Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast


Latest Episodes

Securing Your Mac
February 05, 2024

Are Macs really safer than PCs? What should you do to make your Mac more secure? How do you know if your Mac has a virus? And how do you know which security apps you can trust? I'll dig into all of th

Data Privacy Week 2024
January 29, 2024

While every week is Data Privacy Week here at Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons, the rest of the world stops to join us in focusing on how and why to protect your personal data. I'll give you some of my to

Rise of the Slaughterbots
January 22, 2024

Drones are everywhere today. Cheap and tiny accelerometers, gyroscopes and processors have allowed us to create drones that anyone can afford and everyone can fly. Drones have been used by law enforce

New Year’s Resolutions: 2024
January 15, 2024

The new year is here! And I've got a handful of solid tips for you that you should absolutely plan to accomplish in 2024! I also have a lot of news to catch you up on: 23andMe blames its customers

Investigating Data Leaks
January 08, 2024

Data breaches are usually produced by hackers looking for financial gain. Data leaks, on the other hand, are usually published by whistleblowers or perhaps accidentally disclosed via negligence. Journ

Best of 2023 Bonus Content
January 01, 2024

Every week, I record a special, private bonus podcast for my patrons. Until today, all of that content was restricted to my supporters. But today I've got a sampler platter of some of the best snippet

Classic Replay: Lavabit
December 25, 2023

Today, I dip back into the archives to bring you a classic interview from the first year of this podcast. In Episode 21 (Aug 2017) I interviewed Ladar Levison, the founder of the secure email service

Best of 2023
December 18, 2023

I've culled through the podcasts from the last year and put together an hour's worth of the best content! Here's a nice little charcuterie sampler of the top interview segments from 2023. Episode L

Restoring Trust in Elections
December 11, 2023

We here in the US like to believe that we're the gold standard for democracy. And yet, in recent years, much of the electorate has lost faith in the outcome of our elections. Many security researchers

Using Email Aliases
December 04, 2023

Your online account credentials have two parts: a user name and a password. Today, most online providers force you to use your email address for your user name. This gives the service provider a guara