Sometimes less is more.
Joe shares the story of a retiree scammed by a clever scheme. Dave describes a tech-support scam with a Russian twist. Our Catch of the Day features an adorable puppy. Guest Michael Murray from Lookou...
16 Aug 201836min
Focus, technology, and training fight phishing.
Dave describes a phishing attempt to infiltrate U.S. election systems. Joe shares a story of government agencies receiving malicious CDs in the mail. University employees are lured by greed. And David...
9 Aug 201829min
Luring unsuspecting money mules.
Joe describes clever gift card scams. Dave follows up on last week's proposal to waste phone scammer's time. A more plausible phishing scheme comes through. Guest David Shear from Flashpoint describes...
2 Aug 201829min
Nothing up my sleeve.
Dave shares a story of deception right out of Hollywood. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/hunting-con-queen-hollywood-1125932 Joe proposes changing the financial incentives for scammers. A p...
26 Jul 201830min
Think like an attacker.
Joe describes a con law enforcement agencies use to lure crooks. Dave shares a tech support scan spreading in chat forums. A listener from Dublin has a fake email from Apple. We welcome Rachel Tobac, ...
19 Jul 201830min
Presidential prank, pensioner pilfered.
Dave recounts the news that US President Trump likely fell for a prank phone call. Joe outlines the sad story of a woman robbed of her retirement savings. Twitter account recovery scams. Charles Arthu...
12 Jul 201830min
Phone scams, phantom employees and sitting Ducks.
Joe warns of a harrowing phone scam technique, Dave reveals an alternate persona, a listener tries to sell a truck, and Carole Theriault from the Smashing Security Podcast interviews Sophos' Paul Duck...
5 Jul 201830min
Separating fools from money.
Dave shares a story of airport penetration testing with high degree of yuck-factor. Joe explores research on protecting passwords from social engineering. The catch-of-the-day comes courtesy of Graham...
28 Jun 201829min
