Security In Five

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Episode 165 - Watch Out For The Computer Support Virus Scam Phone Calls Feb 01, 2018

Show notes

I was sitting in my home office and the phone rang. A guy on the other end with a hard accent said his name was 'Mark' and said he detected viruses on my computer for several days. He goes on to try to scare me with computer terms and eventually pitches a $200 security cleaner.

This call, like many others, were a scam. There is no software, no viruses, no detections from random companies on the Internet only criminals.

This episode breaks down this scam and many like it and tell you simple steps to avoid them... hang up and forget about it.

Here is a collection of scam calls I recorded

Be aware, be safe.

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Episode 164 - Reddit Rolls Out Two Factor Authentication To All Users Jan 31, 2018

Show notes

Reddit, the front page of the Internet, one of the largest and most popular websites on the web improve their security capabilities. Reddit rolled out two factor authentication to all their 250 million users. Currently two factor authentication is the best practice to improve all your accounts. This episodes talks about why this is an important step for Reddit and why you should take advantage of it.

Be aware, be safe.

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Episode 163 - Shared Accounts In Companies Are Still A Major Problem Jan 30, 2018

Show notes

In businesses it's a common and bad practice for IT administrators to share accounts. The practice lowers the number of high privilege accounts in a company but by doing so removes the ability of proper accountability, tracking and control. Over the years the government ISC-CERT team as been putting organizational account practices higher on the risk lists.

• Lack of accountability and traceability for user actions if an account is compromised

• Increased difficulty in securing accounts as personnel leave the organization, especially sensitive for users with administrator access

This episode goes into the details and solution on how to get control of your privileged accounts.

Be aware, be safe.

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Twitter @binaryblogger - https://www.twitter.com/binaryblogger

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Email - contactme@binaryblogger.com

Episode 162 - Google Is Recording Your Voice, How To Listen To And Delete IT Jan 29, 2018

Show notes

Were you aware Google is recording your voice from your computers and mobile devices? They are. Did you know you can go into your account, listen to all the creepy recordings of you talking at random times but you can also delete and turn it off. This episode tells you how.

Google Activity Center - https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity

Be aware, be safe.

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Twitter @binaryblogger - https://www.twitter.com/binaryblogger

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Episode 161 - Tools, Tips and Tricks - Fileinfo.com Jan 26, 2018

Show notes

There are times when you come across a file and have no idea what it is, what it's for, if it's dangerous and if you can delete it. This is where a website like Fileinfo.com comes in. There are many resources like Fileinfo.com out there, this is just one that I use and recommend because it's easy. This episode goes into why you need resources like this and how to use it.

FileInfo.com - https://fileinfo.com

Be aware, be safe.

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Podcast Page - http://securityinfive.libsyn.com

Twitter @binaryblogger - https://www.twitter.com/binaryblogger

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Email - contactme@binaryblogger.com

Episode 160 - Only 10% Of Gmail Users Have Two-Factor Authentication Enabled, Don't Be In The 90% Jan 25, 2018

Show notes

Google recently announced a report that only 10% of Gmail accounts have two-factor authentication enabled. Although the feature has been available since 2011 mass adoption has not occurred. This episode goes into what two-factor authentication is and why it's such an important security improvement for any online account.

Be aware, be safe.

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Podcast Page - http://securityinfive.libsyn.com

Twitter @binaryblogger - https://www.twitter.com/binaryblogger

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Email - contactme@binaryblogger.com

Episode 159 - If You Have A USB Drive Connected To Your Home Router, You Need This Episode Jan 24, 2018

Show notes

The latest generation of home routers make it very easy to connect large USB hard drives for centralized file backups and sharing. The episode tells a story of how dangerous that is if you aren't looking out for certain things. You may be unknowingly allowing the entire internet access your whole life.

If you have a home USB backup connected to your router, you need to listen to this episode now and tell others to do the same.

Be aware, be safe.

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Twitter @binaryblogger - https://www.twitter.com/binaryblogger

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Episode 158 - Equifax Would Pay $1.5 BILLION If New Proposed Laws Were In Place Jan 23, 2018

Show notes

Penalties from hacked companies are insufficient to curb security practices and properly cover victims. That is about to change. A new proposal by the Senate would significantly increate the penalties against credit agencies that were hacked. Equifax got off lucky from their 145.5 million record breach, under the new law they would have paid $1.5 billion with half going to the victims. This episode breaks down the details.

Be aware, be safe.

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Podcast Page - http://securityinfive.libsyn.com

Twitter @binaryblogger - https://www.twitter.com/binaryblogger

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Email - contactme@binaryblogger.com

Episode 157 - US Hospital Pays Hackers $55,000, Bad Precedent Jan 22, 2018

Show notes

A hospital in Indiana recently was the victim of a ransomware attack. The ransom was 4 Bitcoin, about $55,000 at the time, and the hospital was given 7 days to pay it. The hospital ultimately paid the ransom but even though they have backups to recover from. This episode goes into why and why this is a bad move.

Be aware, be safe.

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Podcast Page - http://securityinfive.libsyn.com

Twitter @binaryblogger - https://www.twitter.com/binaryblogger

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