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Data Privacy Week 2023 Jan 30, 2023

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Every January, we celebrate privacy with Data Privacy Week. It has rightly expanded from Data Privacy Day. And of course every day should be data privacy day. In the news: The FBI shuts down a major ransomware group; new Windows malware steals passwords and other data; new Android malware can completely take over your device; a dangerous "malvertising" campaign mimics popular software to steal info; the previously-secret "no fly" list was leaked online; tens of thousands of PayPal accounts hacked via credential stuffing; T-Mobile admits to over 37M customer records stolen; and Twitter GodMode is back (or rather never really went away). I'll answer a Dear Carey question about Plain, the service that allows financial tech aggregators to access your account information and my Tip of the Week will explain Apple's new Advanced Data Protection feature. Article Links [NPR] FBI says it 'hacked the hackers' to shut down major ransomware group https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151696092/fbi-says-it-hacked-the-hackers-to-shut-down-major-ransomware-group [Tom's Guide] This Windows malware is stealing passwords and other data — how to stay safe https://www.tomsguide.com/news/this-windows-malware-is-stealing-passwords-and-other-data-how-to-stay-safe [TechSpot] New malware dubbed "Hook" allows hijacking and real-time spying on Android devices https://www.techspot.com/news/97356-new-malware-dubbed-hook-allows-hijacking-real-time.html [TechRadar] This dangerous malvertising campaign mimicks popular software to steal victim info https://www.techradar.com/news/this-dangerous-malvertising-campaign-mimicks-popular-software-to-steal-victim-info [BleepingComputer] Secret terrorist watchlist with 2 million records exposed online https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secret-terrorist-watchlist-with-2-million-records-exposed-online/ [BleepingComputer] PayPal accounts breached in large-scale credential stuffing attack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/paypal-accounts-breached-in-large-scale-credential-stuffing-attack/ [Naked Security] T-Mobile admits to 37,000,000 customer records stolen by “bad actor” https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2023/01/20/t-mobile-admits-to-37000000-customer-records-stolen-by-bad-actor/ [9to5mac.com] Twitter GodMode still available to all engineers, following hack of Apple and other accounts https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/24/twitter-godmode/ Dear Carey: Is Plaid Safe? https://www.allthingssecured.com/reviews/security/is-plaid-safe-to-use/ Apple’s Advanced Data Protection: https://support.apple.com/guide/security/advanced-data-protection-for-icloud-sec973254c5f/web Apple recovery contact: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212513 Further Info ANNUAL LISTENER SURVEY!! https://fdsd.me/survey2023 Send me your questions! https://fdsd.me/qna Support me! https://fdsd.me/support Subscribe to the newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter Check out my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: https://fdsd.me/book Would you like me to speak to your group about security and/or privacy? https://fdsd.me/speakerrequest Generate secure passphrases! https://d20key.com/#/ Table of Contents Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show. 0:02:04: News rundown 0:03:19: FBI shuts down Hive ransomware group 0:07:34: New Windows malware steals data 0:12:07: New Android malware that completely takes over device 0:15:43: Malvertising campaign mimicks popular software apps 0:19:44: Secret "no fly list" leaked online 0:24:26: PayPal accounts accessed via credential stuffing attack 0:28:06: T-Mobile admits 37M customer records stolen 0:31:31: Twitter's GodMode tool is still available to engineers 0:34:59: Dear Carey: Is Plaid safe? 0:45:41: Tip of the Week: Apple's Advanced Data Protection 0:53:54: 5th edition update and cool resources 0:56:56: How you can help

