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EP 256.5. Deep Dive. EP 256 The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week ending August 19th., 2025 and Something Phishy

Season 5 Episode 256

Phishing Training Effectiveness: A study of over 19,000 employees showed traditional phishing training has limited impact, improving scam detection by just 1.7% over eight months. Despite varied trai…

Published on 4 months ago

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week ending August 19th., 2025 and ... Something Phishy

Season 5 Episode 256

EP 256. Freshly Phished this week...
A study with thousands of test subjects showed phishing training has minimal impact on scam detection. The results are surprisingly underwhelming.
A hacker exploite…

Published on 4 months ago

EP 255.5 Deep Dive. Sweet Thing and The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week ending August 12th., 2025

Season 5 Episode 255

How AI Can Inadvertently Expose Personal Data

AI tools often unintentionally leak private information. For example, meeting transcription software can include offhand comments, personal jokes, or sens…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Sweet Thing and The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week ending August 12th., 2025

Season 5 Episode 255

EP 255  

For this week's sweet update  we start with AI tools that are quietly transcribing your meetings, but what happens when your offhand jokes end up in the wrong hands? Discover how casual chats…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

EP 254.5 Deep Dive Tea for Six Point Two and the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending August 5th., 2025

Season 5 Episode 254

1. Scrutiny of the "Tea" Dating App

The women-focused dating app "Tea" faces backlash after two data breaches exposed 72,000 sensitive images and 1.1 million private messages. Though security upgrades…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tea for Six Point Two with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending August 5th., 2025

Season 5 Episode 254

EP 254. 

In this week's update:
Despite back-to-back data breaches and legal blowback, women are still queuing up by the millions for Tea.  This is one hot dating app that's apparently more viral than …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

EP 253.5 Deep Dive. Buggin' out with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending July 29th., 2025

Season 5 Episode 253

Germany’s Tech-Driven Warfare & Ethical Implications

Germany is integrating AI, robotics, and human-machine teaming into its military, deploying tech like robotic cockroaches for surveillance and mini…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Buggin' out with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending July 29th., 2025

Season 5 Episode 253

EP 253.

In this update we find out that...
Germany’s military is diving into sci-fi territory with AI-powered robots and spy cockroaches.  What futuristic tactics are they cooking up to redefine the ba…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

EP 252.5 Deep Dive. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending July 22nd., 2025 and no Trucks

Season 5 Episode 252

A single compromised password led to the collapse of 158-year-old UK logistics firm KNP, after hackers—suspected to be the Akira gang—used it to gain access, encrypt systems, and demand a £5 million …

Published on 5 months ago

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending July 22nd., 2025 and no Trucks.

Season 5 Episode 252

EP 252. In this week's update:
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A single compromised password enabled ransomware actors to bankrupt a 158-year-old British logistics firm, exposing the catastrophic business risks of weak access contr…

Published on 5 months ago