Random but Memorable

Random but Memorable turns 150! 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ (It’s official, we’re old.) 👵👴 To celebrate, we play some special messages submitted by you – our listeners and customers – along with our own 1Password employees. We’re even sharing some crowdsourced 1Password tips for good measure. We also host a very special Archive Edition of Watchtower Weekly. We look back at some of the historic news stories we covered in 2018 and reflect on how the world of cybersecurity has changed. 🌎🗞️ And we’re not done yet! We keep the party going and bring back our most beloved Random but Memorable game. Any guesses which one it is?! 🤫🃏  🏰  Watchtower Weekly - From The Archives * Dec, 2018: PewDiePie printer hackers strike again [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46552339] * Dec, 2018: Unlocking Android phones with a 3D-printed head [https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/unlocking-android-phones-with-a-3d-printed-head] * May, 2019: Google, WhatsApp, and Apple slam GCHQ proposal to snoop on encrypted chats [https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/30/18645449/google-whatsapp-apple-gchq-encrypted-chat-snoop-eavesdropping-encryption] 🃏 Play Your Passwords Right * 19 billion leaked passwords reveal deepening crisis: lazy, reused, and stolen [https://cybernews.com/security/password-leak-study-unveils-2025-trends-reused-and-lazy/] 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Roo Anything! * Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/6cd1f39e-96a1-44ca-8e21-bf02413b9c20/shows/dfa04eab-a4ba-405d-8094-30f5c88713e8/episodes/40b50b19-eddb-48db-90bb-096713ff2cd9/podcast@1password.com] * Ask us a question in the 1Password Community [https://www.1password.community/category/connect/blog/random-but-memorable] forum 📲  Follow Us… * Episodes and transcriptions also available on YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXQRfNcE6-CB3yBGkaHSbm4jKake9YhI] * Find us on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/random-but-memorable/id1435486599] * Find us on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5Sa3dy0xDvMT0h3O5MGMOr] * Visit 1Password.com [https://1password.com/] * Check out our blog [https://blog.1password.com/] * Find us on X @1Password [https://twitter.com/1Password] * Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/1Password/] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/1password/] * Send us an email: podcast@1password.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/6cd1f39e-96a1-44ca-8e21-bf02413b9c20/shows/dfa04eab-a4ba-405d-8094-30f5c88713e8/episodes/40b50b19-eddb-48db-90bb-096713ff2cd9/podcast@1password.com] ❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/random-but-memorable/id1435486599] or wherever you listen to podcasts.

AI has taken us into uncharted territory. 🧭🗺️ In this episode, we invite 1Password’s Chief Product Officer, Abe Ankumah, to share how the security industry can navigate this tectonic shift. Settle in as Abe explains some of the security challenges associated with agentic AI, and how 1Password is thinking about them. In Watchtower Weekly, we discuss government officials reusing weak passwords and the neurotech companies selling you brain data. Yikes. 🧠📉  Stay tuned, as we announce a very special giveaway for our 150th Episode Special. We’re giving YOU the chance to win some very special prizes and appear on the show! 🎙️🎉 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ 150th Episode Giveaway 🎉 We’re giving YOU the chance to win some 1Password swag. 15 winners will win some 1Password swag and 1 lucky winner will ALSO win 1 year of 1Password for free.  To enter the giveaway, all you need to do is record an audio voice note for us to play on our 150th Special. 2 minutes is plenty!  Share either: * A brief reason why you love listening to Random but Memorable. * How 1Password has helped you in your personal or professional life. * Your favorite 1Password tip that you’d love folks to know about. Send your voice notes to podcast@1Password.com [podcast@1Password.com] by 12am (ET) on 28th May. You can include your name or remain anonymous. The winning voice notes will appear in our 150th Episode.  Full terms and conditions below.  🏰  Watchtower Weekly * Neurotech companies are selling your brain data [https://www.theverge.com/policy/657202/ftc-letter-senators-neurotech-companies-brain-computer-interface] * Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years [https://www.wired.com/story/tulsi-gabbard-dni-weak-password/ ] 🎙  Guest Interview – Abe Ankumah * 1Password blog – AI and productivity are changing how we approach cybersecurity [https://blog.1password.com/extended-access-management-how-productivity-ai-are-changing-how-we-approach-cybersecurity/] * 1Password blog – Extended Access Management for AI agents [https://blog.1password.com/extended-access-management-for-ai-agents/] * 1Password – Meet the Team: Abe Ankumah [https://1password.com/company/meet-the-team/abe-ankumah] * 📲 Follow Abe Ankumah [https://www.linkedin.com/in/abeankumah/] on LinkedIn 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Roo Anything! * Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/6cd1f39e-96a1-44ca-8e21-bf02413b9c20/shows/dfa04eab-a4ba-405d-8094-30f5c88713e8/episodes/40b50b19-eddb-48db-90bb-096713ff2cd9/podcast@1password.com] * Ask us a question in the 1Password Community [https://www.1password.community/category/connect/blog/random-but-memorable] forum 📲  Follow Us… * Episodes and transcriptions also available on YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXQRfNcE6-CB3yBGkaHSbm4jKake9YhI] * Find us on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/random-but-memorable/id1435486599] * Find us on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5Sa3dy0xDvMT0h3O5MGMOr] * Visit 1Password.com [https://1password.com/] * Check out our blog [https://blog.1password.com/] * Find us on X @1Password [https://twitter.com/1Password] * Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/1Password/] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/1password/] * Send us an email: podcast@1password.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/6cd1f39e-96a1-44ca-8e21-bf02413b9c20/shows/dfa04eab-a4ba-405d-8094-30f5c88713e8/episodes/40b50b19-eddb-48db-90bb-096713ff2cd9/podcast@1password.com] ❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/random-but-memorable/id1435486599] or wherever you listen to podcasts. Giveaway terms and conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to participants who are the age of majority where they reside. To enter, send us an audio voice-note to podcast@1Password.com [podcast@1Password.com] with your Random but Memorable/1Password stories or tips. 15 winners will be selected to receive a 1Password swag bag. 1 winner(s) will be randomly selected to receive 1 free year of 1Password Families, valued at approximately $59.88 USD. Any voice-notes we include on the podcast will win a prize. The winners will be notified via direct message or email within 14 days after the giveaway ends and must respond within 30 days to claim the prize. 1Password reserves the right to modify or terminate the giveaway at any time. By accepting the prize, the winner agrees to allow 1Password to use their name, and voice for promotional purposes. Personal information collected will only be used for giveaway administration. The giveaway runs from May 20th, 2025 (12:00AM ET) - May 28th, 2025. (12:00AM ET)

