Shared Security Podcast

Shared Security Podcast

By Tom Eston, Scott Wright, Kevin TackettNewsTechnologyTech News
Download on the App Store

Shared Security Podcast episodes

  • Social Media Security Podcast 39 – Snapcash, Yik Yak, LinkedIn Security and Privacy Tips

    This is the 39th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState and the Streetwise Security Zone.  This episode was hosted by Tom Eston, Scott Wright recorded December 12, 2014.  Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:

    • “Snapcash” has been announced by the creators of Snapchat. Can Snapchat gain enough consumer confidence to break into the payments field?
    • Yik Yak is a social app for browsing anonymous chats in your locale and it’s gaining popularity with teens and causing some problems for schools.
    • Yik Yak is also not as private or anonymous as you think as a new security vulnerability was just disclosed!
    • How to opt out of Twitter’s new app tracking feature
    • Facebook’s updated Privacy Policy? Not much new, but policies have been reworded to be somewhat less onerous to read
    • Facebook At Work – Will it work?
    • Scott and Tom share our opinions on the big Sony Pictures security breach
    • Scott shares some best practices on how to secure your LinkedIn account. Tom shares some good tips to make your LinkedIn account more private. Here are a few of the tips we discussed:

    • 1) Turn on HTTPS for all sessions:

      – Check the “Secure Connections” box in the security settings page

      2) Turn on Two-Step Verification

      – The security settings page will tell you whether or not two-step verification is already set up

      – You can turn it on, and provide a mobile phone where SMS messages will be sent

      Both are accessible by doing the following while logged in to your LinkedIn account on the Web:

      a) Hover the mouse cursor over your profile picture

      b) Click on the Account tab in the bottom left of the page

      c) Click on “Manage Security Settings”

      Please send any show feedback to feedback [aT] socialmediasecurity.com or comment below.  You can also call our voice mail box at 1-613-693-0997 if you have a question for our Q&A section on the next episode.  Don’t forget  to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.  Thanks for listening!

       

      The post Social Media Security Podcast 39 – Snapcash, Yik Yak, LinkedIn Security and Privacy Tips appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

      34 min
    • Social Media Security Podcast 38 – Corporate Policy, Whisper Privacy Flaws, Snapchat Hack

      This is the 38th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState and the Streetwise Security Zone.  This episode was hosted by Tom Eston, Scott Wright recorded October 21, 2014.  Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:

      • An enterprise level story about how hard it is to block specific sites, and what can be done about it
      • Twitter’s former security head condemns Whisper’s privacy flaws
      • Twitter sues the US Government over national security data
      • Twitter quickly withholds tweets for Turkey’s ‘national security’
      • Twitter ‘news’ spreads faster than Ebola
      • Snapchat third party service hacked
      • Facebook Fake Likes Exposed

        • Please send any show feedback to feedback [aT] socialmediasecurity.com or comment below.  You can also call our voice mail box at 1-613-693-0997 if you have a question for our Q&A section on the next episode.  Don’t forget  to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.  Thanks for listening!

        The post Social Media Security Podcast 38 – Corporate Policy, Whisper Privacy Flaws, Snapchat Hack appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

        32 min
      • Social Media Security Podcast 37 – Special Guest Kevin Johnson (@Secureideas), Managing Your Digital Footprint

        This is the 37th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState and the Streetwise Security Zone.  This episode was hosted by Tom Eston, Scott Wright and special guest Kevin Johnson recorded September 19th 2014.  Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:

        Special Topic! Managing Your Digital Footprint (thanks to Chris John Riley for the idea!)

        • Personal objectives for using social media
        • Types of footprints you might have (likes, comments, photos, tags, etc.)
        • Ways you can be exposed, and how to find them (Google search, Facebook search, Linkedin Search, etc.)
        • Ways to manage exposure going forward
        • This site has a good, short set of tips to review: http://krishnade.com/digital-footprint/

          • LinkedIn address book guessing…

          http://omnifeed.com/article/www.komonews.com/news/local/LinkedIn-flaw-helps-hackers-discover-email-addresses-275537041.html

          The LinkedIn LION – Are You Exposing Yourself to the Hyenas?

          https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140812143638-171396975-the-linkedin-lion-are-you-exposing-yourself-to-the-hyenas

          Please send any show feedback to feedback [aT] socialmediasecurity.com or comment below.  You can also call our voice mail box at 1-613-693-0997 if you have a question for our Q&A section on the next episode.  Don’t forget  to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.  Thanks for listening!

          The post Social Media Security Podcast 37 – Special Guest Kevin Johnson (@Secureideas), Managing Your Digital Footprint appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

          1 hr
        • Social Media Security Podcast 36 – Your Cats Metadata, Facebook Messenger, User Risk Awareness

          This is the 36th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState and the Streetwise Security Zone.  This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright recorded August 20th 2014.  Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:

          • HTML5 Canvas Fingerprint — Widely Used Unstoppable Web Tracking Technology

          • What the Internet Can See From Your Cat Pictures. Everyone also knows where your cat lives…

          • Discussion about Facebook Messenger Privacy.  Is it really that big of a deal?

          • Misplaced fear about Facebook Messenger for Android

          • Ars Technica interviews Facebook CSO Joe Sullivan about improving corporate security

          • Another interview with Joe Sullivan by Washington Post about the post-Snowden effect on Internet companies

          • Kaspersky study of Facebook user risk awareness

          • Kaspersky app called Friend or Foe, and their top 5 security mistakes Facebook users make

            Please send any show feedback to feedback [aT] socialmediasecurity.com or comment below.  You can also call our voice mail box at 1-613-693-0997 if you have a question for our Q&A section on the next episode.  Don’t forget  to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.  Thanks for listening!

            The post Social Media Security Podcast 36 – Your Cats Metadata, Facebook Messenger, User Risk Awareness appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

            32 min
          • Social Media Security Podcast 35 – Facebook News Feed Psychology, Complex Passwords, Dumb Criminals

            This is the 35th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState and the Streetwise Security Zone.  This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright recorded July 17th 2014.  Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:

            • Facebook altered 689,000 users’ News Feeds for a psychology experiment
            • How to Stop Facebook From Using Your Browsing History
            • Hacking Facebook’s Legacy API, Part 1: Making Calls on Behalf of Any User
            • How to Teach Humans to Remember Really Complex Passwords
            • Why I quit Facebook and we are sharing much more than you think
            • Burglar logs in to Facebook in victim’s house, forgets to sign off (really?)

              Please send any show feedback to feedback [aT] socialmediasecurity.com or comment below.  You can also call our voice mail box at 1-613-693-0997 if you have a question for our Q&A section on the next episode.  Don’t forget  to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.  Thanks for listening!

              The post Social Media Security Podcast 35 – Facebook News Feed Psychology, Complex Passwords, Dumb Criminals appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

              29 min

            About Shared Security Podcast

            From the publisher's feed

            Shared Security is the the longest-running cybersecurity and privacy podcast where industry veterans Tom Eston, Scott Wright, and Kevin Tackett break down the week’s security WTF moments, privacy…