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WE NEED YOU! Our 2025 listener survey is now live, and we’d love to hear from you. Whether you’ve been with us from episode one or just joined the chaos, your feedback will make the show even better. 💬 Do you have a favourite episode? Do you secretly skip a segment? Now’s your chance to let us know — honestly, we want to hear it all. 💙 As a thank you, we’re giving three lucky listeners a free ye...

Random but Memorable turns 150! 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ (It’s official, we’re old.) 👵👴 To celebrate, we play some special messages submitted by you – our listeners and customers – along with our own 1Password employees. We’re even sharing some crowdsourced 1Password tips for good measure. We also host a very special Archive Edition of Watchtower Weekly. We look back at some of the historic news stories we cov...

AI has taken us into uncharted territory. 🧭🗺️ In this episode, we invite 1Password’s Chief Product Officer, Abe Ankumah, to share how the security industry can navigate this tectonic shift. Settle in as Abe explains some of the security challenges associated with agentic AI, and how 1Password is thinking about them. In Watchtower Weekly, we discuss government officials reusing weak passwords and...

It’s our World Password Day Special! 🌎🔤 Tune in as we answer all your burning questions about passwords, passkeys, 2FA and more. 🔥 In Watchtower Weekly, we debate why your next security hire might be an algorithm. Sticking with the password theme, we then discuss why Gen Z still reuse passwords despite being aware of the security risks. If that wasn’t enough, in Alternative Security Questions w...

What’s the best thing small businesses can do to improve their security posture? 👩‍💼📊 Our guest this week, Tarah Wheeler, breaks-down why small businesses are particularly vulnerable to hacks, breaches, and ransomware, and the common mistakes they’re making. In Watchtower Weekly, we lift the lid on “SignalGate” and the rise of a new QR code phishing technique: Quishing. 🐟🤷‍♂️ Plus, we walk th...

This episode we meet Chris McCarty, the inspirational student and founder of Quit Clicking Kids , an organization advocating for children's rights in the digital age. Learn about the rise of “sharenting” and how Chris is fighting for legislative changes to safeguard minors from exploitation on social media platforms. We cover everything from the permanence of online content to getting Gen Z proact...

Surprise! In this bonus episode, Ralph Echemendia shares more of his experiences working as a Technical Supervisor on the Snowden movie. 🎙   Guest Interview – Ralph Echemendia 👉 Visit: theethicalhacker.net 💻 Watch The Ethical Hacker on YouTube 📲 Follow @ralphr3m1x on X 📲 Follow @rechemendia on Instagram Ralph Echemendia on IMDB 📲  Follow Us… Episodes and transcriptions also available on YouTu...

Why does Hollywood get hacking wrong in so many movies and TV series? 🎬🎥 In this episode, we invite Ralph Echemendia to share his wild stories of working as a technical supervisor in Hollywood, on award-winning projects like Mr. Robot, Snowden, Savages, and Nerve. We also shine a spotlight on the work Ralph is doing to help the world’s most influential record labels and movie studios protect wha...

What’s it like to work as a CISO at a security company? This week, 1Password’s VP of Security and CISO, Jacob DePriest, reveals all. Jacob also shares his advice for building strong security teams with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skillsets. 👥 In Watchtower Weekly, we unpack a novel technique to break into businesses - pretending to offer audits of the company's cybersecurity. Plus, Mat...

How can we start conversations about estate planning with loved ones? 🗣️🖥️ What should we consider about managing our digital assets? Tune in for a tip-packed episode, as we sit down with 1Password Founders, Dave and Sara Teare for a special estate planning segment.  Plus, in Watchtower Weekly we discuss a promising decline in ransomware payments and conjure up our most obscure answers in Alternat...

What’s GhostGPT? 👻 This episode, we unpacked the new cybercrime AI being used by hackers. We also serve-up our best tips for secure tax-filing to help you survive tax-season in #Ask1Password. 💰📉 If that wasn’t enough, we also invite Founder of SquareX , Vivek Ramachandran, to teach us how we can easily find and eliminate browser security risks. Hit play to find out how the browser landscape has...

We’re back! 🥳👏 Join us for a brand new season, as we welcome special guest, Emily Crose, to discuss her new book: Hack to The Future: How World Governments Relentlessly Pursue and Domesticate Hackers . Tune in as we deep-dive into the history of hacker culture and its transformation into a geopolitical force.  In Watchtower Weekly, we explore if you should create a secret codeword with your fami...

