Random but Memorable

Are there personality traits that make some people more vulnerable to cyberattacks? We lift the lid on this and more in a one-of-a-kind interview with cyberpsychologist, Dr Erik Huffman [https://www.drerikhuffman.com/]. Tune in, as Erik unpacks the human-element of security, how AI is transforming social engineering, and how we can turn humans from the weakest security link into our greatest superpower. ⛓️‍💥🦸‍♂️💥 If that wasn't enough to tickle your earbuds, we squirm at recent news that Facebook could be listening in on our phone's microphones in Watchtower Weekly. Plus, Agony Aunt Roo answers all your questions in #Ask1Password, including the all important question: What actually is an Agony Aunt? 🤷‍♀️ 🔐 From the Vault * Browser Privacy Check by EXPERTE.com [https://www.experte.com/browser-privacy-check] * Privacy Badger Browser Extension [https://privacybadger.org/] 🏰  Watchtower Weekly * Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention [https://nypost.com/2024/09/03/business/marketing-firm-spies-on-you-through-your-phones-microphone-report/] * UK trio pleads guilty to operating $10M MFA bypass biz [https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/03/uk_trio_pleads_guilty_mfa_bypass] 🎙  Guest Interview – Dr. Erik Huffman * 👉 Visit: Drerikhuffman.com [https://www.drerikhuffman.com/] * 📺 TEDX Talks: Chasing Security or Seeking Safety? AI in the Digital Age – Dr. Erik Huffman [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0zHPpHRiro] * 📲 Follow @erikjhuffman [https://twitter.com/erikjhuffman] on X * 📲 Follow on Dr Erik Huffman on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-erik-j-huffman-5a187438/] 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Roo Anything! * Customize your 1Password items [https://support.1password.com/custom-fields/] * Making the most of Secure Notes [https://blog.1password.com/secure-all-the-things-with-secure-notes/] * 🗣 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] 📲  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.

Why should we stop using work laptops for personal use? Is your car sneakily selling your driving data? We answer all that and more in Watchtower Weekly. 💻🔍🚗 We also invite special guest, Alan Watkins, to the show to walk through his book: Creating a Small Business Cybersecurity Program [https://cisodrg.com/project/creating-a-small-business-cybersecurity-program/]. Tune in, as Alan serves up a non-technical guide for small business owners to get started with security and putting privacy at the heart of their business. 🏢📈🫶 If all that wasn't enough, Agony Aunt Roo resolves the delicate topic of estate planning in #Ask1Password. Plus, we round-out our show with a competitive game of Password Panic. 🚨 🔐 From the Vault * Back-to-school tips: A step-by-step guide to getting your family started with 1Password [https://blog.1password.com/back-to-school-onboarding-checklist/] 🏰  Watchtower Weekly * Hackers may have stolen every American’s Social Security number [https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-08-13/hacker-claims-theft-of-every-american-social-security-number] * National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords [https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/national-public-data-published-its-own-passwords/] * Car companies are sneakily selling your driving data [https://pirg.org/articles/car-companies-are-sneakily-selling-your-driving-data/] * You really need to stop using work laptops for personal use [https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/you-really-need-to-stop-using-their-work-laptops-for-personal-use-heres-why] 🎙  Guest Interview – Alan Watkins * 📚 CISO: Creating a Small Business Cybersecurity Program [https://cisodrg.com/project/creating-a-small-business-cybersecurity-program/] * 📚 Amazon: Creating a Small Business Cybersecurity Program [https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Small-Business-Cybersecurity-Program/dp/1955976120/] * 📲 Follow Alan Watkins on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-watkins-9203b630/] 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Roo Anything! * The complete guide to digital estate planning [https://blog.1password.com/get-started-digital-estate-planning/] * How to get started with digital estate planning [https://1passwordstatic.com/files/resources/digital-estate-planning-guide.pdf] * 🗣 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] 📲  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.

