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Crucial Tech — 270 episodes
Episode 12.15 - Fighting a Click-Fix attack for Small Businesses, Sponsored by Haven
Episode 12.14 - Ian and Lou talk brighter times ahead
Episode 12.13 -- Are we realizing AI can't replace humans?
Episode 12.12 - Escape Meta's hellscape
Episode 12.11 - The bad guys are in your smart TV. You can do something about it.
Episode 12.10 - The problem of configuration drift with Reach Security
Episode 12.9 - Data brokers and health care with Rob Shavell of Deleteme
Episode 12.8 - Marketing misinformation
Episode 12.7 - When scams are legal: a Chat with MirrorTab's Brian Silverstein
Episode 12.6 - Reporter's Notebook on Breach Irrelevance
Episode 12.5 - The Future of Truth, Stephen Rosenbaum
Episode 12.4 - Forward, into the past: AI makes legacy media relevant again
Episode 12.3 -- $500/m security with MirrorTab/Haven and DNSfllter
Episode 12.2 - Putting AI and security into perspective
Season 12.1 - Reporter's notebook: Orca Security, intro to CNAPP
Episode 11.24 - Is the AI industry collapse beginning?
Episode 11.23 - DROP and give me privacy! New California mechanism for deleting your records
Episode 11.22 - A conversation with Claude: AI industry on a knife edge
Episode 11.21 - Vibe coding losing it's shine, but we're trying it anyway
Episode 11.20 - Will you miss CISA 2015 now that it's gone?
Episode 11.19 -- Are you naive enough to fall for a ticket scam
Episode 11.18 - Decentralization for many, not all
Episode 11.17 - Decentralization and Sovereign Cloud Predictions
Episode 11.16 - California Press Foundation: Saving journalism with tech
Episode 11.15 - How to make proper predictions
Episode 11.14 - Cheap marketing gets poor results
Episode 11.13: Prediction failures, dysinformation, and affordable marketing
Episode 11.12 - The will to market is weak in cyber training niche
Episode 11.11 - The problem with proxies
Episode 11.10 : Bolaji Ojo explains why companies should support journalism
Episode 11.9 - Can AI survive? (Part Two)
Episode 11.8 - Can AI survive? (part one)
Episode 11.7 - Book Review: AI Made Easy for Parents
Episode 11.6 - Making the case for winning the cyberwar
Episode 11.5 - Giving up and accepting mediocrity for AI
Episode 11.4: Coming attractions and how to bury the lede
Episode 11.3 - Fixing the hole in Agentic AI
Episode 11.2 - Separating fact from fiction in Deepfakes
Episode 11.1 - Controlling access could help close Agentic AI security holes, but it's not security
Episode 10.27 - Why some companies don't carry cyberinsurance
Episode 10.26 - The rise of NHI and the impact of Predatory Sparrow
Episode 10.25 - The degradation of tech PR
Episode 10.24 - Q-Day? Meh. And a view on how M&A affects security
Episode 10.23 - When reporters get fired... and hope from the insurance industry
Episode 10:22 Ping and Identity Access Management in the AI age
Episode 10:20b - Dale Hoak on understanding Zero Trust, redux
Episode 10.21 - Netacea and stopping malicious bots
Episode 10.19 - The "key" to security could be in your hands
Episode 10.18 - Battle of the bots: stealing student aid
Episode 10.17 - Bruce Schneier gives a stunning prediction on AI at RSAC Conference, and how deep risk goes
Episode 10.16 - RSAC preview, Government doing good and bad PR
Episode 10.15 - Divorce the orange git!
Episode 10.14 - Encryption, Insurance and why you should care
Episode 10.13 - The AI bubble and how it affects cybersecurity
Episode 10.12 - Encryption is all around us, until it isn't
Episode 10.11 - The problem with surveys
Episode 10.10 - The X DDoS attack was avoidable, and it's not over
Episode 10.9 - How bad marketing obscures the problems of deepfakes and identity theft
Episode 10.7 - Bob Ackerman, Generative AI, and Universal Basic Income
Episode 10.6 - DORA, Insurance and the state of international regulations
Episode 10.8 - Phishing on the rise, but there is hope
A reminder of where we come from
Episode 10.5 - Lawyers and insurance companies stand firm on security
Episode 10.4 - How moderation works (It ain't what you think)
Episode 10.3 - James Bore on our fascination with shiny objects
Episode 10.2 - Bye bye, Zuck
Episode 10.1 - China, oligarchs and tradewars with Lou and Ian
Episode 9.11 - Who do you Trust?
