Shared Security Podcast

Apple is considering giving third-party app stores access to its iPhones and iPads in the European Union (EU) to comply with new competition law. Will the "sideloading" of apps change Apple's walled garden of security?

Lensa the AI app that creates artistic profile pictures has gone viral. What are the privacy risks and what does their privacy policy and terms of service really say?

A group of four graduate students from Wuhan University in China have developed a coat that they claim is invisible to AI-powered security cameras. How does the coat work and will this technology be used by the Chinese government to improve mass surveillance?

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A chatbot developed by OpenAI, called ChatGPT, has gone viral and is able to mimic human language and speech styles and can interact with users in a conversational way. It can be used for a range of purposes, including writing code, talking like a "Valley girl", and even podcast introduction scripts.

Attackers broke into a cloud storage service used by password manager LastPass to gain access to "certain elements" of customers' information.

Details on Apple's three new advanced security features to protect user data in iCloud.

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As a listener of this podcast, get your first month free by going to https://nordlayer.com/sharedsecurity

A chatbot developed by OpenAI, called ChatGPT, has gone viral and is able to mimic human language and speech styles and can interact with users in a conversational way. It can be used for a range of purposes, including writing code, talking like a "Valley girl", and even podcast introduction scripts.

Attackers broke into a cloud storage service used by password manager LastPass to gain access to "certain elements" of customers' information.

Details on Apple's three new advanced security features to protect user data in iCloud.

Thanks to NordLayer for sponsoring this episode! As a listener of this podcast, get your first month free by going to https://nordlayer.com/sharedsecurity

Show notes: https://sharedsecurity.net/2022/12/12/chatgpt-goes-viral-more-trouble-for-lastpass-apples-new-data-protections/

In this sponsored episode co-host Tom Eston discusses SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) and if its more than just the latest cybersecurity buzzword with Carlos Salas from NordLayer. Topics include:

- What is SASE (Secure Access Service Edge)?

- What's the difference between SASE and SSE (Security Service Edge)?

- What challenges/problems do companies encounter while trying to secure cloud networks?

- Why would companies need a SASE solution?

- Some crucial features of SASE and SSE (Zero Trust Network Access, Cloud Access Security Broker, Secure Web gateway, Firewalls-as-a-Service, Data Loss Protection (DLP), SD-WAN)

- What has been and will be the intersection between remote or hybrid work and an organization's cybersecurity needs?

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As a listener of this podcast, get your first month free by going to https://nordlayer.com/sharedsecurity.

A recent data breach of 5.4 million Twitter users and Meta being fined $265 million dollars from a 2021 data leak, and people are fleeing Twitter because of Elon Musk. Are we finally seeing a tipping point in social media?

What is the TikTok “Invisible Challenge” and how links to fake "unfilter" software is being used to spread malware.

Police in San Francisco will be allowed to deploy killer, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations. What could possibly go wrong?

This week we continue our series on how to break into a cybersecurity career with long time industry veteran, Rob Fuller (Mubix). Rob speaks with us about how he started his career in the Marine Corps, his time on Hak5, and more recently earning his Masters degree. Rob also talks about how these experiences has shaped his career, his best career advice to someone just starting out, and the importance of getting yourself out there and doing the things you enjoy!

This week we continue our series on how to break into a cybersecurity career with long time industry veteran, Rob Fuller (Mubix). Rob speaks with us about how he started his career in the Marine Corps, his time on Hak5, and more recently earning his Masters degree. Rob also talks about how these experiences has shaped his career, his best career advice to someone just starting out, and the importance of getting yourself out there and doing the things you enjoy!

Thanks to NordLayer for sponsoring this episode! Secure your business network with NordLayer. As a listener of this podcast, get your first month free by going to https://nordlayer.com/sharedsecurity.

Show notes: https://sharedsecurity.net/2022/11/28/how-to-break-into-a-cybersecurity-career-rob-fuller-mubix/

Twitter users are migrating en masse to Mastodon! So what is Mastodon and what do you need to know about it from a security and privacy perspective? Twitter was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts after the $8 "verification" label fiasco, and details about the largest multi-state privacy settlement in the US where Google has agreed to pay $391 million to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations. Plus, you don't want to miss Tom's Canadian dad jokes!

Matt Scheurer, host of the ThreatReel Podcast and Assistant Vice President of Computer Security and Incident Response in a large enterprise environment, joins us to discuss starting a career in digital forensics and incident response (DFIR). Matt discusses how he got started, his advice to anyone that wants to pursue a career in DFIR, and what the future may hold for the DFIR industry.

Thanks to NordLayer for sponsoring this episode!

Secure your business network with NordLayer. As a listener of this podcast, get your first month free by going to https://nordlayer.com/sharedsecurity.

Katie Teitler, Senior Cybersecurity Strategist at Axonius and co-host on the popular Enterprise Security Weekly podcast, joins us to discuss the role of cybersecurity in combating midterm election disinformation. We discuss the difference is between misinformation and disinformation, how we can combat disinformation and what are some things about disinformation, private platforms, and free speech, we all need to think about during the midterm election. Plus, you don't want to miss the story about how co-host Kevin Johnson was knocked out unconscious on an airplane!