A Signal and Webby award winning security podcast that you can rely on for lighthearted, practical security advice, in-depth interviews with industry experts, deep dives into data breaches, and some random but fun security games. Join cybersecurity experts and podcast hosts, Matt Davey, Michael “Roo” Fey, Anna Eastick, and Sara Teare, every other Tuesday for fun banter and cybersecurity updates.
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150th Episode Special with Matt Davey, Michael (Roo) Fey, Sara Teare and Anna Eastick
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54:17Random but Memorable turns 150! 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ (It’s official, we’re old.) 👵👴 To celebrate, we play some special messages submitted by you – our listeners and customers – along with our own 1Password employees. We’re even sharing some crowdsourced 1Password tips for good measure. We also host a very special Archive Edition of Watchtower Weekly. We look …
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Multiple Tectonic Brain Agents with Abe Ankumah
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50:09AI has taken us into uncharted territory. 🧭🗺️ In this episode, we invite 1Password’s Chief Product Officer, Abe Ankumah, to share how the security industry can navigate this tectonic shift. Settle in as Abe explains some of the security challenges associated with agentic AI, and how 1Password is thinking about them. In Watchtower Weekly, we discuss…
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It’s our World Password Day Special! 🌎🔤 Tune in as we answer all your burning questions about passwords, passkeys, 2FA and more. 🔥 In Watchtower Weekly, we debate why your next security hire might be an algorithm. Sticking with the password theme, we then discuss why Gen Z still reuse passwords despite being aware of the security risks. If that was…
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Malicious Pottery Service Provider with Tarah Wheeler
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58:53What’s the best thing small businesses can do to improve their security posture? 👩💼📊 Our guest this week, Tarah Wheeler, breaks-down why small businesses are particularly vulnerable to hacks, breaches, and ransomware, and the common mistakes they’re making. In Watchtower Weekly, we lift the lid on “SignalGate” and the rise of a new QR code phishin…
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Security Agents Protecting Adolescence with Chris McCarty from Quit Clicking Kids
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57:48This episode we meet Chris McCarty, the inspirational student and founder of Quit Clicking Kids, an organization advocating for children's rights in the digital age. Learn about the rise of “sharenting” and how Chris is fighting for legislative changes to safeguard minors from exploitation on social media platforms. We cover everything from the per…
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BONUS: Ralph Echemendia shares more stories from the set of 2016's Snowden movie
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6:48Surprise! In this bonus episode, Ralph Echemendia shares more of his experiences working as a Technical Supervisor on the Snowden movie. 🎙 Guest Interview – Ralph Echemendia 👉 Visit: theethicalhacker.net 💻 Watch The Ethical Hacker on YouTube 📲 Follow @ralphr3m1x on X 📲 Follow @rechemendia on Instagram Ralph Echemendia on IMDB 📲 Follow Us… Episodes …
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Triple Hollywood Movie Sabotage with Ralph Echemendia
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56:53Why does Hollywood get hacking wrong in so many movies and TV series? 🎬🎥 In this episode, we invite Ralph Echemendia to share his wild stories of working as a technical supervisor in Hollywood, on award-winning projects like Mr. Robot, Snowden, Savages, and Nerve. We also shine a spotlight on the work Ralph is doing to help the world’s most influen…
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Security Audit App Ideas with Jacob DePriest
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56:03What’s it like to work as a CISO at a security company? This week, 1Password’s VP of Security and CISO, Jacob DePriest, reveals all. Jacob also shares his advice for building strong security teams with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skillsets. 👥 In Watchtower Weekly, we unpack a novel technique to break into businesses - pretending to offer…
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How can we start conversations about estate planning with loved ones? 🗣️🖥️ What should we consider about managing our digital assets? Tune in for a tip-packed episode, as we sit down with 1Password Founders, Dave and Sara Teare for a special estate planning segment. Plus, in Watchtower Weekly we discuss a promising decline in ransomware payments an…
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Microphone Sharing Browser Fans with Vivek Ramachandran from SquareX
