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Hello folks, This is Jared here, and its time for another Security Box. In this almost three hour program, we cover the olden days of Spam and what someone was seeing during our live program. Besides that, we've got Trick Bot and Sim Swapping as our two main topics. Here are the show notes with links, and we'll be back on another show! Hello folks, welcome to podcast 83. Let's start with something...

I ended up falling sick, sorry for the delayed release of Wednesdays program. I'll be fine and have already started the process of getting medicated. This past Wednesday, we had several people on Clubhouse and we talked about Windows Update and a bunch of other stuff too. Here are the show notes. Hello everyone! Welcome to podcast 82 of the Security Box. This week, we'll catch up on Windows Update...

Title: Fake Investor does not go away, Fake investor is back and still the same Hello folks, welcome to podcast 81 of the Security Box! It seems like its time for an update on a very interesting character isn't it? Its time for another update on the fake investor we've covered since podcast 10. I know that I've linked somewhere on the blog all of the podcasts we've covered John Bernard, and this i...

Welcome to podcast 80 of the Security box. On this edition, let's talk about Wordpress. While it is a good platform for people to use for web sites and even blogging as I do, it can come with risks we need to be aware of. Part of those risks include keeping it up to date and of course the plug ins you install. A lot of plugins can be found through the install section of your plug ins management fa...

Welcome to the security box, podcast 79. I probably am not surprised really about what we're going to talk about, and it was talked about on Throwback Saturday Night's security segment. Now, we're going to take our time on it, because I feel we need to. What are we talking about you might ask? Toronto lab finds security vulnerabilities, censorship framework in Olympic app is an article talking abo...

The Security box, podcast 78: Windows Update includes a Wormable Flaw Welcome to podcast 78 of the Security Box. As we do typically on the podcast, we spend some time catching people up on what has been going on in Redmond, Washington with Windows Update. We've only got one article, however, News of the week for January 14th has the other article. ‘Wormable’ Flaw Leads January 2022 Patch Tuesday c...

I realized I said podcast 75 at some point in my audio, this is podcast 77. Too late for me to change it however. Below is the notations which include a link to today's program. We return to a Wednesday schedule next week. Hello folks, welcome to the security box, podcast 77. Google fixes nightmare Android bug that stopped user from calling 911 is our main topic of today's program, but I also cove...

Welcome to the Security box, podcast 76. On this podcast, we're going to talk about advertisers who are sucking up student data, even though legal action was taken. We'll also have comments and news items from the public if any, maybe some other topics if it turns in to one, and we'll see what else comes up. Topic Advertisers are sucking up student data, even after legal action, researchers say Cy...

Besides the hour plus discussion we had, we've got music too for the holiday. Hope you have a happy holiday season. No TSB next week unless something breaks, see you in 2022! Welcome to the Security Box, podcast 75. On this edition of the podcast, come with me as we do a little predicting for 2022 with a Trend Micro article titled Pushing Forward: Key Takeaways From Trend Micro’s Security Predicti...

Hello folks, This is still developing and there are more articles than listed here. We'll provide the show notes as is, and check the blog and future podcasts for more. Thanks so much for listening! Welcome to the Security Box, podcast 74. On this podcast, something breaking this week called Log4j. We'll break down three different articles that talk about this. Instead of me doing news notes, we'l...

Hello folks, welcome to the security box, podcast 73. On this podcast, plenty of news notes and a very interesting topic dealing with AT&T and appliances that are made to bridge the gap between the ISP and the managing of phone calls, conference video systems and similar real-time applications. We hope that you'll enjoy the program and thanks for listening! Topic Business customers need to be awar...

Welcome to the security box, podcast 72. On this program, we're going to play with Linux a little bit as we discuss a vulnerability in the way it works as it can cause DNS cache poisoning. We'll also have news, notes, commentary and more if people have things they want to share. Our Linux Vulnerability Linux has a serious security problem that once again enables DNS cache poisoning Ars Technica Ne...