Threat report for Thanksgiving week
Episode 9.10 - Are consumers getting fed up with security?
Episode 9.9 - The mental toll cause by AI
Episode 9.8 - Top threat reports and a preview of what's coming
Episode 9.7 - How to boost customer confidence in security
Special episode: Threat reports for Nov 5
Special episode: Top three threat reports for the week
Episode 9.6 - FHE starts getting serious
Special episode -Threat reports for October 21
Episode 9.5 - Pig butchering: It's not just for breakfast
Episode 9.4 - Digital tech is hitting the physical wall
Episode 9.3 - AI and telemarkeing: Marriage from Hell?
Episode 9.2 - Innocence is not a defense against online fraud
Episode 9.1 - Getting serious about PQC
Episode 8.23 - Fixing marketing in Tech
Episode 8.22 - Social engineering affects nations
Episode 8.21 - Have we reached peak ransomware? One lawyer's view
Episode 8.20 - Crowdstrike: who's at fault?
Episode 8.19 -- Are we losing the data war, Part 2
Episode 8.18 -- Are we losing the data war? Part 1
Journalism needs a kick in the a**
Episode 8.17 - Elder fraud: bigger than you think and not how you think.
Episode 8.16 - Avoiding election scams
Episode 8.15 -- Old man yells at clouds during grad week
Episode 8.14 -- Generative AI is accelerating phishing attacks
Episode 8.13 - Finding gold in Metomic survey
Episode 8.12 - Madison Horn wants to increase Congress' tech IQ
Episode 8.11 - An interview with Rohit Ghai of RSA.
PR, the Press, and Technology: A rant
Episode 8.10 -- Google needs news. News doesn't need Google
Episode 8.9 - Crystal Morin, tea ladies and personal responsibility
Episode 8.8 - Red teaming AI
TikTok: Hoist on its own petard
Episode 8.7: Arming insurance companies for cyberbattle
Episode 8.6 -- Bad month for cyber criminals.
Episode 8.5 -- FIDO, PCI fighting the good fight for security with payment cards
Episode 8.4 - Making your personal medical data safe
Episode 8.3 - Centific is fixing AI before it becomes Skynet
Episode 8.2 --The most dangerous people on the Internet: Our take
Episode 8.1 -- Harri Hursti makes me feel stupid about elections
Episode 7.29 - Would you bet your job on that post?
Episode 7.28 -- Privacy Not Included, in pretty much anything
Episode 7.27 - Deep fake acceptance increasing but at what cost?
Episode 7.26 -- Update your software, but pay no attention to the statistics
Episode 7.25: Linkedin account hijacked? It's not hopeless
Episode 7.24 -- MGM Grand Breach, Social Engineering, and how to protect yourself
Episode 7.23 - Defense against the AI Arts
Episode 7.22 -- Canada in the crosshairs for cyber attack
Episode 7.21 - Security is dependent on your access to the internet
Episode 7.20 -- There's a hard wind coming for cybersecurity companies
Episode 7.19 - ETSI is doing the heavy lifting on AI protections
Episode 7. 18--Ethics in an AI platform? Shut the front door!
Episode 7.17 - Generative AI as a defense against cyber attacks
Episode 7.16 -- Perspective: Things are getting better
Episode 7.15 - VR Headsets: Boondoggle or Breakthrough?
Episode 7.14 -- Taking a step toward stopping AI fraud with Pindrop
Episode 7:13 -- How companies can assure customers their data is safe
Episode 7.12 -- Data for All by John K. Thompson: A book review
Episode 7:11 -- Rohit Ghai on the promise and problem of generative AI
Episode 7.10--What's up with Generative AI
Episode 7.9 -- Getting to the bottom of the TikTok issue
Episode 7:8 - Advertising isn't what you think
Episode 7.7 -- Sextortion is a thing. How big a thing is questionable. But it is scummy
Episode 7.6 -- Axiado seeks to crowd source a "data lake" for comprehensive cyb ersecurity
Episode 7.5 - That IRS agent that called you is a criminal
Episode 7.4 -- Avoid being a big, stationary target
Episode 7.3 -- All things Data Privacy!
