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Welcome to podcast 351 of the podcast. Some people can't stand the changes in regards to one telephone system and what they did. Shaun Everiss and I team up and I created a page for it. Jaws had an update and I covered all but two. Here is the blog post on that as well. Finally, Typosquatting is discussed in preparation for the next Security Box. All this, and final thoughts and contact info on this edition of the podcast.

The show notes are rather lengthy, so please check the blog for full notations. Commentary, topics, and even a segment on lots of other stuff too. Hope you all enjoy! See you on another podcast!

Welcome to podcast 7 of the Security Box. This week, let's peruse some topics, I'll link to some articles, and you can comment as usual. News, Notes, and much more. Thanks for listening! Election officials have been warned about Typosquatting domains and how they can be used to bring trouble to their particular candidate. Typosquatting is a big problem, and in a future podcast, we'll look in to what this is. In an article entitled Feds warn election officials of potentially malicious ‘typosquatting’ websites you'll learn what is the danger in the election scheme of things. I think its time to really bring out a topic. How many people heard of the dark web? 11.6 billion records have been breached and are on the dark web since 2005 according to this article by Lastpass. Is this something we should be concerned with as a whole, or do you think it isn't a big deal? This can only get worse, and the box wants to hear what you think of this. Each year, more companies are breached than ever before and it is definitely a problem I think. There is a way you can scan the dark web for any type of data like an Email address, but is this enough? Lastpass has the capability of doing this for you. The article What are dark web scans? goes in to more details on how this is done. News: Looks like Experian can't keep their mouth shut. According to a Cyberscoop article, 24 million South Africans are now at risk because someone potentially opened their mouth. They said the employee was tricked in to disclosing information on a unknown number of people, but the number seems to be a whopping 24 million. No hacking needed: Someone duped Experian into handing over data in breach affecting 24 million South Africans is the article and boy if Equifax and Experian haven't learned anything from their prior U.S. things, when will they ever learn? The U.S. stuff were hacking attempts but still ... human intervention is the weakest link in this whole ordeal. This week in Security News from August 21st covers another article on the 24 million from South Africa and even some other stuff that might be of interest. The tech blog will also highlight things from this article that might be of interest. Michael in Tennessee went ahead and gave me a heads up on this one. Turns out that a former CSO was charged in the Uber breach from 2016. U.S. prosecutors have charged the former Chief Security Officer at Uber with allegedly covering up a data breach at the ride-hailing company that exposed information tied to roughly 57 million people. Joe Sullivan was charged Thursday in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco with failing to disclose details of the security incident. to the proper authorities. Sullivan, who now works as the chief information security officer at Cloudflare, allegedly committed two felonies by not informing investigators about the hack while they probed the circumstances surrounding a prior data breach. This is great news, and one in which I want to cover in passing. Former Uber CSO criminally charged with covering up 2016 data breach has the full details from Cyberscoop.

Welcome to podcast 6 of the Security Box. On this show, we've got a topic, a very interesting news notes where two articles take center stage, and we'll open the lines for comments, questions, and other things. Topics: Herbie sent me a direct message on twitter in regards to Epic games. Seems as though these guys aren't so happy in regards to the decision made about the percentage of money each company whether Apple or Google take, so they want to side load their apps on to your device. According to the article, this is in violation of each app store's rules. On Epic's Fortnite Gambit is the article and it comes from the Apple Mill. The article talks about sideloading apps. Thoughts? Let's discuss this one! News The news is quite interesting. This week, if Microsoft continues at its current pace, we'r going to have 1300 plus patches for Windows this year. This month, we learn that there are 120 patches, the 6th month in a row where the patches are 100 and over. This Tech post from last week in security covers this and some other stuff too. The two articles that we talk about in the news notes is a two part article with lots of numbers and things to think about. Top Tips For Home Cybersecurity And Privacy In A Coronavirus-Impacted World is the first and Top Tips For Home Cybersecurity And Privacy In A Coronavirus-Impacted World (part 2) is the second. The articles are also linked to the blog post for last week in security, but I am bringing them forward here because I really think people need to read them. Open forum: Michael in Tennessee came on to talk about his apartment complex and their lack of security with the WIFI setup. While they wanted to make it convenient, it could be a parking lot attack at the entire network. Michael talked about updating software and how inportant it is. Michael also talked about smart TV's as well.

Welcome to the technology blog and podcast, podcast 350. I can't believe that we've made it to 350 episodes. In 2017, I didn't publish much because of the constant breaches, but in 2018 we've come to find out that we must continue this work. I reflect on this in the first official segment. Several segments are videos with Covid 19 stuff as well as a short video segment from Twit dealing with Tik Tok. Nothing is set in Stone. Katie Monroe from Transit App joined in the AAC meeting from August 13th's meeting. Lots of accessibility work was made and not just for people who are blind. Herbie sent me a direct message on twitter in regards to Epic games. Seems as though these guys aren't so happy in regards to the decision made about the percentage of money each company whether Apple or Google take, so they want to side load their apps on to your device. According to the article, this is in violation of each app store's rules. On Epic's Fortnite Gambit is the article and it comes from the Apple Mill. The article talks about sideloading apps. Thoughts? Let's discuss this one! If not side loading, what about the terms of service aspect? The program lasts 1 hour, 10 minutes and I hope you enjoy!

