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1Password
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.
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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Jun 14, 2022 • 28min
Delete Message Security Questions
On today’s show we react to WWDC, discuss everything new with iOS 16, and what Passkeys will mean for passwords. Plus we offer up an extended-edition of Watchtower Weekly and kick-off a brand new game! Who will stumble and be lost for words in our Security Question Generation Game?❓👀🏰 Watchtower WeeklyApple WWDC 2022: The 16 biggest announcementsApple passkey feature will be our first taste of a truly password-less futureRansomware demands acts of kindness to get your files backVodafone plans carrier-level user tracking for targeted adsTwitter Fined $150M for Security Data MisuseTim Hortons app violated privacy laws in collection of ‘vast amounts’ of sensitive location data🗣 #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.comWant to ask us a question or chat about today's show? Join the discussion in the 1Password Forum!📲 Follow Us…Visit 1Password.comCheck out our blogTweet us @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or Instagram❤️ Review Us...If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

May 31, 2022 • 36min
Open Source Lost Quest with Christina Warren from GitHub
In this jam-packed episode, we reveal our giveaway winners and invite you to compete in the Quest for the Lost Console – our three week online puzzle game event with real world prizes! Tune in for an exclusive podcast clue. 🎮🎙We also sit down with not just one, but two guests! Christina Warren stops by to tell us all about GitHub's Maintainer Month and building open source communities. We're also joined by 1Password's Jody Heavener, to unveil the new game-changing VSCode extension in This Week at 1Password. 🎮 Quest for the Lost Console1passwordconsolequest.gg1Password blog: Quest for the Lost Console – a game by 1Password and Gen.G🎙 Guest Interview – Christina WarrenVisit maintainermonth.github.comFollow filmgirl on GitHubFollow @film_girl on Twitter🔐 This Week at 1Password - Jody HeavenerBack stage access to all things 1Password! Joining us this week is Sr. Developer, Jody Heavener.Visit developer.1password.comVisit future.1password.comFollow @jodyheavener on Twitter🗣 #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.comWant to ask us a question or chat about today's show? Join the discussion in the 1Password Forum!📲 Follow Us…Visit 1Password.comCheck out our blogTweet us @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or Instagram❤️ Review Us...If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

May 17, 2022 • 44min
Weirdest Mobile App Documentary
On the show today, we cast our own Conti ransomware documentary and, in Watchtower Weekly, we marvel at government quantum computing. We also invite 1Password's Director of Product Design, Jamie Heuze, to discuss 1Password 8 on iOS and Android – now in early access! Hit play to find out all the delicious new features and for a backstage look into the design process. 🎟🤘🏰 Watchtower WeeklyUS offers $15 million reward for info on Conti ransomware gangCosta Rica declares national emergency after Conti ransomware attacksCaramel credit card stealing service is growing in popularityWhite House: Prepare for cryptography-cracking quantum computers🔐 This Week at 1Password - Jamie HeuzeBack stage access to all things 1Password! Joining us this week is Director of Product Design, Jamie Heuze.1Password blog: 1Password 8 for Android Early AccessVisit future.1password.comFollow @JamieHeuze on Twitter🎁 GiveawayTo celebrate the launch of 1Password 8 for Mac we’re giving users the chance to win 1 year of 1Password for free and some 1Password swag. All you need to do is tell us the weirdest thing you store in 1Password.Submit your entries using the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at podcast@1password.com referencing the RbM giveaway.Submit your entries by May 24, 2022.🗣 #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.comWant to ask us a question or chat about today's show? Join the discussion in the 1Password Forum!🚫 Ridiculous Requirements!The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.📲 Follow Us…Visit 1Password.comCheck out our blogTweet us @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or Instagram❤️ Review Us...If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

May 3, 2022 • 41min
Mission Impossible Mac Launch
