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Summary: Join intrepid host Justin Freid as he traverses the week's biggest tech news in a rapid-fire roundtable discussion before your very ears.

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 Security 242- Ubiquiti’s Dream Machine | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:28

I decided to relearn everything about networking, and got myself a Ubiquiti Dream Machine. I share my experiences. I really do like it. There are a ton of features, I didn’t know I needed. However, there are some quirks, like non standard feature naming practices.

 Security 241 – Bitwarden | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:54

Bitwarden is a “new to us” password manager. We discuss it, and recommend the software. We still recommend LastPass as well, however, if you want a better free option, and cheaper premium options, Bitwarden is worth a look. Chaim dives into the tech support implementation for friends and family. The design makes it easy to… Continue reading Security 241 – Bitwarden

 Security 240 – Office 365 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:13

As a teacher who had to move to distance learning, I can’t tell you how awesome office 365 is. While I thought Google was doing it right, Microsoft secretly has hit it out of the park. This is not an ad for office 365, but we do talk about how awesome it has become.

 Security 239 – Zoom Failures | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:50

Zoom not end to end encrypted: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/31/21201234/zoom-end-to-end-encryption-video-chats-meetings Zoom Mac Malware (Should be fixed): https://www.engadget.com/2019-07-10-apple-mac-update-removes-zoom-exploit.html Zoom incremental room numbers:Zoombombing: Zoom 0day: https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/01/zoom-doom/ Zoom bad Overall: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21202584/zoom-security-privacy-issues-video-conferencing-software-coronavirus-demand-response

 Security 238 – Virtual Meetings | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:10

We discuss virtual meetings in the age of people now having to learn how to do this.

 Security 237- Work From Home Projects | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:00

Topics are going to get slow until even the hackers venture to do things. We decided to talk about things we can do while riding out the virus.

 Security 236- VPNs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:36

Another back to basics episode about VPNs, but with a new contender.Wireguard is awesome. Like straight up fast, secure, and awesome. https://www.wireguard.com/ https://pivpn.io

 Security 235 – Antivirus | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:17

In this episode we talk about antivirus, and the lack of need for it. That is correct, we are saying to ditch commercial antivirus and use the built in offerings.

 Security 234 – Lotta News | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:52

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/01/30/severe-perfect-100-microsoft-flaw-confirmed-this-is-a-cloud-security-nightmare/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/ajit-pai-carrier-sales-of-phone-location-data-is-illegal-fcc-plans-punishment/ https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/04/google-photos-bug-videos/ https://mobile.twitter.com/aphyr/status/1133484519942774784 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation https://blog.avast.com/a-message-from-ceo-ondrej-vlcek

 Security 233 – Whole Lot of Oops | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:49

Microsoft support database leak: https://www.comparitech.com/blog/information-security/microsoft-customer-service-data-leak/ Lastpass is having issues: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-mistakenly-removes-extension-from-chrome-store-causes-outage/ Does Apple Encrypt Backups (No, but listen): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive/exclusive-apple-dropped-plan-for-encrypting-backups-after-fbi-complained-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1CT Android encryption: https://security.googleblog.com/2018/10/google-and-android-have-your-back-by.html

 Security 232- CryptoPatches | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:21

We talk about a few nasty bugs. One in Citrix, one in firefox that are being actively exploited. We then talk about how easy it is to be SIM jacked https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-free-windows-10-upgrade-offer-still-works-heres-why-and-how-to-get-it/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/firefox-gets-patch-for-critical-zeroday-thats-being-actively-exploited/ SIM swap attack: https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/01/14/princeton-sim-swap-hijacking-phone-numbers-paper/ citrix: https://threatpost.com/unpatched-citrix-flaw-exploits/151748/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/01/14/princeton-sim-swap-hijacking-phone-numbers-paper/

 Security 231 – Backup 101 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:40

We start the new year off with back to basics. In this episode we talk about backing up. What is backing up, the best ways to back up, and some free and paid options.

 Security 230 – CCPA | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:43

California implemented the “Strongest” consumer privacy act so far, unfortunately we are underwhelmed with it. https://caprivacy.github.io/caprivacy/ https://oag.ca.gov/data-broker/register

 Security 229 – Windows 7 End of Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:31

In less than a month Windows 7 will stop getting security updates. While we don’t tell you to go to Windows 10, for most people that will be your best option. However, we talk about some Linux distros, ChromeOS, and OSX

 Security 228 – Moar Passwords | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:13

Once again, we talk about about passwords. At this point, you have no choice ut to use a password manager.

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