Shared Security Podcast

In episode 158: Cybersecurity researchers targeted by North Korean hackers, Apple patches three iOS zero-day exploits, and details on Google's Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) which may one day replace third-party cookie tracking.

Tanya Janca, CEO and founder of the We Hack Purple Academy & Community, joins us to discuss her new book "Alice & Bob Learn Application Security", what inspired her to write the book, the current and future state of Application Security and much more! If you're a fan of Tanya's work, this is one episode you don't want to miss!

Is the world really ready for COVID-19 vaccination passport apps? Also, the return of Parler, details on Nancy Pelosi's stolen laptop, the Ubiquiti data breach, Ring end-to-end encryption for video, and other important cybersecurity and privacy news from the week.

This week co-host Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the cybersecurity lessons learned from the US Capital riot, why deplatforming is not violating first amendment rights, and much more.

Rafal Los, industry veteran and host of the Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast, joins Tom Eston for part two in our series on how to break into a cybersecurity career. If you're a college student or thinking about getting into cybersecurity, this is one episode you don't want to miss!

In episode 154 for January 4th 2021: Are you a college student, or someone that has an interest in a cybersecurity career? Check out the first episode in our series on how to break into a cybersecurity career with co-host Kevin Johnson.

In episode 153 for December 28th 2020: In our last episode of the year co-host Tom Eston discusses his top 3 tips to keep you cybersecure in 2021. Thank you for listening, watching us on YouTube, and supporting our show and sponsors this year. We wish you and your family a new year that's safe and secure!

Our last episode of the year is our always entertaining year in review and 2021 predictions with co-hosts Scott Wright and Kevin Johnson. Thank you for listening and supporting the show in 2020!

In episode 152 for December 21st 2020: A discussion about the SolarWinds Orion backdoor, third-party security, and the threat of supply chain attacks with co-host Kevin Johnson.

In episode 151 for December 14th 2020: What you need to know about the stolen FireEye "Red Team" tools and the FUD going on in the media about the attack, Foxconn gets hit with a ransomware attack plus details on how ransomware attacks are evolving, and how Apple is stopping advertisers from tracking you across different applications.

In episode 150 for December 7th 2020: Details about a now patched iPhone zero-click Wi-Fi exploit, the FBI warns of business email compromise scammers using email auto-forwarding in attacks, and how nation-state attackers are targeting the COVID-19 vaccine supply 'cold chain'.

In our November monthly episode we discuss the scams that you may encounter this holiday shopping season due to the pandemic and our top tips on how to stay safe and more secure when doing your shopping this year.

In episode 149 for November 30th 2020: Police begin to pilot a program to live-stream Amazon Ring cameras, new details about Amazon Sidewalk, Congress unanimously passes a federal Internet of Things security law, and a Facebook Messenger bug that lets an attacker listen to you before you pick up a call.

In episode 148 for November 23rd 2020: This week Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the Twitter firing of Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and our thoughts about a common sense approach to social media and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

In episode 147 for November 16th 2020: The latest about source code stolen from US government agencies and private companies, three actively exploited iOS zero-days in the wild and new App Store privacy labels, and what a Biden administration could mean for privacy and cybersecurity.

In episode 146 for November 9th 2020: My conversation with Kelly Finnerty, Director of Brand and Content for Startpage.com on the differences in privacy mindset between Europe and the United States.

In episode 145 for November 2nd 2020: Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the US government's attempt to prevent disinformation and rumors about the election, a new ransomware threat targeting US hospitals, and details about six Russian hackers that were charged for some of the biggest cyber-attacks in the last decade.

In our October monthly episode we finish our three part series on targeted attacks. In this episode we discuss the exploit and malware analysis with special guest Tyler Hudak, Incident Response Practice Lead at TrustedSec. Be sure to watch the YouTube edition of this episode to see a demo of several tools and techniques used in professional malware analysis.

In episode 144 for October 26th 2020: Voter privacy and what you need to know about protecting your private information during the upcoming US election.

In episode 143 for October 19th 2020: Microsoft gets creative to help take down the TrickBot botnet, details on how attackers have been using VPN flaws to attack election support systems, and Zoom's rollout of end-to-end encryption.

In episode 142 for October 12th 2020: My conversation about the pros and cons of the Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma" with frequent guest, Kevin Johnson. The Social Dilemma is a popular documentary (dramamentary?) on Netflix about how social media is causing unintended harm to people and society. Several engineers and leaders that worked at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google, and others...

In episode 141 for October 5th 2020: Universal Health Services is the latest victim of a massive hospital ransomware attack, the FBI issues new warnings about false claims of hacked voter information, and the top Android 11 privacy and security features.

In our September monthly episode we continue our three part series on targeted attacks. In this episode we discuss the pretext and how attackers develop and launch their attacks with special guests Nathan Sweaney, Senior Security Consultant at Secure Ideas and Kevin Johnson, CEO of Secure Ideas.

In episode 140 for September 28th 2020: Details on the first human death related to a ransomware attack, popular fitness app Strava is caught giving away your location data to strangers, and the top privacy improvements in Apple iOS 14.

In episode 139 for September 21st 2020: This week we take a break from the news to bring you our interview with Alex Kubiak, Senior Product Manager at StartPage.com. StartPage is a privacy focused search engine which uses Google's search results but removes all trackers and logs. This makes StartPage very different than other privacy focused search engines like DuckDuckGo. In this interview we tal...