Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast


Best of 2024!

December 16, 2024

I’ve had some truly amazing interviews this past year. For your listening enjoyment, I’ve curated a set of clips from some of the best shows, creating a sampler platter of stellar audio content from some amazing guests! If you’ve never listened to my podcast, this will give you a taste of what you’re missing! If you’re a regular listener, this will be a fun trip down memory lane, complete with a little new commentary. Enjoy!


Original Interview Links

  1. Ep362: Patrick Wardle https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/02/05/securing-your-mac/ 
  2. Ep364: Jen Caltrider https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/02/19/car-privacy-is-horrid/ 
  3. Ep366: 404 Media https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/03/04/how-our-data-is-abused/   
  4. Ep375: Dina Temple-Raston https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/05/13/inside-ukraines-it-army/ 
  5. Ep378: Naomi Brockwell https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/05/27/why-privacy-matters/ 
  6. Ep380: Joseph Cox https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/06/10/anom-the-fbis-phone-company/ 
  7. Ep382: Byron Tau https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/06/24/means-of-control/ 
  8. Ep386: Jason Edison https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/07/22/open-source-intelligence/ 
  9. Ep392: Andy Yen https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/09/02/crazy-proton-summer/ 
  10. Ep398: Space Rogue (Cris Thomas) https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/10/14/l0pht-heavy-industries/ 
  11. Ep400: Bruce Schneier https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/10/28/episode-400-special/ 
  12. Ep402: Stacey Higginbotham https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/11/11/cutting-the-software-tether/ 
  13. Ep404: Carissa Veliz https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/11/25/privacy-is-power-2/ 

Related Links

  1. Objective-See: https://objective-see.org/ 
  2. 404 Media: https://www.404media.co/ 
  3. Privacy Not Included: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/ 
  4. Click Here: https://therecord.media/podcast 
  5. NBTV: https://www.nbtv.media/ 
  6. Dark Wire: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/ 
  7. Means of Control: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau/ 
  8. Intel Techniques: https://inteltechniques.com/ 
  9. Proton: https://proton.me/ 
  10. Space Rogue book: https://www.amazon.com/Space-Rogue-Hackers-Known-Changed-ebook/dp/B0BRQWPBGL
  11. Schneier Blog: https://www.schneier.com/
  12. Privacy is Power: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673341/privacy-is-power-by-carissa-veliz/  

Further Info

Table of Contents

Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show.



  • 0:00:26: Show preview
  • 0:02:22: Ep362: Patrick Wardle – Mac hardening
  • 0:05:55: Ep364: Jen Caltrider – Car privacy not included
  • 0:11:13: Ep366: 404 Media – abuse of public camera data
  • 0:21:35: Ep375: Dina Temple-Raston – what we should learn from the cyber war in Ukraine
  • 0:30:41: Ep378: Naomi Brockwell – fighting for our privacy
  • 0:36:40: Ep380: Joseph Cox – what did law enforcement learn from Anom?
  • 0:39:22: Ep382: Byron Tau – how law enforcement hides their data gathering
  • 0:45:43: Ep386: Jason Edison – how does law enforcement view mass surveillance?
  • 0:57:10: Ep392: Andy Yen – why Proton embraced AI tech
  • 1:04:08: Ep398: Space Rogue (Cris Thomas) – do you need a college degree to work in cybersecurity?
  • 1:11:05: Ep400: Bruce Schneier – how AI will change politics and law
  • 1:19:02: Ep402: Stacey Higginbotham – escrowing money to address IoT software tethering problems
  • 1:22:50: Ep404: Carissa Veliz – will the younger generation every have privacy?
  • 1:30:31: Looking ahead