Tom Eston, Scott Wright, Kevin Tackett

Shared Security Podcast

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Shared Security is the the longest-running cybersecurity and privacy podcast where industry veterans Tom Eston, Scott Wright, and Kevin Tackett break down the week’s security WTF moments, privacy fails, human mistakes, and “why is this still a problem?” stories — with humor, honesty, and hard-earned real-world experience. Whether you’re a security pro, a privacy advocate, or just here to hear Kevin yell about vendor nonsense, this podcast delivers insights you’ll actually use — and laughs you probably need. Real security talk from people who’ve lived it.

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Tom Eston, Scott Wright, Kevin Tackett

Episodes

Social Media Security Podcast 35 – Facebook News Feed Psychology, Complex Passwords, Dumb Criminals 24.07.2014 28:43

This is the 35th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState and the Streetwise Security Zone . This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright recorded July 17th 2014. Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Facebook altered 689,000 users’ News Feeds for a psychology experiment How to Stop Facebook From Using Your Bro...

Social Media Security Podcast 34 – Facebook Privacy, LinkedIn Scammers, Naughty Employees 01.07.2014 36:33

This is the 34th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState and the Streetwise Security Zone . This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright recorded June 18th 2014. Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Facebook Switches Default Setting to Private to Prevent Oversharing Facebook Fights Malware With Free Security S...

Social Media Security Podcast 33 – Heartbleed, Hashtag Fail, Social Impersonation 22.05.2014 44:24

Guess what? We’re back! This is the 33rd episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState . This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright recorded May 15, 2014. Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Social Media sites affected by Heartbleed NYPD Twitter hashtag campain FAIL Facebook Fail pages for brands like ADT alarm s...

Social Media Security Podcast 32 – The Privacy Paradox, Twitter Hacks, Facebook Home 02.05.2013 34:31

This is the 32nd episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState . This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright recorded April 25, 2013. Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: A Little Privacy, Please! Your Rights and Social Media Policies . Tom and Scott discuss why you should be reading the privacy polices of the soci...

Social Media Security Podcast 31 – New Facebook Graph Search, Fake Internet Girlfriends, Social Media and Your Business 30.01.2013 21:13

This is the 31st episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState . This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright recorded January 18th, 2013. Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Facebook privacy controls have been updated. Check out this article on all the changes . You can no longer have your profile hidden. All Fac...

Social Media Security Podcast 30 – The Password Episode 25.09.2012 41:24

This is the 30th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast sponsored by SecureState . This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . In this episode we talk about the password problem and why we continue to choose easy to guess passwords. Tom and Scott also talk about ways to select more secure passwords and how technology can help. Below are the show notes, links to articles an...

Social Media Security Podcast 29 – Fake Bieber, Facebook Social Engineering Tool, MySpace Who? 21.08.2012 38:14

This is the 29th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: MySpace charged for violating user privacy, vows to do better How a fake Justin Bieber “sextorted” hundreds of girls through Facebook FBPwn : A cross-platform Facebook social engineering tool Tom a...

Social Media Security Podcast 28 – Facebook Timeline, US Privacy Questions, Twitter Acquisitions 19.04.2012 27:45

This is the 28th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded back a few months ago. Content is still relevant! This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Facebook starts rolling out Timeline to everyone ( what you need to know about the timeline privacy ) Twitter Acquires Web Security Firm Da...

Social Media Security Podcast 27 – Facebook Friend Unlock, The Anti-Facebook, Facebook Games 24.11.2011 23:45

This is the 27th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded November 11, 2011. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Locked Out Of Facebook? Your Friends Will Soon Be Able To Help You Get Back In Anti-Facebook Social Network “Unthink” Launches To Public Most social networks users don’t...

Social Media Security Podcast 26 – Google +, New Facebook Privacy Controls, FBPwn Tool 20.09.2011 29:48

This is the 26th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded September 8, 2011. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Google + Security and Privacy New Facebook Privacy Controls, what’s changed ? New Tool: F BPwn – A cross-platform Java based Facebook profile dumper Please send any show...

Social Media Security Podcast 25 – Facebook Security Updates, FaceNiff, Social Media Background Checks 12.07.2011 35:37

This is the 25th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded July 1, 2011. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: LinkedIn SSL Leaves Accounts Vulnerable to Hijacking Facebook adds two-factor authentication, other new security features Facebook facial recognition . How it looks, fact and...

Social Media Security Podcast 24 – Personal Social Media Accounts, Cree.py, ProfileSpy, App Privacy 15.04.2011 39:49

This is the 24th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded April 6, 2011. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright with special guest James Ruffer . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Why Should the CSO Care About an Employee’s Personal Social Media Account? Virally spreading scam spreads over Twitter (ProfileSpy) Spammers Usi...