Using Aliases to Improve Privacy Jan 23, 2023

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Our email addresses and cell phone numbers have become highly valuable identifiers for marketers. Like government-issued IDs, your email address and phone number are directly associated with your identity and you will probably have them for life. This makes them ideal for tracking you across websites and accounts. It's no wonder that you are asked to provide this information all the time, for the simplest things. So why not throw them off your trail by having multiple email addresses and phone numbers? It's not as hard as you think, and it's getting easier all the time. This is a privacy concept called aliasing and we'll delve into all the details with the CEO and founder of SimpleLogin, Son Nguyen Kim. Interview Notes SimpleLogin: https://simplelogin.io/ Proton & SimpleLogin: https://proton.me/support/create-simplelogin-account-proton-account Data Privacy Week: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/data-privacy-day-checklist/ Fastmail Masked Email: https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/4406536368911-Masked-Email Apply Private Relay: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212614 DuckDuckGo Private Email: https://spreadprivacy.com/introducing-email-protection-beta/ MySudo: https://mysudo.com/ Hushed: https://hushed.com/ Privacy.com: https://privacy.com/ Further Info ANNUAL LISTENER SURVEY!! https://fdsd.me/survey2023 Send me your questions! https://fdsd.me/qna Support me! https://fdsd.me/support Subscribe to the newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter Check out my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: https://fdsd.me/book Would you like me to speak to your group about security and/or privacy? https://fdsd.me/speakerrequest Generate secure passphrases! https://d20key.com/#/ Table of Contents Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show. 0:01:37: Book updates 0:03:10: Interview setup 0:03:57: What is SimpleLogin ? 0:05:04: How are email addresses used to track us? 0:06:19: Why do we use email addresses as user names? 0:09:42: How do normal email services provide aliases? 0:11:18: How does email subaddressing work? 0:13:05: How do modern email aliases work? 0:16:34: Do replies to alias emails expore your real address? 0:20:05: How do you use aliases to manage spam? 0:22:38: Can emall alias services read my emails? 0:23:36: How do you know you can trust an email alias provider? 0:26:41: How can you use domain names and catch-all aliases to fight spam? 0:30:52: Why are email aliases sometimes rejected? 0:34:45: What happens to my aliases if the service goes away? 0:36:50: What are the security benefits of using aliases? 0:39:44: Why is it so hard to create a phone number alias? 0:42:52: How can I get a second phone number? 0:47:13: Why are phone aliases often rejected? 0:49:15: What other ways can we use aliasing to improve privacy? 0:52:27: interview wrap-up

