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Google’s Monopoly: The Debate Heats Up, Amazon Alexa Privacy Tips
This week, we discuss Google’s recent accusation by the U.S. Justice Department for being a monopoly and its implications for privacy and cybersecurity. We also cover essential privacy settings for A…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
The Inefficiency of People-Search Removal Tools, Massive Data Breach Impacting U.S. Citizens
In episode 342, we discuss the effectiveness of people-search removal tools like DeleteMe and Reputation Defender, based on a study by Consumer Reports. We also cover how almost every American’s soci…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Exploring Cybersecurity Trends at Black Hat 2024 with Shourya Pratap Singh from SquareX
Join us for this special live edition of the Shared Security Podcast, recorded in scorching Las Vegas at Black Hat 2024. Host Tom Eston is joined by Shourya Pratap Singh, Principal Software Engineer…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
The Great CrowdStrike Crash, AI’s Role in Employee Smiles
In episode 341, we cover the unprecedented global IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike update crash, affecting 8.5 million Windows machines. We discuss whether it’s the largest outage in history and dis…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
How SquareX is Redefining Web Security: An In-Depth Discussion with Chief Architect Jeswin Mathai
In this episode, Tom Eston hosts Jeswin Mathai, Chief Architect at SquareX. This episode is part two of a series featuring SquareX, and Jeswin takes a deeper look into their cybersecurity solutions. …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Deepfakes, AI, and the Future of Cybersecurity: Insights from Dan DeCloss of PlexTrac
In this episode, host Tom Eston welcomes Dan DeCloss, founder and CTO of PlexTrac. They exchange insights about their history at Veracode and explore Dan’s journey in cybersecurity. Dan shares his ex…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Massive AT&T Data Breach Impact, Meta’s Privacy Policy Updates
In episode 339, hosts Tom Eston and Scott Wright discuss the massive AT&T data breach affecting 110 million customers, which is larger than a previous breach from March affecting 73 million customers…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Authy Breach: What It Means for You, RockYou 2024 Password Leak
In episode 338, we discuss the recent breach of the two-factor authentication provider Authy and its implications for users. We also explore a massive password list leak titled ‘Rock You 2024’ that h…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Critical SSH Vulnerability, Facial Recognition Flaws, How to Safely Dispose of Old Devices
In episode 337, we cover “broken” news about the new SSH vulnerability ‘regreSSHion‘ highlighting the vulnerability discovered in the OpenSSH protocol by Qualys and its implications. We then discuss …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
The U.S. Bans Kaspersky Antivirus, WordPress Plugin Supply Chain Attacks
In episode 336 of the Shared Security Podcast, we discuss the Biden administration’s recent ban on Kaspersky antivirus software in the U.S. due to security concerns linked to its Russian origins. We …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago