The 443 - Security Simplified

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How to Breach a Company Jan 28, 2019

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In today’s episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover the latest news where a group of researchers accidently triggered a bug, disrupting internet routing. We’ll then jump in to the 6 different categories of data breaches, how they occur, and how to defend against them.

How a Government Shutdown Affects Cybersecurity Jan 21, 2019

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In today’s episode, we cover the overlooked cybersecurity ramifications of the US government shutdown. From NIST to expired certificates, we’ll discuss the government agencies, programs, and tools that private organizations rely on every day which are most impacted by the US congress’s ongoing failure to pass a budget for 2019.

Hacking for PewDiePie Jan 14, 2019

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In today’s episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover recent news of a mass account breach at Reddit and a global DNS hijacking campaign. We then discuss in to a group of hackers attempting to convince the world to subscribe to a popular YouTube personality’s channel by compromising printers and Chromecasts.

Talking MFA with Roger Grimes Jan 07, 2019

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This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we sit down for an interview with authentication expert Roger Grimes, author of A Data-Driven Computer Security Defense. We’ll discuss the security benefits of multi-factor authentication and how attackers circumvent them.

Best of 2018 Recap Dec 31, 2018

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What a year! Since launching The 443 – Security Simplified in June we’ve recorded over 30 episodes full of the latest news, interviews and breakdowns of complex security topics. In this episode, we share some fan-favorite segments complete with the latest updates on where the discussion topics stand today.

The Q3 2018 Internet Security Report Dec 17, 2018

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In this episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover WatchGuard’s Internet Security Report for Q3 2018. We’ll run through the latest malware and network attack trends, discuss the top security incidents from the quarter, and dive in to the WatchGuard Threat Lab’s latest research.

Securing Your Smart Home Dec 10, 2018

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Are you planning on decking out your home with the latest "smart" gadgets this holiday season? In today's episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, discuss which smart home devices are more secure than others and how to keep your home networks safe while adding your new internet-connected lightbulbs. Before that though, we cover the latest in data breaches with two big ones disclosed in the last week.

The 2019 Predictions That Didn’t Make It Dec 04, 2018

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Welcome back to another episode of The 443 - Security Simplified. This week in the news, we cover a supply chain attack against a popular Bitcoin wallet. For our main event, we've picked a few of our favorite predictions that didn't make the cut this year. We'll explain the trends behind each one and the reasons why they weren't included with the rest of them.

What We Are Thankful For Nov 26, 2018

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With Thanksgiving right around the corner (or just having just passed depending on when you listen to this), we wanted to take some time and talk about the things we are thankful for in the cyber security world. Before that though, we’ll cover the latest news in breaking biometrics where researchers out of New York University and the University of Michigan have developed a fingerprint master key.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Security Tips Nov 19, 2018

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With Black Friday and Cyber Monday right around the corner, in today’s episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we provide some useful cyber security tips to keep your bank account and home network safe while shopping for the latest holiday tech. Before that though, we cover a breach of over 23 million SMS messages and its impact on multi-factor authentication and account security as a whole.