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https://thehumanelementpod.s3.amazonaws.com/ep6.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA lot is made of adding MFA/2FA to everything you log in to. And you absolutely should do this. What isn’t discussed enough are ways to circumvent MFA. Most of the methods for bypassing 2FA/MFA are social engineering tactics. What’s even scarier is the methods used to bypass […]
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https://thehumanelementpod.s3.amazonaws.com/ep5.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEp 5 – All Your Passwords Are Belong to Us A recent data breach of Nvidia revealed that employees were using really bad passwords like “nvidia” or “password“. Why do people continue to use weak passwords, and why are businesses not enforcing a stronger password policy? We discuss […]
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https://thehumanelementpod.s3.amazonaws.com/ep4.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEp 4: The High Cost of Convenience – Zelle Phishing Payment apps and digital wallets are fast and convenient. They are great tools to send and receive money to someone quickly. Apps like Venmo, Cash App, and Zelle make it possible to accept payments or send money to […]
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https://thehumanelementpod.s3.amazonaws.com/Ep3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEp 3: Ukraine Cyberwar is very real. Do you need to worry? Episode 3 became necessary after I was asked at least a dozen times how to prepare for the potential of a cyberattack resulting from the war in Ukraine. I wasn’t going to podcast about the war […]
Weak Passwords Can be Very Expensive 2 Ways Your PayPal Account Could Be Wiped Out Most cybersecurity professionals spend some time on the dark web. We do this for research and to understand what we should expect from bad actors on the internet. I just recorded a video for my company’s website explaining how weak […]
An Old Scam Evolves to Meet Today’s World It was probably 15 years ago when I received a frantic call from a lifelong friend. I have long since forgotten the details of the scam, but I remember the basics of what almost happened. His wife had received a check from Walmart. It was an advance […]
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https://thehumanelementpod.s3.amazonaws.com/Ep2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEp 2: Vishing Increases Phishing Success Rate by 3 Times Episode 2 reviews an article on InfoSecurity Magazine. Phishing was the number 1 threat vector in 2021 closely followed by vulnerabilities. For clarity, vulnerabilities are defined as software and hardware glitches the manufacturer has issued patches or updates […]
The Top 4 Initial Attack Vectors Prove We Have a People Problem The Human Element of Data Breaches is EXPENSIVE In 2021, the average cost of a data breach was $4.24 million according to a report by IBM and the Ponemon Institute. This is a 10% increase from the same report in 2019. $4.24 million […]
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https://thehumanelementpod.s3.amazonaws.com/ep1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEp 1: A New Twist on the Tech Support Scam In Episode 1 we talk about a data breach notification from Cox Communications in December of 2021. In the notification, they disclose someone was able to gain access to some of their internal tools, and as a result […]
Weak Passwords Can Be an Expensive Lesson for Homeowners What happens when a roofing contractor’s proposal to replace a roof for a homeowner is intercepted by criminals? I am not going to use real names for this story, but it is a story based on a real incident. I don’t want to embarrass anyone. My […]
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