Simple Cyber Defense

By Carl B. Wade

Welcome to Simple Cyber Defense – your go-to podcast for protecting your digital life.

In today’s fast-paced digital world, staying safe online has never been more critical. At Simple Cyber Defense, ... more

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The podcast currently has 62 episodes available.

Simple Cyber Defense episodes:

January 31, 2021 Simple Cyber Defense Weekly Update Week 4: Google Titan Key Hack
This week we discuss the Google Titan hack. How bad it is and if you should stop using the keys.

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Intro:
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:
Google Titan security keys hacked by French researchers:
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2021/01/11/google-titan-security-keys-hacked-by-french-researchers/
...more
6min
January 17, 2021 Simple Cyber Defense Weekly Update Week 3: Ubiquiti, Microsoft, and browser issues
This week we look into security issues for Ubiquiti devices, Microsoft products, and web browsers Firefox/Chorme.

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Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-406535
PeerTube - https://worldofvids.com/video-channels/simple_cyber_defenese/videos
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF1IvGkxa4qz-jsJg70884Q

Intro:
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:
Ubiquiti
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ubiquiti-tells-customers-to-change-passwords-after-security-breach/

Microsoft
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-fixes-defender-zero-day-in-january-2021-patch-tuesday/
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1647
https://thehackernews.com/2021/01/microsoft-issues-patches-for-defender.html

Firefox and Chromium CRITICAL updates
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-01/
https://threatpost.com/firefox-chrome-edge-bugs-system-hijacking/162873/
...more
11min
January 10, 2021 Simple Cyber Defense Weekly Update Week 2: T-Mobile, Flash, and NVIDIA
In this episode we will be talking about the T-mobile breach, the Death of Flash, and an NVIDIA vulnerability. We will be going more into the T-Mobile breach and what it will mean to you. Now that Flash is dead what would you need to do now? What you need to do right now regarding NVIDIA graphic cards.

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12488483/
Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-406535
PeerTube - https://worldofvids.com/video-channels/simple_cyber_defenese/videos
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF1IvGkxa4qz-jsJg70884Q

Intro:
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:

T-Mobile
https://screenrant.com/t-mobile-security-breach-incident-customer-data-privacy-explained/

Flash
https://www.explica.co/adobe-flash-is-officially-dead-and-you-should-uninstall-it-now/
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4577586/update-for-removal-of-adobe-flash-player

NVIDIA
https://threatpost.com/nvidia-windows-gamers-graphics-driver-flaws/162857/
...more
8min
January 04, 2021 Simple Cyber Defense Weekly Update Week 1: 2020 in Review
In the first episode of 2021 we go over the top security issues of 2020. You will learn what happened and how to mitigate the issues.

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Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-406535
PeerTube - https://worldofvids.com/video-channels/simple_cyber_defenese/videos
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF1IvGkxa4qz-jsJg70884Q

Intro:
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Background:
https://pixabay.com/photos/tech-circle-technology-abstract-5090539/

Links:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-biggest-hacks-data-breaches-of-2020/

T-Mobile:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/t-mobile-says-hacker-gained-access-to-employee-email-accounts-user-data/
https://www.engadget.com/t-mobile-data-breach-security-phone-number-hack-2020-172117333.html

Remote Worker Endpoint Security:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carrierubinstein/2020/04/10/beware-remote-work-involves-these-3-cyber-security-risks/

Password Security Video:
https://youtu.be/4o5rhNpC4dw

Sophisticated and Targeted Ransomware Attacks:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-these-sophisticated-attacks-are-delivering-devastating-payloads-warns-microsoft/

Nintendo:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/nintendo-says-160000-users-impacted-in-recent-account-hacks/

Google:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-says-it-mitigated-a-2-54-tbps-ddos-attack-in-2017-largest-known-to-date/

Zoom Security Issues:
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/zoom-security-privacy-woes

SolarWinds:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/tech/solarwinds-hack-companies/index.html
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/17/22188060/microsoft-president-solarwinds-orion-hack-breach-brad-smith
...more
19min
June 02, 2020 WhatsApp, Excel, and Android Threats - Security Update June 1, 2020
This week we talk about malware for WhatsApp, Massive Covid-19 Excel Phishing, and Critical Android Threats.

