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Crucial Tech — 278 episodes · page 1 of 3
Episode 3.3 - CyberMarketingCon is coming. Be there.
Episode 13.2 - Licensing AI use, part 2
Episode 13.1 - Drivers licensing for AI use
Episode 12.21 - Is AI destroying collaborative engineering
Episode 12.20 - Cities make like shepherds and get the Flock out
Episode 12.19 - I knew it was AI marketing BS!
Episode 12.18 - So what's the deal with AI watermarks?
12.17 - Getting back control of personal information
Episode 12.16 - The totally avoidable shoulder-surfing vulnerability (sponsored by Haven
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
EEpisode 12.5 - The Future of Truth, Stephen Rosenbaum
Episode 12.4 - Forward, into the past: AI makes legacy media relevant again
EEpisode 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
EEpisode 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
EEpisode 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!
EEpisode 10.14 - Encryption, Insurance and why you should care
EEpisode 10.13 - The AI bubble and how it affects cybersecurity
EEpisode 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
EEpisode 10.9 - How bad marketing obscures the problems of deepfakes and identity theft
Episode 10.7 - Bob Ackerman, Generative AI, and Universal Basic Income
EEpisode 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
EEpisode 10.4 - How moderation works (It ain't what you think)
Episode 10.3 - James Bore on our fascination with shiny objects
EEpisode 10.2 - Bye bye, Zuck
EEpisode 10.1 - China, oligarchs and tradewars with Lou and Ian
EEpisode 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
EEpisode 9.7 - How to boost customer confidence in security
ESpecial episode: Threat reports for Nov 5
Special episode: Top three threat reports for the week
Episode 9.6 - FHE starts getting serious
ESpecial 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