Social Media Security Podcast 23 – Recent Changes to Facebook, Enterprise Social Media Tools, Spokeo 02.03.2011 37:01

This is the 23rd episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded February 25th, 2011. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: New changes to Facebook and security implications Facebook now supports full SSL browsing (optional), social authentication improvements Facebook rolls out new messaging...

Social Media Security Podcast 22 – Skype Email, Taxonomy of Socnet Data, Facebook Graph API 27.01.2011 37:25

This is the 22nd episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded January 21, 2011. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Skype credit email as an apology – a new trend we can expect in 2011 from good guys and bad guys. Screen shot mentioned in the podcast . Scott’s note: I searched for posts...

Social Media Security Podcast 21 – Facebook Trolls, Cookie Monster, Gawker Breach 27.12.2010 31:13

This is the 20th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded December 17th 2010. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Trolls who deface Facebook RIP pages of teens who have died Canadian Mounties LIKE Cookie Monster Audition for SNL Facebook becomes divorce lawyers’ new best friend Vulner...

Social Media Security Podcast 20 – FireSheep, Privacy in the US, What NOT To Post On Facebook 08.11.2010 39:39

This is the 20th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded November 5th 2010. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: FireSheep – “Firefox plugin to pull active cookies from popular websites while using open wifi”. Facebook Responds to FireSheep Idiocy tool sends tweets on your behalf as a...

Social Media Security Podcast 19 – New Changes to Facebook, Social Media Risk Survey, LinkedIn Scams 01.11.2010 39:24

This is the 19th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded October 8, 2010. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Social Media Security Awareness Month – at SecureState! Two new white paper’s released: Security Gaps in Social Media Websites for Children Open Door to Attackers Aiming To...

Social Media Security Podcast 18 – RFID and Facebook, Hacking Facebook Places, MySpace Privacy 10.09.2010 31:19

This is the 18th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded September 3, 2010. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright and is our 1 year anniversary episode ! Thanks to everyone that has supported the podcast over the last year…we really appreciate it! Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Scary new way to use Facebook with RFID...

Social Media Security Podcast 17 – ICanStalkU, QR Codes, Facebook directory via Torrent, LinkedIn CAPTCHA’s 15.08.2010 31:05

This is the 17th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded August 13th, 2010. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Researchers Show How Twitter, Twitpic Make Stalking Simple . Check out ICanStalkU.com ! Robin Sage revealed at BlackHat USA . Why QR Codes Are Poised to Hit the Mainstream...

Social Media Security Podcast 16 – Diaspora News, FTC and Twitter, Twitter XSS, Facebook App Permissions 05.07.2010 34:10

This is the 16th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded July 2, 2010. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Quick update on Diaspora (pronounced Di-as-para). Here is a video update as well. FTC nails Twitter for deceiving users about privacy and security HTTPS Everywhere Firefox exten...

Social Media Security Podcast 15 – Current Facebook Security Issues, New Privacy Tools, Likejacking, Formspring, Social Media at Work 19.06.2010 43:16

This is the 15th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded June 11th, 2010. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Our Facebook Privacy & Security Guide has been updated to v2.2. We are working on the LinkedIn Privacy & Security Guide! How to permanently delete your Facebook accou...

Social Media Security Podcast 14 – Recent Facebook Hacks and Controversy, Diaspora, Swipely 21.05.2010 43:05

This is the 14th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded May 14th, 2010. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Yelp Security Hole Puts Facebook User Data At Risk, Underscores Problems With Instant Personalization (two XSS holes in a few days discovered) Want to know what Cross-Site Scri...

Social Media Security Podcast 13 – Details on the recent changes to Facebook, Blippy CC issue, Bye bye Basic Auth 04.05.2010 39:29

This is the 13th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded April 30, 2010. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: New Facebook Changes – Social Graph, Social Plugins and Instant Personalization. Here are two articles to read on the new changes. Want to know more about the new Graph API? R...

Social Media Security Podcast 12 – New Facebook Privacy Changes, Social Gaming Threats, Social Media in the Workplace 01.04.2010 32:20

This is the 12th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded March 28, 2010. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Facebook is about to implement a new Facebook Privacy Policy and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities . We put together a blog post of some must read articles on the topic...

Social Media Security Podcast 11 – Google Buzz, Geostalking, Twitter’s Phishing Filter 20.03.2010 19:57

This is the 11th episode of the Social Media Security Podcast recorded March 15, 2010. Sorry for the delay on releasing this! We should be back on our biweekly schedule soon. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright . Below are the show notes, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast: Buzz Opens Privacy Pandora’s Box for Google How to turn off Google Buzz, or just close...