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Intro:
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Background:
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/users/geralt-9301/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=4942918

Links:

This Android Malware Is Hacking WhatsApp & Stealing Your Private Pics, Chats, Videos - https://trak.in/tags/business/2020/05/22/this-android-malware-is-hacking-whatsapp-stealing-your-private-pics-chats-videos/

Microsoft Warns to Look out for this Massive Covid-19 Excel Phishing Attack - https://blog.knowbe4.com/scam-of-the-week-microsoft-warns-to-look-out-for-this-massive-covid-19-excel-phishing-attack

Update your Android now! Critical threat puts passwords at risk - https://www.komando.com/security-privacy/update-your-android-to-block-critical-threat/739930/

Daily Updates of Totals by Week and State - https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm
...more
10min
May 19, 2020 Vulnerabilities for iPhone, Mac, and Windows - Security Update May 16, 2020
This week we are discussing issues and vulnerablities in both Mac and Window platforms.

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Intro:
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Background:
https://www.wallpaperflare.com/

Links:

900 Million iPhones Left Vulnerable to the MailDemon Security Flaw - https://wccftech.com/900-million-iphones-left-vulnerable-to-the-maildemon-security-flaw/

Critical Windows 10 flaw could let hackers DELETE important files unless you update now - https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/1283130/Windows-10-critical-flaw-hackers-delete-files-update-now

Windows 10 or Mac user? Patch Adobe Reader and Acrobat now to fix 9 critical security flaws - https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-or-mac-user-patch-adobe-reader-and-acrobat-now-to-fix-9-critical-security-flaws/
...more
9min
May 04, 2020 Windows 10 Update Breaks Chrome. Security Update 2020 May 3, 2020
This week we talk about some major Windows 10 security issues. These issues include Browser issues and Anti-virus issues.

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Intro:
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:
A New Windows 10 Update Just Compromised Google Chrome - https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2020/04/23/google-chrome-critical-security-exploit-windows-10-upgrade-warning-update-chrome-browser/

Windows 10 face nightmare choice between losing their files or breaking Google Chrome - https://dailystarpost.com/windows-10-face-nightmare-choice-between-losing-their-files-or-breaking-google-chrome-2/

These popular antivirus tools share a major security flaw - https://www.itproportal.com/news/these-popular-antivirus-tools-could-have-major-security-flaws/

Changing Windows 7 to Ubuntu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd-3jQWgc_s
...more
8min
April 21, 2020 Stimulus Check Scams and how to avoid them. Simple Cyber Defense Weekly Updates April 19, 2020
This week we discuss the stimulus check scams and how to avoid them.
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Intro:
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise
Links:
Economic Impact Payments - https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments
...more
7min
April 11, 2020 Zoom Security Vulnerabilities - Security Update 2020 April 10, 2020
This week we discus popular remote collaboration apps, the vulnerabilities they have, and how to stay safe.

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Intro:
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:
Zoom Caught in Cybersecurity Debate — Here's Everything You Need To Know - https://thehackernews.com/2020/04/zoom-cybersecurity-hacking.html

Beyond Zoom: How Safe Are Slack and Other Collaboration Apps? - https://threatpost.com/beyond-zoom-safe-slack-collaboration-apps/154446/
...more
19min
April 02, 2020 More Coronavirus Scams - Weekly Security Updates 04/01/2020
This week we talk about more Coronavirus scams and how to prevent becoming a victim.

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Intro:
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Links:
Calculate how much you’ll get from the $1,200 (or more) coronavirus checks - https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/coronavirus-stimulus-check-calculator/

Coronavirus Tax Relief - https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus
...more
4min

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How many episodes does Simple Cyber Defense have?

The podcast currently has 62 episodes available.