Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
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Post-Quantum Crypto
You may be vaguely aware of the term 'quantum computing' from media reports. But what you may not have picked up on is that one of the primary uses for quantum computers may be to break data encryptio
The Truth is Out There
Mis- and disinformation is just a fact of modern life, but certain events can cause the practice to significantly increase - like a big election. This is a good time to review this phenomenon, learnin
Crazy Proton Summer
Proton released three major new products this summer, all within the span of about a couple months: Proton Docs, Proton Wallet and Proton Scribe. Given that Proton is a privacy-focused company, some o
National Public Data Breach
The headlines have been on fire with stories about 3 billion people's data being leaked from a company you've never heard of. But like many such stories, the mainstream media gets a lot of the importa
Dating App Privacy
Finding your soul mate or even just a one-night stand can all be done digitally now - there's an app for that. Several, in fact. But in order to find the best match, you need to turn over a lot of ext
Hacker Summer Camp 2024
It's time once again for cybersecurity professionals to make the pilgrimage to the scorching desert of Las Vegas, Nevada for a week of tech conferences that we lovingly refer to as Hacker Summer Camp.
Catch You on the BSide
Jack Daniel is a storyteller, wanderer, comic, bartender, blacksmith, luthier, historian, mechanic, and the worlds oldest millennial. He is also one of the founders of Security BSides. Jack has a col
CrowdStrike Lessons Learned
Last week, we all learned about a company called CrowdStrike that apparently has the capability to single-handedly bring multiple airlines, hospitals and other large companies to their knees in an ins
Open Source Intelligence
If someone decided to dig into your life - perhaps even try to 'dox' you - how might they go about doing that? What could they find about you right now on the internet? You might be surprised at how m
How & Why to Block Ads
Ads on the web are beyond annoying - they are actually a threat to your privacy and sometimes even your security. Ads pay for a lot of the "free" web content we consume, but until ad networks stop tra