It’s our World Password Day Special! 🌎🔤 Tune in as we answer all your burning questions about passwords, passkeys, 2FA and more. 🔥 In Watchtower Weekly, we debate why your next security hire might be an algorithm. Sticking with the password theme, we then discuss why Gen Z still reuse passwords despite being aware of the security risks. If that wasn’t enough, in Alternative Security Questions we ask Roo, Sara, and Matt what they would hoard in a zombie apocalypse. 🧟‍♀️ Want to discuss anything we’ve talked about on today's show? You can head over to 1password.community [https://1password.community/].  🏰  Watchtower Weekly * RIP, Google Privacy Sandbox [https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/google_privacy_sandbox/] * Coaching AI agents: Why your next security hire might be an algorithm [https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/24/agentic-ai-onboarding/] * Gen Z know the risks but still reuse passwords [https://betanews.com/2025/04/23/gen-z-know-the-risks-but-still-reuse-passwords/] 🌍  World Password Day Special * 👉 1Password blog – World Password Day 2025: Why the future is passwordless (but not password-free) [https://blog.1password.com/why-the-future-is-passwordless-but-not-password-free/] 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Roo Anything! * Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/6cd1f39e-96a1-44ca-8e21-bf02413b9c20/shows/dfa04eab-a4ba-405d-8094-30f5c88713e8/episodes/40b50b19-eddb-48db-90bb-096713ff2cd9/podcast@1password.com] * Ask us a question in the 1Password Community [https://www.1password.community/category/connect/blog/random-but-memorable] forum 📲  Follow Us… * Episodes and transcriptions also available on YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXQRfNcE6-CB3yBGkaHSbm4jKake9YhI] * Find us on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/random-but-memorable/id1435486599] * Find us on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5Sa3dy0xDvMT0h3O5MGMOr] * Visit 1Password.com [https://1password.com/] * Check out our blog [https://blog.1password.com/] * Find us on X @1Password [https://twitter.com/1Password] * Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/1Password/] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/1password/] * Send us an email: podcast@1password.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/6cd1f39e-96a1-44ca-8e21-bf02413b9c20/shows/dfa04eab-a4ba-405d-8094-30f5c88713e8/episodes/40b50b19-eddb-48db-90bb-096713ff2cd9/podcast@1password.com] ❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/random-but-memorable/id1435486599] or wherever you listen to podcasts.

