Canada’s federal government admitted to surveilling its population’s movements during the COVID-19 lock-down by tracking 33 million phones, the FBI warned that a hacker group has been sending malware-laden USB sticks to companies, and details on a...
Kelly Finnerty, Director of Brand at Startpage, joins co-host Tom Eston to discuss the very important topic of digital wellbeing. In this episode you’ll learn about the mental, financial, and societal impacts of constant tracking. Plus, what...
Norton 360, a popular antivirus product, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers, some cities in Texas have been hit with a phishing scam designed to get users to pay through fraudulent QR code stickers on public...
A phone scam targeting psychologists reveals that even professionals can become victims, stolen multi-million-dollar NFT’s results in a “all my apes gone” plea for help, and details on a skimmer supply chain attack on more than 100...
LastPass users received emails about their master passwords being compromised, details about the privacy policies of new cars, and a story about an Amazon Echo that proposed a lethal challenge to a ten-year-old girl. ** Links mentioned on the show...
In our last monthly show of the year we discuss Web3. What is it and what will it mean to have a decentralized Internet. If you’ve wanted to know what Web3, DeFI, NFTs, and cryptocurrency means for cybersecurity and privacy this is one episode...
In our last weekly episode of the year, we discuss the top cybersecurity and privacy news from 2021, a recap of our previous “predictions”, and what we think we’ll see next year. Happy New Year! ** Links mentioned on the show **...
This week we discuss the Apache Log4j vulnerability and the impact it will have on organizations now and into the future, details on how Apple AirTags are being used by thieves to steal cars, and a FBI training document describes what data can be...
Life360, a popular family safety app used by 33 million people worldwide, is selling location data to a dozen data brokers, phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked with spyware from the infamous NSO Group, and details on a bizarre...
This month we discuss Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. What are they, how to identify them, and why BEC scams have created over $1.8 billion worth of losses to businesses last year alone. ** Links mentioned on the show ** What is Business...