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The Mayor of Tampa, Florida, had this Twitter account hacked due to “the usual weaknesses, including poor passwords.” The hackers used the account to…
6 years, 10 months ago
Guiding the Development of AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for decades, but has only recently begun to fulfill the promise of truly replicating human-like decisio…
6 years, 10 months ago
Toying With Security
The European Union has recalled a GPS smart watch meant to be worn by children so that their parents can keep tabs on them. Unfortunately, due to hor…
6 years, 11 months ago
You Must Stop Reusing Passwords
Last week I told you about the literally billions of email addresses and passwords that were released by hackers as “Collections 1-5”. I also told yo…
6 years, 11 months ago
You Have Been Pwned
Last week we saw perhaps the single largest data breach dump in history, close on the heels of another massive data disclosure from the same group. D…
6 years, 11 months ago
Data Privacy Day Pod-Centennial!
We’re celebrating international Data Privacy Day along with the 100th episode of Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons! And what a show we have! My guest toda…
6 years, 11 months ago
Delete My DNA, Please
Ancestry analysis firm 23andMe has just inked a 4-year, $300M deal to share its DNA samples with the colossal pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.…
6 years, 11 months ago
Ghost on the Wire
Last month Australia passed a sweeping surveillance law, quickly and without meaningful debate, called the Assistance and Access Act. Like the UK’s I…
7 years ago
Google is Watching You
Just because you’re not paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not following you. A new study by Digital Content Next and Vanderbilt University shows just how…
7 years ago
2019 Security & Privacy New Years Resolutions
It’s that time of year again – time to make your New Years Resolutions! You know all those really important things I’ve been telling you to do, but y…
7 years ago