Shared Security Podcast

In episode 107 for February 10th 2020: preventing tax identity theft and other tax scams, the FTC taking a stand against companies that support robocallers, and details on the incident where videos from Google Photos were being sent to strangers. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Preventing Tax Identity Theft and other Tax Scams https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/tax-identity-theft-awareness FTC warns VoIP providers that help robocallers: we can and will sue https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/02/03/ftc-warns-voip-providers-that-help-robocallers-we-can-and-will-sue/ Google Photos accidentally sent people’s private videos to strangers https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615140/google-accidentally-sent-peoples-private-videos-to-strangers/ ** Thank you to our sponsors! ** Silent Pocket Visit https://silent-pocket.com to check out Silent Pocket’s amazing line of faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 15% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”. Edgewise Networks Find out how Edgewise can stop lateral threat movement and prevent data breaches. Visit https://edgewise.net and request a demo! ** Help support the show ** Looking for an affordable, reliable, no logs VPN provider? Support the podcast by purchasing a Private Internet Access VPN subscription via our affiliate link: http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/sharedsecurity ** Subscribe and follow the show ** Sign-up for our email newsletter to receive our free Facebook Privacy & Security Guide, full transcripts of each weekly episode, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: http://eepurl.com/dwcc8D Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe Contact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact Website: https://sharedsecurity.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharedsec Facebook: https://facebook.com/sharedsec Instagram: https://instagram.com/sharedsecurity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/ The post Preventing Tax Identity Theft, FTC and Robocallers, Google Photos Incident appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

In episode 106 for February 3rd 2020: What you need to know about Facebook’s new off-Facebook activity tool, details about the Ring Android app sending user data to third party trackers, and new developments in the Wawa credit card breach. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Off-Facebook Activity is a Welcome but Incomplete Move https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/facebook-history-welcome-incomplete-move How to Change Your Off-Facebook Activity Settings https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/how-change-your-facebook-activity-settings Link to Facebook to change your Off-Facebook Activity Settings https://www.facebook.com/off_facebook_activity Ring Android App Sent Sensitive User Data to 3rd Party Trackers https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/ring-doorbell-app-packed-third-party-trackers Wawa card breach may rank as one of the biggest of all times https://www.zdnet.com/article/wawa-card-breach-may-rank-as-one-of-the-biggest-of-all-times/ ** Thank you to our sponsors! ** Silent Pocket Visit https://silent-pocket.com to check out Silent Pocket’s amazing line of faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 15% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”. Edgewise Networks Find out how Edgewise can stop lateral threat movement and prevent data breaches. Visit https://edgewise.net and request a demo! ** Help support the show ** Looking for an affordable, reliable, no logs VPN provider? Support the podcast by purchasing a Private Internet Access VPN subscription via our affiliate link: http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/sharedsecurity ** Subscribe and follow the show ** Sign-up for our email newsletter to receive our free Facebook Privacy & Security Guide, full transcripts of each weekly episode, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: http://eepurl.com/dwcc8D Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe Contact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact Website: https://sharedsecurity.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharedsec Facebook: https://facebook.com/sharedsec Instagram: https://instagram.com/sharedsecurity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/ The post Off-Facebook Activity Tool, Ring App Third-Party Trackers, Wawa Credit Card Breach appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

In episode 96 of our monthly we discuss the controversy of voting by smartphone in our elections, the Jeff Bezos hacking incident, and the recent Microsoft support security breach. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Seattle-Area Voters To Vote By Smartphone In 1st For U.S. Elections https://www.npr.org/2020/01/22/798126153/exclusive-seattle-area-voters-to-vote-by-smartphone-in-1st-for-u-s-elections Saudi Prince Allegedly Hacked World’s Richest Man Jeff Bezos Using WhatsApp https://thehackernews.com/2020/01/saudi-prince-allegedly-hacked-worlds.html Microsoft discloses security breach of customer support database https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-discloses-security-breach-of-customer-support-database/ ** Thank you to our sponsors! ** Silent Pocket Visit https://silent-pocket.com to check out Silent Pocket’s amazing line of faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 15% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”. Edgewise Networks Find out how Edgewise can stop lateral threat movement and prevent data breaches. Visit https://edgewise.net and request a demo! ** Help support the show ** Looking for an affordable, reliable, no logs VPN provider? Support the podcast by purchasing a Private Internet Access VPN subscription via our affiliate link: http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/sharedsecurity ** Subscribe and follow the show ** Sign-up for our email newsletter to receive our free Facebook Privacy & Security Guide, full transcripts of each weekly episode, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: http://eepurl.com/dwcc8D Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe Contact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact Website: https://sharedsecurity.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharedsec Facebook: https://facebook.com/sharedsec Instagram: https://instagram.com/sharedsecurity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/ The post Voting by Smartphone, Jeff Bezos Hacked, Microsoft Security Breach appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