This week we welcome a new host to the show Emily, we talk about her cliffhanger action movie style dream involving Matt and Roo. If that wasn't enough already we also talk to Mitch about today's launch of 1Password 8 for Mac and we launch a brand new competition! 🙌In Watchtower weekly we talk about new privacy and algorithm legislation coming from the European Union and why the mute button might not be muting you as much as you think. 🤐🎉 Introducing 1Password 8 🎉 🏰 Watchtower WeeklyGoogle, Meta, and others will have to explain their algorithms under new EU legislationYou’re muted — or are you? Videoconferencing apps may listen even when mic is offAmerican Phone-Tracking Firm Demo’d Surveillance Powers by Spying on CIA and NSA🎁 GiveawayTo celebrate the launch of 1Password 8 for Mac we’re giving users the chance to win 1 year of 1Password for free and some 1Password swag. All you need to do is tell us the weirdest thing you store in 1Password.Submit your entries using the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at podcast@1password.com referencing the RbM giveaway.Submit your entries by May 24, 2022.🚫 Ridiculous Requirements!The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.🗣 #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.comWant to ask us a question or chat about today's show? Join the discussion in the 1Password Forum! Navigate to the Lounge where you'll find us hanging out. 🛋📲 Follow Us…Visit 1Password.comCheck out our blogTweet us @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or Instagram❤️ Review Us...If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Apr 19, 2022 • 46min
Best Of Guests Special
Love a good security tip? We've got you covered in this episode as we round up the very best security advice from our past expert guests.We also talk about the MailChimp data breach and the UK teens behind the infamous LAPSUS$ hacking group, in this week's Watchtower Weekly. Plus, we have some fun conjuring up password-related movie titles – coming soon to a theater near you… 🍿🎬🏰 Watchtower WeeklyTwo teenagers charged in relation to LAPSUS$ hacking group investigationApple and Facebook reportedly provided personal user data to hackers posing as law enforcementHackers breach MailChimp's internal tools to target crypto customers🚫 Ridiculous Requirements!The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.🗣 #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.comWant to ask us a question or chat about today's show? Join the discussion in the 1Password Forum! Navigate to the Lounge where you'll find us hanging out. 🛋📲 Follow Us…Visit 1Password.comCheck out our blogTweet us @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or Instagram❤️ Review Us...If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Apr 5, 2022 • 41min
Minority Report Super Computer with David Bader
This week we discover the real-world capabilities of supercomputers in cybersecurity and how data analysis can uncover insider threats with Distinguished Professor David Bader. We also wind back the clock and look at how far computing has come, from David's work building the first ever Linux supercomputer to the revolutionary chip inside the PlayStation 3. 🎮 🖥Plus, in Watchtower Weekly, we discuss the recent Okta data breach and the new password sharing fee Netflix is testing. Finally, if Roo's mind wasn't blown enough, we play the Random but Memorable meta edition of Ridiculous Requirements! 🤯🏰 Watchtower WeeklyOkta reveals full extent of LAPSUSS breachEthical hackers prove having a Mac doesn't make you immune to cyberattacksUkraine recruits "IT Army" to hack Russian entitiesNetflix will start testing a fee for customers who share their passwords with people outside their households🎙 Guest Interview – David BaderVisit davidbader.netFollow @Prof_DavidBader on Twitter🚫 Ridiculous Requirements!The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.🗣 #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.comWant to ask us a question or chat about today's show? Join the discussion in the 1Password Forum! Navigate to the Lounge where you'll find us hanging out. 🛋📲 Follow Us…Visit 1Password.comCheck out our blogTweet us @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or Instagram❤️ Review Us...If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Mar 22, 2022 • 44min
Nightmare Villain Bug Bounty
On today's episode we're unveiling 1Password's exciting new developer tools with our VP of Product Management, Tony Myers. Settle in for This Week at 1Password to learn more about the new SSH capability, CLI 2.0, our developer docs portal, and the frictionless workflow developers can expect.We also grimace our way through the security news in Watchtower Weekly (much like our reaction to rising gas prices) – you might want to think twice about checking prices using privacy-guzzling GasBuddy. ⛽️🏰 Watchtower Weekly1Password blog: We’ve increased our top bug bounty reward with Bugcrowd to $1 million1Password blog: SSH and Git, meet 1Password 🥰1Password blog: Your CLI wish is our command 🪄💫Ubisoft says it experienced a ‘cyber security incident’GasBuddy is a privacy nightmareAPT41 spies broke into 6 US state networks via a livestock app🔐 This Week at 1Password - Tony MyersBack stage access to all things 1Password! Joining us this week is VP of Product Management, Tony Myers.Visit developer.1password.com1Password blog: SSH and Git, meet 1Password 🥰1Password blog: Your CLI wish is our command 🪄💫🗣 #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.comWant to ask us a question or chat about today's show? Join the discussion in the 1Password Forum!🚫 Ridiculous Requirements!The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.📲 Follow Us…Visit 1Password.comCheck out our blogTweet us @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or Instagram❤️ Review Us...If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Mar 8, 2022 • 46min