New Year’s Resolutions: 2023 Jan 16, 2023

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It’s that time of year again! Time to put the past behind us and look forward to a brand new year, full of possibilities and hope! In today's show I'll throw out several tips for improving your privacy and security that you might want to put on your to-do list for 2023. I've also got a minor LastPass update and some thoughts on how we might make managing passwords easier and more robust. I'll answer a listener question on tracking in beta software. And then I'll cover several news stores: A government watchdog cracks many accounts in a federal agency with a cheap password cracking rig; NortonLifeLock is warning several users that hackers may have breached their accounts; Russian hackers suspected in Royal Mail attack; Iran's citizens being targeted with spyware in VPN apps; Windows 7 is finally totally dead; identity thieves find authentication bypass to access Experian credit reports; robot vacuum cleaner captured compromising pictures that ended up on social media; even the FBI is recommending ad blockers; dozens of telehealth companies sharing sensitive health information with Big Tech companies. Article Links [TechCrunch] A government watchdog spent $15,000 to crack a federal agency’s passwords in minutes https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/10/interior-department-watchdog-passwords/ [BleepingComputer] NortonLifeLock warns that hackers breached Password Manager accounts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nortonlifelock-warns-that-hackers-breached-password-manager-accounts/ [Metro] Russian hackers suspected to be behind Royal Mail cyber attack https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/13/russian-hackers-suspected-to-be-behind-royal-mail-cyber-attack-18093326/ [techmonitor.ai] Iran’s citizens targeted by EyeSpy spyware hidden in VPNs https://techmonitor.ai/technology/cybersecurity/eyespy-spyware-iran-vpn [Lifehacker] Windows 7 Is Officially Dead https://lifehacker.com/windows-7-is-officially-dead-1849966248 [briankrebs] Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/01/identity-thieves-bypassed-experian-security-to-view-credit-reports/ [Kaspersky] Rise of the robot vacuum cleaners https://www.kaspersky.co.uk/blog/robot-vacuum-privacy/25348/ Bonus: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/10/1066500/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuum-beta-product-testers-consent-agreement-misled/ [TechCrunch] Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/22/fbi-ad-blocker/ [The Markup] “Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies https://themarkup.org/privacy/2022/12/13/out-of-control-dozens-of-telehealth-startups-sent-sensitive-health-information-to-big-tech-companies Further Info ANNUAL LISTENER SURVEY!! https://fdsd.me/survey2023 Data Privacy Checklist: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/data-privacy-day-checklist/ BitWarden vault backup: https://community.bitwarden.com/t/how-to-a-users-guide-to-backing-up-your-bitwarden-vault/44083 Send me your questions! https://fdsd.me/qna Support me! https://fdsd.me/support Subscribe to the newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter Check out my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: https://fdsd.me/book Would you like me to speak to your group about security and/or privacy? https://fdsd.me/speakerrequest Generate secure passphrases! https://d20key.com/#/ Table of Contents Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show. 0:02:08: Big sale on pre-order of my book 0:03:05: Show preview 0:04:44: LastPass update 0:09:21: Password innovation ideas 0:13:59: watchdog cracks federal agency’s passwords in minutes 0:17:33: NortonLifeLock warns of account breaches 0:21:31: Russian hackers suspected in Royal Mail cyber attack 0:24:29: Iran’s citizens targeted by spyware in VPNs 0:26:53: Windows 7 Is Officially Dead 0:30:26: Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports 0:35:06: Rise of the robot vacuum cleaners 0:40:54: Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker 0:43:07: Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Info to Big Tech Companies 0:48:04: Dear Carey: Beta software tracking? 0:50:51: Tip of the Week: New Year's Resolutions! 1:00:57: Wrap-up 1:01:33: Patron benefits

Privacy Tide is Turning Jan 09, 2023

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Facebook stock is down 65%, they just paid $725M to settle the Cambridge Analytica lawsuit, and they've just been fined over $400M by the EU. But that's not the worst part (for Meta). The EU and its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is basically saying that its entire business model - surveillance capitalism - is wrong and must stop. That's the same business model used by Google, too. It really seems that the tide is finally turning in favor of user privacy as more nails are hammered into the coffin of behavior-based advertising. In other news: the first LastPass class actions lawsuit has been filed over the recently announced data breach; WhatsApp adds a feature to bypass internet censorship by repressive regimes; Pornhub is now requiring viewers from Louisiana to verifying the age via ID; data from up to 400M Twitter accounts is up for sale; a military device containing information including biometric scans of over 2000 people was bought on eBay for $68; Mom and daughter kicked out of Rockettes show in Radio City Music Hall. Plus, a Dear Carey question and my Tip of the Week. Article Links [TechRadar] LastPass is being sued following major cyberattack https://www.techradar.com/news/lastpass-is-being-sued-following-cyberattack [The Washington Post] WhatsApp adds feature to bypass internet censors in repressive regimes https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/06/whatsapp-proxy-server-address/ [The Verge] Meta agrees to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica class action lawsuit https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/23/23523862/meta-cambridge-analytica-class-action-lawsuit-settlement-725-million [The Hacker News] Irish Regulators Fine Facebook $414 Million for Forcing Users to Accept Targeted Ads https://thehackernews.com/2023/01/irish-regulators-fine-facebook-414.html [Ars Technica] Pornhub requires ID from Louisiana users to comply with state’s new porn law https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/no-porn-without-id-louisiana-law-forces-porn-sites-to-verify-users-ages/ [Naked Security] Twitter data of “+400 million unique users” up for sale – what to do? https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2022/12/28/twitter-data-of-400-million-unique-users-up-for-sale-what-to-do/ [The New York Times] For Sale on eBay: A Military Database of Fingerprints and Iris Scans https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/technology/for-sale-on-ebay-a-military-database-of-fingerprints-and-iris-scans.html [Ars Technica] MSG defends using facial recognition to kick lawyer out of Rockettes show https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/12/facial-recognition-flags-girl-scout-mom-as-security-risk-at-rockettes-show/ [Lifehacker] You Can Disable Google Sign-in Pop-ups on All Websites https://lifehacker.com/you-can-disable-google-sign-in-pop-ups-on-all-websites-1849913714 Further Info ANNUAL LISTENER SURVEY!! https://fdsd.me/survey2023 LastPass breach info: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/special-lastpass-breach/ Peppering Your Passwords: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/password-manager-paranoia/ Send me your questions! https://fdsd.me/qna Support me! https://fdsd.me/support Subscribe to the newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter Check out my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: https://fdsd.me/book Would you like me to speak to your group about security and/or privacy? https://fdsd.me/speakerrequest Generate secure passphrases! https://d20key.com/#/ Table of Contents Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show. 0:01:09: Show preview 0:03:01: LastPass updates and first law suit 0:12:22: WhatsApp adds feature allowing censorship bypass 0:15:19: Facebook settles Cambridge Analytica suit for $725M 0:16:50: Irish Regulators Fine Facebook $414 Million 0:21:34: Pornhub requires ID from Louisiana users 0:27:11: 400M+ Twitter users data for sale 0:35:22: Military device with biometric data found on eBay 0:40:37: Woman ejected from Rockettes show 0:44:12: Dear Carey: how do I improve my passwords? 0:49:05: Tip of the Week: Banishing Google's "sign in" pop ups 0:54:40: Annual listener survey!! 0:55:34: Looking ahead 0:55:58: Book updates

