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Protecting Your Privacy: How to Keep Hackers Away from Your Webcam!
Yes, hackers can access your computer's webcam. They can use malware or exploit security vulnerabilities in your operating system or software. Therefore, keeping your computer and software up-to-date with the latest security patches and using a reputable antivirus...
The Risks of Investing in Electric Vehicles: An Ideologically Driven Economic Misadventure
Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly popular in the United States as more drivers are motivated by the promise of reducing their carbon footprint. Unfortunately, these vehicles are powered by lithium-ion batteries containing rare earth elements. These...
Touch Screens on Dashboards Found to be Dangerous
There's no question that touchscreens are great for smartphones and tablets. But when it comes to cars, they're not relatively as safe or easy to use. A new study from the University of California San Diego finds that car buttons are safer and easier to use than...
BMW is the latest automaker to start selling seat subscriptions
The German carmaker is offering a subscription to heat your BMW's front seats for $18 a month. So if you sign up for 12 months, it's only $180. But if you're willing to go all in and pay for "unlimited" access, you'll have to shell out $415. According to BMW, the...
Hackers have leaked email addresses of 235 million Twitter users
A hacker has leaked the email addresses of more than 235 million Twitter users. The breach is a significant blow to privacy, a co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock told CNBC. He added that phishing attacks are an ever-present threat for internet users,...
Amazon Tech Workers Get Hit Hard. Lays off 18,000 Workers, the Worst Yet
Introduction Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its Seattle headquarters as part of a broader effort to reduce costs. The company has more than 600,000 employees worldwide, and it employs more than 300,000 people in the United States alone. Amazon has more than...
Google’s Future is Uncertain Due to Some New Open Source Tech – ChatGPT
Introduction Google is one of the world's most popular search engines. It's also one of the most valuable and powerful tools, but it has limitations. ChatGPT aims to fix that problem by creating a new way for people to access information online. ChatGPT's creators say...
Small business owners: Be wary of relying on younger family members or employees to manage their cybersecurity
Generation Z is the least cyber secure because they are the most tech-savvy generation and the least experienced in cyber security. As a result, they are more likely to take risks online, such as clicking on suspicious links or downloading unknown files and are less...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Clearing Your Browser History and Wipe Away Your Online Footprint
Clearing your browser's footprint is essential for several reasons: Privacy: Clearing your browser history, cache, and cookies can help to protect your online privacy by removing traces of your browsing activity and personal information. This can help to prevent...
How This LifeLock Third-Party Breach Affects Small Businesses
In accessing your account with your username and password, the unauthorized third party may have viewed your first name, last name, phone number, and mailing address — NortonLifeLock. For customers utilizing the Norton Password Manager feature, the notice warns that...
How AI chatbot ChatGPT changes the phishing game
Introduction In a world where technology is changing at a rapid pace, businesses need to keep up. This is why many companies are turning toward chatbots for their website, aiming to improve customer service and reduce costs. But there's another use for chatbots that...
ChatGPT’s Technology Will Be Part of Everything This Year
Introduction ChatGPT is a new text-generation tool that has been trained on 40GB of Reddit's data. It can generate long passages of text that are virtually indistinguishable from human-written prose, which could have huge implications for everything from customer...
Google Ads Weaponized – WhatsApp Hacked – Surveillance of SmartPhones Finds Shooters – Insider Show Notes
Google.. Google Ads were weaponized in a way that made them appear like any other ad – Allowing hackers to infect computers with malware via a single click. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-google-ads-to-spread-malware-in-legit-software/...
Cybersecurity for Small Businesses
Introduction Cybersecurity is not something that most small business owners think about, but it should be. The cost of a cyber attack can be tremendous for a small business, especially if the owner has not taken the proper steps to protect against it. This article...
Former Uber Chief Found Guilty of Hiding Hack From Authorities
Joe Sullivan, the former Uber security chief, was found guilty by a jury in federal court on charges that he did not disclose a breach of customer and driver records to government regulators. The case — believed to be the first time a company executive faced...
Been to a Hospital Website Lately? Facebook Knows! And they may have private medical information about you!
