Month: November 2020

In this special Thanksgiving episode, Erich and Javvad talk about privacy issues related to both the government and in the private sector. Should your employer judge your performance on based on an Office 360 report? Should the government restrict singing in your own home? 

These questions and more will be answered in this episode.

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Links from the show:

CDC Guidance:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/global-covid-19/shielding-approach-humanitarian.html

California Guidance:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Guidance-for-the-Prevention-of-COVID-19-Transmission-for-Gatherings-November-2020.aspx

Amazon and Employees:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dp3yn/amazon-leaked-reports-expose-spying-warehouse-workers-labor-union-environmental-groups-social-movements

Wolfie Christl and O365:
https://twitter.com/WolfieChristl/status/1331221942850949121?s=20

In this show, Javvad and Erich welcome the incredibly entertaining guest, Mark Shawa. Mark discusses ways to improve security culture, why it’s so important, and gives sugeestions for reading materials and people to follow in the industry. 

Erich and Javvad also discuss how stress is impacting employees, the spike in phishing as we get close to Black Friday and a really interesting and scary new attack using browser notifications.

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Links from the show:

Mark Shawa – https://markshawa.com/

Stressed Employees:
https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/93921-stressed-employees-behind-4-in-10-data-breaches

Browser Notification Attacks:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/11/be-very-sparing-in-allowing-site-notifications/

Phishing and Black Friday:
https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/357796/sharp-spike-in-phishing-attacks-in-the-weeks-ahead-of-black-friday

Books Mark Recommended:
Animal Farm – George Orwell: https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Farm-George-Orwell/dp/0451526341/

Start With Why – Simon Sinek: https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447/

The Art of Deception – Kevin Mitnick: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Deception-Controlling-Element-Security/dp/076454280X/

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck – Mark Manson: https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713/

Transformational Security Awareness – Perry Carpenter : https://www.amazon.com/Transformational-Security-Awareness-Neuroscientists-Storytellers/dp/1119566347/

Mark’s Notable Thought Leaders :
Theo Baloyi – CEO of Bathu Shoes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theo-baloyi-07b6891a3/

Sylvester Chauke – Founder of DNA Brand Architects: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvester-chauke-385a3216/

David and Madeline McQueen – Founder of Madeline McQueen & Founder of David McQueen: https://www.madelinemcqueen.com/ and https://www.davidmcqueen.co.uk/

Anna Collard – KnowBe4 SVP – Founder of Popcorn Training: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-collard-606817/

Lisa Ventura – Founder UK Cyber Security Association: https://lisaventura.co.uk/

 

After a week off after a traffic accident, Erich and Javvad discuss another data breach around a kids game and discuss the Microsoft advisory to move away from SMS Multi-Factor Authentication

Links from the show:

Hacking Multifactor Authentication:
https://amzn.to/2K2RMba

Hackers Steal 46 Million Records from Kids’ Game Developer:
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-steal-46-million-records/

The Animal Jam data breach notification:
https://www.animaljam.com/en/2020databreach

The difference between two-factor and two-step authentication:
https://paul.reviews/the-difference-between-two-factor-and-two-step-authentication/

Microsoft urges users to stop using phone-based multi-factor authentication:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-urges-users-to-stop-using-phone-based-multi-factor-authentication/