SPECIAL: LastPass Breach Jan 02, 2023

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Right before Christmas, LastPass dropped a bombshell report explaining that bad actors appeared to have made copies of LastPass users' encrypted password vaults. The information was a little short on key details, probably indicating that the investigation is ongoing and we will learn more in the coming weeks. However, we have already learned enough to know that the data breach did leak some important metadata contained in people's password vaults and that any users who had less-than-secure master passwords should be worried that the encrypted contents may now be vulnerable to disclosure. That is about as bad as it gets. Today I will speak with a cybersecurity and authentication expert from CISA about this breach: what we know, what we don't know, what we should learn from the incident, and (most importantly) what LastPass users should do about this. Bob Lord is a Senior Technical Advisor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Yahoo. Interview Notes SPECIAL REPORT: LastPass Breach: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/special-lastpass-breach/ Twitter thread investigating what’s encrypted and what’s not: https://twitter.com/UK_Daniel_Card/status/1606012536582656000 Write-up by a security researcher: https://www.pwndefend.com/2022/12/24/lastpass-breach-the-danger-of-metadata/ Mastodon technical thread #1: https://mastodon.social/@epixoip@infosec.exchange/109585049690097599 Mastodon technical thread #2: https://infosec.exchange/@WPalant/109590750504031700 My “diceware” passphrase generator: https://d20key.com/ My blog on creating strong passphrase: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/how-when-to-use-a-passphrase/ How to make stronger passwords: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/need-a-bigger-password-haystack/ Classic XKCD cartoons on passphrases: https://xkcd.com/936/ Consumer Reports Security Planner: https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/ Further Info Follow me on social media: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/contact/ Send me your questions! https://fdsd.me/qna Support me! https://fdsd.me/support Subscribe to the newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter Check out my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: https://fdsd.me/book Table of Contents Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show. 0:00:47: Ep300 giveaway updates 0:03:15: interview setup 0:08:17: What do we know about the LastPass breaches? 0:13:25: Were all LastPass users affected? 0:15:03: How is my LastPass data secured, exactly? 0:19:53: What is PBKDF2 and why are iterations important? 0:23:10: Did LastPass increase the iterations for all users over time? 0:26:46: Is any information in my password vault not encrypted? 0:29:35: How do I know if my vault password is strong enough? 0:36:13: What if I didn't have a strong vault password? What should I do? 0:41:47: Do we have any evidence that people's vaults have been cracked? 0:45:34: Did LastPass handle this properly? 0:50:50: What can the government do to help here? 0:53:30: Should LastPass users switch to a different service? 0:57:11: Will passwordless authentication solve this problem? 1:01:03: What are the key take-aways here? 1:02:37: My take on the breach and what you should do about it