In episode 105 for January 27th 2020: What are the new forms of fraud and cybercrime being found on the Dark Web? We discuss this fascinating topic with Emily Wilson, VP of Research at Terbium Labs. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Emily’s Dark Reading Article: Fraud in the New Decade https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/fraud-in-the-new-decade/a/d-id/1336671 Terbium Labs https://terbiumlabs.com/ https://twitter.com/TerbiumLabs Connect with Emily https://twitter.com/thirdemily https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-e-wilson/ ** Thank you to our sponsors! ** Silent Pocket Visit https://silent-pocket.com to check out Silent Pocket’s amazing line of faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 15% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”. Edgewise Networks Find out how Edgewise can stop lateral threat movement and prevent data breaches. Visit https://edgewise.net and request a demo! ** Help support the show ** Looking for an affordable, reliable, no logs VPN provider? Support the podcast by purchasing a Private Internet Access VPN subscription via our affiliate link: http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/sharedsecurity ** Subscribe and follow the show ** Sign-up for our email newsletter to receive our free Facebook Privacy & Security Guide, full transcripts of each weekly episode, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: http://eepurl.com/dwcc8D Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe Contact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact Website: https://sharedsecurity.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharedsec Facebook: https://facebook.com/sharedsec Instagram: https://instagram.com/sharedsecurity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/ The post Dark Web Fraud and Cybercrime with Emily Wilson appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

In episode 104 for January 20th 2020: Details on the new critical Microsoft Windows vulnerability, why dating apps could pose a national security risk, and how new Apple privacy features are changing the way your data is sold. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Major Windows flaw was discovered and reported by the NSA https://www.cnet.com/news/major-windows-10-flaw-was-reportedly-discovered-by-the-nsa/ https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jan/14/2002234275/-1/-1/0/CSA-WINDOWS-10-CRYPT-LIB-20190114.PDF https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-014a https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0601 Windows 7 end of life announcement https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4057281/windows-7-support-ended-on-january-14-2020 Apple’s new privacy features have further rattled the location-based ad market https://digiday.com/marketing/apples-new-privacy-features-rattle-location-based-ad-market ** Thank you to our sponsors! ** Silent Pocket Visit https://silent-pocket.com to check out Silent Pocket’s amazing line of faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 15% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”. Edgewise Networks Find out how Edgewise can stop lateral threat movement and prevent data breaches. Visit https://edgewise.net and request a demo! ** Help support the show ** Looking for an affordable, reliable, no logs VPN provider? Support the podcast by purchasing a Private Internet Access VPN subscription via our affiliate link: http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/sharedsecurity ** Subscribe and follow the show ** Sign-up for our email newsletter to receive our free Facebook Privacy & Security Guide, full transcripts of each weekly episode, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: http://eepurl.com/dwcc8D Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe Contact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact Website: https://sharedsecurity.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharedsec Facebook: https://facebook.com/sharedsec Instagram: https://instagram.com/sharedsecurity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/ The post Critical Windows Vulnerability, Dating App Security Risk, Apple iOS Privacy Features appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

