The Human Element

pEp 5 – All Your Passwords Are Belong to Us A recent data breach of Nvidia revealed that employees were using really bad passwords like “nvidia” or “password“. Why do people continue to use weak passwords, and why are businesses not enforcing a stronger password policy? We discuss this in detail, as well as what […]/p

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pEp 4: The High Cost of Convenience – Zelle Phishing Payment apps and digital wallets are fast and convenient. They are great tools to send and receive money to someone quickly. Apps like Venmo, Cash App, and Zelle make it possible to accept payments or send money to anyone else using the same app. Sounds […]/p

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pEp 3: Ukraine Cyberwar is very real. Do you need to worry? Episode 3 became necessary after I was asked at least a dozen times how to prepare for the potential of a cyberattack resulting from the war in Ukraine. I wasn’t going to podcast about the war as it is already receiving a lot […]/p

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pEp 2: Vishing Increases Phishing Success Rate by 3 Times Episode 2 reviews an article on InfoSecurity Magazine. Phishing was the number 1 threat vector in 2021 closely followed by vulnerabilities. For clarity, vulnerabilities are defined as software and hardware glitches the manufacturer has issued patches or updates for which the owner of the software […]/p

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pEp 1: A New Twist on the Tech Support Scam In Episode 1 we talk about a data breach notification from Cox Communications in December of 2021. In the notification, they disclose someone was able to gain access to some of their internal tools, and as a result customer account information after using social engineering […]/p

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