The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update.
Into year five for this award-winning, light-hearted, lightweight IT privacy and security podcast that spans the globe in terms of issues covered with topics that draw in everyone from executive, to newbie, to tech specialist.
Your investment of between 15 and 20 minutes a week will bring you up to speed on half a dozen current IT privacy and security stories from around the world to help you improve the management of your own privacy and security.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 311
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
EP 230 The 'Secrets' of the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending February 18th., 2025
In this week's update: Musk's DOGE website gets more editing than his tweets.
Employees sharing secrets with AI chatbots prove humans haven't learned anything from social media oversharing.
South Kore…
EP 229.5 Deep Dive into Trashed; IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for The Week Ending February 11th 2025
Frequently Asked Questions: Privacy, Security, and the State of Tech (Early 2025)
1. What is "SparkCat" and why is it significant?
SparkCat is malware discovered hiding in both the Apple App Store and …
Trashed. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for The Week Ending February 11th., 2025
Episode 229
If your seed phrase was in your photo gallery, congratulations! You might have just funded North Korea's next Missile launch.
The UK government just asked Apple to make privacy optional—bec…
EP 228.5 Deep Dive The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for The Week Ending February 4th 2025 From DeepSeek to Dispair
What is the primary concern regarding the use of WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging apps recently?
Recent reports indicate that spyware, specifically "Graphite," has been used to target journalis…
EP 228 The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for The Week Ending February 4th 2025: From DeepSeek to Despair
First, for some, it looks like WhatsApp chats weren’t just end-to-end encrypted—they also came with a side of espionage.
Then... your heart monitor might be more interested in Beijing than in your be…
EP 227.5 Deep Dive - 21 Attack Types and The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for The Week Ending January 28th 2025
What is "surveillance pricing" and how does it affect me? Surveillance pricing is a practice where online retailers adjust prices based on your personal data, such as location, browsing history, and …
EP 227 21 Attack Types and The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for The Week Ending January 28th., 2025
EP 227
In this week's update we present 21 Cyber attacks and a self defense program to stop and drop every single one of them.
Shopping online? Your browsing habits might be telling stores you're will…
EP 226.5 Deep Dive. Shame on you. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending January 21st. 2025
Data Privacy, Security, and Tech Trends in Early 2025
1. What was the scale of healthcare data breaches in the U.S. during 2024?
In 2024, the U.S. healthcare sector experienced a massive surge in cy…
Shame on you. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the week ending January 21st. 2025.
EP 226
In 2024, hackers gave U.S. healthcare a crash course in oversharing—186 million records spilled, proving patient privacy is still on life support.
UnitedHealth tried to bury its breach notice …
EP225.5 Hustle Hard Deep Dive. FAQ The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending January 14th 2025.
Tech & Privacy FAQ - Week of January 14th, 2025
1. What's this new job referral "side hustle" all about?
Some tech workers are making up to $30,000 by referring strangers for job openings. They conne…
Hustle Hard. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending January 14th. 2025.
EP 225
This week referring strangers for jobs is the new tech hustle... Proof that even networking has gone freelance.
The Texas AG claims apps and insurers are snooping so hard they probably know yo…
EP224.5 Deep Dive - Loose lips sink ships. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending January 7th 2025.
Tech & Security Weekly FAQ: January 7th, 2025
1. Why is Apple paying $95 million in a lawsuit about Siri?
Apple is settling a lawsuit alleging Siri "unintentionally" recorded private conversations wi…
Loose Lips Sink Ships. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending January 7th 2025.
Episode 224
1/7/2025
Episode 224- click the pic to hear the podcast - In this wee…
EP 223.5 Deep Dive. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending December 31st
IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update FAQ - December 31st, 2024
1. Why isn't Apple building its own search engine?
Apple has stated that developing a search engine is "outside of its core expertise" …
The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending December 31st., Breaks out of 2024 and into 2025!
EP 223
For this update, a completely diverse collection of stories starting with Apple dodging the search engine game by insisting that search ads are not Apple's "core" expertise.
Then another servin…
EP 222.5 Deep Dive into 'No coal in them Stockings' from the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending December 24th., 2024
We go deep into this week's topics and break into the stories covered.
What's happening with bot detection these days?
Traditional CAPTCHAs are becoming ineffective as bots are now able to solve them…
"No coal in them Stockings" from the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending December 24th., 2024
Episode 222
For our first story Bot Detection Is No Longer Working. CAPTCHAs are now a reverse IQ test—humans fail while bots ace them effortlessly.
Then senators rip into the automakers: Car makers…
Episode 221.5 Deep Dive: The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update closes the door for the Week Ending December 17th., 2024 1
FAQ: IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update (Week Ending December 17th, 2024)
1. What is the main takeaway from the recent US Telecom breach?
The breach linked to Chinese hackers highlights the danger…
The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update closes the Door for the Week Ending December 17th., 2024
Episode 221
Our first update has an important security lesson, "When you build a backdoor, don’t be surprised when everyone comes walking through it."
Then a very topical subject when an insurance cha…
EP 220.5 Deep Dive - The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update solves the Mystery of the vanishing Stoli for the Week Ending December 10th., 2024
IT Privacy and Security FAQ - Week Ending December 10th, 2024
1. What happened to Stoli, and how can I protect my business from the same fate?
A ransomware attack crippled Stoli Group's IT systems, l…