What’s the best thing small businesses can do to improve their security posture? 👩‍💼📊 Our guest this week, Tarah Wheeler, breaks-down why small businesses are particularly vulnerable to hacks, breaches, and ransomware, and the common mistakes they’re making. In Watchtower Weekly, we lift the lid on “SignalGate” and the rise of a new QR code phishing technique: Quishing. 🐟🤷‍♂️ Plus, we walk through 1Password’s Travel Mode feature in #Ask1Password. ✈️📱 Want to discuss anything we’ve talked about on today's show? You can now head on over to 1password.community [https://1password.community/].  🏰  Watchtower Weekly * SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever [https://www.wired.com/story/signalgate-is-driving-the-most-us-downloads-of-signal-ever/] * With QR Code Redemption Set to Surge, Cybercriminals will Increase Their Quishing Attacks [https://wealthandfinance.digital/with-qr-code-redemption-set-to-surge-to-5-3-billion-in-2025-cybercriminals-will-increase-their-quishing-attacks/] * 1Password blog: QR codes: what are the security implications? [https://blog.1password.com/qr-codes-cybersecurity-risks/] * Someone hacked ransomware gang Everest’s leak site [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/someone-hacked-everest-ransomware-gang-dark-web-leak-site/] 🎙  Guest Interview – Tarah Wheeler * 👉 Visit: redqueendynamics.com [https://redqueendynamics.com/] * 👉 Visit: tarah.org [https://www.tarah.org/] * 📲 Follow @tarah [https://x.com/tarah] on Instagram * 📲 Follow Tarah Wheeler [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarah/] on LinkedIn 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Roo Anything! * Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/6cd1f39e-96a1-44ca-8e21-bf02413b9c20/shows/dfa04eab-a4ba-405d-8094-30f5c88713e8/episodes/40b50b19-eddb-48db-90bb-096713ff2cd9/podcast@1password.com] * Ask us a question in the 1Password Community [https://www.1password.community/category/connect/blog/random-but-memorable] forum 📲  Follow Us… * Episodes and transcriptions also available on YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXQRfNcE6-CB3yBGkaHSbm4jKake9YhI] * Find us on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/random-but-memorable/id1435486599] * Find us on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5Sa3dy0xDvMT0h3O5MGMOr] * Visit 1Password.com [https://1password.com/] * Check out our blog [https://blog.1password.com/] * Find us on X @1Password [https://twitter.com/1Password] * Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/1Password/] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/1password/] * Send us an email: podcast@1password.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/6cd1f39e-96a1-44ca-8e21-bf02413b9c20/shows/dfa04eab-a4ba-405d-8094-30f5c88713e8/episodes/40b50b19-eddb-48db-90bb-096713ff2cd9/podcast@1password.com] ❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/random-but-memorable/id1435486599] or wherever you listen to podcasts.

This episode we meet Chris McCarty, the inspirational student and founder of Quit Clicking Kids [https://quitclickingkids.com/], an organization advocating for children's rights in the digital age. Learn about the rise of “sharenting” and how Chris is fighting for legislative changes to safeguard minors from exploitation on social media platforms. We cover everything from the permanence of online content to getting Gen Z proactive about their privacy. In Watchtower Weekly, we unpack Adolescence (the Netflix show everyone can’t stop talking about) and how AI agents are being used to help overwhelmed cybersecurity professionals. 🤖🤷 Want to discuss anything we’ve talked about on today's show? You can now head on over to 1password.community [https://1password.community/].  🏰  Watchtower Weekly * 1Crossword: crosswords for your password manager [https://eieio.games/blog/1Crossword/] * Netflix's Adolescence [https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81756069] * Microsoft announces security AI agents to help overwhelmed humans [https://www.theverge.com/news/634598/microsoft-security-copilot-ai-agents] * FBI warnings are true. Fake file converters do push malware. [https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warnings-are-true-fake-file-converters-do-push-malware/] 🎙  Guest Interview – Chris McCarty from Quit Clicking Kids * 👉 Visit: quitclickingkids.com [https://quitclickingkids.com/] * ✍ Sign the petition here [https://www.change.org/p/washington-state-senate-quit-clicking-kids-stop-the-monetization-of-minors-through-social-media]. * 📲 Follow @ [https://www.instagram.com/rechemendia]quit_clicking_kids [https://www.instagram.com/quit_clicking_kids#]on Instagram * 📲 Follow Chris McCarty [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-mccarty-728225201/] on LinkedIn 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Roo Anything! * Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/6cd1f39e-96a1-44ca-8e21-bf02413b9c20/shows/dfa04eab-a4ba-405d-8094-30f5c88713e8/episodes/40b50b19-eddb-48db-90bb-096713ff2cd9/podcast@1password.com] * Ask us a question in the 1Password Community [https://www.1password.community/category/connect/blog/random-but-memorable] forum 📲  Follow Us… * Episodes and transcriptions also available on YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXQRfNcE6-CB3yBGkaHSbm4jKake9YhI] * Find us on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/random-but-memorable/id1435486599] * Find us on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5Sa3dy0xDvMT0h3O5MGMOr] * Visit 1Password.com [https://1password.com/] * Check out our blog [https://blog.1password.com/] * Find us on X @1Password [https://twitter.com/1Password] * Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/1Password/] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/1password/] * Send us an email: podcast@1password.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/6cd1f39e-96a1-44ca-8e21-bf02413b9c20/shows/dfa04eab-a4ba-405d-8094-30f5c88713e8/episodes/40b50b19-eddb-48db-90bb-096713ff2cd9/podcast@1password.com] ❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/random-but-memorable/id1435486599] or wherever you listen to podcasts.