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This Cyber Security podcast is intended to help people better protect themselves from Cyber criminals by offering quick tips and hacking news summaries. USB our Guest is the cyber security podcast you have been looking for. Offering quick tips and attack overviews, 5-10 minutes in length and intende… read more
Phishing Myself... Repeatedly or I'll click on that...
November 18th, 2022
In this video Episode of USB our Guest, I Phish myself Repeatedly.
Today I wanted to do something a little different and something I've wanted to do for a while. I'm getting phished, repeatedly. I'm going to show you …
LastPass Breach or Developers are the worst....
October 10th, 2022
This episode cover the LastPass breach that occurred in August. Links to the LastPass blog and articles referenced in the show are below. You can also find me on twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/b7h30.
[LastPass - …
Russia / Ukraine Cyber War discussion with Stefan from Tech Hatters
April 6th, 2022
I sit down with Stefan from the Tech Hatters Discord for a discussion on the Russia / Ukraine Cyber War. Stefan is a University student working in the industry. Please see all the links for all the articles we discussed …
Log4shell, Log4j exploit or Log4what, is that a new crossfit trend?
February 19th, 2022
Today’s episode covers the vulnerability affecting Java logging package, Log4j. This episode took a little longer to make than expected due to its …
Twitch Gets Hacked or Source Code! Get your Source Code here!
October 14th, 2021
Today's episode covers the recent Twitch hack. yikes.
The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-entirety-of-twitch-has-reportedly-been-leaked/
A Devastating Twitch …
EA Hack or The bad guys forgot to do something...
August 29th, 2021
This episode is about the recent EA/Electronic Arts hack that occurred on June 6th.
TL:DR/L - only download from Legit game retailers.
Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA - …
Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack or Backup, Shmackup...
June 19th, 2021
Today’s episode is about the Ransomware attack that occurred on May 7th that forced Colonial Pipeline to shut down its operations.
A Closer Look at …
The FBI is remotely hacking hundreds of servers or Why Hello, I didn’t see you there...
May 28th, 2021
Today’s episode covers the FBI’s Unprecedented helpful remote hacking of Hafnium infected servers.
The FBI is remotely hacking hundreds of computers …
Gamers, Modders and RATs and Take your negative K/D like we all have
May 22nd, 2021
Today's episode is about cheaters or modders getting infected with RAT’s or a Remote Access Trojans.
Tech Republic - Malicious attack now targeting video gamers and modders …
RAT's or Remote Access Trojans and Stop Clicking Links from your Moms
April 17th, 2021
Today’s episode covers RATs or Remote Access Trojans. There is a great article on DarkReading that gives an overview of what RATs do and I’ll include it in the show notes. In This episode we will cover What are RATs, …
Microsoft Server Exchange Hack
March 30th, 2021
Today’s episode covers the Microsoft Server Exchange Hack. So disclaimer here, this is a fairly technical hack. The purpose of this episode is to give you a high level overview of the hack, a timeline, who is …
Silver Sparrow as discovered by Red Canary
March 11th, 2021
Silver Sparrow as discovered by Red Canary
RedCanary's silver sparrow discovery - https://redcanary.com/blog/clipping-silver-sparrows-wings/
Computer world - …
CD Projekt Red's CyberPunk2077 Breach
March 3rd, 2021
Hello and welcome back to USB our Guest Cyber Security tips. Today's episode is about CD Projekt Red's CyberPunk2077 Breach. Spoiler, they tell hackers 'no thank you' to ransom demands and restore from backup.
Wired …
Zero-Day Exploits - Recently Windows
February 18th, 2021
Today's episode covers Zero Days. What are they, why you should know about them and what you should do when you hear about them.
Recent Windows Zero …
Coronavirus Scams
January 22nd, 2021
Today's topic is Coronavirus Phishing Scams.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/06/help-covid-19-contact-tracers-not-scammers
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Software Updates
November 15th, 2020
This episode is about Software Updates and why they are important to install asap.
Norton anti-virus article mentioned in the episode. …
Shodan.io
October 18th, 2020
This episode covers Shodan.io the search engine for the Internet of Things.
Please see the website https://danielmiessler.com/study/shodan/ for the Shodan tutorial mentioned in the show.
