November 7, 2022 Redirect Ransom QR codes are not inherently dangerous. They’re effectively links we can click in the real world using the camera app on our phone. Like…
October 31, 2022 Building Trust with Privacy It’s easy to tell people to use this or that privacy tool, but this always assumes that you trust the service that is providing…
October 24, 2022 Your TV is Watching You This is going to sound bonkers, even though you’re used to so many things tracking you… web pages, emails, and apps… but I’m here…
October 17, 2022 Protecting Schools and Students We talk a lot about security and privacy on my show, but we don’t talk enough about these subjects in relation to students and…
October 10, 2022 Mobile Payment Fraud Cold hard cash is becoming more and more rare these days. People just don’t carry it around much any more. So how do you…
October 3, 2022 Capture the Flag for Fun & Profit Cybersecurity is the only technical, professional occupation I know of where practitioners routinely sharpen their skills through open competitions. The contests are based on…
September 26, 2022 iOS 16 Security & Privacy Features Apple just released a major update to its iPhone operating system, iOS 16. This release has some really important security and privacy features, including…
September 19, 2022 Tornado Warning for Free Speech You may not be into cryptocurrency, but a recent incident involving a so-called “cryptocurrency mixer” has some important implications for privacy and free speech….
September 12, 2022 Decoding Computers & Software A little over 20 years ago, Charles Petzold wrote what would become a classic book on understanding modern computers and the software that drives…
September 5, 2022 LastPass Source Code Breach Password manager software maker LastPass suffered a data breach last week, which understandably made their customers very nervous – and caused some people to…