In episode 338, we discuss the recent breach of the two-factor authentication provider Authy and its implications for users. We also explore a massive password list leak titled ‘Rock You 2024’ that has surfaced online. Find out why this...
Twitter is phasing out its free text message two-factor authentication (2FA) and putting the feature behind a paywall, prompting security experts to advise Twitter users to switch to other authentication methods. How data brokers are selling...
The attacks on password managers and their users continue as Bitwarden and 1Password users have reported seeing paid ads for phishing sites in Google search results for the official login page of the password management vendors. Not only that, a new...
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month so in this episode we discuss multi-factor authentication and the use of authenticator apps. Multi-factor authentication is one of the most important things that you can enable to secure your online accounts...
Is it time to finally move away from SMS text based two-factor authentication? Plus a discussion about a new model that can help consumers with improving their Internet hygiene. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Can We Stop Pretending SMS Is Secure...
In episode 118 for April 27th 2020: A discussion about the end of passwords and what the future may hold with special guest Andrew Shikiar executive director of the FIDO Alliance. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Find out more about...
In episode 109 for February 24th 2020: Kevin Johnson joins us to discuss how Ring made two-factor authentication mandatory following recent hacking incidents, California police have been caught illegally sharing license plate reader data, and...
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for December 31st 2018 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: a new phishing attack targeting two-factor authentication, Amazon Echo eavesdropping, and a new Netflix email scam. Silent...
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for November 26th 2018 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Vehicle infotainment privacy, Instagram’s accidental password exposure, and the Firefox monitor data breach notification...
This is the Shared Security Weekly Blaze for July 23rd, 2018 sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions and Silent Pocket. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston. Listen to this...