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43:29What’s GhostGPT? 👻 This episode, we unpacked the new cybercrime AI being used by hackers. We also serve-up our best tips for secure tax-filing to help you survive tax-season in #Ask1Password. 💰📉 If that wasn’t enough, we also invite Founder of SquareX, Vivek Ramachandran, to teach us how we can easily find and eliminate browser security risks. Hit …
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Breakfast Cereal Hacking Culture with Emily Crose
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1:00:44We’re back! 🥳👏 Join us for a brand new season, as we welcome special guest, Emily Crose, to discuss her new book: Hack to The Future: How World Governments Relentlessly Pursue and Domesticate Hackers. Tune in as we deep-dive into the history of hacker culture and its transformation into a geopolitical force. In Watchtower Weekly, we explore if you …
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A Very (Artificial) Festive Special with Dr Erik Huffman
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56:20Welcome to A Very (Artificial) Festive Special! 🎄🤖 Join the podcast crew and special guest, Dr Erik Huffman, as we look back at an eventful year in cybersecurity. With artificial intelligence taking centre-stage, we serve up a platter of AI-powered games, news, and festivities. 🥳🕺 Tune in, as we bring you a holiday-edition of Watchtower Weekly, a d…
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Retired Granny Scam Award with Frank Li
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1:03:40Are the world's most popular websites using outdated password policies? 🔤🌍 We invite security researcher, Frank Li to the show to walk us through the largest study of its kind, and share how his team built a first-of-its-kind automated tool to assess existing password policies. Join us, as we discuss what can be done to improve password habits and …
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Safe Search Biscuit Record with Vladimir Prelovac from Kagi
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57:18Why don’t we treat the information we consume online with the same care as the food we put in our bodies? 🥬💻 To unpack this question and much more, we're joined by Vladimir Prelovac, founder and CEO of privacy-focused search engine Kagi. Tune in as we dive into the true cost of free search engines, how Kagi is disrupting the landscape, and the impa…
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Relic Robot Printer Report with Troy Bettencourt from IBM
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1:02:47What's the true cost of a data breach? 📈💰 To find out, we invited Troy Bettencourt to the podcast where we dissect IBM's industry-leading Cost of a Data Breach Report for 2024. We unpack all the eye opening stats and figures from this year's report, to understand what the true cost of a data breach is and what businesses and regular people can do t…
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Honesty Salable Uppish Penguin with Sierre Wolfkostin
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1:11:26Nerd-out with us this episode, as we dissect the fundamental problems and challenges with traditional passwords. 🤓🔤 Join Matt and 1Password's Principal Product Designer, Sierre Wolfkostin, as they discuss if passkeys are the answer, and if passwordless authentication is the game-changer we've been waiting for. In Watchtower Weekly we're horrified t…
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Are the frequent stories about data breaches in the news making us desensitized? 🗞️ 📈 On today's episode, friend-of-the-show Troy Hunt reveals how we can combat data breach fatigue and reflects on how the landscape of cyberattacks has changed over the past 10 years of Have I Been Pwned. Plus, we lift the lid on all the latest security news in Watch…
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Human Factor Authentication Pitch with Dr. Erik Huffman
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56:03Are there personality traits that make some people more vulnerable to cyberattacks? We lift the lid on this and more in a one-of-a-kind interview with cyberpsychologist, Dr Erik Huffman. Tune in, as Erik unpacks the human-element of security, how AI is transforming social engineering, and how we can turn humans from the weakest security link into o…
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Creating Cybersecurity Program Pie with Alan Watkins
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1:00:04Why should we stop using work laptops for personal use? Is your car sneakily selling your driving data? We answer all that and more in Watchtower Weekly. 💻🔍🚗 We also invite special guest, Alan Watkins, to the show to walk through his book: Creating a Small Business Cybersecurity Program. Tune in, as Alan serves up a non-technical guide for small bu…
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Social Media Bad Habits with Tracy Chou from Block Party
