Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
@firewalldragons.bsky.social
Podcast host, author, blogger, educator, advocate for computer #security & #privacy, software engineer (retired).
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Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squar...
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Happy #NationalPodcastDay everyone! (I didn't know this was a thing till day.) I've been doing my podcast for 8.5 years now... 448 episodes and counting! If you haven't checked it out, give it a listen! If you like it, spread the word!!
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Thanks to Carey for hosting us on @firewalldragons.bsky.social to talk about the #cyberresiliencecorps work to help critical orgs build #resilience!
Listen here: podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
Get involved: www.cybervolunteers.us/en
#cybercivildefense #communitydefense
Listen here: podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
Get involved: www.cybervolunteers.us/en
#cybercivildefense #communitydefense
US Cyber Resilience Corps
Connecting community organizations with cybersecurity volunteer groups to strengthen America's cyber resilience.
www.cybervolunteers.us
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Thanks to Carey for hosting us on @firewalldragons.bsky.social to talk about the #cyberresiliencecorps work to help critical orgs build #resilience!
Listen here: podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
Get involved: www.cybervolunteers.us/en
#cybercivildefense #communitydefense
Listen here: podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
Get involved: www.cybervolunteers.us/en
#cybercivildefense #communitydefense
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Fantastic group of public good leaders… I feel lucky to know/team w/ them & others across the #CyberResilienceCorps CRC
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Fantastic group of public good leaders… I feel lucky to know/team w/ them & others across the #CyberResilienceCorps CRC
Much of our critical infrastructure and vital services are run by organizations with no cybersecurity staff. They're vulnerable and under attack. The #cyberresiliencecorps is here to help. Today we'll learn what they're doing and how we can help.
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Becoming Cyber Resilient - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
In the US alone, there are tens of thousands of small organizations that are responsible for critical infrastructure and vital community services. Most of...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Much of our critical infrastructure and vital services are run by organizations with no cybersecurity staff. They're vulnerable and under attack. The #cyberresiliencecorps is here to help. Today we'll learn what they're doing and how we can help.
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
Tip for web designers: If you interrupt my reading of your article to shove a subscription form in my face, you have guaranteed that I will never subscribe. It's obnoxious and I refuse to reward that behavior.
November 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Tip for web designers: If you interrupt my reading of your article to shove a subscription form in my face, you have guaranteed that I will never subscribe. It's obnoxious and I refuse to reward that behavior.
Tune in Monday for a wonderful panel discussion on the need for making our critical infrastructure more resilient to cyber attacks - and how we can help.
#cyberresiliencecorps #cyberpeaceinstitute #cyberpeacebuilders #cybercivildefense
Subscribe here:
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
#cyberresiliencecorps #cyberpeaceinstitute #cyberpeacebuilders #cybercivildefense
Subscribe here:
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squar...
firewallsdontstopdragons.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Tune in Monday for a wonderful panel discussion on the need for making our critical infrastructure more resilient to cyber attacks - and how we can help.
#cyberresiliencecorps #cyberpeaceinstitute #cyberpeacebuilders #cybercivildefense
Subscribe here:
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
#cyberresiliencecorps #cyberpeaceinstitute #cyberpeacebuilders #cybercivildefense
Subscribe here:
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
Excellent explainer from @yaelwrites.com and @consumerreports.org on the new kick-butt iPhone #security feature. Let's hope Android adopts it, too. This is progress.
innovation.consumerreports.org/apples-new-i...
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Apple’s New iPhone Memory Protections Safeguards Devices Against Sophisticated Attacks - Innovation at Consumer Reports
Apple’s new Memory Integrity Enforcement aligns hardware and software to block memory safety exploits before they start, raising the bar for phone security
innovation.consumerreports.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Excellent explainer from @yaelwrites.com and @consumerreports.org on the new kick-butt iPhone #security feature. Let's hope Android adopts it, too. This is progress.
innovation.consumerreports.org/apples-new-i...
innovation.consumerreports.org/apples-new-i...
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I wrote about Apple’s new iPhone security feature. innovation.consumerreports.org/apples-new-i...
