Random but Memorable

Are scammers winning in 2021? This week we welcome Jorij Abraham to the show to fill us in on the global state of scams and how you can avoid them. Jorij shares why "nothing is as dangerous as an angry developer" and how anger fuelled the beginnings of Scamadviser.com.We're also joined again by 1Password founder Sara Teare as we rundown all the security news in Watchtower Weekly (faster than a school lunch queue with facial recognition). Plus, a new season means a brand new podcast game! Listen to the end for the grand unveiling of: Ridiculous Requirements! 🚫🎉🏰   Watchtower WeeklyMicrosoft says it mitigated one of the largest DDoS attacks ever recordedA judge has ruled that a Ring doorbell "unjustifiably invaded" the privacy of a neighbourICO to step in after schools use facial recognition to speed up lunch queue✍️ Listener Survey: https://1password.typeform.com/to/IMdW096I🎙  Guest Interview –  Jorij AbrahamVisit scamadviser.comVisit ecommercefoundation.orgFollow @jorijabraham on TwitterThe Global State of Scams 2021: Report👉 GlobalOnlineScamSummit.org🗣  Listener Survey!Have your say!  We’d love to get your feedback and hear your thoughts on the show.https://1password.typeform.com/to/IMdW096IYou have the option to add your email address at the end to be entered into our giveaway. This isn’t mandatory in order to take the quiz. Winners will be picked at random and win 1 free year of 1Password and some 1Password swag. Giveaway closes on November 22nd, 2021.🚫  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.

PSST! Want to know a secret? You can now securely share 1Password items with anyone! Tune in to learn more about our new secure sharing tool and how it will transform your digital life. We also go behind-the-scenes with Beyer and Nick to discover how they created the browser experience for iOS15 and what the future holds for 1Password in the browser.Plus, it's us vs the memorable password generator for our last ever Three Word Password, and Matt randomly, but memorably, shows off his royal mug collection. Don't say we don't spoil you. ☕️ 👑🏰  Watchtower WeeklyPsst! Now you can securely share 1Password items with anyoneTwitch blames server error for massive data leakApple forgot to sanitize the Phone Number field for lost AirTagsCompany that routes billions of text messages quietly says it was hacked🔐  This Week at 1PasswordBack stage access to all things 1Password! Joining us this week are Beyer and Nick from the Browser Extension team.To get started on 1Password for Safari, upgrade your devices and stop by the App Store for the free update to 1Password.1Password for Safari is here for iOS 15, and it's life-changing🗣 #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag or send us an email at: podcast@1password.com3️⃣  Three Word Password“The single worst way to share a password."We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.📲  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.

Please take a moment to grieve as there’s no Watchtower Weekly this episode 🖤😔. But never fear! Instead we share the privacy settings you should change with iOS 15, what's new with 1Password for Safari, and our exciting new integration with Fastmail.We also welcome back three-time guest to the show: Troy Hunt. Settle in as we discuss data breaches, crocodiles, and our brand new video series collaboration: Hello CISO 👋💬  We talked about...The iOS 15 Privacy Settings You Should Change Right Now1Password for Safari for iOS 15 is hereProtect your privacy with 1Password and FastmailFormer malware distributor has acquired four different VPN servicesEdward Snowden urges users to stop using ExpressVPN👉 Hello CISO on YouTubeHello CISO - Brought to You in Collaboration with 1Password🎙  Guest Interview – Troy HuntFollow @troyhunt on TwitterVisit troyhunt.com👉 Hello CISO on YouTubeTroy's blog: Hello CISO - Brought to You in Collaboration with 1Password🗣  #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.com3️⃣   Three Word Password“The single worst way to share a password."We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.📲   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.

