Shared Security Podcast

Shared Security Podcast

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Shared Security Podcast episodes

  • Social Media Security Podcast 34 – Facebook Privacy, LinkedIn Scammers, Naughty Employees

    This is the 34th 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 June 18th 2014.  Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:

    • Facebook Switches Default Setting to Private to Prevent Oversharing
    • Facebook Fights Malware With Free Security Software
    • Facebook Microphone Update To Store Data: Social Media Giant Confirms New Feature Will Aggregate Information
    • Facebook responds to this privacy issue
    • How to “Hack” Someone’s “Private” Friends List on Facebook to See All of Their Friends
    • 6 tips on how to avoid Linkedin Scammers
    • Some HP Employees Were Busted For This Hilariously Awful Attack Against Competitor, Splunk
    • Bruce Schneier posted a link to this article about how ISIS in Iraq is using their free mobile app to mass tweet on behalf of individual users, without triggering spam blocks.
    • Tom talked about SecureState’s free phishing awareness tool called “King Phisher”.  This tool can be used to conduct your own phishing awareness campaigns. Check out the webinar and download the tool.

      • 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!

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      37 min
    • Social Media Security Podcast 33 – Heartbleed, Hashtag Fail, Social Impersonation

      Guess what? We’re back!  This is the 33rd episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState.  This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright recorded May 15, 2014.  Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:

      • Social Media sites affected by Heartbleed
      • NYPD Twitter hashtag campain FAIL
      • Facebook Fail pages for brands like ADT alarm service
      • New Snowden Docs Highlight “Weaknesses” In Facebook Data Security 
      • Snapchat security failure
      • Facebook class action lawsuit status
      • Canada’s Privacy Commissioner rules on Facebook remedies in case of harrassment by child imposter
      • Interesting view on Android permissions requested by FB apps (and proposed solution)
      • People snubbed on Facebook feel less “meaningful existence,” study finds
      • Tom’s presentation on Enterprise Open Source Intelligence Gathering (OSINT)

        • 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!

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        45 min
      • Social Media Security Podcast 32 – The Privacy Paradox, Twitter Hacks, Facebook Home

        This is the 32nd episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState.  This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright recorded April 25, 2013.  Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:

        • A Little Privacy, Please! Your Rights and Social Media Policies.  Tom and Scott discuss why you should be reading the privacy polices of the social networks you use.
        • AP Twitter account hacked; report of White House bombs false
        • Beware Twitter “password check” sites – there are fakes, and there are fake fakes!
        • Is your Twitter password secure?
        • What is “Facebook Home” and what are the potential privacy ramifications of using it on your Android device?
        • Are you over-sharing? A discussion of the privacy paradox we all face
        • Check out SecureState’s latest whitepaper on the new concerns with privacy!

          • 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.  You can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.  Thanks for listening!

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          35 min
        • Social Media Security Podcast 31 – New Facebook Graph Search, Fake Internet Girlfriends, Social Media and Your Business

          This is the 31st episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState.  This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright recorded January 18th, 2013.  Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:

          • Facebook privacy controls have been updated.  Check out this article on all the changes. You can no longer have your profile hidden. All Facebook users are publicly searchable.
          • Facebook Graph Search has been released.  Tom and Scott talk about what you need to know.
          • What’s up with all these fake Internet girlfriends?? (Manti Teo)
          • Tom and Scott talk about the current state of Social Media and your business.  Download SecureState’s free Social Media Guidelines for businesses.  This is a great Social Media Policy template for your business.

            • 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.  You can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.  Thanks for listening!

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            22 min
          • Social Media Security Podcast 30 – The Password Episode

            This is the 30th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState.  This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright.  In this episode we talk about the password problem and why we continue to choose easy to guess passwords.  Tom and Scott also talk about ways to select more secure passwords and how technology can help.  Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:

            The password Episode!  It’s episode 30!

            • Study shows hackers more focused on passwords than those who create them

              • Major password breaches in the last few months:

              • Formspring (420,000)
              • LinkedIn (6 million)
              • eHarmony (1.5 million)
              • Last.fm (2.5 million)
              • Blizzard Battle.net

                • Brute force attacks on passwords is the #1 way we break into companies during pentests! Want to see the poor passwords people choose? SkullSecurity has very good lists from previous breaches.  Looking for more information? Tom wrote a white paper on how easy it is to profile user passwords on social networks.

                The password problem.  Users continue to make poor password choices. Why? 

                • Too many to remember?
                  • It’s easier to use the same password for each site
                  • Also the same user id and email
                  • Failures in user awareness?
                  • Users are not provided the technology to help
                  • Social networks and other sites make it easy to choose weak passwords, little adoption of two factor authentication because users will complain
                  • Mobile apps are not designed to constantly enter passwords.  This is why you “stay logged in”.

                    • Worse case scenario?

                    • Mat Honan’s “Epic” Hacking

                      • What is the solution?

                      • It’s tough but we need to stop blaming the companies that hold our data…take personal responsibility and educate yourself!
                      • It’s also complex to figure out a solution.
                      • Technology can help: KeePass, 1Password, LastPass, Google Two-Step Verification (application specific passwords), Facebook Two Factor

                        • 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.  You can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes and follow us on Twitter.  Thanks for listening!

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                        42 min

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                      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…