Card Skimmers Powered by Chip Cards, Silver Sparrow Mac Malware, Accellion Zero-Days

This week co-host Kevin Johnson joins Tom Eston to discuss new card skimmers found in the wild, the Accellion zero-days, and a new type of Mac malware called “Silver Sparrow”. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Checkout Skimmers Powered by Chip Cards ht… Continue reading Card Skimmers Powered by Chip Cards, Silver Sparrow Mac Malware, Accellion Zero-Days→

Clubhouse App and Your Privacy

Everyone is talking about the Clubhouse app but what should you be concerned about from a privacy perspective? In our February monthly show, Tom and Scott discuss what all the hype is about and what you need to know if you happen to receive a Clubhouse… Continue reading Clubhouse App and Your Privacy→

Apple’s Safe Browsing Request Proxy, BEC Attacks, LastPass Updates

In episode 161: Apple will start to proxy Safe Browsing requests to hide IP addresses from Google, the rise of Business Email Compromise attacks, and changes to the free version of LastPass. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Apple will proxy Safe Brows… Continue reading Apple’s Safe Browsing Request Proxy, BEC Attacks, LastPass Updates→

Florida Water Supply Hack, Android App Hijack, US Capitol Riot Phone Tracking

In episode 160: An attacker tried to poison a Florida city’s water supply, a popular Android app was hacked to display malicious ads, and how smartphone location data was used to track the US Capitol rioters. ** Links mentioned on the show ** A Hacker … Continue reading Florida Water Supply Hack, Android App Hijack, US Capitol Riot Phone Tracking→

Dangerous Social Media Algorithms, A Moral Imperative for AI Powered Weapons?

In episode 159: Will algorithms be the death of social media and why the US government thinks it has a moral imperative to build AI powered weapons. ** Links mentioned on the show ** US has ‘moral imperative’ to develop AI weapons, says panel https://w… Continue reading Dangerous Social Media Algorithms, A Moral Imperative for AI Powered Weapons?→

Cybersecurity Researchers Targeted, Three iOS Zero-Days, Google FLoC

In episode 158: Cybersecurity researchers targeted by North Korean hackers, Apple patches three iOS zero-day exploits, and details on Google’s Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) which may one day replace third-party cookie tracking. ** Links mentione… Continue reading Cybersecurity Researchers Targeted, Three iOS Zero-Days, Google FLoC→

Tanya Janca CEO and Founder We Hack Purple

Tanya Janca, CEO and founder of We Hack Purple joins us to discuss her new book “Alice & Bob Learn Application Security”, what inspired her to write the book, the current and future state of Application Security and much more! If you’re a fan of Ta… Continue reading Tanya Janca CEO and Founder We Hack Purple→

Parler’s Return, Pelosi’s Stolen Laptop, Vaccination Passports

Is the world really ready for COVID-19 vaccination passport apps? Also, the return of Parler, details on Nancy Pelosi’s stolen laptop, the Ubiquiti data breach, Ring end-to-end encryption for video, and other important cybersecurity and privacy news fr… Continue reading Parler’s Return, Pelosi’s Stolen Laptop, Vaccination Passports→

The Capital Riot: First Amendment and Deplatforming, Cybersecurity Lessons Learned

This week co-host Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the cybersecurity lessons learned from the US Capital riot, why deplatforming is not violating first amendment rights, and much more. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Check out our series on how to b… Continue reading The Capital Riot: First Amendment and Deplatforming, Cybersecurity Lessons Learned→

How to Break Into a Cybersecurity Career – Part 2 with Rafal Los

Rafal Los, industry veteran and host of the “Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast”, joins Tom Eston for part two in our series on how to break into a cybersecurity career. If you’re a college student or thinking about getting into cybersecurity, this i… Continue reading How to Break Into a Cybersecurity Career – Part 2 with Rafal Los→