How can we reimagine social media to make it safer for everyone? Tracy Chou is on a mission to do just that. Join Block Party [https://www.blockpartyapp.com/] founder, Tracy Chou, as she sits down with Roo to share her thoughts on privacy in an always online world and what led her to create Privacy Party: A tool that's reshaping the way we use social media and giving power back to the user. 🔎📱 We also unpack all the latest cybersecurity news in Watchtower Weekly, and admit all of our embarrassing security habits in #Ask1Password. 🫣❗️ 🔐 From the Vault * Booking.com warns of up to 900% increase in travel scams [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8003dd8jzeo] 🏰  Watchtower Weekly * CrowdStrike backlash over $10 apology voucher [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce58p0048r0o] * Background check company breached, nearly 3 billion exposed in data theft [https://mashable.com/article/background-check-company-breached-3-billion-affected] 🎙  Guest Interview – Tracy Chou from Block Party * 👉 Visit: blockpartyapp.com [https://www.blockpartyapp.com/] * 👉 Visit: triketora.com  [https://triketora.com/] * 📲 Follow @triketora [https://x.com/triketora/] on X 🗣 Want more Random but Memorable? * 🗣 Ask us 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] * 📺 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] 📲  Follow Us… * 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 was the cause of the worst cyber event in history? In Watchtower Weekly, we unpack how a small bug in Crowdstrike software caused an outage apocalypse across the globe. 🌎💻 Agony Aunt Roo also answers all your security woes in #Ask1Password. Plus, we welcome back friend-of-the-show Geoff White, for story time as he gives a peek into his latest book: Rinsed [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0241624835]. Settle in, as Geoff reveals how much technology has revolutionized money laundering, from drug cartels washing their cash in Bitcoin to organized fraud gangs recruiting money mules on social media. 💰🤑 🏰  Watchtower Weekly * CrowdStrike IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices, Microsoft says [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpe3zgznwjno] * A Windows version from 1992 is saving Southwest’s butt right now [https://www.yahoo.com/tech/windows-version-1992-saving-southwest-171922788.html] * School gets an F for using facial recognition on kids in canteen [https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/24/essex_school_facial_recognition/] 🎙  Guest Interview – Geoff White * 📚 Amazon: Rinsed: From Cartels to Crypto How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0241624835] * 📚 Bookshop.org: Rinsed: From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rinsed-how-tech-is-revolutionizing-money-laundering-geoff-white/7618854] * 📲 Follow @geoffwhite247 [https://twitter.com/geoffwhite247] on X * 👉 Visit: geoffwhite.tech [https://geoffwhite.tech/] 🗣 Want more Random but Memorable? * 🗣 Ask us 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] * 📺 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] 📲  Follow Us… * 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/1passwordofficial/] * 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.

Strap yourselves in for a wild ride, as we kick off a new season with the incredible true story of the largest FBI sting operation ever. Cybersecurity author and journalist, Joseph Cox, unpacks his best-selling book, Dark Wire [https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Wire-Incredible-Largest-Operation/dp/1541702697]. Learn how the FBI built its own app to wiretap the world and turn the tide on the criminal underground, with privacy implications for everyone. Trust us, you won't want to miss this one. 🤯🎙️ We also launch a brand new Agony Aunt segment, where you can ask Roo anything! This is a chance to ask all your burning questions, from security recommendations to which laundry detergent to use. Roo will answer it all.  Plus, expect chaos with our latest security game: Password Panic! 🫨⏰ (And if you guessed a new jingle was coming... then you guessed correctly!🎶) 🔐 From the Vault * 1Password product enhancements [Summer edition]: Recovery codes, auto-save, and more [https://blog.1password.com/product-update-features-and-security] 🏰  Watchtower Weekly * This is likely the biggest password leak ever: nearly 10 billion credentials exposed [https://apple.news/AWDo3JT2zT8GnL_CClCmqzw] * 'Almost every Apple device' vulnerable to CocoaPods supply chain attack [https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/02/cocoapods_vulns_supply_chain_potential/] 🎙  Guest Interview – Joseph Cox * 📚 Amazon: Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever [https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Wire-Incredible-Largest-Operation/dp/1541702697] * 📲 Follow @josephfcox [https://twitter.com/josephfcox] on X * 🎙 Tune into the 404 Media Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-404-media-podcast/id1703615331] * 👉 Visit: https://www.404media.co [https://www.404media.co/author/joseph-cox/] 🗣 Want more Random but Memorable? * 🗣 Ask us 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] * 📺 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] 📲  Follow Us… * 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/1passwordofficial/] * 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.