Shared Security Podcast

In episode 131 for July 27th 2020: The FBI charges two Chinese hackers for one of the largest Chinese directed hacking campaigns ever discovered, how the BadPower fast charger attack could melt or set your devices on fire, and details on a massive leak of Instacart customer information.

In episode 102 of our July monthly show Scott and Tom walk-through the recommended privacy settings for Amazon Echo and Google Home smart speakers.

In episode 130 for July 20th 2020: Details on the big Twitter hack which took over high-profile accounts, a major wormable critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows DNS Server, and how email impersonation attacks take advantage of everyone working from home.

In episode 129 for July 13th 2020: Impact of the F5-BIG-IP critical vulnerability, security updates and your WiFi router, and details about new research that shows how billions of compromised credentials are available in the cyber underground.

In episode 128 for July 6th 2020: New TikTok privacy concerns, the rise of macOS ransomware, and details on new research about bad password choices.

In episode 101 of our June monthly show Scott and Tom discuss the privacy concerns with the EARN IT Act, more stories of facial recognition fail, and Scott talks about his new podcast, Can I Be Phished?

In episode 127 for June 29th 2020: Family safety and security with special guest Andy Murphy host of The Secure Dad podcast.

In episode 126 for June 22nd 2020: Details on the largest Distributed Denial of Service attack ever recorded, new security features in Dropbox, and the latest on new North Korean targeted cyber-attacks.

In episode 125 for June 15th 2020: Our top 5 tips for staying private and secure during a protest.

In episode 124 for June 8th 2020: Details on how the Minneapolis Police website may have been hacked, Zoom's plan to implement end-to-end encryption, and why eBay and other sites may be port scanning your computer.

In episode 123 for June 1st 2020: The controversy over fact checking and first amendment rights, and why government mandated encryption backdoors are bad for everyone's security.

In episode 100 of our May monthly show we discuss the history of the podcast, some of the most interesting cybersecurity and privacy news and events over the years, and speak with former guest Rachel Tobac, CEO and Co-Founder of SocialProof Security, about what she's been up to and of course the David Lynch daily weather report! We also catch up with Kathleen Smith, CMO of ClearedJobs.net and Cybe...

In episode 122 for May 25th 2020: Apple and the US Government dispute over law enforcement backdoors in Apple products, secure messaging app Signal starts to move away from using phone numbers as user IDs, and details on the EasyJet data breach affecting 9 million customers.

In episode 121 for May 18th 2020: A new Thunderbolt flaw could let hackers steal your data in under five minutes, new vulnerabilities in a popular WordPress plugin, and details on why the US Senate just rejected a plan to require a warrant to obtain Americans' web browsing history.

In episode 120 for May 11th 2020: The latest on the GoDaddy security incident affecting 28,000 customers, fake Microsoft Teams notification emails and Zoom downloaders, and details on new features to the Firefox built in password manager.

In episode 119 for May 4th 2020: The use of thermal based cameras and other technology to monitor the workplace for COVID-19, more details about the Apple and Google contact tracing framework, and are virtual security conferences the new normal?

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.

In episode 99 of our April monthly show: Apple and Google's controversial efforts to create contact tracing technology, fighting COVID-19 criminal activity, and what the new normal means for startup companies.

In episode 117 for April 20th 2020: More problems for Zoom with tens of thousands of compromised credentials and zero-day exploits, the $5 million dollar reward for information on North Korean hackers, and why it might not be the best idea to post your senior year pictures on Facebook.

In episode 116 for April 13th 2020: Privacy concerns with COVID-19 contact tracing apps, the FBI's new warnings about business email compromise scams, and how to prevent unwanted and SPAM phone calls.

In episode 115 for April 6th 2020: The latest on yet another Marriott data breach, what you need to know about Zoom-Bombing and other Zoom privacy concerns, and new warnings about US economic stimulus payment scams.

In episode 114 for March 30th 2020: Co-host Tom Eston is joined with frequent guest Kevin Johnson to discuss how to stay more secure when working from home. If you find yourself working from home because of COVID-19 this is one episode you don't want to miss!

In episode 98 of our monthly show co-host Scott Wright shows us a demo of Click Armor which is a gamified cybersecurity awareness platform, Tom presents the results of our listener survey, and a discussion about the privacy concerns with geofence warrants.

In episode 113 for March 23rd 2020: Israel passes an emergency law to use mobile data to track people infected with COVID-19, the latest coronavirus cyber-attacks to be aware of, and how governments world-wide could be putting backdoors into secure messaging apps. The Weekly Blaze podcast is your update on the most important cybersecurity and privacy news from the week. These podcasts are publishe...

In episode 112 for March 16th 2020: The cybersecurity impact of COVID-19, who's hacking the hackers, and details on a data leak of the secret sharing app Whisper.