Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Details on the Robinhood data breach (apparently caused by a social engineering attack) affecting approximately 7 million customers, and a discussion about surveillance and privacy concerns from a 600-hour leak of Dallas Police Department helicopter footage. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Robinhood Trading App Suffers Data Breach Exposing 7 Million (..)

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 23, 2022

Canada’s federal government admitted to surveilling its population’s movements during the COVID-19 lock-down by tracking 33 million phones, the FBI warned that a hacker group has been sending malware-laden USB sticks to companies, and details on a new law in the United States which will install kill switches in new cars. ** Links mentioned on […].

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Surveillance Malware Government Social Engineering 111

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 28, 2022

Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” has been recognized as an exploit for a vulnerability after Microsoft reported it can crash the hard drives of certain old laptop computers, phishing attacks that compromise credentials using brand impersonation are on the rise, and details about a new privacy focused phone carrier that doesn’t track your location or (..)

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Phishing Social Engineering Surveillance Data privacy 52

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

AI Use Danger As with any emerging technology, many organizations should expect errors and growing pains as teams learn the nuances of applying the technology. Some attacks will be aided by technology, while others will be more strategic in nature as companies strengthen cyberdefense against older attacks.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

What role does technology play in facilitating intimate partner abuse? They discuss how software and IoT companies can avoid becoming the next Black Mirror episode and share resources that can help survivors (and those who want to help them) deal with the technology issues that can be associated with technologically facilitated abuse.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 4, 2017

All the subsequent reasons given for why it’s necessary have technology solutions which provide traceability back to individual, identifiable users. Her approach to password sharing may simply be evidence of humans working around technology constraints: I don't blame her, I blame the I.T but the topic kept coming up.

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