Short Explanations Security

By Short Explanations

Chaim Cohen and Tom Webster try to explain security topics in an easy to understand way.... more

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

Short Explanations Security episodes:

May 10, 202313 - Privacy
We bring back Yael Grauer onto the show to talk about privacy. We have discussed privacy in parts before, but specifically, Yael, did a huge opt out list that we want details on. Did you know your info is on these data broker sites. Yael tells out how to get rid of the info, or if it is even worth it.
Big Ass Data Broker Opt Out List
Yael Writes
Twitter
Mastodon
SecurityPlanner
TallPoppy
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38min
April 22, 202312 - Is oAuth the Best Solution?
On this show, we have Tom explain to us what oAuth is, and should we really care about it.
Pros:
Easy
Less accounts to track/manage
Cons:
Account linking (kinda)
[DEPENDING ON IMPLEMENTATION] Your login to a third-party website is controlled by your oauth provider (who you sign in with)
Oauth provider bans will affect more than just your primary account
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29min
April 03, 202311 - Security that Doesn't Work
On this episode we talk about un-needed security. These are the things that you shouldn’t buy/install/use.
Virus Scanning
Phone Scanning Apps
Identity Protection
Military Grade Encryption
VPNs that claim to stop hackers
Any tech product on an informercial
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36min
March 16, 202310 - The Most Secure Messengers To Keep You Safe
On this show we discuss the big players in secure messengers. Not to spoil the fun, but we both highly recommend Signal.
Threat Model discussion
What is our “definition of secure messenger”
WhatsApp
Group and individual messages are encrypted
Uses the Signal Protocol
Can see metadata
Meta harvests the data as much as possible
Facebook Messenger
Only in secret mode
Secret mode is one device only
Developed the same way as WhatsApp
Threema
Audited, recently had an issue
Paid
Uses usernames, not phone numbers
iMessage
Really good if you have Advanced data protection and/or icloud disabled
iCloud data security overview
Advanced Data Protection for iCloud
RCS
Google is the majority partner
SMS fallback mode
How it works
Signal
Telegram is BAD
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33min
March 02, 2023009 - VPNs with Yael Grauer
Editor’s Note: Sorry the first few seconds of the audio was bad.
We bring Yael Grauer onto the show discuss her research:
Turns out Yael liked our VPN show. Go check it out. Go follow her:
Yael Writes
Twitter
Mastodon
SecurityPlanner
Consumer Reports Digital Lab White Paper PDF
Consumer Reports - VPN Testing
Consumer Reports - Top VPNS
Consumer Reports - Should You Use A VPN
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34min
February 23, 2023008 - Are All Web Browsers the Same?
Browsers:
Use Firefox or Chrome (Tom prefers Firefox)
Edge is fine
Safari is fine (Haim uses iOS and Mac)
Stay away from alternative / non-mainstream browsers
Addons
uBlock Origin
Your favorite password manager
Extension Security
History of browsers
iOS browers
Android browsers
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36min
February 16, 2023007 - VPNs
VPNs:
(we are not making a recommendation)
What is a VPN
What isn’t a VPN
Should you use a VPN
anonymous vs obfuscation
VPN vs Tor
Are VPNs safe
pivpn.io
tailscale
Private Relay
next show is from the consumer reports who tried all the VPNs
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34min
February 09, 2023 006 - InfoSecSherpa: The Need For Certs?
We speak to InfoSecSherpa about what is bothering her in infosec. Turns out there is a lot of problems with companies and employers requiring a whole bunch of certificates and degrees for entry level jobs. Are certificates necessary (They are not), or are we just making life harder for everyone?
InfoSecSherpa Linktree.
InfoSecSherpa Twitter
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41min
February 03, 2023005 - Multi Factor Authentication
2FA:
What are Factors (Knowledge, Have, Are, Location)
Email
SMS
Dongle-based Code (RSA Tokens, etc)
Push-Based Auth (Duo)
TOTP (Google Authenticator, Authy, etc)
Yubico OTP
U2F, FIDO2, WebAuthn
Fall Back Safety
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45min
January 27, 2023004 - Passwords: What are They Good For?
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Show Notes:
Don’t re-use passwords across sites
How do you even remember each password?
Using a password scheme (MyPassw0rd-facebook.com) - This is a bad idea because password cracking software knows this trick and will compromise all of your accounts
First: Use your password manager generator
Chrome Built in / Firefox built in
Cred Stuffing
Password Rules
WEIRD password rules (8 chars, what?!)
Longer is Better
*Sharing passwords
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33min

FAQs about Short Explanations Security:

How many episodes does Short Explanations Security have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.