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59:57How can we reimagine social media to make it safer for everyone? Tracy Chou is on a mission to do just that. Join Block Party founder, Tracy Chou, as she sits down with Roo to share her thoughts on privacy in an always online world and what led her to create Privacy Party: A tool that's reshaping the way we use social media and giving power back to…
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Worst Computer Outage Apocalypse with Geoff White
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59:48What was the cause of the worst cyber event in history? In Watchtower Weekly, we unpack how a small bug in Crowdstrike software caused an outage apocalypse across the globe. 🌎💻 Agony Aunt Roo also answers all your security woes in #Ask1Password. Plus, we welcome back friend-of-the-show Geoff White, for story time as he gives a peek into his latest …
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Doughnut Panic Sting Operation with Joseph Cox
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1:06:08Strap yourselves in for a wild ride, as we kick off a new season with the incredible true story of the largest FBI sting operation ever. Cybersecurity author and journalist, Joseph Cox, unpacks his best-selling book, Dark Wire. Learn how the FBI built its own app to wiretap the world and turn the tide on the criminal underground, with privacy impli…
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Founder to Founder Fireside Chat with Sara Teare and Adamaka Ajaelo
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19:53Surprise! Tune in for our bonus episode, as we host a founder-to-founder fireside chat. 🔥🪵 Join 1Password Founder, Sara Teare, and Self-eSTEM founder, Adamaka Ajaelo as they share their personal experiences as women in STEM careers and the things they've learned along the way. Settle in and learn how you can overcome some of the common challenges w…
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Lift As You Climb with Adamaka Ajaelo from Self-eSTEM
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56:19How can we foster diversity and champion inclusivity in the cybersecurity industry? And how do we support and encourage more BIPOC women and girls to get into tech? Our final episode of the season invites Self-eSTEM founder, Adamaka Ajaelo, to have this important and inspiring conversation with 1Password Founder Sara Teare. 🗣 We also dissect what l…
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Previously Generated Internet Slop with Jason Meller
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58:24Should businesses be tying compensation and bonuses to security performance? We debate this question and more in the latest instalment of Watchtower Weekly. It's also time to get your best guesses ready for the penultimate game of Security Blank! 🤷 Plus, we sit down with Jason Meller to discuss the recent acquisition of Kolide and what it means for…
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It's our RSA special! 🎉 Join the podcast gang and 1Password's Chief Product Officer, Steve Won, as we unpack everything that went down at 2024's RSA Conference. Hear all about 1Password's game changing RSA announcement and the reaction, plus we share what the team got up to – straight from the conference floor! Don't worry, just because it's the RS…
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Zero Trust Fall Out with Dr. Chase Cunningham & Elliot Volkman
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54:52Think you know what zero trust is? Think again! This week, we welcome Dr Chase Cunningham & Elliot Volkman to the show to define what the zero trust security model looks like and debunk common misconceptions around it. Tune in, as we dive into how you can adopt zero trust in your organization, and deploy it successfully.👩💻🚫 We also share more fami…
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Shadow IT Incident Sequel with Charlie Livingston from Wagestream
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48:53Whether or not you're familiar with shadow IT, know this: it's everywhere. Our guest this week, Charlie Livingstone, shines a light on the growing problem of shadow IT and how Wagestream are managing the risks it poses. Sit down with Roo and Charlie, as they unpack what shadow IT actually is, the growing challenges associated with it, and what we c…
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Family Online Safety Sandwich with Stephen Balkam from FOSI
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1:00:44How can we make the online world safer for our kids and families? This episode, we learn how to strike a harmonious balance of online privacy and security with founder of the Family Online Safety Institute, Stephen Balkam. Tune in to hear his top tips for keeping our kids and families digital lives safe. 👨👩👧👦🔐 We also unlock a few metaphorical a…
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Change Future Banter Rating with Verity Harding
