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• July 7, 2022Podcast

  Episode 1227 – Apple Announces New Lockdown Mode For iOS16

  Apple announced a new significant security feature coming in iOS16 called Lockdown Mode. This episode talks about the details and who this feature is meant for. Be aware, be safe. […]

• July 6, 2022Podcast

  Episode 1226 – Hackers Using Deepfakes To Infiltrate Businesses Through Remote Jobs

  Be aware, be safe. *** Support the podcast with a cup of coffee *** – Ko-Fi Security In Five Don’t forget to subscribe to the Security In Five Newsletter. —————— […]

• July 5, 2022Podcast

  Episode 1225 – IoT Strikes Again – Hacking Your Hot Tubs

  Internet of Things Strikes Again! This time your hot tubs were exposed to data leaks and hackers taking control of your hot tubs. This episode talks about the details and […]

• June 30, 2022News

  Firefox kills another tracking cookie workaround

  Firefox has been fighting the war on browser cookies for years, but its latest privacy feature goes well beyond mere cookie tracking to stop URL query parameters. HTML query parameters […]

• June 29, 2022Podcast

  Episode 1224 – Phishing Attacks Using Face Voicemail Alerts On The Upswing

  Phishing is always going to be a problem. A old but still popular form is making the rounds again. This episode talks about the ‘you have a voicemail’ phish and […]

• June 28, 2022News

  10 women in cybersecurity predict software security trends

  Rounding the corner into the second half of the year offers a good opportunity for security strategists to reevaluate the state of their cybersecurity plans as they match them with […]

• June 28, 2022News

  Top Six Security Bad Habits, and How to Break Them

  Shrav Mehta, CEO, Secureframe, outlines the top six bad habits security teams need to break to prevent costly breaches, ransomware attacks and prevent phishing-based endpoint attacks. Source: https://threatpost.com/six-bad-habits-break/180082/

• June 28, 2022Podcast

  Episode 1223 – CafePress Fined $500,000 For Breach, What Security Gaps Did They Have

  CafePress suffered a breach in 2019 where 23 million users’ records were leaked. The FTC has now fined them $500,000 for that breach. This episode talk about the breach and […]

• June 27, 2022News

  Multiple Backdoored Python Libraries Caught Stealing AWS Secrets and Keys

  Researchers have discovered a number of malicious Python packages in the official third-party software repository that are engineered to exfiltrate AWS credentials and environment variables to a publicly exposed endpoint. […]

• June 27, 2022News

  NIST Releases New macOS Security Guidance for Organizations

  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of its guidance on securing macOS endpoints and assessing their security. Source: https://www.securityweek.com/nist-releases-new-macos-security-guidance-organizations