Episode 7:2 -- Diversity and Civil Rights Progress with Rockwell's Nicole Darden Ford
Marketing and Media: Most of what you know is wrong
Episode 6:19 - End of the Year finale with Ian Thornton-Trump
Episode 6.18 - Account takeover attacks are inevitable
Episode 6.17 - Avoid Black Friday deals. Enjoy your time off
Episode 6.16 - The future of democracy, technology and media
Episode 6.15 - As tech investors cower, Cybersecurity looks like a good bet
Episode 6.14 - Are we turning the tide on cybercrime? Depends on who you talk to
Episode 6:13 - Finally, some good news is coming
Episode 6.12 -- Quad9: Where you should start your cybersecurity program
Episode 6:11 -- Office Phishing and the three Ms with Adam Levine
Episode 6:10 -- Quantum Computing: Not Just for Stealing Secrets
Episode 6.9 - Hybrid Vishing. It's such a thing.
Episode 6.8 Virtru offers privacy in period trackers
Episode 6.7 - Bruce Schneier on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. It's not pretty.
Episode 6.6 - A Quantum Cryptography Primer from SandboxAQ
Episode 6.5 - Passwords. I hate them. You hate them. Can’t quit them.
Ep. 6-4 -- Roblox and other MMO games vulnerable to lateral attacks
Ep. 6.3 - Those who ignore history are the most likely to be hacked.
Ep. 6.2 - The Metaverse for Education is here... but not yet
Ep. 6-1 Defending against imposters at RSAC2022
RSAC preview and tips
Episode 5.14 - A starting place for the most vulnerable to cyber attack
Ep. 5:13 -- Ending cybersecurity complacency is the cure for cybercrime
Ep. 5:12 - Blazing the Trail to Zero Trust
Ep. 5:11 Venture Capitalists Can Improve Security
Ep. 5:10 - Arqit lawsuit roils quantum crypto industry
Episode 5.9: "Nukes! Cyberwar! Russians!"... Calm down. It isn't that bad.
Guess what!? Today is World Backup Day!
Episode 5.7 -- Gerry Kennedy weighs in on secure messaging apps
Special Episode: Open Warfare in the Cyber World
Episode 5.6 -- Schools may be more secure than your business
Episode 5.5 -- Bile sells... at least for now, but not for long
Episode 5.4 -- Don't put your data in one basket
Episode 5.3--Collecting some personal data is a good thing
Episode 5.2: US privacy laws are entirely inadequate
Episode 5.1: New engineering discipline predicted for 2022
Semiconductor industry gets dragged into security
Episode 4:24 - Fletch provides an early Christmas gift (audio only version)
Episode 4:22b - Mozilla wants to show you where "Privacy is Not Included"
Episode 4:23a - Mozilla Foundation lets you know when "privacy not included"
Episode 4:22 - Quantum computing is not really here, yet. But companies are getting ready for it
Episode 4:21 – Upheaval's Ironweave might actually fix data security with blockchain
Episode 4:20 -- Why does bad marketing happen to good products?
Episode 4:19--Phishing, smishing. Only you can stop it because Facebook sure ain't gonna
Episode 4:18 - Convincing Real Estate Luddites to adopt good security
Episode 4.17 - Modern vehicles, especially EVs, are rife with security holes
Episode 4.16 - Apple's porn scan is bad, unless you think it is good
Episode 4:16 - How security researchers are fueling cybercrime, and more from Black Hat 2021
Have we reached Peak ransomware? George Finney says, probably not
Episode 4.14 -- How marketing makes it harder to buy products intelligently: A rant
Episode 4:13 - Search for the Holy Grail in Security: Penetration Testing with Ronin-Pentest
Ep. 4-12: To pay the ransom or not to pay? That is one of the questions
Episode 4:11 - That time when the business world got serious about cybercrime
Special episode: Revital Libfrand of OdiX on tech opportunities for women
Episode 4:10--Truth in marketing: It doesn't have to be that hard
Episode 4:9--Hacking is not spoofing, plus a case study
Episode 4:8 -- How I learned to fear my computer and ignore the bomb
Ep. 4:7 -- The massive upside of Apple's transparent tracking feature
Ep. 4:6 -- It's Earth Day. Are your batteries exploding?
Episode 4.5 -- Supply chain headaches abound along with potential fixes
Episode 4.4: The year we became painfully aware of the supply chain
Episode 4.3 -- Boring technology can be the most important to understand.
