Stay ConnectedSecurity In 5 brings you security news, tips and opinions on information IT and general security in about five minutes. Straight and to the point information in a timeframe you can easily listen to in one sitting. Whether you are a security professional or someone that wants to keep personal data safe this podcast will cover everyone.
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IoT Strikes Again! Goolge and their Nest products are in a little bit of hot water recently. Apparently Google released new funtionality for their Nest product that turned on Google Assistant like functionality. The problem was that in no documentation or any release did Google note that the products had a microphone. This epsiode goes into the details of this and what it means.
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A common method to post URL links in emails and social sites is to shorten it using an URL shortener service. It's a conveinent way for the poster but dangerous for users as you don't know where those links actualyl go without clicking on them. This episode talk about CheckShortURL.com that allows you to see what the link does without clicking on it.
Source - CheckShortURL.com
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In a mature security organization you will have a Red Team and Blue Team. This epsiode talks about the roles of the red and blue teams and also a new concept called the Purple Team. What is it and where does this team fit with the others?
Source - https://danielmiessler.com/study/purple-team/
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We hear about personally identifiable information (PII) all the time in the security, but what is it? What makes data be considered personal and why is it important to protect it? This epsiode talks about what could make up PII and how cybercriminals gather PII and how it is used for malicious means.
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After the data dump known as Collection 1-5 I have been recommending to go and delete all your unused accounts. This can be a difficult task and every website does things a little different. I found a recource that can be helpful in your clean up called JustDeleteMe. This epside goes over the website and talks about the importance to get rid of those unused accounts.
Source: JustDeleteMe
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security, infosec, information, podcast, internet, web, blog, twitter, facebook, privacy, google, apple, itA fresh Facebook phishing page is popping up and it's important that you are aware of it. This attack is one of the more convining looking pages that has been discovered. This episode talks about how to spot it and I urge you to watch the video below and see for yourself how the attack looks and how to detect it.
YouTube Video of the phishing page (no sound) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq1gnvYC144
Source: Myki
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Google released a quick and sleek phishing test web page. This shows you sample emails and you simply decide if it's real or a phishing fake. I highly recommend you go through this and send this to everyone you know to do the same.
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Phishing Quiz Link - https://phishingquiz.withgoogle.com/
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This epsiodecame in from a listener suggestion. The question was around the security risks and concerns with contactless credit and debit cards. This epsiode talks about how contactless and mobile device payments work and the risks associated with them.
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Voluntarily sending your DNA to a company to be 'tested' is the one of the most unsettling privacy trends today. This episode talks about this ridiculous service and how to delete your data from these sites.
Reference article with instructions.
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The hack dump called Collection 1 contained over 700 million records. Now Collection 2-5 have been seen in the wild and have over 2.2 billion records. This episode talks about this situation and reminds you the importance of basic security practices you can be doing to keep you accounts safer.
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