Today was quite interesting. The numbers in phishing are staggering according to the APWG. Links to the main article we use and a podcast re given. There's plenty more to cover in this space. Podcast 5 covered Phishing and its various forms. The main option we used was Wikipedia, but we also link to F-secure and a podcast talking about what this is. There is one aspect we did not cover which I think we should. Our things to ponder segment was a little adult in nature but appropriate in today's environment of social media and the things that are allowed and not. Episode 25 | The Psychology of Phishing F-Secure 025| The Psychology of Phishing f-secure sound cloud What is the CFAA and why has it been a problem? The technology blog The show lasts 3 hours, 32 moinutes, and I hope you enjoy! No major news notes segments.

Welcome to podcast 4 of the Security Box. On this show, we've got one main topic, a very interesting talk by Shaun Everess about a big time breach which effects GPS, news, notes, and more! Our main topic: Our main topic is the Computer Fraud and Abuse act. What is it? How did it come about? Do you think its working? What is the CFAA and why has it been a problem? The Technology blog and podcast Shaun's topic Shaun Everess talks about some blog stuff, but he also talks about a big time GPS hack that could possibly be effecting all of us in some aspect. The topic is also being cross posted to the technology podcast as a whole, but I'm putting it here for comment by this podcast. This blog post from the Technology blog and podcast This has to be the biggest breach to date gives my thoughts, along with Shaun's email. It also links to the story both linked in his email, and actually linked at the bottom. Other newsy things Are you concerned about your news? Find something on a news site you may have heard on the tech blog or another source? https://technology.jaredrimer.net/2020/07/28/russia-targeting-corona-vaccine-were-no-closer-news-sites-are-late/ is the blog post from the tech blog, yet I read about it on one source, and found it on my news source while looking for something else. COVID closures means more to business ID theft than you think from the blog talks about business compromises that will go beyond your technology. Lines of credit can help you get things for your business including technology things. Ever thought you'd be a problem? Lastpass has an update in regards to their Phishing post earlier is quite interesting as we continue to talk about Phishing. This isn't going to be the only article I blog on the topic, please view the blog article section for more. Twitter News Florida Teenager arrested in massive twitter hack, two adults also charged The Technology blog and Podcast leading to three articles, two from news specific and one tech related This isn't possibly the entire news, but some items that may be of interest. Please check the blog for more, contact me to tell me what you want discussed, and thanks for listening!

Welcome to the technology podcast, podcast 349. This program is almost an hour and a half, and is packed with tons of stuff. Contact information is given throughout the program, so please get in touch! Have you ever seen notations talking about fixes for screen reader users? Firefox fixed a very nasty crash with Jaws, but besides that, other screen reader updates were made to Firefox 79 which has recently been released. You don't normally see fixes for access tech so this is quite a surprise and a welcome change. Thanks Firefox! blog post Shaun Everess, my second admin, is along with a segment talking about one of the biggest breaches I believe we've seen. This one, deals with a well known brand most people will be familiar with. Besides that, Shaun talks about the Spam problem I've been trying to fight for years. >blog post on the breach and find updates through the blog in regards to what he did for the Spam problem. I have a twitter update. first blog post and second blog post B2K is finally talked about on another podcast besides this one. In a long awaited podcast, Blind Bargains Interviews Jared Rimer who talks about the program, braille transcription, and more. Segment starts 15 minutes in. blog post I give a talk on two different articles I've recently read on Krebs on Security dealing with credit and debit card fraud and EMV payment processes. This recent blog post should've been posted after I recorded the segment, but does link to the two articles. Michael in Indiana talks about two different items. The first, is a very interesting Comcast story which turned out great. The second, an unconfirmed report about Microsoft buying Tiktok. We talk about TikTok as South Korea was fining this Chinese App maker due to Coppa violations and big time ones too. I also have comments following a video I found through the BBC. blog post Contact information, and information on what is going on in the security box ends the podcast. The total length of the file is 1 hour, 26 minutes. I hope the wide variety of topics is of interest to you. I'll be back with more on the tech podcast very soon. Thanks so much for listening!

Welcome to the Security Box, podcast 3. We really only have one main topic here. We also include news, notes, and other things in passing. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Wikipedia The Childrens online privacy Protection act is here, not following the law by Tik Tok The Technology blog and podcast We'll have two segments on things to ponder where personal information is concerned, and we'll also have your comments, questions, and concerns. I hope you'll enjoy the show as much as i have putting it together! Thanks to everyone that decided to participate during the live program. Remember that if you listen through the podcast, your voice still counts, so get those emails, imessages, texts, or whats app messages to me. Contact info is given throughout the program, and thanks so much for listening!

Welcome to the security box, podcast 2. On this podcast, Twitter takes center stage as it suffered a very interesting security problem they need to solve. People have said it was a big time breach, but as you'll soon find out, unless you read the tech blog, there is more to the breach. Yes, accounts got breached, but we know there is other info. Articles are listed here for you to review. Besides that, find out about a big time breach article which was a two year look at many different breaches within a two year period. Also, find out about a piece of malware making a huge return on how it can't! be trackable now a days and what the threat actors are up to. Depending on time, not everything may be covered. If you see the rundown and you want things covered we didn't get to, please let us know! The links to news items are in no particular order, we provide them in the order I put them in. Of course, please contact me through the contact the dj's page on the mix or through the tech blog itself. Thanks so much for listening to the program, and we'll be back with you next time! Scammers hijack Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Bill Gates and others to promote cryptocurrency Cyberscoop Joker Malware Apps Once Again Bypass Google's Security to Spread via Play Store The Hacker News Twitter Hacked in Bitcoin Scam Trend Micro Around 130 Twitter accounts targeted in bitcoin scam hack, company says Cyberscoop Account Takeover Attacks Cause Chaos @ Twitter Phish Labs An update on our security incident twitter blog July 18 2020 In a future podcast, let us talk about the CFAA and whether you think its been effective. Even still, lets possibly talk about Coppa. Have any topics you want discussed security wise? Have terms you don't understand? The box wants to hear from you!