Back by popular demand this week is 1Password founder Sara Teare! 🙌 While Matt’s away the cats will play – and bring you a particularly fast and loose episode of Random but Memorable. Yep – we’re breaking all the rules, starting with Four Word Password (instead of three), and an ending so nice we say I love you twice.We also discuss a whole lot in Watchtower Weekly, including a crucial software update to patch some nasty 'zero-click' iPhone spyware, and how vape receipts helped convict a cyber-criminal who botnetted thousands of passwords! 🤖🚭Plus, we’re joined again by Small Technology Foundation’s co-founder, Aral Balkan, for part two of our interview, where we discuss everything from ethical design to building the Small Web. We’ll just go ahead and drop that in here.🏰   Watchtower WeeklyApple rushes to block 'zero-click' iPhone spywareAbout the security content of iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8Apple delays controversial child protection features after privacy outcryProtonMail deletes 'we don't log your IP' from website after French climate activist reportedly arrestedVape receipts help DOJ nab man who allegedly botnetted thousands of passwordsForgetting Your Password in the Olden Times™🎙  Guest Interview –  Aral BalkanVisit small-tech.orgSmall is Beautiful: Monthly live streamFollow @aral on TwitterVisit ar.alUniversal Declaration of Cyborg Rights🗣  #Ask1PasswordThis week we featured a video from Alasdair Beckett-King: Forgetting Your Password in the Olden Times™Ask us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.com3️⃣   Three Word Password“The single worst way to share a password."We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.📲   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.

This week, we share our embarrassing vices, a hilarious bot-made Netflix movie and announce our 75th Episode Giveaway winners 🎉 (And that’s before we even get into Watchtower Weekly!) Hit that play button to hear all our thoughts on a 3D printer cloud bug and the courteous printed warning that followed, plus the UK’s post-Brexit plan to trade data ‘like oil’. Yikes!If that wasn’t eventful enough, we’re also joined by cyborg rights activist and Small Technology Foundation co-founder, Aral Balkan, for some deep chats about surveillance capitalism, the hidden dangers of Big Tech and if there’s any hope for a private-first future. 🏰   Watchtower WeeklyNetflix Forced A Bot To Make A Romantic ComedyNetflix’s First Holiday Film Made By BotsWhat’s *THAT* on my 3D printer? Cloud bug lets anyone print to everyone​​UK to ditch EU privacy rules in post-Brexit push to trade data ‘like oil’Ragnarok ransomware gang shuts down and releases its decryption key🎙  Guest Interview –  Aral BalkanVisit small-tech.orgSmall is Beautiful: Monthly live streamFollow @aral on TwitterVisit ar.alUniversal Declaration of Cyborg Rights🏆  75th Episode Giveaway WinnersOur winners are Taylor, Steve, Mike and Adam 🎉 A big thanks to all who entered and be on the look out for more giveaways coming soon!🗣  #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.com3️⃣   Three Word Password“The single worst way to share a password."We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.📲   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.

Does fear encourage us to care more about privacy? And what exactly keeps people from using password managers? We sit down with Karen Renaud – computer scientist, researcher, and professor – to discover the fascinating answers to all our burning questions.Plus, we give you the lowdown on what’s new with 1Password 8 for Mac, and share the (slightly embarrassing) names we've given to our 1Password vaults and devices. Not only that, but we also unpack all the controversy around Apple's latest plans, yet another T-Mobile breach, and the masked vigilante exposing trolls on TikTok.  🍏 📱 ⏰🏰   Watchtower Weekly1Password 8 for Mac is now in Early Access! 🎉1Password 8: The Story So FarApple’s controversial plan to try to curb child sexual abuse imageryApple's Head of Privacy details child abuse detection and Messages safety featuresOn Apple, Privacy, and Device Control by Adam Caudill, 1Password's Director or SecurityThe T-Mobile Data Breach Is One You Can’t IgnoreA masked vigilante on TikTok is disclosing the identities of trolls🎙  Guest Interview –  Karen Renaud📰 The Wall Street Journal: What Keeps People From Using Password Managers?Visit karenrenaud.comFollow @drkarenrenaud on Twitter🗣  #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: podcast@1password.com3️⃣   Three Word Password“The single worst way to share a password."We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.📲   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.

