Cyber Crime Junkies

Today’s True Cyber Crime story is about a single click. A single distraction. The result was the largest data breach in the history of the internet. See how it happened, how espionage, foreign spies and questionable methods of communication plagued the company breached.  Also learn what specific steps we all need to take today considering this breach and others.  This is the true cyber crime story...

This is the True Cyber Crime Story of the Rise & Fall of WEWORK in this episode of Cyber Crime Junkies.     Poised as a cutting edge technology-based start-up, this brand was riddled with scandal and internal drama. Hear about the Rise and Fall of this real estate shared-space firm which, while recovering well today, had so many twists and turns along the way and a leader who drew drama into m...

What You Need to Know About The 4 Truths about Security with FBI Expert Scott Augenbaum Today we got the rare chance to sit down with former FBI Special Agent for the Supervisory US Cyber Crime Division, Scott Augenbaum. He shares practical ways for How To Protect Yourself Online. His model called the Four (4) Truths is an insightful framework. Gain an FBI Perspective to protecting yourself online...

Routinely featured on national and international TV shows, Good Morning America and Fox-and-Friends, we got the chance to sit down with inspirational inventor and co-founder Mike Acerra. Mike shares his stories of eternal searching which led him and his wife, Heather, to uncover an epic invention which changed the trajectory of STEM and STEAM learning throughout the world.  Colorful discussion of...

Ron Sharon, CISO, CIO, Keynote Speaker, and Security Industry Leader joins us today as we discuss: Ron's path, experience and expertise in the Cybersecurity field,  How to Set a vision for your career New Social Engineering risks and sophistication Needed Changes in the industry for Improved Recruitment & Hiring Processes Gain insight into Ron’s unique perspective and learn how to build a...

What Employers Want for Cybersecurity Careers. Expert Mike Miller. BONUS VIDEO EPISODE HERE . Join us as we learn some unique approaches to entering the cybersecurity field and leveraging key social media platforms with author and expert, vCISO Mike Miller .  Mike has a great new book "Break Into Cyber" showing us how to break into the field.  You can grab your copy here: https://www.bre...

Security Tips we all want to know. . Security expert, John Young a/k/a JohnE Upgrade shares his stories on having federal agents tracking him for years for hacking events and transformed into being a white-hat  IT leader for McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C - 17   program and serving 20+ years in leadership at IBM. Don't miss this informative episode with author of best selling book, "Don’t Ha...

In this episode we explore our research, screenshot images and public filings on the rise and fall, data breach and impact that MYSPACE had. Once the largest social media platforms on earth, eclipsing all others, the management, vision and data breach all lead to a massive downfall and there are key things we all need to know and glean from this story.  Did you have an old MySPace account? It&apos...

Our mission is to keep you, your family and your organization's brand safe. We want to entertain your attention and raise awareness of security to keep it top of mind. Nothing technical or boring. We use humor and real-life stories to make sense of Cybersecurity and what it means for all of us. We have Interviews with Leaders who Build and Protect Great Brands and cool True Cyber Crime Storie...

This is the True Cyber Crime Story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos in this episode of Cyber Crime Junkies.  Our mission is to keep you, your family and your organization's brand safe. Nothing technical or boring. Through humor and real-life stories we make sense of Cybersecurity. Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contac...

Just Last week in late August 2022, Elizabeth Holmes strolled into CA courtroom once again accompanied by her parents like she had done during her trial. This time she and her counsel filed motions to dismiss her case. It was a longshot attempt to get her fraud conviction thrown out by telling the judge who oversaw her trial a version that highlighted all her company’s accomplishments. It didn’t g...