Building a Better Private Network Dec 26, 2022

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All our devices and apps use the internet these days. But what are they doing on the internet, exactly? Who are they talking to? You'd be surprised. But there are tools which will not only let you see what they're up to, but also let you have fine-grain control over what communications you want to allow. But just the mere fact that they're sending and receiving data to and from multiple sources can be revealing, too. While VPN's are good for adding a layer of security, they're really not great at adding privacy - despite having "private" in the name. Thankfully, there's a new service that can help there, too. We'll be discussing network privacy and how we can improve it with the CEO of Safing, Raphael Fiedler. Raphael Fiedler is the CEO of Safing, a speaker on topics about privacy, and a regular co-host on an InfoSec podcast. Interview Notes Safing.io, Portmaster, Safing Privacy Network (SPN): https://safing.io/ Securitized podcast: https://www.securityzed.com/ The Hut Six Story: Breaking the Enigma Codes https://www.amazon.com/Hut-Six-Story-Breaking-Enigma/dp/0947712348 Naomi Brockwell, The Dark Side of VPNs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MHBMdTBlok OSI Layer Model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model Nym network: https://nymtech.net/ SPN white paper: https://safing.io/files/whitepaper/Gate17.pdf Further Info 300th episode promotion: https://fdsd.me/ep300 Patron promotion: https://fdsd.me/coinpromo Send me your questions! https://fdsd.me/qna Support me! https://fdsd.me/support Subscribe to the newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter Check out my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: https://fdsd.me/book Would you like me to speak to your group about security and/or privacy? https://fdsd.me/speakerrequest Generate secure passphrases! https://d20key.com/#/ Table of Contents 0:00:35: Promotions update - last call! 0:02:11: Interview preview 0:04:41: How did Safing start? What problems are you trying to solve? 0:07:57: What are the most likely threats to our home network? 0:10:12: Are our devices and apps tattling on us? 0:14:14: What can an application firewall do for us? 0:17:04: Given broad use of HTTPS, do we need VPNs like we used to? 0:19:30: Can we collect useful analytics and still preserve privacy? 0:23:46: Which VPN marketing claims are bogus or misleading? 0:29:31: How does a decentralized VPN work? 0:33:10: What is the value of a decentalized VPN? 0:35:13: How is your SPN different from a VPN? 0:41:10: Who owns the SPN exit nodes? 0:43:27: Can your SPN mix traffic amongst backbone providers? 0:48:18: Can an SPN do anything to prevent fingerprinting? 0:51:14: Does a multi-connection SPN confuse some websites or apps? 0:54:28: How does the SPN compare to Tor or Apply Private Relay? 1:00:22: What's the roadmap look like for Portmaster and SPN? 1:03:30: Wrap-up