Welcome to podcast 348 of the technology blog and podcast series. I've decided to change it up a little bit with a different spin on the security aspect, as well as talking about a piece of software that I've once used before, but yet, need it again. The setup was quite easy, and I pretty much did it on my own. Then, what do you get when you have to think about the security of your software you use to do your work? What about the type of computer you use such as Windows, Mac or Lynux? Full thoughts and links to items follow. Virtual Audio Cable is a piece of software that acts like a mixer. We've talked about it once before, and I believe we've demoed it. Its back as I talk about the Security Box and how I'm putting people on air. What do you think about when you think of the Mac? Its not known for viruses, trojans, and worms. However, with this latest development, I begin to wonder if the Mac will start receiving more problems like Windows has for many years. In this article entitled Updates on ThiefQuest, the Quickly-Evolving macOS Malware from Trend Micro, really makes you think. Its got lots of images for those who are sighted,, so you might want to check it out as I talk about it and other operating systems in general. Finally, what do you think about if you were told to install something that you had no idea had a back door? In this article Chinese banks require clients to use tax programs laced with backdoors, report says posted on Cyberscoop, I talk about it and how I'd handle that. I never saw the day that software would be laced with malware and a bit of social engineering would have you install it just to get your work done. The program is 1 hour and 8 minutes long, and I hope you'll enjoy the program as much as I have putting it together for you. Thanks so much for listening!

Here are the show notes for this program which is podcast 347 of the main tech series. Welcome to the technology blog and podcast, this is podcast 347 of the series. On this podcast, a longer segment on the Blue Leaks issue which I take you the article. Here is the blog post that is linked in the first Security Box which was issued yesterday. Next, Twitter apparently got hacked, or did they? We've been publishing blog posts as we learn more with my thoughts, and we'll be covering this on the Security Box next week. Finally, i have a braille transcription update as I deal with assignment 19. We'll definitely have more news coming out of the twitter camp. What a mess.

This will be the home of the podcast of the Security Box, just security talk on the mix. Articles linked here to topics I've talked about. Welcome to the security box, podcast 1. While we're playing a wide variety of music, the music will not be part of the notations. We're only going to link to things talked about as part of the show itself. The show will be part of the Tech podcast series, but hosted through the independent channel of the suite of servers. I hope that you'll be enlightened by the discussion, and I encourage discussion. If listening through the podcast itself, contact me through my tech address used through the tech podcast. Mix listeners can contact me through the contact the DJ's page of the mix. Thanks for listening! Dark web Wikipedia Target’s Data Breach: The Commercialization of APT | SecurityWeek.Com. Security Week There is doubt in evidence in a case of an alleged Linked in and dropbox hacker the Technology blog and podcast We have an update on a prior story on a Russian Hacker who was found guilty The Technology blog and podcast Blue Leaks, this is as bad as it gets The Technology blog and podcast FEMA IT Specialist Charged in ID Theft, Tax Refund Fraud Conspiracy Krebs on Security /ul> There may be other things I reference that is not going to be specifically linked here. You can visit the tech blog to read anything of interest, as well as searching out stories for future inclusion. There are sources that I don't have because of the amount I already have to read. As the podcast grows, we may not have so many items, but we'll see over time. I hope you've enjoyed the program listening live, or the podcast if you listen that way. See you next time!

Welcome to the technology blog and podcast, podcast 346. Last podcast was at the end of May, and a lot has been going on around here health wise. I'm definitely feeling better, and I've got quite a bit for you. At the end of May, beginning of June, Transit App was announced to be the Los Angeles Metro app of choice, changing the landscape of $240,000 in costs. Here is the blog post that I wrote which also links to Los Angeles Metro's blog as well. Let me know your thoughts on this one! What does Capital One have to hide when it comes to their breach? After my health issues, I've been thinking about what to put in to the podcast, and I thought this would be good to talk about. This blog post links to an article that goes in to detail about this intriguing case. We already know Capital One was at fault, why are we continuing to hide it? I recently penned an article asking about the state of Antivirus after someone emailed asking me to put Eset's web site in a 2017 blog post. Instead of doing that, I mention Eset and several good antivirus products in this blog post where I quote an email that Shaun Everess wrote in a forward talking about 2004's Windows 10 version. He's not wrong in his thoughts in the comments, but I still think we're at a disadvantage. Michael in Indiana has every reason to get mad at TNO. TNO stands for Trust No One, and he had no idea an app he used was this way. I also leave my thoughts. Finally, hot off the presses, a blog talking about another Government web site. The DHS has to be ashamed of itself! It links to an article recently penned by Brian Krebs about a web site called everify. We should be passed this ordeal when building web sites, should we not? Do you have anything you want to comment on? Please get in touch by contacting me. The web site and blog have contact info, so please utalize it. I hope you enjoy this podcast, and I hope to get back in to podcasting more regularly.