It took 75 episodes before Anna & Roo learned the capital of Australia and that humans have two hands. Yep, you’ll need to tune in to make any sense of that. Join us for our 75th Episode Special as we continue on with the same chaos you’ve come to know and love from Random but Memorable. Oh, and we talk about security too – promise!We’re also joined by Adam Levin and Beau Friedlander from What the Hack: A new cyber-podcast that is one part true-crime whodunnit and one part how to fix it – with actionable learnings from personal experiences with cybercrime.And stick with us to the end because we're celebrating 75 episodes with a giveaway! 🎉 🏆Let us know your favorite Random but Memorable moment over the years for your chance to win some 1Password swag and 1 free year of 1Password! Find full details on how to enter in the show notes.🏰   Watchtower WeeklyAmazon fined record $887 million over EU privacy violationsAmazon will give you a whole $10 for your palm printZoom settles US class action privacy lawsuit for $86mUS court gets UK Twitter hack suspect arrested in Spain🎙  Guest Interview – What the Hack🎙What the Hack on Apple PodcastsVisit Adamlevin.comFollow @Adam_K_Levin on TwitterFollow @BeauFriedlander on TwitterWatch What the Hack on YouTube🎉 🏆  It's Giveaway Time!To celebrate our 75th episode, we’re giving our listeners the chance to win some 1Password swag and 1 free year of 1Password!To enter, all you need to do is let us know your favorite Random but Memorable moment over the years. You can submit your entries using the #Ask1Password hashtag on twitter, or you can email us at media@1password.com. Giveaway closes on August 23rd, 2021. 🗣  #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: media@1password.com3️⃣   Three Word Password“The single worst way to share a password."We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.📲   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.

Ever struggled to prepare for a technical job interview? Never fear! We’ve got you covered this week as we chat to Emma Bostian, author of De-coding the Technical Interview Process: A guide to help you nail your next technical interview. Plus, in Watchtower Weekly, Matt and Roo discuss the mysterious disappearance of ransomware gang REvil and the Pegasus spyware that is so scary it’s enough to make them throw away their devices and move to the countryside to become beet farmers. 👨‍🌾🏰   Watchtower WeeklyAmazon rolls out encryption for Ring doorbellsPegasus spyware: Leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weaponHow NSO became the company whose software can spy on the worldRussia’s most aggressive ransomware group disappeared. It’s unclear who made that happen.🎙  Guest Interview – Emma Bostian📚De-coding the Technical Interview ProcessLinkedIn Learning: Writing a Tech ResumeFollow @EmmaBostian on TwitterLadybug Podcast 🎙🐞Follow @ladybugpodcast on Twitter🗣  #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: media@1password.com3️⃣   Three Word Password“The single worst way to share a password."We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.📲   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.

Another week, another ransomware attack. Tune into Watchtower Weekly as we size up hacker-gang REvil, their latest victim, and how the EU is planning to stop these 'nightmare' ransom attacks.We also invite the CTO at Fastmail, Ricardo Signes, to the show. Learn more about the privacy-focused email service, the benefits of unique email aliases, and the future of email. 📧Kind regards, 1Password🏰   Watchtower WeeklyKaseya ransomware attackers demand $70 million, claim they infected over a million devicesEU wants emergency team for 'nightmare' cyber-attacksWestern Digital My Book Live drives being maliciously erasedAnother day, another WD security flawLinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, including inferred salaries🎙  Guest Interview – Ricardo Signes from FastmailDigital Citizen Website Digital Citizen on Apple PodcastFor a free month of Fastmail, visit fastmail.com/podcastLearn about email aliases on Fastmail's blogFollow @Fastmail on TwitterFollow @rjbs on Twitter🗣  #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag on Twitter or send us an email at: media@1password.com3️⃣   Three Word Password“The single worst way to share a password."We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.📲   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.

Podcast worlds collide this week as we invite CyberWire host Dave Bittner to the show. Settle in as we cover a bunch of security topics – from the normalization of data leaks, to wishing our robot vacuums made better life choices.In Watchtower Weekly we discuss what some are calling "the biggest password leak in history”, and how hackers used Slack to break into EA games. Also, Roo may have found his calling: setting up his very own Mcdonald's drive thru... 🚗 🍟🏰  Watchtower WeeklyAre you affected by the biggest password leak in history?McDonald's discloses data breach after theft of customer and employee infoHow hackers used Slack to break into EA gamesRansomware-skewered meat producer JBS confesses to paying $11m for its freedomThe latest REvil ransomware victim? Sol Oriens. Oh, a US nuclear weapons contractor🎙  Guest Interview - Dave BittnerFollow @bittner on TwitterVisit: thecyberwire.comThe CyberWire Daily🗣 #Ask1PasswordAsk us anything! Please use the #Ask1Password hashtag or send us an email at: media@1password.com3️⃣  Three Word Password“The single worst way to share a password."We use cryptic clues to guess the three mystery words created by our memorable password generator.📲  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.