Apple’s New iPhone Memory Protections Safeguards Devices Against Sophisticated Attacks - Innovation at Consumer Reports
Apple’s new Memory Integrity Enforcement aligns hardware and software to block memory safety exploits before they start, raising the bar for phone security
innovation.consumerreports.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I wrote about Apple’s new iPhone security feature. innovation.consumerreports.org/apples-new-i...
Minority Report is becoming reality. Remember when Tom's character was walking around, having his biometrics scanned and shown targeted ads in realtime? But it won't just be sports tickets... these hyper-targeted ads will be for drugs, politicians, etc.
www.404media.co/the-future-o...
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The Future of Advertising Is AI Generated Ads That Are Directly Personalized to You
"Advertisers are increasingly just going to be able to give us a business objective and give us a credit card or bank account, and have the AI system basically figure out everything else."
www.404media.co
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Minority Report is becoming reality. Remember when Tom's character was walking around, having his biometrics scanned and shown targeted ads in realtime? But it won't just be sports tickets... these hyper-targeted ads will be for drugs, politicians, etc.
www.404media.co/the-future-o...
www.404media.co/the-future-o...
We've found our old accounts - do we keep them? Also: AI models ranked for privacy; LinkedIn training on your data; Atlas AI browser; Flock surveillance expanding; robo-vacuum shared data; 50% of sat data unencrypted; LastPass death scam; more!
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/03/r...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/03/r...
Removing Old Accounts - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
Today we’ll wrap up my series of tips for enumerating all your old online accounts and deciding whether to delete them or just dumb...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We've found our old accounts - do we keep them? Also: AI models ranked for privacy; LinkedIn training on your data; Atlas AI browser; Flock surveillance expanding; robo-vacuum shared data; 50% of sat data unencrypted; LastPass death scam; more!
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/03/r...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/03/r...
Reminder: Turn this off by Nov 3rd or LinkedIn will use your posts to train their AI. You can also formally object to this practice, as well.
And note to @Microsoft: opting people in, by default, for AI training is wrong.
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And note to @Microsoft: opting people in, by default, for AI training is wrong.
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LinkedIn will use your data to train AI – how to opt out | Proton
LinkedIn will share your public data with Microsoft to train AI. Find what this means for your privacy and how to opt out.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reminder: Turn this off by Nov 3rd or LinkedIn will use your posts to train their AI. You can also formally object to this practice, as well.
And note to @Microsoft: opting people in, by default, for AI training is wrong.
proton.me/blog/linkedi...
And note to @Microsoft: opting people in, by default, for AI training is wrong.
proton.me/blog/linkedi...
I want the right to not be advertised to. I'm fine if that means paying money for things. But ads are showing up EVERYWHERE. Most are overt, but many are subtle and devious. This includes algorithmic feeds. I want the right to say no - ideally with a universal opt out signal.
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I want the right to not be advertised to. I'm fine if that means paying money for things. But ads are showing up EVERYWHERE. Most are overt, but many are subtle and devious. This includes algorithmic feeds. I want the right to say no - ideally with a universal opt out signal.
Very informative video from @privacyguides.org and @yaelwrites.com on data brokers and clawing back your data where you can.
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Data Brokers Know Everything About You (ft. Yael Grauer)
Data brokerage is a billion-dollar industry built on selling your personal information without your knowledge or consent. In this video, we investigate the shady world of data brokers with investig...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Very informative video from @privacyguides.org and @yaelwrites.com on data brokers and clawing back your data where you can.
neat.tube/w/tMmNH9zj4d...
neat.tube/w/tMmNH9zj4d...
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Appeared on the @firewalldragons.bsky.social podcast speaking about AI & Privacy, and @asklumo.proton.me of course 😎
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#podcast #privacy #ai #lumo
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#podcast #privacy #ai #lumo
Privacy-Focused AI - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
AI chatbots like ChatGPT have made quiet a splash. Companies are tripping all over themselves in a rush to add “AI” to everything, heedless...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Appeared on the @firewalldragons.bsky.social podcast speaking about AI & Privacy, and @asklumo.proton.me of course 😎
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/10/27/p...
