Hacking Pixels Podcast | Ep 012 — Cybersecurity, AI & Retro Gaming | Holiday Security Tips, Podcasting Lessons, Zelda

Welcome to "Hacking Pixels"! Hacking Pixels covers some of the hottest Cybersecurity news from around the internet along with a twist of retro video game nostalgia. This action packed season finale delves into AI, Tech, Holiday Security Tips, Podcasting Lessons, Cheap Firewalls, Jaguar's  Cyberattack, and Malicious Photo Frames with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64 as our featured Retro Video Game. Part of the Hacking Pixels Podcast & Plays series — cybersecurity news, AI insights, and retro gaming nostalgia for small business owners and tech fans. 📚 Time Code Markers0:01:05 - Intro0:03:30 - Holiday Tips0:05:17 - AI Headlines0:09:15 - Tech Brief0:12:54 - Cheap Firewalls0:14:32 - Jaguar Cyberattack0:16:28 - Malicious Photo Frames0:18:12 - Retro Game of the Month0:21:21 - Outro  📢 Intro Links Actionable Security on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ActionableSecurity Audacity - https://www.audacityteam.orgRode USB-Mini - https://rode.com/en-us/products/nt-usb-miniFiverr - https://www.fiverr.com 📢 Tech Brief New Steam Hardware - https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/ iPhone Pocket - https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/ Analogue 3D - https://www.analogue.co/3d 2025 Holiday Tech Gift Guide Mod Retro Chromatic - $199 - https://modretro.com/products/chromatic-tetris-bundleAirPods Pro 3 - $249 - https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/iPhone 17 - $799 - https://www.apple.com/iphone-17/Logitech MX Master 4  -$119 -  https://www.logitech.com/en-us/shop/p/mx-master-4-mac.910-007575Stream Deck Neo - $99 - https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/stream-deck-neoAnker MagGo Wireless Charging Station - $89 -  https://www.anker.com/products/a25m8-maggo-qi2-wireless-charging-station-magsafe-compatible 📢 AI Headlines Anthropic just released Claude Opus 4.5 - here's how it stacks up against other leading models - https://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropic-just-released-claude-opus-4-5-heres-how-it-stacks-up-against-other-leading-models/ Chinese DeepSeek-R1 AI Generates Insecure Code When Prompts Mention Tibet or Uyghurs - https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/chinese-ai-model-deepseek-r1-generates.htmlAI Is Supercharging Phishing: Here’s How to Fight Back - https://www.securityweek.com/ai-is-supercharging-phishing-heres-how-to-fight-back/ Google Launches 'Private AI Compute' — Secure AI Processing with On-Device-Level Privacy - https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/google-launches-private-ai-compute.html  📢 Top Stories [Story 1 - Cheap Firewalls] SonicWall’s Latest SSLVPN Flaw Raises Questions About Cheap Firewall Reliability - https://actionablesec.com/blog/sonicwalls-latest-sslvpn-flaw-raises-questions-about-cheap-firewall-reliability [Story 2 - Jaguar Cyberattack] Jaguar Land Rover’s $220M Cyberattack: Why Proactive Security Costs Less Than Regret - https://actionablesec.com/blog/jaguar-land-rovers-220m-cyberattack-why-proactive-security-costs-less-than-regret [Story 3 - Malicious Photo Frames] Malware in the Most Unexpected Places: When Your Digital Photo Frame Joins a Botnet - https://actionablesec.com/blog/malware-in-the-most-unexpected-places-when-your-digital-photo-frame-joins-a-botnet [Retro Game] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask 📢 Hacking Pixels is brought to you by Actionable Security, Securing small businesses with actionable insights. Actionable Security specializes in Cybersecurity services tailored for small businesses such as Risk Assessments, Email Hardening, Virtual Chief Information Security Officer advisory and a lot more. Go to https://actionablesec.com for more information. Hacking Pixels is part of the Actionable Security ecosystem — cybersecurity made fun, practical, and accessible.