In episode 103: The US Department of Homeland Security warns of Iranian cyber-attacks, Ring gets hit with a $5 million dollar class action lawsuit, and some quick tips on how to prevent calendar SPAM. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Iran maintains a robust cyber program and can execute cyber-attacks against the US https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-006a https://sharedsecurity.net/2019/07/01/us-cyber-attack-on-iran-poor-government-cybersecurity-malvertising-campaigns/ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/01/07/texas-officials-fear-iranian-cyber-attack-attempts-may-be-increasing/ https://twitter.com/campuscodi/status/1213641008556265472 Ring faces a $5 million proposed class action lawsuit https://abcnews.go.com/US/amazon-ring-face-million-proposed-class-action-lawsuit/story?id=67948687 Preventing Calendar SPAM https://the-parallax.com/2019/08/29/how-to-stop-calendar-spam/ ** Thank you to our sponsors! ** Silent Pocket Visit https://silent-pocket.com to check out Silent Pocket’s amazing line of faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 15% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”. Edgewise Networks Find out how Edgewise can stop lateral threat movement and prevent data breaches. Visit https://edgewise.net and request a demo! ** Help support the show ** Looking for an affordable, reliable, no logs VPN provider? Support the podcast by purchasing a Private Internet Access VPN subscription via our affiliate link: http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/sharedsecurity ** Subscribe and follow the show ** Sign-up for our email newsletter to receive our free Facebook Privacy & Security Guide, full transcripts of each weekly episode, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: http://eepurl.com/dwcc8D Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe Contact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact Website: https://sharedsecurity.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharedsec Facebook: https://facebook.com/sharedsec Instagram: https://instagram.com/sharedsecurity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/ The post Iranian Cyber-Attacks, Ring Class-Action Lawsuit, Preventing Calendar SPAM appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

In episode 102: Details on the new California data privacy law, the Wyze data leak, and what is the ToTok app and could it be spying on you? ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Enter our Silent Pocket New Year’s Giveaway – Deadline to enter: January 11th 2020 https://kingsumo.com/g/jsz2pk/silent-pocket-faraday-bag-new-years-giveaway Details on the new California data privacy law https://www.npr.org/2019/12/30/791190150/california-rings-in-the-new-year-with-a-new-data-privacy-law https://news.yahoo.com/california-apos-privacy-law-finally-110223203.html Wyze leaked personal data of 2.4 million users https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/30/wyze-leak-2-4-million-users/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wyze-exposes-user-data-via-unsecured-elasticsearch-cluster/ https://ipvm.com/reports/wyze-employee https://forums.wyzecam.com/t/updated-12-27-19-data-leak-12-26-2019/79046 What is ToTok and is it a spy app? New York Times Article Twitter response from ToTok about the Google and Apple app store ban ** Thank you to our sponsors! ** Silent Pocket Visit https://silent-pocket.com to check out Silent Pocket’s amazing line of faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 15% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”. Edgewise Networks Find out how Edgewise can stop lateral threat movement and prevent data breaches. Visit https://edgewise.net and request a demo! ** Help support the show ** Looking for an affordable, reliable, no logs VPN provider? Support the podcast by purchasing a Private Internet Access VPN subscription via our affiliate link: http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/sharedsecurity ** Subscribe and follow the show ** Sign-up for our email newsletter to receive our free Facebook Privacy & Security Guide, full transcripts of each weekly episode, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: http://eepurl.com/dwcc8D Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe Contact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact Website: https://sharedsecurity.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharedsec Facebook: https://facebook.com/sharedsec Instagram: https://instagram.com/sharedsecurity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/ The post New California Data Privacy Law, Wyze Data Leak, ToTok Spy App appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

