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The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update.

R. Prescott Stearns Jr.

Into year five for this award-winning, light-hearted, lightweight IT privacy and security podcast that spans the globe in terms of issues covered with topics that draw in everyone from executive, to newbie, to tech specialist. Your investment of between 15 and 20 minutes a week will bring you up to speed on half a dozen current IT privacy and security stories from around the world to help you improve the management of your own privacy and security.

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00:13:48

Love the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2024/02/14

It’s that time of year again when love is in the air and this week’s update will be as embracing as a hug from Taylor Swift after a big Super bowl win.We start with a great misstep story about a hypothetical bot infection of millions of toothbrushes that is sure to leave a glint in your eye and a grin on your face.- click the pic to hear the podcast -As we recover from all the betting ads being hurled at us as US states legalize online betting one by one, we have a story about how the world’s

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00:16:22

The Fine Balance of the IT Privacy and Security...

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2024/02/07

This week we start with your dear Gran. When’s the last time you called her to see how she was doing?After our first update we hope that call will happen within the next day or two. From there we move to a model corporate citizen in CloudFlare and discover further repercussion from last year’s Okta Breach and a remote desktop solution that could almost use their breech as a PR exercise.We are reminded that everyone on that Zoom call might not be as they seem, and find a glorious dip in ransomware

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00:17:10

Out at the Payphone with the IT Privacy and Security...

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2024/01/31

Episode 176This week the update gets dialed in: First via a new spy tool called Patternz then via a photo contest where we share who rates what in the race at the top.From there we have an update on the “Mother of all breaches” a newly surfaced collection of over 26 Billion records for you to wonder if you are part of. It’s onto the the US’ efforts to thwart Chinese hacking within critical US infrastructure before we read a letter from a US senator to the NSA asking why they are buying up phone

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00:17:55

The Clean and Fresh Smelling IT Privacy and Security...

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2024/01/24

Episode 175As you were walking home from work did you ever feel like someone was watching you? In this weeks’ update we tell you why.We have some disturbing news on a cyber attack where the data from 1 million cancer patients is stolen, and then used to threaten and spam them.Mandiant discovers a Zero-day attack that could have allowed many businesses like hospitals to be compromised for up to 2 years before a patch was delivered.Microsoft’s executive suite got hacked by a Russian intelligence

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00:17:25

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly update Gets Pumped...

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2024/01/17

Episode 174 This week we are pumping, probing, questioning and querying on all fronts. We start with a couple of fan faves from the Consumer Electronics show, but wonder if we’ll get as much use out of them as the V-logging contingent.- click the pic to hear the podcast -From there we siphon out some subtle word-smithing that might mean we are not the only ones left quaking in our boots.Apple, the company selling us on the importance of privacy, drops another privacy bomb on us.We tap into

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00:14:44

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly update with Space,...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2024/01/10

Episode 173 This week we need some space, man. We start with phones and cellphone towers in low Earth orbit, then we move on to one of the most intriguing iPhone compromises we’ve ever heard andwe have heard plenty. Who is behind this one? That’s for you to decide.From there we learn about a Mandiant account hijack (wait aren’t they one of the most elite security companies? Weren’t they the second most expensive company that Google ever purchased?)Then we have a section of the update for slow

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00:18:41

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update Feeling...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2024/01/03

Episode 172This week we focus on our amazing kids. From the effect the phone we send them off with “to keep them safe” has, to an amazing 13 year old crushing a 34 year old arcade game. We even end with advice from a Nobel prize winner about what you might not want to study.From, the kids, we turn to Apple and what is going on between them and the world’s biggest democracy. We then follow Apple to a researcher who thinks he has found the perfect way to keep Apple Air tags from being used for

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00:15:40

Your Boxing Day IT Privacy and Security Weekly update...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2023/12/27

If you missed getting that special someone that special gift, we have more solid ideas for you this week: A concept jet engine and the source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 as possible suggestions.We get some insight on why the compromise of your personally identifiable information is not something to take lightly as well as the world coming to realize that you can build a nuclear program on someone else blockchain.- click on the pic to hear the podcast - We get some great insight on just how easy it

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00:13:44

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly update Gives Large...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2023/12/20

Episode 170Our first few stories present some unique gifting ideas. Who needs another Rolex when you can give “large”? We get new breach reporting requirements from the US’ SEC and China’s MIIT. Wait, what is this, a competition?In that same vein, we get something less than super from Mr. Cooper.After a court ruling that you cannot be forced to reveal your phone pin, there’s great news from Google about a change to your location data.And we finish up this update in front of a crackling fire.Quick,

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00:19:54

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly update Hangs up...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2023/12/13

Episode 169This week we hang up the phone with a couple of definitive stories, the first coming from a huge US phone company and the last a Dutch phone company that is ripping the title of “The phone to be seen with” out of the hands of Apple, Google and Samsung. Second in our stories this week is a blatant example from the UK of an individual in the public sector courting the private sector.In at story three is yet another US healthcare provider getting breached.Then we find Apple commissioning a

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00:15:06

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly update and “Way...