Welcome to podcast 345 of the technology podcast series. This time, no covid-19 material as I have quite something different lined up for this podcast. I'm sorry its taken this long to release, I've not been feeling well, but the wait is worth it, as you'll see. What type of app do you use to track your packages? Just before podcast 344's release, I had a hair, and decided to go searching for a replacement. Parcel Track was found and demoed. Some things including notification fixes were pushed out after the recording, the basic demo will give you an idea on what it is about and how it works. In the first segment, I talk about what I had used before, and introduced Parceltrack. The second segment was the demo itself. Have you heard of terms such as catfishing or catphishing? Yes, thats awesome! I have but not really looked up what it meant until I found a Cyberscoop article talking about a well known figure that does cybersecurity work in the government who was impersonated. I did some looking up, and what I found was quite interesting. Both spellings of fish (phish) are used in this and it was quite facinating. Read the featured post for May 20th, Catfishing, Catphishing, what are they? for more on this, and it links to the Cyberscoop article. Contact information is available for everyone at the end, and I hope you enjoy the program as much as I have bringing it together for you! Thanks so much for listening md feel free to reach out.

Welcome to podcast 344. On this podcast, we've got quite a bit for you. We've got news notes of varying kind. I demo and talk about something I recently learn on the iphone thanks to Michael in Indiana. I talk about Kreb's article about moving money and how one can get duped. Krebs on Security: When in Doubt: Hang Up, Look Up, & Call Back which is also talked about on the tech blog. Getting forms in a different language than you speak? We got two applications at MENVI which we are now not going to process based on advise given to us. I hope to have another podcast really soon. Thanks for listening to this one, and make it a great day

Welcome to podcast 343 of the technology podcast series. This podcast is covid-19 based with a webinar done by Mikko Hypponen to a conspiracy theory which we'll play the audio and comments from Michael in Tennessee. To boot, a video about 10 minutes dealing with 5G and the prospects of whether it actually gets you sick. The podcast is a little over an hour, and I hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for listening.

On this podcast, I've got a webinar that I would wait on, but its too important. Cyber criminals are taking advantage of this pendemic. I briefly talk about what the webinar has, then enjoy this 57 minute webinar which ends the podcast. Here's the blog post with the link to the webinar so you may get the slides if you wish. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to podcast 341. We've got a bit of stuff for you for an hour podcast. The topic of cheating came up within the dice world community. Dice World is a game that now has chat rooms in it. I've covered this on my cast before, but someone wanted to cheat in other games, and questioned their participation in the tournaments. I cover Braille2000 and setup as a blind person. I've got a write up on it as well. Read the write up: Getting Started with Braille2000 as a Blind Person for more. I cover a little bit of news on the aweful change in our lives with the Corona virus, although I cover this as a tech related thing. I've got blog posts covering this, so just go peruse that. Finally, Shaun Everess comes along and asks a question by email about letterboxes and why they've gotten smaller. Here we call them mail boxes, but it is pretty much the same. Our contact info is at the beginning and end of the podcast, and I hope you enjoy the hour long program!

Welcome to podcast 340 of the technology blog and podcast series! This is the shows notations, and there's plenty. Braille Book Review is a magazine put out by the Library of Congress's National Library Service and there's probably info that may be of interest to some. Michael in Tennessee and I are to talk about Apple, Microsoft, Phishing, and scams. SSL and TLS can go hand in hand with that discussion because I had an incident with a cert expiring, and so did the domain. Bad combo! Contact info is found on the podcast both at the beginning and end of the program, and I hope you find this podcast of value. Thanks for listening to the program, and remember to leave those thoughts! They're very valuable. See you on another edition!

Sprint and Tmobile murge, blog updates news notes and more, and Phishing insights and social media scams from a bebinar. Contact info at the beginning and end of the program.

Welcome to podcast 338. I catch up with you on my workings on the Braille Transcription course and the work I'm doing with it now. After that, we bring you the IHS vulnerability research webinar from December 2019. I thought I had the link to the blog post talking about this webinar, but I guess I didn't post it unfortunately. I've posted some but need to do a better job on it. If this wasn't december's, it must be November's, but be that as it may, its a great webinar. My contact information is made available at the end of the program as usual, and thanks so much for reading and participating on the blog!

Welcome to podcast 337. While we've got some corrections by Shaun in regards to last podcast, one of the biggest topics I think you'll want to get your paws on is buildings being connected to the Internet. I'm not kidding! I've got a blog post with the article of the same name: Hackers are hijacking smart building access systems to launch DDoS attacks and this is definitely something to think about. Also on the podcast, we've got a dumb criminal award for the podcast. If you're going to commit a crime, you want to try and hide like a lot of America's Most Wanted's criminals did. Thats why they were hard to catch, and eventually, a lot of them were caught. A great story on how not! to get caught in cybercrime? is my blog post, and I link to Brian Kreb's coverage of this. Finally, although not in the exact order of the podcast, we've got my discussion of the infamous 404 page and how it helped me fix a bug on my own web site. Building a 404 page that helps fix bugs is the article title, and it was definitely something interesting. While the code I wanted displayed didn't show, the fact is, we can fix our error pages to help us fix those pesky mistakes in code. Contact information is available on the podcast, and even available on the blog. Feel free to utalize it, and we'll see you on another edition of the cast!