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56:55How can we shape the future of AI and make sure it's used for good? We sit down with Verity Harding, author of the newly released: AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own. 🦸♂️🤖 Tune in for the historical lessons we can learn from previous tech revolutions of the twentieth-century – from the space race to the internet – and how…
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New Fingerprint Clone Magic ft. Mac Admins Podcast
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47:39What's the number one thing anybody can do to protect their own security? On today’s episode, Charles, Marcus, and Tom from the Mac Admins Podcast share their top tips for Apple device users looking to manage their own security. 🖥️📱 In Watchtower Weekly, we dissect the recent 'on-again-off-again' takedown of infamous ransomware gang, Lockbit. Plus,…
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Smart Toothbrush Botnet Army with Greg Van Der Gaast
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45:41Can millions of toothbrushes be hacked and 'turned into a secret army' for criminals? How are tech giants fighting election-related deepfakes? We answer all that in this episode's Watchtower Weekly. 🪥🗳️ Roo also hosts a hilarious game of Security Blank and sits down with our special guest, Greg Van Der Gaast. Previously cited as one of the world's …
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We're back! Join the podcast crew for a brand new season of random security. We're kicking off our first episode with notorious hacker and expert security consultant, Jayson E. Street. Settle in, as he recalls how understanding human behavior led him to successfully robbing banks and organizations on five different continents. 🏦🌎 We also unpack the…
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The Festive Quiz Special ft. Jack Rhysider and Carole Theriault
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45:13It's our final episode of the year! We’ve pulled together a panel of special guests for the fun and festive Security Quiz of the Year - 2023 edition. 🎄📝🎅🏼 Podcasting royalty, Jack Rhysider from Darknet Diaries and Carole Theriault from Smashing Security, join the panel to help us unpack another year in cybersecurity. Bring on the belly-laughs! 🤣 We…
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Should businesses be worried about the AI security threat? How do we protect our children's devices from malware? We dive into all that and more in Watchtower Weekly. Plus, we sat-down with Jason and Nimisha from Datadog to discuss some of the challenges of securing the cloud and why it's important to get cloud security right. We also unveil a new …
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Wrong Movie Airplane Tampering with Ken Munro from Pen Test Partners
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56:07We're taking a trip to the movies this episode.🍿 With people speaking with ChatGPT for hours, are we bringing 2013’s sci-fi movie Her closer to reality? And can we really hack airplanes like that iconic scene in Die Hard 2? We unpack all that and more. We're also excited to welcome back friend-of-the-show, Ken Munro, from Pen Test Partners. Ken sha…
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Halloween Bug Hunting Tricks with Katie Paxton-Fear
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53:19How does it feel to find your first bug? What makes a good bug hunter? We get into all that and more with bug bounty hunter and face by the InsiderPhD YouTube channel, Katie Paxton-Fear. We also unpack the recent 23andMe data leak in Watchtower Weekly and share some fun and festive family-themed 1Password tricks in Did You Know?! 👨👩👧👦🎄 🏰 Watchto…
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Private Electronic Graffiti Tags with Graham Cluley from Smashing Security
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49:50How has the cybersecurity landscape changed since the days of the floppy-disc? 💾 This week, we sit down with Smashing Security's Graham Cluley, to reflect on how threats have evolved. Graham also dishes his top security tips and explains why celebrating infamous hackers angers him. 🤬 Tune in for our favorite ways to use tags with 1Password in Did Y…
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Ethical Pizza Delivery Hobbies with Jamie Woodruff
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52:38Strap yourselves in, because today we're joined by one of the world's most notorious and ethical hackers: Jamie Woodruff. From impersonating a Domino’s pizza delivery driver to malware infected e-cigarettes, Jamie takes us on a wild ride of social engineering attacks and the great lengths hackers will go to exploit targets. 💻🍕 We also celebrate Cyb…
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Resilient Leader Rock Band with Sarah Armstrong-Smith from Microsoft