Puzzle Solving Developer Community with Jeremiah Peschka from Stack Overflow
This week, we’re joined by Jeremiah Peschka from Stack Overflow to learn why building communities for developers is so important, and how code is reshaping our world in 2022.In Watchtower Weekly this episode, we also discuss how hacking communities have responded to the conflict in Ukraine and how graphics-chip giant, Nvidia, may have got revenge on its hackers. Plus, if Wordle wasn’t addictive enough, we also take a look at the lesser-known version: PassWORDLE! 🟩 🟨🇺🇦 Ukraine Support Charities & ResourcesICRC - International Committee of the Red CrossUNHCR - UN High Commissioner for RefugeesIRC - International Rescue CommitteeHow to avoid falling for and spreading misinformation about Ukraine🏰 Watchtower WeeklyPassWORLDLE! 🟩 🟨Hacking collective Anonymous announced it was ‘at war with Russia’Anonymous leaked a database of the Russian Ministry of DefenceConti ransomware gang weighs in: “You attack Russia, we’ll hack you back”Nvidia allegedly hacked its hackers, stole its data backResearcher 'reverses' redaction, extracts words from pixelated image🎙 Guest Interview – Jeremiah Peschka from Stack OverflowVisit stackoverflow.coFollow @StackOverflow on TwitterFollow @peschkaj on TwitterVisit facility9.com🚫 Ridiculous Requirements!The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.This week's game was generated using The Random Recipe Generator by AnalogCyan.🗣 #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.comWant to ask us a question or chat about today's show? Join the discussion in the 1Password Forum! Navigate to the Lounge where you'll find us hanging out. 🛋📲 Follow Us…Visit 1Password.comCheck out our blogTweet us @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or Instagram❤️ Review Us...If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Feb 22, 2022 • 42min
Historically Bad Musical Movie
Today we're joined by 1Password's Director of Security, Adam Caudill (and an unexpected rooster 🐓), to give us a 1Password Basics primer on credential stuffing and how 1Password works to keep you safe online.We also can't peel our eyes away from the recent security news in Watchtower Weekly, but hey, it might get us access to the most prestigious eye-tracking apps – like MoviePass.To top it all off we have a musical-themed round of Ridiculous Requirements, including bonus points for theatrically singing. 🎭🏰 Watchtower WeeklyWho would make a good celebrity B or C lister to champion 1Password? Let us know in the 1Password Forum!Facebook blames Apple after a historically bad quarter, saying iPhone privacy changes will cost it $10 billionGoogle account hacks dropped by half after pushing two-step authentication by defaultHacker could’ve printed unlimited ‘Ether’ but chose $2M bug bounty insteadMoviePass will track people’s eyes through their phone’s cameras to make sure they don’t look away from ads🔐 This Week at 1Password - Adam CaudillBack stage access to all things 1Password! Joining us this week is 1Password’s Director of Security, Adam Caudill.1Password blog: How 1Password keeps your account data safe from cyber attacks🗣 #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.comWant to ask us a question or chat about today's show? Join the discussion in the 1Password Forum!🚫 Ridiculous Requirements!The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.📲 Follow Us…Visit 1Password.comCheck out our blogTweet us @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or Instagram❤️ Review Us...If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Feb 8, 2022 • 48min
Secret Agency Space Nerds with Jason Meller from Kolide
Find out how a researcher uncovered a secret German intelligence agency using an Apple AirTag, and how Ozzy Osbourne's (yes, you read that right) NFT project turned into a scam – all in this episode’s Watchtower Weekly. We also invite Kolide CEO and founder, Jason Meller, to discuss user-first endpoint management, empowering the end-user, and creating a culture of security. Plus, Anna gets revenge in Ridiculous Requirements: Capital City edition! 🏙🏰 Watchtower WeeklyMandatory Olympics iOS and Android apps are spying on athletes for ChinaOzzy Osbourne’s NFT project shared a scam link, and followers lost thousands of dollarsApple's AirTag uncovers a secret German intelligence agency🎙 Guest Interview – Jason Meller from KolideVisit kolide.comFollow @jmeller on TwitterFollow @kolide on Twitter📚Jason's book: Honest Security1Password shadow IT research1Password guide to creating a culture of security🚫 Ridiculous Requirements!The game where we work together to come up with passwords (not advised) that fit the honestly ridiculous requirements.🗣 1Password ForumWant to ask us a question or chat about today's show? Join the discussion in the 1Password Forum!📲 Follow Us…Visit 1Password.comCheck out our blogTweet us @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or Instagram❤️ Review Us...If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.