Welcome to podcast 336 of the technology blog and podcast series. I've got quite a number of things of varying topics in today's program. The first segment of this program covers this blog post: A very comprehensive password manager review and Lastpass gets a poor review even though it has great features, up front postings of any security issue, and no data lost to date. Why? What gives? Thanks to Consumers Advocate for bringing this to our attention by sending an article, but this is definitely sad. Most of those items I've never heard of. The second segment covers news, notes, and items posted to the blog. The tech blog has posted more since the recording, and you may be interested in a topic that has been posted, so get in touch! I have a Braille Transcription update on assignment 17. Assignment 17: I passed! and Assignment 17 has been submitted for grading. I'll have a full write up at some point in regards to assignment 17 through Braille Transcription as a blind person at some point. I've talked about scammers that have contacted me to try and hook up. They never call. but yet, they want money, gift cards, and hangout connections. Scammers hitting the blind, same as my talks earlier is the blog post that talks about this in writing. Dice World wants to know about players who are engaging in this behavior, please contact them if you feel the activity you're experiencing is questionable. Thanks Dice World for listening to the community! You really do care about safety and security, great job! A recent article sent to us by Mary, a brand new contributer I've made available to the blog. I cover some statistics on this porgram, and More than 70 cybercrime statistics – Soon to be a $6 trillion problem is the blog title and accompanying article linked within. More from this facinating report will be discussed on another podcast. Finally, Shaun Everess is along. He sent me an email recently, and his thoughts got me thinking. I address his email on the podcast for everyone to hear what I have to say. Facinating stuff, Shaun! Contact info is of course at the end of the program, and this program is over an hour and a half this time. I hope you enjoy the wide variety of topics on this podcast, and I'll be back on another podcast very soon! Thanks so much for listening!

Welcome to the Technology podcast, podcast 335. On this edition, we do talk about a few things including security, transportation, and braille, but in a different light. Translation software was talked about in the talk, but nothing too specific. Here are the topics. On our first segment, Trend Micro's 2019 report and 2020 predictions. I talk about the numbers and what sticks out with me. Incidently, the webinar that they'll do this month is dealing with the predictions for 2020. I'll blog about that after I get a chance to read the email. If you want to read my blog post about the threat report and predictions please go to the blog post entitled: Question: Are we looking for more or less threats this year and if so what kind? from blog The Technology blog and podcast and it links to the article in question. On the second segment, we talk about the automated voice announcement system. Every bus here is supposed to call stops and every train is to call stops too. While it is technology, and it fails, the failure is also within the drivers. It has to work both ways, and my talk which will be presented on Thursday, January 16th, at an Accessibility Awards Luncheon will talk about this. At some point, we must have drivers and passengers work together to get passengers to where they need to go safely. How is it for you in your area? How is the AVA specifically for you? Lets talk! Finally, the canute 360 is discussed. This blog post which was posted on the 10th talks about where to go and links to Blind Bargains. I attended this forum, and what I learned was quite interesting. I didn't stay long for the questions and answers, but the presentation was quite interesting. Its supposed to be made available for listening at some point. I do want to catch this so I can take the time to listen to the rest of the questions in case there is something else I can learn. Finally, what is coming up on future podcasts and contact information. I hope you will enjoy the program as much as I have putting it together for you. I look forward in hearing from you! email/imessage tech at menvi.org text/whats app 804-442-6975 If you have other social media, you can use that. The Jared Rimer Network has all contact info made available and links to social media as well. Thanks for listening!

Lots of things here including a discussion found on the blog in regards to a vdio out there about the Internet being gone for a day. I take that discussion and turn it in to my own. Hello everyone, welcome to podcast 334 for January 9, 2020. We've got a very interesting podcast comoing up, lets tell you whats on it. What has been going on with SBC Yahoo! mail? Looks like they aren't communicating with their customers about potential problems. I don't think this is right, and my blog post entitled Yahoo forcing random password resets … am I the only one supporting someone having trouble? goes in to detail about this in writing. As I tlak about what I want to do with the podcast, I give you the beginning of the Braille2000 tutorial I have created in regards to the talking edition. Go to the Braille Transcribing as a blind person web site to learn more, and download the full tutorial which is based on the documentation. We'll have more from this tutorial over time. In commentary from last podcast, Shaun Everess talks about how there is a video out there talking about not having the Internet for a day. Instead of linking to it I take this talk a little bit further by talking about it but bringing up the loss of power to boot. What would we do if one, the other, or both occurred? Lets take this for a spin. As always, contact information is going to be available at the end of the program, and I hope you enjoy this podcast. The podcast runs over an hour in length. Thanks for listening, and make it a great day!

Welcome to the first podcast of 2020, podcast 333. Below, please find a list of items and links where applicable as the topics of the podcast are listed below. Breaches galore, the epidemic of whats happened in the last decade. Are we really looking for more trouble, or will it slow down? Freshbooks: thank you so much for giving me a great reason for talking about you today. On this podcast, I talk about how I had to reinstall the Freshbooks app, and how easy it was to reauthenticate with my account. I was afraid that I was needing to grab my 20 character password and paste in the password field. Not anymore! Twit.tv has a new sponsor on their list that spomnsors segments on Security Now. Sadly, I can't take advantage of it at this time, but it looks like something we could've and should've had many years ago. Learn about privacy.com and see if it will meet your needs. Michael in Indiana and I talked about software and reminisced about the old days of how downloading the wrong software wasn't fatal, but just a havoc. Today, this isn't the case. I mention Stuxnet as an example of software that was developed and it did some real world damage. Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon: by Kim Zetter is the name of the book and its author. I read this through Kindle and I may have talked about this on my podcast when I did. If this is the first actual weapon that destroyed data and things that were going on, is something else being developed we yet don't know about? As usual, our contact information is at the end of the program, and I hope you enjoy this first podcast. I'll be back on another edition very soon. Thanks so much for listening to this 71 minute program!

Merry Christmas, this is the last episode of 2019. Welcome to the final edition of the technology blog and podcast series for 2019. Trust me, we've got a lot more coming, but this is the final podcast of 2019. My initial thoughts on my brand new, Iphone 11. Brian Krebs gets an award. Several other members of the security field was also mentioned as needing the award more than Brian, but CISO MAG Honors KrebsOnSecurity is the article Penned by Krebs. I have a segment on Braille transcribing as a whole in particular to Braille2000 and not specific to the assignment as a whole. I found this quite interesting, even while I did the talk. In the first podcast of 2020, I'm going to talk about a company I feel we should've had around about 10 years ago if not sooner than now. Its an advertiser of TWIT, and boy, if it doesn't fit my needs, I feel it may meet others. We're going to start with that, and even more as we continue the transcription course, my Iphone 11, and who knows what else we'll cover by this podcast as next year gets started and beyond. Until next year, thanks so much for listening to this podcast, and I'll be seeing you very soon!

