Random but Memorable

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.

Surprise! In this bonus episode, Ralph Echemendia shares more of his experiences working as a Technical Supervisor on the Snowden movie. 🎙  Guest Interview – Ralph Echemendia * 👉 Visit: theethicalhacker.net [https://www.theethicalhacker.net/] * 💻 Watch The Ethical Hacker on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@theethicalhacker-ralphe] * 📲 Follow @ralphr3m1x [https://x.com/ralphr3m1x] on X * 📲 Follow @rechemendia [https://www.instagram.com/rechemendia] on Instagram * Ralph Echemendia on IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4649228/] 📲  Follow Us… * Episodes and transcriptions also available on YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXQRfNcE6-CB3yBGkaHSbm4jKake9YhI] * Ask us a question in the 1Password Community [https://www.1password.community/category/connect/blog/random-but-memorable] forum * 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.

Why does Hollywood get hacking wrong in so many movies and TV series? 🎬🎥 In this episode, we invite Ralph Echemendia to share his wild stories of working as a technical supervisor in Hollywood, on award-winning projects like Mr. Robot, Snowden, Savages, and Nerve. We also shine a spotlight on the work Ralph is doing to help the world’s most influential record labels and movie studios protect what they’re working on. In Watchtower Weekly, we learn how a resentful developer used a kill switch to sabotage employer's systems. 👨‍💻  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 * Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand [https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/medusa_ransomware_infects_300_critical/] * Developer guilty of using kill switch to sabotage employer's systems [https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/developer-guilty-of-using-kill-switch-to-sabotage-employers-systems/] 🎙  Guest Interview – Ralph Echemendia * 👉 Visit: theethicalhacker.net [https://www.theethicalhacker.net/] * 💻 Watch The Ethical Hacker on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@theethicalhacker-ralphe] * 📲 Follow @ralphr3m1x [https://x.com/ralphr3m1x] on X * 📲 Follow @rechemendia [https://www.instagram.com/rechemendia] on Instagram * Ralph Echemendia on IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4649228/] 🗣 #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.