Best of 2022! Dec 19, 2022

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The year is almost over and as we head into the holiday season I wanted to reminisce with some of my favorite snippets from the last year! Unlike in previous 'best of' shows, I've actually included some new snippets from my private podcast, to give you a little taste of the bonus content that I create for my patrons! The links in the show notes will take you to the full episodes, including all the relevant 'further information' links associated with them. Happy holidays, everyone!! Article Links Ep267: Luck Favors the Prepared https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2022/04/11/luck-favors-the-prepared/ Ep279: Necessary Chaos: https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2022/07/04/necessary-chaos/ Ep272: Tomatoes & Telegraphs: https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2022/05/23/tomatoes-telegraphs/ Ep275: Cryptocurrency 101: https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2022/06/06/cryptocurrency-101/ Ep283: No Place Left to Hide: https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2022/08/01/now-place-left-to-hide/ Ep287: The Night the Lights Went Out in Vegas: https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2022/08/29/the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-vegas/ Ep289: Decoding Computers & Software: https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2022/09/12/decoding-computers-software/ Ep292: Capture the Flag for Fun & Profit: https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2022/10/03/capture-the-flag-for-fun-profit/ Steganography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography Further Info Give the gift of security and privacy! https://fdsd.me/coupons 300th episode promotion: https://fdsd.me/ep300 Patron promotion: https://fdsd.me/coinpromo Send me your questions! https://fdsd.me/qna Support me! https://fdsd.me/support Subscribe to the newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter Check out my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: https://fdsd.me/book Would you like me to speak to your group about security and/or privacy? https://fdsd.me/speakerrequest Generate secure passphrases! https://d20key.com/#/ Table of Contents Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show. 0:02:17: Ep267: How the internet works 0:10:23: Ep279: Getting into electronics and hacking 0:16:22: Ep273: The invention of the one-time pad 0:24:36: Ep275: Why do we need cryptocurrency? 0:30:26: Ep283 BONUS: What's it like arguing in front of the Supreme Court? 0:35:33: Ep283: This suspect looks just like Woody Harrelson! 0:40:26: Ep287: The time DEF CON almost ended 0:49:15: Ep289: The historical origins of software and storage 0:56:28: Ep292: Ender's Game-ing a hacker tournament 1:02:20: Ep288 Merlin's Musings: Steganography 1:10:39: Wrap-up

We Are the Cavalry Dec 12, 2022

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Today when computer systems fail, they can cause real, physical harm. In just the last few years, we've seen cyber attacks interfere with our food supply, tamper with city water supplies, and disrupt gas pipelines. While cheap consumer electronics often have poor security, medical devices like insulin pumps and pacemakers are also vulnerable to attack - and the consequences of failure can be lethal. The free market doesn't reward better security. Regulations are weak or nonexistent, regulators are understaffed and underfunded. Targeted organizations lack sufficient funding, training and personnel to prepare and respond. They need help. I Am the Cavalry aims to engage technologists and hackers to ride to the rescue. Joshua Corman is VP of Cyber Safety Strategy at Claroty, Founder of I am The Cavalry, and formerly served as Chief Strategist for CISA regarding COVID, healthcare, and public safety. Interview Links I Am The Cavalry: https://iamthecavalry.org/ BSides 2022 Cavalry presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw3egJej7so The Cavalry Isn’t Coming (DEF CON 21 talk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kMGdkOMSK0 Rugged Software Manifesto: https://github.com/rugged-software/rugged-software.github.io CISA Bad Practices: https://www.cisa.gov/BadPractices CISA Information Sharing and Awareness: https://www.cisa.gov/information-sharing-and-awareness Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html Click Here to Kill Everyone: https://www.schneier.com/books/click-here/ SBOM interview: https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2021/07/19/its-time-to-drop-the-sbom/ My Jeff Moss interview: https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2022/08/29/the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-vegas/ Further Info 300th episode promotion: https://fdsd.me/ep300 Patron promotion: https://fdsd.me/coinpromo Send me your questions! https://fdsd.me/qna Subscribe to the newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter Check out my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: https://fdsd.me/book Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/FirewallsDontStopDragons Donate directly with Monero! https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/contact/ Would you like me to speak to your group about security and/privacy? http://bit.ly/Firewalls-Speaker Generate secure passphrases! https://d20key.com/#/ Table of Contents Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show. 0:01:28: Giveaway and promotion update 0:02:46: Holiday gift ideas 0:03:59: Interview preview 0:08:35: How did I Am the Cavalry get started? 0:16:52: How does focusing on physical harms change your approach to cybersecurity? 0:20:33: Why is it so important to 'meet people where they are'? 0:23:40: How do you best help organizations that are target rich but cyber poor? 0:31:47: What is the crawl, walk, run progression? 0:34:33: Why is it so important to compartmentalize systems? 0:35:56: How do we do a better job of designing security in from the start? 0:39:01: Is it safer for small companies to use managed services? 0:42:17: What role should the government play here? 0:52:57: If I want to get help for my organization, where should I go? 0:58:18: What's next for the Cavalry and how can I get involved? 1:05:09: Interview wrap-up 1:06:35: Book recommendations 1:07:43: Preview of upcoming shows

