In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ray Heffer discusses the Zero Trust security model, a framework that's revolutionizing how organizations protect their critical systems and data. Diving into the depths of cybersecurity, we clear up common myths and misinterpretations surrounding Zero Trust, illuminating its role as not just a defensive strategy but a comprehensive approach to modern threats.

Zero Trust operates on the principle of "never trust, always verify," but what does this mean in practice? Zero Trust doesn't just look outward; it recognizes that threats also come from the inside. By assuming that a breach is not just possible, but has already happened, Zero Trust strategies are uniquely positioned to mitigate damage by insiders, whether malicious or accidental.

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This episode was recorded on November 09, 2023

This week's episode:

1. Introduction and Brill is living in a Faraday cage
2. How we got to Zero Trust by understadning the Cyber Kill Chain
3. The Principals of Zero Trust
4. Recommended Zero Trust Frameworks

NIST Zero Trust Architecture (SP 800-207): https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/207/final
CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model: https://www.cisa.gov/zero-trust-maturity-model
Cyber Kill Chain: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/cyber/cyber-kill-chain.html

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"Security is always seen as too much until the day it is not enough." — William H. Webster

Welcome to episode four of The Lockdown - The Practical Privacy and Security podcast.

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This episode was recorded on November 06, 2023

This week's episode:
1. I'm back!
2. Traveling to London and Los Angeles
3. A major privacy invasion for Jennifer Lawrence
4. The Psychology of social engineering

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"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Welcome to episode three of The Lockdown - The Practical Privacy and Security podcast.

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This episode was recorded on April 09, 2023

This week's episode:
1. The case of Zachary McCoy
2. Why do all this?
3. The Apple Ecosystem
4. My experience with GrapheneOS

Get GrapheneOS: https://grapheneos.org/

The case of Zachary McCoy:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/16/geofence-warrants-reverse-search-warrants-police-google

Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/13/us/google-location-tracking-police.html

Denmark frees 32 inmates over flaws in phone geo-location evidence:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/12/denmark-frees-32-inmates-over-flawed-geolocation-revelations

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"The rights of one are as sacred as the rights of a million." - Eugene V. Debs

Welcome to episode two of The Lockdown - Practical Privacy and Security podcast. In this episode I share the saga of the LastPass breach, and my thoughts on password managers and authenticator apps.
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This episode was recorded on March 19, 2023

This week's episode:
1. The LastPass Breach
2. Password Managers: Dashlane, 1Password, BitWarden, and KeePassXC
3. Authenticator Apps: Google Authenticator, Aegis, and Authy.

Recommended Password Managers:
1. https://keepassxc.org (Desktop)
2. https://www.keepassdx.com (Android only)
3. https://strongboxsafe.com (iOS only)
4. https://bitwarden.com (Top recommendation for cloud hosted)
5. https://1password.com (Ease of use, and great option for cloud hosted)
6. https://www.dashlane.com (Expensive, no desktop app)

Recommended Authenticator Apps:
1. https://authy.com
2. https://getaegis.app (Android only)

Get Yubikey:
https://www.yubico.com

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"In the long run, we will have to rebuild the universe of the online world to have security first and ease of use second." - Moxie Marlinspike

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This episode was recorded on March 10, 2023

Show Links:
Stalkerware: https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/07/stalkerware_developer_fined/
IntelTechniques (List of People Search Sites): https://inteltechniques.com/workbook.html

This week's privacy tips:
1. Privacy check-up / opt-out from people search sites
2. Establish a Revocable Living Trust. Be sure to hire an estate planning attorney.
3. Custom domains with Namecheap and add privacy.
4. Setup a private mailbox with UPS.
5. Use Privacy.com for virtual payment cards.
6. MySudo virtual phone numbers. Stop being tracked, and avoid SIM swap attacks!
7. Use SimpleMobile or Mint for a pre-paid cellphone option.

Not Sponsors:
https://www.privacy.com/
https://mysudo.com/
https://www.namecheap.com/

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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” - 1984 by George Orwell