Episode 173 - Ho Ho Homeland Security
Josh Santa and Kurt talk the border nightmare Santa Clause has to deal with as he traverses the globe. Questions we explore include: Are the reindeer farm animals? Is the North Pole a farm? Is Santa a...
9 Des 201934min
Episode 172 - The security of planned obsolescence
Josh and Kurt talk about the security implications of planned obsolescence. We use Intel's recent decision to remove old drivers from their website as the start of the conversation. By the end we real...
2 Des 201932min
Episode 171 - Measuring cybersecurity with Kathryn Waldron
Josh and Kurt talk to Kathryn Waldron of the R Street Institute about a paper she recently published that collects a number of cybersecurity measuring devices in one place. Show Notes Kathryn Waldron...
25 Nov 201930min
Episode 170 - Until that quantum computer is cracking RSA keys, go sit back down!
Josh and Kurt talk about banking and privacy. It's very likely nothing will get better anytime soon, humans will continue to be terrible at understanding certain risks. We also discuss what quantum su...
17 Nov 201931min
Episode 169 - What happens when leadership doesn't care about security?
Josh and Kurt talk about government security incidents. The security concerns at the government level often have real life and death consequences. What happens when the leadership knowingly disregards...
11 Nov 201931min
Episode 168 - The draconian draconians of DRM
Josh and Kurt talk about the social norms of security. We also discuss security coprocessors and the reasons behind adding them to hardware. Is DRM a draconian security measure or do we need it to sec...
3 Nov 201930min
Episode 167 - Security is terrible because digital literacy is terrible
Josh and Kurt talk about the horrid state of digital literacy in the US. We start out talking about broken Phillips Hue light bulbs, then discuss research from Pew on the digital literacy of Americans...
28 Okt 201935min
Episode 166 - Every day should be cybersecurity awareness month!
Josh and Kurt about cybersecurity awareness month. What's our actionable advice we can give out? There isn't much which is a fundamental part of the problem. Show Notes Cybersecurity awareness month...
21 Okt 201924min