Tis the Season for Scams Dec 05, 2022

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Tis the season for giving... and unfortunately, also for taking. Scammers tend to be extremely active during the holiday season. We're buying lots of stuff online, having lots of packages delivered. We're away from our homes for extended periods of time. We're giving money to charities. We're firing up new tech toys. The bad guys know this and are happy to take advantage of our chaotic holiday schedule and unusual levels of spending and giving. I'll give you some top tips to avoid being a victim this holiday season. In other news: the SFPD wants to arm its law enforcement robots; the TSA is expanding the use of facial recognition at airports; Microsoft warns of malware coming from Google Ads; a new study shows that computer repair shops may be accessing your personal data; WhatsApp data breach affects nearly 500M users; Twitter data breach was far worse than reported; Meta shuts down covert US propaganda operation; US watchdog raises warning for offshore oil and gas rig security; a new malware campaign bypasses Windows protections; LastPass admits to customer data breach caused by previous breach; and Anker's Eufy cameras caught sending data to cloud without user consent. Article Links [Electronic Frontier Foundation] Red Alert: The SFPD want the power to kill with robots https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/red-alert-sfpd-want-power-kill-robots [The Washington Post] TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/02/tsa-security-face-recognition/ [BleepingComputer] Brave starts showing "privacy-preserving" ads in search results https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/brave-starts-showing-privacy-preserving-ads-in-search-results/ [Tech.co] Microsoft Warns Hackers Use Google Ads to Deliver Ransomware https://tech.co/news/microsoft-warns-hackers-google-ads-ransomware [Ars Technica] Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/half-of-computer-repairs-result-in-snooping-of-sensitive-data-study-finds/ [TechRadar] WhatsApp data breach sees nearly 500 million user records up for sale https://www.techradar.com/news/whatsapp-data-breach-sees-nearly-500-million-user-records-up-for-sale [9to5mac.com] Massive Twitter data breach was far worse than reported, reveal security researchers https://9to5mac.com/2022/11/25/massive-twitter-data-breach/ [BleepingComputer] Meta links U.S. military with covert Facebook influence operation https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-links-us-military-with-covert-facebook-influence-operation/ [TechCrunch] US offshore oil and gas rigs at ‘significant’ risk of cyberattacks, warns watchdog https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/22/offshore-oil-gas-cyberattacks-watchdog/ [TechRadar] This new malware is able to bypass all of Microsoft's security warnings https://www.techradar.com/news/this-new-malware-is-able-to-bypass-all-of-microsofts-security-warnings [Naked Security] LastPass admits to customer data breach caused by previous breach https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2022/12/02/lastpass-admits-to-customer-data-breach-caused-by-previous-breach/ [MacRumors] Anker's Eufy Cameras Caught Uploading Content to the Cloud Without User Consent https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/29/eufy-camera-cloud-uploads-no-user-consent/ Tip of the Week: Tis the Season for Scams: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/how-to-avoid-holiday-scams/ Further Info Boston Dynamics robodog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbhvaac68Y This Person Doesn’t Exist: https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/ 300th episode promotion: https://fdsd.me/ep300 Patron promotion: https://fdsd.me/coinpromo Send me your questions! https://fdsd.me/qna Support me! https://fdsd.me/support Subscribe to the newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter Check out my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: https://fdsd.me/book Would you like me to speak to your group about security and/or privacy? https://fdsd.me/speakerrequest Generate secure passphrases! https://d20key.com/#/ Table of Contents Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show. 0:00:37: Contest, promo updates 0:01:20: Update Chrome, iOS 0:01:51: News rundown 0:03:53: SFPD wants to arm its robots 0:08:18: TSA to expand use of facial recognition at airports 0:15:12: Brave to start showing "privacy-preserving" ads 0:17:45: Google Ads being used to deliver malware 0:21:17: Computer repair shops may be accessing your private data 0:29:17: WhatsApp data for nearly 500M users breached 0:30:59: Twitter data breach far worse than reported 0:35:03: Meta removes US military covert influence operation 0:38:12: US watchdog warns of offshore oil and gas rig vulnerabilities 0:41:32: New malware evades Microsoft protections for downloaded files 0:44:12: LastPass admits to customer data breach caused by previous breach 0:50:01: Eufy cameras caught sending data to cloud without user consent 0:59:56: Tip of the Week: Avoiding Holiday Scams 1:06:19: Wrap-up and look ahead