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59:33How can security leaders be effective and resilient in one of the world's most fast-paced sectors? We're joined by Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft, Sarah Armstrong-Smith, who offers her advice on crisis management and building a human-first security culture. 🚨🧑💻 We also serve up our latest 1Password tips in Did You Know? Plus, an episode would…
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Teach Bot Cybersecurity Recipes with Clint Bodungen
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38:35Can ChatGPT help us unlock new cyber skills? 🔓🤖 Tune in to find out, as we sit down with Clint Bodungen, author of the upcoming book: ChatGPT for Cybersecurity CookBook: Learn practical generative AI recipes to supercharge your cyber skills. On today's show, we discover how to harness AI and large language models for good, in order to release our f…
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From a wannabe rapper guilty of bitcoin laundering to scammers who are using Barbie-mania to steal personal information, we have all that and more in this episode’s Watchtower Weekly. 💰👠 We also sit-down with 1Password Business customer Vlad Boldura from Visma. He shares how Visma got started with 1Password, how they rolled it out across the organi…
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Fake Hacker Digital Footprint with Theresa Payton
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1:00:06We're back with a bang! 💥 Join the podcast gang for our first episode of the season, as we sit-down with the one and only Theresa Payton. She offers up her top-tips on how to minimize your digital footprint and shares her experience as the first female Chief Information Officer in the White House.🦶💻 Plus, an episode wouldn't be complete without hig…
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Surprise! We're back for a very short and sweet bonus episode. 🥳 🏆 We've been nominated for the 2023 People’s Choice Podcast Awards in the This Week in Tech – Technology category! You can help us win our first award – support the show by signing-up and voting for Random but Memorable today! 🏆 It would mean a lot to our team if you could spare a few…
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Fancy Bear Grunge Nostalgia with Scott J. Shapiro
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57:44It’s the final episode of the season! Join us for one last action-packed show as we break down all the latest security news in Watchtower Weekly and get nostalgic with a 90s-themed game of Play Your Passwords Right. 💿🛼🎮🎶 We’re also lucky enough to be joined by Scott J. Shapiro, author of the latest cybersecurity true-crime novel Fancy Bear Goes Phi…
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In this episode we're bringing you a very special AI Edition of Watchtower Weekly. Tune in as we explain why all the headlines about AI cracking passwords are actually old news. And how AI is making pop fans’ fantasies come true. 🤖🔤🎶 We're also joined by Anna Pobletts for This Week at 1Password, where we unveil “Passage by 1Password” and two exciti…
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Rapid World Cat Update with Joseph South from Security Unfiltered
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43:50From Around the World in 8 Passwords to Watchtower Weekly, we have a packed-out show for you today! 🌎 🏰 Tune in as we discuss how Apple and Google are working together to limit AirTag stalking and Apple’s first ever ‘rapid’ security update. We're also joined by the host of the Security Unfiltered podcast and Principal Cloud Security Engineer, Josep…
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Join us for the developer special! 👩💻🧑💻 Roosits down with a panel of special guests to discuss how we're working and engaging with the dev community, the incredible suite of 1Password developer tools available, and a sneak peak at all the exciting things we have planned for the future. For more info on how 1Password supports developers visit: dev…
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Is this really the 'death of passwords'? 🪦🔤 Steve Won, Chief Product Officer at 1Password, jumps into the deep end on today's show. Tune in, as we cover all things passwordless, passkeys, and how 1Password is leading the way to a passwordless future. We also lift the lid on all the latest security news in Watchtower Weekly, and reveal the iconic Ra…
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Ban Cloud Fan Fiction with Stu Hirst from Trustpilot
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44:32Will TikTok be banned in the US? How much of a security risk is ChatGPT? We debate all that and more in Watchtower Weekly. Plus, we're joined by Stu Hirst, Chief Information Security Officer at Trustpilot. Tune in, as we discuss common cloud security banana-skins and the challenges facing CISOs in 2023. 🍌 🖥️ 🗳️ Vote to bring back an old game! We're…
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