Turns out that visiting a hospital website could mean that Facebook has medical information about you about 1/3 of the time! What's happening, and what can you do about it? "A tracking tool installed on many hospitals’ websites has been collecting patients’...
Winning the war on ransomware – Show Notes December 13 – December 19, 2021
Winning the War on Ransomware -- Is Hope In Sight?https://www.theverge.com/22822884/us-government-department-of-justice-ransomware-digital-extortion-task-force-report-2021 A report from the US Treasury estimates there were over half a billion dollars in ransomware...
Show Notes December 6 – December 21, 2021 Apple AirTags being used by thieves to track high-end cars to steal
FTC Looking to Block the Acquisition of “the Switzerland” of Microprocessors ...investigated five incidents in the past three months in which thieves have hidden AirTags on vehicles parked in public. Later, the thieves tracked down their targets to steal the...
Show Notes November 29 – December 5, 2021
Indictment Charges Iranian Nationals With Creating Fake Videos of Democrats Manipulating the 2020 Election Results, and Then Sending Them to Republican Leadership Show Notes November 29 - December 5, 2021...
Show Notes – November 15 – November 21, 2021
New Email Warning from Homeland Security is a Hoax "Teslas reportedly shipping cars without USB ports, newer BMWs coming without touchscreens, and cuts in production for the Switch, PS5, and iPhone 13, it’s starting to look like Intel’s prediction might be right; we...
Are You Using 2-Factor Authentication? Bot are trying to con you.
Do You Use 2-Factor Authenitcation Yet? Well, it's already under attack! A Drone Tried to Disrupt the Power Grid. It Won't Be the Last https://www.wired.com/story/drone-attack-power-substation-threat/ In July of last year, a DJI Mavic 2 drone approached...
Radio Show Notes – November 1 to 7, 2021
Radio Show NotesNovember 1 to 7, 2021 Craig Peterson Show Notes November 1 - November 7, 2021 Use Apple's Hide My Email iCloud feature to get a burner email address...
Craig Peterson – Show Notes October 25 to October 31, 2021
Craig Peterson Show Notes October 25 - October 31, 2021 ExpressVPN Is No Longer Safe to Use https://www.hackread.com/israeli-firm-kape-technologies-expressvpn-privacy/ The Real Cost of Government-Mandated Wind and Solar...
Important Cybersecurity Tips For Your Business or Home During the Holidays
When You're Away... The Hackers Will PlayThe FBI is warning about heightened risks of ransomware and other attacks during the holidays. So, here are some tips to help you with your hack-free life during the holidays. Before you leave the office (or your home):...
Tech Talk Show Notes – March 13, 2021
Read. Learn. Share. Tech Talk Show Notes March 13, 2021 Tens of thousands of US organizations hit in ongoing Microsoft Exchange hack Tens of thousands of US-based organizations are running Microsoft Exchange servers that have been backdoored by threat actors who...
How Zero-Trust Network Architecture Stops Almost All Malware
[Machine Automated Transcript] Could you tell me what a zero-trust security model is and why it perhaps should be something that people embrace? This is a concept that's relatively new, at least to most people. The whole idea behind it is we have. To assume in this...
CISA ALERT – Mitigate Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities
Craig Peterson: Hi, everybody. This is a quick live one. We've got some bad news from the federal government about Microsoft just came out earlier today. The CISA, who is in charge of all security for all federal government systems, told them to shut down. All...
The Lockdown and Business – A Dangerous Combination
Our businesses had to rush to get employees and contractors working from home. But at what cost? I examine the latest example, the attempted poisoning of an entire town. What can businesses do to help ensure their ability to survive storms, computer failures, and...
WCAX – Interview with Craig Peterson
Previously Undetected Malware infects 30K Mac'sThere’s a popular stereotype that Apple’s computers are mostly immune to malware. That is incorrect. A security firm named Red Canary was the first to discover this malware in August of 2020. They have named it "Silver...
Tech Talk Show Notes February 6, 2021
Read. Learn. Share TECH TALK SHOW NOTES February 6, 2021Drone Swarms Are Getting Too Fast For Humans To Fight, U.S. General Warns General John Murray, head of Army Futures Command, told a webinar audience at the Center for Strategic & International Studies that...