Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast


Latest Episodes

Privacy Tide is Turning
January 09, 2023

Facebook stock is down 65%, they just paid $725M to settle the Cambridge Analytica lawsuit, and they've just been fined over $400M by the EU. But that's not the worst part (for Meta). The EU and its G

SPECIAL: LastPass Breach
January 02, 2023

Right before Christmas, LastPass dropped a bombshell report explaining that bad actors appeared to have made copies of LastPass users' encrypted password vaults. The information was a little short on

Building a Better Private Network
December 26, 2022

All our devices and apps use the internet these days. But what are they doing on the internet, exactly? Who are they talking to? You'd be surprised. But there are tools which will not only let you see

Best of 2022!
December 19, 2022

The year is almost over and as we head into the holiday season I wanted to reminisce with some of my favorite snippets from the last year! Unlike in previous 'best of' shows, I've actually included so

We Are the Cavalry
December 12, 2022

Today when computer systems fail, they can cause real, physical harm. In just the last few years, we've seen cyber attacks interfere with our food supply, tamper with city water supplies, and disrupt

Tis the Season for Scams
December 05, 2022

Tis the season for giving... and unfortunately, also for taking. Scammers tend to be extremely active during the holiday season. We're buying lots of stuff online, having lots of packages delivered. W

300th Episode!!
November 28, 2022

I can't believe I've been doing this for 300 weeks - almost 6 years now! And returning for his 3rd "podcentennial" episode is world-renowned security guru Bruce Schneier! Today we'll discuss hacking -

Best & Worst Gifts for 2022
November 21, 2022

Black Friday is just around the corner, which marks the unofficial launch of the holiday shopping season. As you're considering what gifts to give to your loved ones this year, I want to make sure you

Surveying the Digital Explosion
November 14, 2022

Connected computers have changed the world perhaps more than any other single invention. The impacts of nearly instant global communication and effectively infinite, perfect storage of information are

Redirect Ransom
November 07, 2022

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 hyperlinks on a web page, QR code "links" can take you to good w

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