On this podcast, NVDA gets updated and its a breeze! Assignments 17-19 are talked about and I want your thoughts. A webinar that caught my attention, and web design and why links are all over the home page.

On this podcast, B2k news, domain buying, and news on hospital mortality rates when ransomware and other attacks happen.Hospital breaches leading to more heart attacks? You bet! from blog The Technology blog and podcast Thats the name of the article and its linked from me. Very facinating read.

Welcome to podcast 329. How can we keep ourselves as safe as possible when databases that companies hold them online? I completeluy understand the aspect of why they need to do so. It isn't possible for them to store it like I do, and its just becoming a problem. A telecom company breached, mongo DB to blame is the blog post referencing this segment. National Cyber Security month is now complete. Why? In this ever changing landscape where everything is online must we have only one month to teach how to be as secure as possible? Please check out my blog post penning this topic: NCSAM is over, shall we stop teaching for my written thoughts on this important topic. Its something we should be discussing, and we should be discussing it all the time. I found an article through dark reading, and instead of covering that, I think we should try to discuss it in a different light whereby we ask how consumers can be safe in this time of major security problems. It isn't just the entity that we shop at that should be the main problem, it is in both things. Merchants need to fix their security, but shoppers need to be careful and some tips are discussed on what we can all good. Dice world has some interesting updates and I tie that in to other games and the accessibility landscape. There is always something to learn and I'm happy to see what happens as we continue to grow. Michelle Dyer was a dear friend of mine. I let the domain go because I was under the assumption that the domain was not needed. Family contacted her closest friend, contacted me, and I've relaunched the domain on October 31st. Due to some other technical issues I could not fix, the domain is now relaunched and I only made some changes to clean some outdated info. Please click on this link to go to the Michelle Dyer Memorial page where you'll find tech podcasts to download that she was a part of. We thank each and everyone for your continued support of my work. The track I selected for this podcast comes from the artist Ehren Starks from the depths of a Year. Contact information is also available at the end of the program. Thanks so much for listening!

Hi folks, welcome to podcast 328. Transportation: can we use something like Navi Lens in conjunction with apps like transit app, Go Metro, or other apps to get us around by bus or train? Making The Smart Bet On Cybersecurity Whats going on with web threats? The October webinar by Trend Micro Protecting Our Children Online Contact info I hope you enjoy the program.

Welcome to podcast 327 for October 27, 2019. What do you think about giving out or phone numbers? I'm not talking about business, I'm talking about phone numbers for personal use. I heard this on a telephone line on a bulletin board, and got to thinking. VPN services is the next topic. I'm looking at express vpn as they were talked about on a prior post on the blog through tech warm. My thoughts are on this one. I'm putting a feeler out there. On this third segment, I'm curious on your thoughts on the braille transcription course as a whole. I know I have had some struggles, but i'm curious on other people who have taken the course or are still taking it with me. Contact me by email for a phone call, as I'd like to discuss it with you. Cachet Financial Reeling from MyPayrollHR Fraud is the next segment and the article is linked here. What an interesting story here. Best Practices for Defanging Social Media Phishing Attacks is the final segment and lots of terms given here and info. This could be put under the NCSAM category as the cyber security awareness month is coming to an end. Please feel free to contact me on the podcast contact info given, and I look forward in hearing from you!

On this podcast, Jaws and firefox's latest version. NCSAM should be all the time, yes or no?  We've got a braille transcription update, and Dice World has a new layout.

Welcome to the technology blog and podcast. Doordash is the latest major breach, lots of coverage on it. It happened between the release of 324 and now. Is this the beginning of the end? Here is the blog post on it. There is some commentary left by Joseph. We'd love to hear more on what you have to say, so please leave thoughts on segments. Password managers and phone calls is the third segment as we start NCSAM. Here is the blog post on phone numbers which should be really discussed. JHere is the blog post on password managers as well. Scott Schober wrote a new book. Here is the blog post on this book. I talk about chapter 3 specifically, and my thoughts on it, as it did hit home for me. Finally, I've got a braille transcription update as I continue to struggle with assignment 15. I think I'm almost there! Thoughts? My contact information is available at the end of the program, and thanks for listening.

Welcome to podcast 324 of the technology blog and podcast. On this podcast, we've got two different books that are talked about. The first is one that I've already read, the second is one that I'm going to read and preordered through Amazon. Finally, I've got two articles that I talk about. One is in regards to a school system teaching the parents of their students the dos and don'ts of social media. Finally, an article which wasn't tech related, but yet it was bullying. What would have happened if this turned to online bullying and the same type of injury took place because of some cyberbully(s) who wanted to cause him harm? The only issue is that this child was 8 years of age. All of this, on this edition of the tech podcast. The book Scam Me If You Can the Tech blog and podcast September 22, 2019 Scott Schober writes new book, will be out October 1 The Tech blog and podcast September 22, 2019 Are your kids being safe on social media? A school district is teaching the dos and don’ts of social media The Tech blog and podcast September 22, 2019 8-year-old Texas boy suffers brain injury after attack by bullies Fox29 news (no date given) One thing I should mention is that Scott's book is available on Amazon as a non-kindle purchase, Kindle will be released October 1. He offered to send me a released copy, but since I can't read print, I'll wait for the digital version. Thanks Scott for offering to send it, it was appreciated. Thanks for reading the notes, and feel free to leave those comments! Contact information is available at the end of each and every podcast.

