share a password."

We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.

📲   Follow Us…

• Visit 1Password.com
• Check out our blog
• Tweet us @1Password
• Find us on Facebook or Instagram

❤️   Review Us...

If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

This week, we share our embarrassing vices, a hilarious bot-made Netflix movie and announce our 75th Episode Giveaway winners 🎉 (And that’s before we even get into Watchtower Weekly!) Hit that play button to hear all our thoughts on a 3D printer cloud bug and the courteous printed warning that followed, plus the UK’s post-Brexit plan to trade data ‘like oil’. Yikes!

If that wasn’t eventful enough, we’re also joined by cyborg rights activist and Small Technology Foundation co-founder, Aral Balkan, for some deep chats about surveillance capitalism, the hidden dangers of Big Tech and if there’s any hope for a private-first future. 

🏰   Watchtower Weekly

• Netflix Forced A Bot To Make A Romantic Comedy
• Netflix’s First Holiday Film Made By Bots
• What’s *THAT* on my 3D printer? Cloud bug lets anyone print to everyone
• ​​UK to ditch EU privacy rules in post-Brexit push to trade data ‘like oil’
• Ragnarok ransomware gang shuts down and releases its decryption key

🎙  Guest Interview –  Aral Balkan

• Visit small-tech.org
• Small is Beautiful: Monthly live stream
• Follow @aral on Twitter
• Visit ar.al
• Universal Declaration of Cyborg Rights

🏆  75th Episode Giveaway Winners

Our winners are Taylor, Steve, Mike and Adam 🎉 A big thanks to all who entered and be on the look out for more giveaways coming soon!

🗣  #Ask1Password

Ask us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: [email protected]

3️⃣   Three Word Password

“The single worst way to share a password."

We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.

📲   Follow Us…

• Visit 1Password.com
• Check out our blog
• Tweet us @1Password
• Find us on Facebook or Instagram

❤️   Review Us...

If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Does fear encourage us to care more about privacy? And what exactly keeps people from using password managers? We sit down with Karen Renaud – computer scientist, researcher, and professor – to discover the fascinating answers to all our burning questions.

Plus, we give you the lowdown on what’s new with 1Password 8 for Mac, and share the (slightly embarrassing) names we've given to our 1Password vaults and devices. Not only that, but we also unpack all the controversy around Apple's latest plans, yet another T-Mobile breach, and the masked vigilante exposing trolls on TikTok.  🍏 📱 ⏰

🏰   Watchtower Weekly

• 1Password 8 for Mac is now in Early Access! 🎉
• 1Password 8: The Story So Far
• Apple’s controversial plan to try to curb child sexual abuse imagery
• Apple's Head of Privacy details child abuse detection and Messages safety features
• On Apple, Privacy, and Device Control by Adam Caudill, 1Password's Director or Security
• The T-Mobile Data Breach Is One You Can’t Ignore
• A masked vigilante on TikTok is disclosing the identities of trolls

🎙  Guest Interview –  Karen Renaud

• 📰 The Wall Street Journal: What Keeps People From Using Password Managers?
• Visit karenrenaud.com
• Follow @drkarenrenaud on Twitter

🗣  #Ask1Password

Ask us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: [email protected]

3️⃣   Three Word Password

“The single worst way to share a password."

We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.

📲   Follow Us…

• Visit 1Password.com
• Check out our blog
• Tweet us @1Password
• Find us on Facebook or Instagram

❤️   Review Us...

If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.