Welcome to the Security box, podcast 71. On this podcast, we're going to cover things we did not cover last podcast including windows update and a very interesting report dealing with the threat trends for November 2021. We'll have news notes and plenty of it too. Hope you enjoy the show! Patch Tuesday Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2021 Edition Krebs On Security November Continues Streak of Qu...

Hello folks, better late than never. We have a full open forum show for TSB for this week. While only two of us in the room, we cover quite a bit of various things. See you next week!

Welcome to the security box, podcast 69. On this edition of the podcast, we turn our attention to another story, bullying over the telephone lines. We have some news, notes and commentary as well, but the bulk of this program is to think about what might go on these lines whether it is one you are on now, or one you've been on. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to the Security Box, podcast 68. On this edition of the program, let's talk about social media and phone line issues as it relates to cyberbullying and other related topics. We'll also have news, notes and more. Social Media discussion In a very interesting turn of events, I wasn't necessarily going to put anything in to this section because I was going to do a full vocal discussion. But w...

Welcome to Week 4 of NCSAM. This week, we're going to cover protecting your children online. Notations are taken from a presentation I heard about the topic, and I've summarized it to tell possibly some stories that may be similar to something you've heard or seen. We'll also have news, notes and other comments as the program gets started. Protecting Our Children online Protecting your kids online...

Welcome to the Security Box, podcast 66. Is 66 a lucky number? T-Mobile and Verizon are in the news with Spam messages, AT&T is in the mix as well in passing, Google is getting in the mix with two-factor authentication on more accounts, as well as news, notes and more. Topics Verizon subscribers are the target of a phishing expedition; do not respond to this text message Phone Arena T-Mobile custo...

A few technical issues, but what is a show without those? In this 3 hour episode, we've got quite a lot for you, so sit back and check out the links to the following items for your perusal. Welcome to the Security Box, podcast 65. On this podcast, let's discuss an article we read after the release of last week's program in regards to Twitch and their recent breach we were alerted to during the liv...

NCSAM is now in full swing, this week, Are You Cyber Smart? A Checklist from Lastpass will be what you need to look at with 5 great tips and things that might be of interest to you. In my writeup of this, I talked about the Neiman Marcus breach and how people should be aware of it even if they aren't affected. We'll have news, notes and more. Hope you'll enjoy the show! News Notes Police raid in U...

Welcome to podcast number 63 of the Security Box series. On this podcast, come and learn about the password trends of 2021, thanks to lastpass's article. Next, a 5.9 million dollar ransomware paid by a farming co-op and a very interesting discussion I heard recently about this. We'll definitely have some news and notes from around the landscape, and even some commentary from any guests that partic...

Welcome to the Security box, program number 62.  On this program, we're going to cover Windows Update as well as a very interesting article from Krebs about a new botnet that seems to have done quite a bit of damage.  It is an IOT botnet called Meris.  We'll also have news, notes and lots more. Windows Update There are the usual two articles on Windows Update.  This time, Krebs...

Scott Schober is on Clubhouse, and he invited me over to his club which talks about cyber security topics. Here is a link to his Cyber Security club where members can join the conversation. The discussion started with whether we've gotten the vaccine or not, whether restaurants and other places are collecting that data let alone securely, and more. I decided to join the stage and while I applauded...

Welcome to the Security Box, podcast 61.  On this podcast, let's discuss the updates on CSAM as it pertains to Apple.  We'll have news, notes and more.   Topics Under fire from privacy advocates, Apple delays controversial photo scanning plan Cyberscoop News Notes “FudCo” Spam Empire Tied to Pakistani Software Firm Krebs On Security 15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark...

The Security box, podcast 60: The Security Landscape as a whole from broadcasting software and web site services to T-Mobile's Fiasco What has changed on the security landscape? We learn about T-Mobile's recent failure, and even web sites are braught up as well as broadcasting software among other things. This turned out to be a very interesting show. What do you think has changed? What have we do...