Welcome to podcast 323 of the technology blog and podcast series. On this podcast, we've got several segments for you. Blog Post What do you see when you hear or see the words "heat stroke?" It isn't anything to do with the sun, and this I saw while working on the prior podcast. blog post Three items in one, dealing with the company Philmore Productions. Have they learned anything? Two messages and an accompanying blog post on the subject indicate probably not. I'll be caucious and indicate that things better change, or it will more than likely be the end. We'll have to see. Please read the blog post, as well as listen to two messages in his own words. Let me know what you think of this one. In two segments, I cover the transcription course as well as talking about braille in general in regards to paper braille VS display braille. I hope you enjoy the program as much as I have, and thanks for listening!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhishingWelcome back to the technology blog and podcast, this is podcast 322 of the continuing series covering everything tech including assistive tech, self driving cars, the security landscape and more. This podcast is packed and even three articles that are on one topic, Phishing. Lets take this opportunity and give you the breakdown of today's program, and I hope you'll consider contacting me with your thoughts and comments on these topics. Philmore Productions has had it bad with the technology as of late. I put a senario in place as a thought piece. Let me know what you think. An unofficial report on assignment 15 was released, where I knew I had to fix some things, and yet I have read everything. Its going to get interesting once I'm ready, and I've sent my official assignment. Still pushing through. A self driving car has had it bad. This isn't the first for this make and model, and I have a hunch that this can be fixed. The strech of highway, according to the article I read, is to blame, where something wasn't fixed, and the car got in to an accident. Multiple cars got in to an accident at the same spot. California highway barrier not repaired before fatal Tesla crash from blog The Technology blog and podcast is the article, and it links to the article of the same name where you can read more. In our Phishing segment, three articles come together with some alarming statistics. Its not going away any time soon. The first article which caps off this segment is entitled Why Social Media is Increasingly Abused for Phishing Attacks. Just take a look at this stat: "In 2018 we found that the abuse of social media increased by near 200%" and if thats not enough, Phishlabs expects this to increase. I am not surprised, and this article is linked to other material. In another article Cybersecurity: 99% of email attacks rely on victims clicking links which means we need to continue to teach. Its OK to be curious, but yet, you should know the signs and we need to make sure we slow down and look at what we're clicking on. Finally, to cap this off, Techwarm, a contributer to the blog, posted What is Phishing: Learn How to Protect Your Company which also links to some things and a great article to boot. All of these articles are put together in a nice package and tied up with a bow. I hope you enjoy this 73 minute podcast. I'd also like to thank Amadeus, maintainer of Live Wire for putting this podcast as a podcast on Live Wire. Besides my show at 2276, people who read the RSS can now subscribe to a board to get the podcast if they wish. That board number is 974, so enjoy your options! Thanks so much for participating, and we'll see you next time!

In the better late than never department, I put podcast 321 together on the 2nd. Welcome to podcast 321 of the technology blog and podcast. In no way am I complaining at all, but I really think that braille transcription software, no matter what you use, should be a tool. When I started lesson 15, discussed in full in the first segment, I found that I seemed very confused. Its not graded yet, and I'm sure I have a few things to correct before my first submission, but I'm confident I'll understand it. This article entitled Transcription software can’t do it all: Even Braille 2000 doesn’t have every possibility is a written aspect, but the first 30 minute segment goes in to an audio detail of the lesson and my confusions. Next, a very interesting ted talk dealing with storing data and DNA. I mention telephone systems including Live Wire, MyTelespace, and Philmore Productions Voice mail as examples of systems that could utalize this if it were to ever happen and how Philmore Productions could do things better and how Live Wire hasn't lost any data because of a different backup routine. No trashing is going on here, but the talk and the recent Philmore Productions news about their data made me think about this a little more. Next, Armando is along with a very interesting talk about the Iphone and how we can utalize it without a home button. I relate an experience with a supervisor of a company when I showed him how Voice Over worked, and he didn't have a home button. Contact info on both sides of the program is given. Thanks for listening!

On this podcast, Sonos, google home, the front door lock, and even a braille transcription update as well. Also, Aira and their announcement of a free 5 minute service which I've utalized and its very efficient.

We're packed on this episode, but yet I've made sure we've got a wide variety of stuff. Tech podcast 319 has Philmore, is it getting worse? The Capitalone Breach since we've been gone, Braille Transcription, and more. Enjoy!

Welcome to the tech podcast, this is show 318. I'll be in the process of reloacting, so this may be the last podcast until the relocation is complete. I'm hopeful that the relocating process will go well, and I'll be available through contact methods mentioned throughout the program should you have questions and concerns. We talk about URL shorteners. Cutt.us and similar services can be a target of spam. This service, along with a couple of others, allow the visitor to report suspicious links. These services allow the shortening of long URL links to shorten one for sharing. Reporting suspicious URL's may be a start, but I'm going to try and get recaptcha on one of my biggest sites to see if it can curve this problem. In segment 2, we finish the talking of shorteners by talking briefly about another service similar to the one I link above, and then we demonstrate braille 2000's grade relaxer. This particular part of the application was already working, but some accessibility fixes were made, and with the beta, I present to you how the relaxer can be used in a classroom setting. We take a song break. In the last segment, we had relaxed Gokul Salvadi to demo how this is done. I thought the music would be perfect to play one track, and you can leave your thoughts. Finally, Equifax and Myspace are back in the news. When Myspace Was King, Employees Abused a Tool Called ‘Overlord’ to Spy on Users from blog The Technology blog and podcast | Former Equifax exec sentenced to 4 months in prison for insider trading related to data breach Our contact information is at the end of the program. I'm hoping that the relocating process goes well for me, and if something big comes out, I'll do my best to get it out quickly. If not, then I'll be back once I'm settled in. Thanks for listening, and thanks for your continued support.

