In episode 150 for December 7th 2020: Details about a now patched iPhone zero-click Wi-Fi exploit, the FBI warns of business email compromise scammers using email auto-forwarding in attacks, and how nation-state attackers are targeting the COVID-19 vaccine supply ‘cold chain’. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Google Hacker Details Zero-Click ‘Wormable’ Wi-Fi Exploit […]

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In our November monthly episode we discuss the scams that you may encounter this holiday shopping season due to the pandemic and our top tips on how to stay safe and more secure when doing your shopping this year. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Digital Safety in the New Normal: Holiday Edition https://www.ibtimes.com/digital-safety-new-normal-holiday-edition-3087840 […]

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In episode 149 for November 30th 2020: Police begin to pilot a program to live-stream Amazon Ring cameras, new details about Amazon Sidewalk, Congress unanimously passes a federal Internet of Things security law, and a Facebook Messenger bug that lets an attacker listen to you before you pick up a call. ** Links mentioned on […]

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In episode 148 for November 23rd 2020: This week Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the Twitter firing of Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and our thoughts about a common sense approach to social media and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. ** Links mentioned on the show ** […]

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In episode 147 for November 16th 2020: The latest about source code stolen from US government agencies and private companies, three actively exploited iOS zero-days in the wild and new App Store privacy labels, and what a Biden administration could mean for privacy and cybersecurity. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Our 3 part […]

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In episode 146 for November 9th 2020: My conversation with Kelly Finnerty, Director of Brand and Content for Startpage.com on the differences in privacy mindset between Europe and the United States. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Future of Privacy Forum https://fpf.org/ Startpage.com https://www.startpage.com StartPage Privacy Please Blog https://www.startpage.com/privacy-please/ Follow Kelly on Twitter https://twitter.com/Kelly_Startpage […]

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In episode 145 for November 2nd 2020: Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the US government’s attempt to prevent disinformation and rumors about the election, a new ransomware threat targeting US hospitals, and details about six Russian hackers that were charged for some of the biggest cyber-attacks in the last decade. ** Links mentioned on […]

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In our October monthly episode we finish our three part series on targeted attacks. In this episode we discuss the exploit and malware analysis with special guest Tyler Hudak, Incident Response Practice Lead at TrustedSec. Make sure you watch the YouTube edition of this episode to see a demo of several tools and techniques used […]

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In episode 144 for October 26th 2020: Voter privacy and what you need to know about protecting your private information during the upcoming US election. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Closing in on the US election with voter privacy and election security https://iapp.org/news/a/closing-in-on-the-u-s-election-with-voter-privacy-and-election-security/ Access To and Use Of Voter Registration Lists https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/access-to-and-use-of-voter-registration-lists.aspx Understanding […]

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In episode 143 for October 19th 2020: Microsoft gets creative to help take down the TrickBot botnet, details on how attackers have been using VPN flaws to attack election support systems, and Zoom’s rollout of end-to-end encryption. ** Links mentioned on the show ** “The Social Dilemma” A Conversation about the Pros and Cons of […]

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