300th Episode!! Nov 28, 2022

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I can't believe I've been doing this for 300 weeks - almost 6 years now! And returning for his 3rd "podcentennial" episode is world-renowned security guru Bruce Schneier! Today we'll discuss hacking - not just in the realm of computers, but in legal, political, social and economic spaces. And then we'll talk about how artificial intelligence and computer automation are starting to play a significant role in hacking all of these realms. Computers and AI expand the scope, scale and speed of hacking and we're honestly not prepared for it. To celebrate the 300th episode and the coming release of the 5th edition of my book, today I'm kicking off a big giveaway with lots of prizes and a killer promotion for patrons on Patreon! (See below for links.) Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned technologist and security guru. He is the author of over one dozen books, including his latest, A Hacker’s Mind, due out in February, I believe. He has testified before Congress and has served on several government committees and corporate boards, written many seminal papers, has a very popular blog called Crypto-Gram, and last but not least, Bruce is the Chief of Security Architecture at Inrupt. Further Info 300th episode promotion: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/enter-to-win-300th-podcast-giveaway/ Patron promotion: https://www.patreon.com/posts/december-patron-75151773 The Coming AI Hackers: https://www.schneier.com/academic/archives/2021/04/the-coming-ai-hackers.html A Hacker’s Mind book: https://www.schneier.com/books/a-hackers-mind/ Give the gift of security & privacy: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/give-the-gift-of-security-and-privacy/ Check out my Best & Worst Gifts Guide for 2022: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/best-worst-gifts-2022/ The Coming AI Hackers: https://www.schneier.com/academic/archives/2021/04/the-coming-ai-hackers.html A Hacker’s Mind book: https://www.schneier.com/books/a-hackers-mind/ The Trolley Problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem Gödel's incompleteness theorems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del's_incompleteness_theorems Subscribe to the newsletter: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/newsletter/new-newsletter/ Check out my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1484261887 Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/FirewallsDontStopDragons Donate directly with Monero! https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/contact/ Would you like me to speak to your group about security and/privacy? http://bit.ly/Firewalls-Speaker Generate secure passphrases! https://d20key.com/#/ Table of Contents Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show. 0:00:31: Interview preview 0:02:29: Interview start 0:03:13: How does hacking differ from inventing or just cheating? 0:07:14: What is artificial intelligence and when will it be like teh sci-fi version? 0:11:32: Do we have to worry about AI replacing us or taking over? 0:13:57: Can we program human values into AI systems? 0:18:09: Why are reward and goal alignment so crucial for AI? 0:20:28: Will we ever implicitly trust AI if we can't explain its answers? 0:25:37: Do we put too much trust in some AI systems? 0:27:59: How might AI systems be used to hack financial or political systems? 0:33:26: Can we govern AI systems with human laws? 0:36:40: Are non-computer systems more susceptible to hacks due to uncodified norms? 0:42:41: Can AI think outside the box if it doesn't understand the box? 0:48:05: How does terrorism hack our brains and how do we prevent that? 0:53:35: What are some Utopian possibilities for AI? 0:55:08: How do we get more public interest technologists? 0:56:28: Interview wrap-up 0:58:19: 300th podcast giveaway! 1:01:49: Patron promotion!

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