Support the podcast by shopping …
The website haveibeenpwned.com
October 9th, 2020
Today's episode covers the website https://haveibeenpwned.com
Troy hunt created haveibeenpwned.com with the simple idea that there should be place …
Whaling
September 30th, 2020
Today's episode is about whaling. What is it and what can you do to thwart an attack. There is a great article on Rapid7's Blog on whaling. Find it here. https://www.rapid7.com/fundamentals/whaling-phishing-attacks/ .
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Backups
September 21st, 2020
Today's Episode covers Backups. What are backups, why you should use them and how to do them.
Find the PC mag article referenced in the podcast at …
What is Ransomware?
September 13th, 2020
Today's Episode covers Ransomware. What is it and how can you protect yourself from it.
Find the knowbe4 article we referenced in the show at https://www.knowbe4.com/ransomware .
Find the Sophos article I referenced at …
Password Best Practices
August 22nd, 2019
We cover some password best practices in this flash briefing
Support the podcast by shopping on Amazon through the following link amzn.to/34lCFzX
…What is SMiShing?
August 21st, 2019
Today's episode cover tips to keep you safe from a SMiShing attack.
From the Norton Website. What is Smishing and how to protect yourself from an attack?
What is Spear Phishing ?
August 20th, 2019
In this episode we explain what exactly is spear phishing.
KnowBe4 website
https://www.knowbe4.com/spear-phishing/
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August 19th, 2019
This episode is about Phishing and how to avoid being phished
From the FTC website - How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Scams
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams
--- This …Virtual Private Networks or VPNs
August 16th, 2019
In this Flash Briefing we cover Virtual Private Networks or VPN's
PC Mag - The Best VPN services for 2019
--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The …Public Wi-Fi use warnings and suggestions
August 15th, 2019
In this episode we cover warnings and suggestions when using public Wi-Fi
Norton website - The Risks of public Wi-Fi
https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-privacy-risks-of-public-wi-fi.html
Utility Company Scam Calls
August 14th, 2019
This Flash Briefing is about Utility Company Scam Calls.
Federal Trade Commission website - Empower yourself against utility scams - by Lisa Lake
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Social Security Administration RoboCall Scams
August 13th, 2019
Tips to avoid being scammed by a SSA RoboCall
Federal Trade Commission - Getting Calls from the SSA?
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/03/getting-calls-ssa
Credit Card RoboCalls
August 12th, 2019
Tips to help avoid being scammed by a Credit Card RoboCall.
FCC robo-calls website
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/stop-unwanted-robocalls-and-texts
Hacking Humans and CyberWire Podcasts
August 9th, 2019
Today's tip is about the Hacking Humans podcast by Cyberwire with Dave Bitner and Joe Carrigan.
Hacking Humans podcast by Cyberwire with Dave Bitner and Joe Carrigan
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knowbe4's blog
August 8th, 2019
knowbe4 blog web address as referred to in this episode https://blog.knowbe4.com/
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August 7th, 2019
In this episode we explain how to use the VirusTotal website to help protect your computer from viruses.
Virus Total virustotal.com
2FA - 2 Factor Authentication
August 6th, 2019
Two-Factor Authentication: What is it and why do I need it to stay safe online?
https://blog.trendmicro.com/two-factor-authentication-what-is-it-and-why-do-i-need-it-to-stay-safe-online/
Google Authenticator
Apple …
Password Managers
August 2nd, 2019
THE 4 BEST PASSWORD MANAGERS TO SECURE YOUR DIGITAL LIFE
https://www.wired.com/story/best-password-managers/
1Password
https://1password.com/
dashlane
https://www.dashlane.com/
LastPass
https://www.lastpass.com/hp
Keep …
Creating Passwords
August 1st, 2019
In this Flash Briefing we cover tips for creating secure passwords from the experts at knowbe4.com
Use the website https://howsecureismypassword.net/ to check how strong your password is
--- This episode is …Password Best Practices
July 31st, 2019
We cover some password best practices in this flash briefing
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July 30th, 2019
Never plug a USB flash drive into your computer that is not your own.
Malicious Code could be saved on the flash drive and programmed to run …
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