In episode 101: Start the new year off right by following our top 10 cybersecurity and privacy resolutions! ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Recommended Password Managers KeePass (free and open source): https://keepass.info/ Dashlane: https://www.dashlane.com/ 1Password: https://1password.com/ See if your site or service offer’s two-factor or multi-factor authentication https://twofactorauth.org/ Silent Pocket Faraday bag to protect your smartphone or laptop (use discount code “sharedsecurity” and get 15% off your order!) https://silent-pocket.com The new Firefox web browser offers blocking of third-party trackers by default https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2019/10/latest-firefox-brings-privacy-protections-front-and-center-letting-you-track-the-trackers/ Recommended Web Browser Ad Blockers and Privacy Plugins https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://www.eff.org/privacybadger Freeze your credit to prevent credit card fraud https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/06/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-embrace-the-security-freeze/ ** Thank you to our sponsors! ** Silent Pocket Visit https://silent-pocket.com to check out Silent Pocket’s amazing line of faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 15% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”. Edgewise Networks Find out how Edgewise can stop lateral threat movement and prevent data breaches. Visit https://edgewise.net and request a demo! ** Help support the show ** Looking for an affordable, reliable, no logs VPN provider? Support the podcast by purchasing a Private Internet Access VPN subscription via our affiliate link: http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/sharedsecurity ** Subscribe and follow the show ** Sign-up for our email newsletter to receive our free Facebook Privacy & Security Guide, full transcripts of each weekly episode, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: http://eepurl.com/dwcc8D Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe Contact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact Website: https://sharedsecurity.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharedsec Facebook: https://facebook.com/sharedsec Instagram: https://instagram.com/sharedsecurity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/ The post Top 10 Cybersecurity and Privacy Resolutions appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

In episode 95 of our monthly show we’re joined by special guest Rebecca Herold, the “Privacy Professor”. Rebecca is a well known expert in the privacy and cybersecurity community and gives us an update on what she’s been working on, what her thoughts are on the current state of privacy regulations (CCPA, GLBA, etc), and what we may see in 2020 from a privacy perspective. We also talk about Rebecca’s favorite books and her encounter with famed author Cliff Stoll who wrote “The Cuckoo’s Egg”. Thanks to Rebecca for joining us again on the show! ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Rebecca’s previous interview on episode 71 (January 2018) Rebecca’s work on the NIST Privacy Framework Rebecca’s podcast “Data Security & Privacy with the Privacy Professor You should read The Cuckoo’s Egg (this is a must read for anyone in privacy or cybersecurity!) Find out more about Rebecca and her work at privacyprofessor.com Follow Rebecca on Twitter and LinkedIn ** Thank you to our sponsors! ** Silent Pocket Visit https://silent-pocket.com to check out Silent Pocket’s amazing line of faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 15% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”. Edgewise Networks Find out how Edgewise can stop lateral threat movement and prevent data breaches. Visit https://edgewise.net and request a demo! ** Help support the show ** Looking for an affordable, reliable, no logs VPN provider? Support the podcast by purchasing a Private Internet Access VPN subscription via our affiliate link: http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/sharedsecurity ** Subscribe and follow the show ** Sign-up for our email newsletter to receive our free Facebook Privacy & Security Guide, full transcripts of each weekly episode, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: http://eepurl.com/dwcc8D Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe Contact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact Website: https://sharedsecurity.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharedsec Facebook: https://facebook.com/sharedsec Instagram: https://instagram.com/sharedsecurity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/ The post Rebecca Herold “The Privacy Professor” appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

In episode 100: Kevin Johnson, CEO of SecureIdeas joins us in this very special milestone episode to discuss the year that was 2019 and what Kevin’s “predictions” are for cybersecurity and privacy 2020. Thank you to Kevin for being our special guest! ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** The Nerf Dart “head-shot” that will live in infamy (yes, Kevin..it’s in the show notes) Professionally Evil CISSP Mentorship Class – Starting in January https://training.secureideas.com/course/cissp-mentor/ ** Thank you to our sponsors! ** Silent Pocket Visit https://silent-pocket.com to check out Silent Pocket’s amazing line of faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 15% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”. Edgewise Networks Find out how Edgewise can stop lateral threat movement and prevent data breaches. Visit https://edgewise.net and request a demo! ** Help support the show ** Looking for an affordable, reliable, no logs VPN provider? Support the podcast by purchasing a Private Internet Access VPN subscription via our affiliate link: http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/sharedsecurity ** Subscribe and follow the show ** Sign-up for our email newsletter to receive our free Facebook Privacy & Security Guide, full transcripts of each weekly episode, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: http://eepurl.com/dwcc8D Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribe Contact us: https://sharedsecurity.net/contact Website: https://sharedsecurity.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharedsec Facebook: https://facebook.com/sharedsec Instagram: https://instagram.com/sharedsecurity YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/ The post The Year in Review and 2020 Predictions with Kevin Johnson appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.