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2023/12/06

Episode 168It seemed excessive, but you agreed on the rent and even though it’s “way more” than you wanted to pay, you manage, until you read our first story.Facebook published their quarterly adversarial threat report, and they say that one country is firing up “way more” fake accounts to influence your opinion than just about anyone. asso Security says they discovered “way more” API tokens exposed related to AI models and datasets from one AI community than they’d expected.We got initial numbers

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00:16:00

Bed Head with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

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2023/11/29

Episode 167 This week we start with the dollar bill ranking of the top US Universities for earnings potentialWe then throw some light on a global disappearing act, first the presenters and then a whole developer conference. This is one you have to hear to believe! From there, in our third story, it’s a thumbs down for the security that fingerprint reader on your laptop is delivering.In at four is a new agreement between the US, UK and a dozen countries pitched at making AI safer.From there it’s hot

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00:17:13

A Secret Identity and the IT Privacy and Security...

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2023/11/22

Episode 166This week we have a revelation related to a world famous someone who has managed to avoid arrest through the careful application of privacy. We reveal how that may now be at an end. We share how a phone manufacturer who promised to bring Apple’s iMessage to Android ended up with “Nothing”From there a new revelation about how the US Government is using our phones to compromise our privacy (again) and then a really cool must see result from a dev who integrated his computer and camera into

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00:14:12

Herding Cats with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

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2023/11/15

Episode 165 This week we let the cat out of the bag with the FTCs probe into one databroker’s dealings.We follow with our second update that has a cat on a hot tin roof … of your car and just what the automobile manufacturers are collecting from you that is available to the police, but not you. For story three we swing the cat ‘round to the EU to find out a bit more about QWACs, while in Australia we put the cat among the pigeons of one telecom provider with an update and a request that had a judge

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Up all night with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

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2023/11/08

Episode 164 This week we let you know why you feel so great after staying up all night with us.For our second story, we move into one of the world’s most prestigious resorts only to get no sleep because of its leaks.Our third update covers the blackout of about 31% of the Australian mobile market.In at number four is the nightmare of just how easily a study found it to be to obtain Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (SPII) on the US Military. At five news updates on Apple: malware,

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00:14:17

The Sixth Sense of the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2023/11/01

We start with the perils of sharing too much on social media and feeling like there's just no recovering from that last round of plastic surgery.Then we touch on a story of an unexpected right hook from the SEC that left one CISO seeing stars. We smell trouble with high numbers of shortened web addresses being delivered by email, text and message apps. for our third story.At four and five we find Ace hardware left with a bad taste in their mouths just as news of a ban on ransomware payments by

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00:19:09

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update gets Spooky...

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2023/10/25

For our first story we put on our resting witch face and join the Mozilla Foundation as they reveal their new privacy creep-o-meter.We’re raising spirits in the art community with our second story of the “deadly” Nightshade that might kill off AI replicating your artwork. In story three witches be trippin’ over 23andMe data from another 4 million clients. What a nightmare!The star of our fourth story is the return of the Boo crew leaving Okta to create another batty blog post.The Colorado Supreme

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00:15:25

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update Plays Ball...

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2023/10/18

Episode 161. In this week’s IT Privacy and Security weekly update...On first base is an exciting new use case for AI that will leave you feeling great!On second is an update on the largest DDoS attack ever, what it is and what it could mean to you.Third at bat the US pitches a plan for other countries to adopt a policy of no payments for ransomware. Back at home plate we have the newest trend in malware; browser updates through infected websites. We tell you what to look out for so you don’t get

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00:18:18

Unraveling the DNA of the IT Privacy and Security...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2023/10/11

Episode 160. In this week’s IT Privacy and Security weekly update:We start this week with a pause of remembrance to all those innocents caught up in the wars raging across the world. Often the highest price is paid by the most innocent. October may be Cybersecurity month, but in the run-up to the holidays, we think it could also be “Call your grandparents month” too. Why? We have an eye opener from the FBI that may have you ringing your Grandmother as soon as you finish reading this.Our second

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00:20:26

Face it with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2023/10/04

This week we rip the lid off privacy starting with a story about a quiet plan in the UK to catch shoplifters that could end up stealing something critical from us all. From there we share a story from LA where popular food delivery robots are delivering much more than your order.Next on the slate is the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit against some names more familiar to your phone than organized crime.Then we travel to Serbia where there is more evidence of an ingenious

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