Welcome to A Very (Artificial) Festive Special!  🎄🤖 Join the podcast crew and special guest, Dr Erik Huffman, as we look back at an eventful year in cybersecurity. With artificial intelligence taking centre-stage, we serve up a platter of AI-powered games, news, and festivities. 🥳🕺 Tune in, as we bring you a holiday-edition of Watchtower Weekly, a deep-fake guessing game hosted by Erik, and al...

Are the world's most popular websites using outdated password policies? 🔤🌍 We invite security researcher, Frank Li to the show to walk us through the largest study of its kind, and share how his team built a first-of-its-kind automated tool to assess existing password policies. Join us, as we discuss what can be done to improve password habits and the authentication experience.  If that wasn't e...

Why don’t we treat the information we consume online with the same care as the food we put in our bodies? 🥬💻 To unpack this question and much more, we're joined by Vladimir Prelovac, founder and CEO of privacy-focused search engine Kagi . Tune in as we dive into the true cost of free search engines, how Kagi is disrupting the landscape, and the impact of AI on the future of search. If that wasn'...

What's the true cost of a data breach? 📈💰 To find out, we invited Troy Bettencourt to the podcast where we dissect IBM's industry-leading Cost of a Data Breach Report for 2024. We unpack all the eye opening stats and figures from this year's report, to understand what the true cost of a data breach is and what businesses and regular people can do to prepare for a potential future data breach. In...

Nerd-out with us this episode, as we dissect the fundamental problems and challenges with traditional passwords. 🤓🔤 Join Matt and 1Password's Principal Product Designer, Sierre Wolfkostin, as they discuss if passkeys are the answer, and if passwordless authentication is the game-changer we've been waiting for.  In Watchtower Weekly we're horrified to discover that our Smart TVs really could be s...

Are the frequent stories about data breaches in the news making us desensitized? 🗞️ 📈 On today's episode, friend-of-the-show Troy Hunt reveals how we can combat data breach fatigue and reflects on how the landscape of cyberattacks has changed over the past 10 years of Have I Been Pwned .  Plus, we lift the lid on all the latest security news in Watchtower Weekly, and launch a brand new giveaway!...

Are there personality traits that make some people more vulnerable to cyberattacks? We lift the lid on this and more in a one-of-a-kind interview with cyberpsychologist, Dr Erik Huffman . Tune in, as Erik unpacks the human-element of security, how AI is transforming social engineering, and how we can turn humans from the weakest security link into our greatest superpower. ⛓️‍💥🦸‍♂️💥 If that wasn...

Why should we stop using work laptops for personal use? Is your car sneakily selling your driving data? We answer all that and more in Watchtower Weekly. 💻🔍🚗 We also invite special guest, Alan Watkins, to the show to walk through his book: Creating a Small Business Cybersecurity Program . Tune in, as Alan serves up a non-technical guide for small business owners to get started with security and...

How can we reimagine social media to make it safer for everyone? Tracy Chou is on a mission to do just that. Join Block Party founder, Tracy Chou, as she sits down with Roo to share her thoughts on privacy in an always online world and what led her to create Privacy Party: A tool that's reshaping the way we use social media and giving power back to the user. 🔎📱 We also unpack all the latest cybe...

What was the cause of the worst cyber event in history? In Watchtower Weekly, we unpack how a small bug in Crowdstrike software caused an outage apocalypse across the globe. 🌎💻 Agony Aunt Roo also answers all your security woes in #Ask1Password. Plus, we welcome back friend-of-the-show Geoff White, for story time as he gives a peek into his latest book: Rinsed . Settle in, as Geoff reveals how m...

Strap yourselves in for a wild ride, as we kick off a new season with the incredible true story of the largest FBI sting operation ever. Cybersecurity author and journalist, Joseph Cox, unpacks his best-selling book, Dark Wire . Learn how the FBI built its own app to wiretap the world and turn the tide on the criminal underground, with privacy implications for everyone. Trust us, you won't want to...

Surprise! Tune in for our bonus episode, as we host a founder-to-founder fireside chat. 🔥🪵 Join 1Password Founder, Sara Teare, and Self-eSTEM founder, Adamaka Ajaelo as they share their personal experiences as women in STEM careers and the things they've learned along the way. Settle in and learn how you can overcome some of the common challenges when working in the cybersecurity industry. We ho...

How can we foster diversity and champion inclusivity in the cybersecurity industry? And how do we support and encourage more BIPOC women and girls to get into tech? Our final episode of the season invites Self-eSTEM founder, Adamaka Ajaelo, to have this important and inspiring conversation with 1Password Founder Sara Teare. 🗣 We also dissect what looks to be turning into one of the largest data br...