#podcast #privacy #ai #lumo
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/10/27/p...
#podcast #privacy #ai #lumo
Most generative AI systems today are a #privacy nightmare, for a variety of reasons. Today we'll discuss why this is and what can be done to mitigate the risks with @protonprivacy.bsky.social AI lead, Eamonn Maguire.
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/10/27/p...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/10/27/p...
Privacy-Focused AI - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
AI chatbots like ChatGPT have made quiet a splash. Companies are tripping all over themselves in a rush to add “AI” to everything, heedless...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Most generative AI systems today are a #privacy nightmare, for a variety of reasons. Today we'll discuss why this is and what can be done to mitigate the risks with @protonprivacy.bsky.social AI lead, Eamonn Maguire.
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/10/27/p...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/10/27/p...
Had a great time at RSTCON in Savannah! Saw some great talks, met some wonderful new people, and socialized with some old friends and made new ones... what else can you ask for? Love that Spanish Moss...
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rstcon.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Had a great time at RSTCON in Savannah! Saw some great talks, met some wonderful new people, and socialized with some old friends and made new ones... what else can you ask for? Love that Spanish Moss...
rstcon.org
rstcon.org
Here we go...
October 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here we go...
Chatbots and LLM's have a lot of utility, but they're also a privacy nightmare. But there are some companies trying to fix this. Tune in Monday when I'll be speaking with the head of @proton.me's AI team, @eamonnmag.bsky.social, about privacy and AI.
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squar...
firewallsdontstopdragons.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Chatbots and LLM's have a lot of utility, but they're also a privacy nightmare. But there are some companies trying to fix this. Tune in Monday when I'll be speaking with the head of @proton.me's AI team, @eamonnmag.bsky.social, about privacy and AI.
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
Today's AWS outage should be a(nother) wake-up call: consolidation of services is a real problem. We're creating single points of failure. We're losing resiliency and robustness. Also, our devices are increasingly cloud-dependent and need to function when disconnected.
October 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Today's AWS outage should be a(nother) wake-up call: consolidation of services is a real problem. We're creating single points of failure. We're losing resiliency and robustness. Also, our devices are increasingly cloud-dependent and need to function when disconnected.
We've found the old accounts - now we need to secure them & their data. Also: Win10 support ends; Facebook group scams; Tile tracker privacy woes; Salesforce data leaked; Discord breach; age-verify laws; Chat Control fails; GPC in browsers; more!
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/10/20/s...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/10/20/s...
Securing Old Accounts - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
Now that we’ve tracked down all our old online accounts, it’s time to make them more secure and review the data they contain. We...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We've found the old accounts - now we need to secure them & their data. Also: Win10 support ends; Facebook group scams; Tile tracker privacy woes; Salesforce data leaked; Discord breach; age-verify laws; Chat Control fails; GPC in browsers; more!
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/10/20/s...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/10/20/s...
FYI... good tips honestly for anyone who wants to avoid mass surveillance and understand how your mobile device can subject you to the same. You don't have to be a protestor for this to be important.
www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
The Protesters' Guide to Smartphone Security
Your phone is an essential tool, but it also represents a huge risk to your privacy and security. Understanding these best practices when it comes to securing your smartphone will help keep you and yo...
www.privacyguides.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
FYI... good tips honestly for anyone who wants to avoid mass surveillance and understand how your mobile device can subject you to the same. You don't have to be a protestor for this to be important.
www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
How is it possible, today, that any private wireless communications are not encrypted?
www.wired.com/story/satell...
www.wired.com/story/satell...
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
www.wired.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
How is it possible, today, that any private wireless communications are not encrypted?
www.wired.com/story/satell...
www.wired.com/story/satell...
@eff.org and @consumerreports.org have a great tip list going for #OptOutOctober. Bookmark this site and also check out the wonderful Security Planner tool.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy m...
www.eff.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
@eff.org and @consumerreports.org have a great tip list going for #OptOutOctober. Bookmark this site and also check out the wonderful Security Planner tool.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...