Episode 4.2 -- Cyber insurance may be a good idea... or not
Episode 4.1 -- CDR: another security acronymn that you need in your arsenal
Episode 3:20 The launch of Cyber Protection Magazine
Episode 3:19 -- California small business grant program is a security nightmare
Episode 3:18 --Stupid stuff in tech
Episode 3:17 The hackers won't let you go. Time to go after them
Episode 3:16 Human error can still defeat any cyber security technology
Episode 3:15-- 2021 is looking good for controlling disinformation
Episode 3:14 -- A steaming crock of corporate awards programs
Episode 3:13 --The catch 22 about hydrogen economy: It needs fossil fuel
Episode 3:12 -- What's wrong with Journalism today? Part 3
Episode 3:11 -- What's wrong with journalism? Look in a mirror
Episode 3.10--What's wrong with Journalism?
What's wrong with Journalism today?
Ep.3.9--Airgap.io: the Holy grail of ubiquitous digital security?
Episode 3.8--A piece of living history explains 5G without hype
Ep. 3.7 - Sometimes, a digital breach just isn't your fault
Episode 3.6: Phishing is on the rise and it threatens the 2020 Election in the US
UPDATE!!!!! SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING IS IN BIG TROUBLE
Ep. 3-4: Wanna Cookie? You have more control over what companies do with your data then you think
Ep. 3-3 Quantum computing is a security nightmare, but making it safe is a priority for Sectigo
Ep. 2:23 Using technology to stop a pandemic
Episode 3.2: BlackHat wrap up on how foreign elections are being hacked Part 2
How hostile states are hacking elections, Part 1
Cookies, Black Hat Conference and the coming third season
Episode 2:29 - Recap on AI and facial recognition, and an update
Episode 2:28 Matthew Rosenquist talks ethics, facial recognition and the potential benefits of AI
Episode 2:27 Tim Bajarin, ethics, facial recognition, AI, and how Apple is keeping us safe
Episode 20:26 How to keep Facebook secure, facial recognition technology, and so much more
Episode 2:25 Ethical technology development is not easy but has become crucial
Ep. 2:24 A follow up on contact tracing and putting my money where my mouth is
Ep. 2:22 We told you so, Part 2: venture capital and entertainment changes
Ep. 2:21 Hey, we told you so, Part 1
Ep. 2:20 Trusted Computing Group: You've never heard of them but their work is keeping us safe online
Episode 2:19 What the hell are certificates and why you should care.
Episode 2:18 Digital corporations are selling your data to foreign governments
Episode 2:17 Fingerprints? Probably not.
Episode 2:16 The coming death of Amazon?
Episode 2:15 - The vulnerability of the internet of things
Ep. 2.14 - GDPR and CCPA are changing social media for the better
Ep. 2:13 - The rise of private social networks
Ep. 2:12 Cryptocurrency is vague, possibly corrupt ... and inevitable
Buckle up for 2020, it's gonna be a bumpy ride
Cryptocurrency, Mysterious Market forces and BS
Bringing Finnish education tech to the US
Where did we go wrong on Autonomous Vehicles? Part 4, finale
Where did we go wrong on autonomous vehicles, part 3
Where did we go wrong on autonomous vehicles?: Part 2
Where did we go wrong on autonomous vehicles, part 1
Preview: Where did we go wrong with autonomous vehicles
Special episode: Catfishing and what to do about it
Catphishing and what you can do about it
Why is Scandanavia the most secure place in the world?
Episode 19: What banks are doing... and not doing to protect your funds
Cryptojacking: It's a thing
Bill and Lou's excellent adventure in Linux and IoT security
Certificates? We don't got to show you any stinkin' certificates!
Ep. 1-15 Dishonest telemarketing, Consumer privacy laws and a way to deal with them effectively
The standard you never heard of: GlobalPlatforms... and more
Don't trust a company to keep you safe
Squirrels are the greatest threat to the internet and the power grid
Ethics in tech: It is a thing
A good path for STEM careers for women
The Arrest of Assange: What is it all about?
A special edition of Crucial Tech: the arrest of Assange
Cyber predictions from Forresters are scary
The Green New Deal isn't as bad... or as good as you have heard
Artificial Intelligence: Good or Bad?
Applying artificial intelligence in hardware for security
Creating decoys to catch and stop hackers
Will hardware companies survive digital protection legislation
The big hole in the cloud