Security Views Radio

Kik is a private messenger app that enables its users to remain totally anonymous. This makes it appealing to teenagers and easy for predators to send pornography. This week we discuss the dangers associated with an app that only requires a username and email.

Hackers exploited a vulnerability in Kaseya’s software on July 3, 2021 and deployed ransomware to 1,500 organizations. To make matters worse, it was revealed that Kaseya was made aware of the security flaw six years earlier in 2015. When a service provider ignores recommendations to fix a known weakness in it's software, the consequences are costly.

Weak or stolen credentials are hackers go-to method in most attacks. This week we discuss Multi-Factor Authentication and why every organization should implement MFA to improve their security posture.

On June 8, 2021 Amazon quietly launched its shared network called Sidewalk. This service creates a WiFi network using existing Ring and Echo devices that will share a portion of your internet bandwidth. The most frustrating part, unless users opt out their devices will automatically share internet with strangers. Shouldn’t Amazon ask for users permission first?

This week we discuss best practices for patch management and some of the challenges companies face when it comes to protecting their network

Instagram for Kids isn’t just a bad idea, it’s an awful idea. It’s also an easy target for online predators to create fictional profiles and socialize with kids. This week we discuss the difficulty with securing a platform that specifically targets children.

This week Adam gives a detailed breakdown of of his frustrating experience with Alexa while playing a free trivia game.

This week we discuss “tattleware” and how some employers are forcing their workers to download apps onto their phone to track their productivity. One of the biggest concerns is the employer rarely knows where this information is stored and how it will be used by a third party. With more companies using tattleware apps the question becomes what is, and isn’t, personal information.

Facebook recently announced a data leak which resulted in the exposure of 533 MILLION users mobile numbers. These users accounts were first put up for sale back in June of 2020. This week we discuss why it’s important to protect your phone number from companies who request it for causal transactions.

This episode we discuss wearable tech devices like the Me.Ring that claim to protect users from private companies who steal our personal data. While these devices have good intentions the reality is the best device to protect us from data mining is the actual user.