Amazon Smart Glasses, Webkey Social Engineering, Erase Your Old Hard Drives!

In episode 92 of our monthly show Tom and Scott talk about Amazon’s new smart glasses that work with Alexa, what webkey’s are and how they could be used for social engineering, and why you should always erase old hard drives and other data … Continue reading Amazon Smart Glasses, Webkey Social Engineering, Erase Your Old Hard Drives!

DoorDash Data Breach, Voice Assistant Privacy Changes, Limiting Ad Tracking

You’re listening to the Shared Security Podcast, exploring the trust you put in people, apps, and technology…with your host, Tom Eston. In episode 88 for September 30th 2019: DoorDash announces a data breach affecting 4.9 million people, re… Continue reading DoorDash Data Breach, Voice Assistant Privacy Changes, Limiting Ad Tracking

The Amazon Dash Button: A Retrospective

The Internet of Things will revolutionize everything! Manufacturing? Dog walking? Coffee bean refilling? Car driving? Food eating? Put a sensor in it! The marketing makes it pretty clear that there’s no part of our lives which isn’t enhanced with The Internet of Things. Why? Because with a simple sensor and …read more

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Amazon Alexa, Google Home On Collision Course With Regulation

Threatpost talks to Tim Mackey with Synopsys about recent Amazon Echo and Google Home privacy faux pas. Will GDPR and other regulations catch up to the voice assistants? Continue reading Amazon Alexa, Google Home On Collision Course With Regulation

Google Home Silently Captures Recordings of Domestic Violence and More

Google is under fire after a report found that Google Home and Google Assistant records user audio, even when no wake-up word is used. Continue reading Google Home Silently Captures Recordings of Domestic Violence and More

Amazon Alexa Recordings, Facebook Malware Campaign, Top 3 Tips to Stay Private on Vacation

This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for July 8th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Amazon confirms that Alexa recordings are kept forever, details about one of the largest Facebook malware campaigns, and my top three t… Continue reading Amazon Alexa Recordings, Facebook Malware Campaign, Top 3 Tips to Stay Private on Vacation