Welcome to tech podcast 317. How is our security as of late? Is the landscape good or bad? What are your thoughts on it? Braille 200 has a very interesting update. Braille 2000 has interesting childrens program, made accessible is the article, and I talk about my work with this area of Braille 2000. Here is the Braille 2000 category that you can link to on the blog. It is the entire history of what I've been up too with Bob. We may have talked about this, but there are other odds and ends we tlak about if this was not talked about in this segment. If not, and you want me to cover it in detail, I can do that. The segment is Braille 2000 where we are at this point. Jaws gets an update that fixes a major bug in Adobe. It also fixes other odds and ends as well, not just that. blog post for those who need it. Mirai and Trickbot are back in the news. Blog post on the topic. I saw an article on email and 5 signs on what to do if its hacked. Blog post. Phishing sites and their trends. What do you think will happen? Phish Labs blog post has all the juicy details. Michael in Indiana has a Philmore update. A month or so ago, Philmore Productions voice mail went down due to weather related activity. Its been a month or there abouts, and its still mostly down. The good news, Philmore did use an array, so the data isn't lost, but the web site remains down. Listen to all the details. Contact information is available at the end of the program. Enjoy!

Hello folks, welcome to the tech podcast, podcast 316. On this podcast, we cover We Transfer. This is a service that was used to deliver files to me, and I actually like its interface. If it is right, I could see myself paying for it, but right now, I don't need to do that. I talk about this service and what it has to offer. Next Braille 2000 V2.274 take 2: we’re getting better is the accompanying article and I talk about a new menu that will appear once the talking edition becomes available to the general public hopefully very soon. The beta can now be recommended, and you should contact Bob to get your copy. Finally, Krebs on Security is here with an article A Tough Week for IP Address Scammers is discussed. I hope you enjoy the program as much as I have, and thanks so much for listening to the program! The opinions expressed are those of the show notes, and may not necessarily represent the companies in which they represent. See you next time!

Sorry for the delay in publishing, we've ran in to a technical issue, which I've found a work around. On this podcast, lessons 13-15 are talked about of the braille transcription course. Next, IOS 12.3. It does fix one of the bugs I've had. Next, one ring scams, and how it relates to a book I read in 2018 called Hacked Again. Contact info at the end of the program. Enjoy!

On this podcast, tech moving too fast: do you think it is? Next, a braille transcription fail, big time. Gaelynn Lea, an artist on CD Baby, is disabled and yet involved in touring and more. I pick a track from this artist and we feature it. Finally, a tech talk dealing with a wristwatch to aid the blind and others in navigation. Search the tedtalk out on Youtube or Ted's website. CD Baby page for Gaelynn Lea so you can read more about her.

Welcome to the technology blog and podcast, podcast 313. We've got a lot for you in a wide variety of news, notes, Braille 2000 stuff, and more. Wipro (pronounced We Pro) is in the news big time. There are three articles which are talked about in the first segment. The 2019 Phishing Trends and Intellegence Report is out. Some very interesting stats within this article that I discuss. Julian Assange was recently picked up for violating the CFAA according to a report. I thought I saw multiple articles, but one article was retrieved. I talk about this development. Braille 2000 is getting ready to release their next version. In a segment, I talk about the Braille 2000 percent codes in general, highlighting the entire list that I have, skipping some which aren't available yet. They're talked about in passing, but no code is discussed in full. The web site has removed Version 1 of the software, and version 2 that has been ran is now on the home page. Two ted talks about seizures and heart attacks are talked about and the full talks are played in full. You can search the talks separately through YouTube on the ted talks channel. The articles dealing with Wipro are hard to swallow. Clearly, nobody knows what is happening, but hopefully they've found the issue and corrected it. Being an IT company, you need to understand these things and do proper PR. The PR here was not good, and I'm sure they'll feel the reprocussions for awhile. A list of articles that accompany the podcast follows: 2019 Phishing Trends & Intelligence Report: The Growing Social Engineering Threat Phishlabs blog April 16, 2019 Anonymous offshoots rush to avenge Assange arrest with cyberattacks Cyberscoop April 19, 2019 Experts: Breach at IT Outsourcing Giant Wipro Krebs On Security April 15, 2019 How Not to Acknowledge a Data Breach Krebs On Security April 17, 2019 Wipro Intruders Targeted Other Major IT Firms Krebs On Security April 18, 2019 Enjoy the podcast, it lasts 72 minutes long. Thanks for listening and make it a great day!

On this podcast, braille transcription software updates using percent codes. A woman got caught with malware on USB drives when going to a place claiming they were there for an event. Finally, we talk about signatures in general, and my thoughts on whether they should have specifics on what device the mail was sent from. Contact info is at the end.

Welcome to the technology podcast, podcast 311. We've got a very interesting braille transcription update which makes me very excited to push forward in this course. Besides that, a transit update, and we start with several articles in discussion. The articles will be linked, and the podcast runs 82 minutes. I hope you enjoy the program! Alleged Child Porn Lord Faces US Extradition Krebs on Security March 22, 2019 Facebook Stored Hundreds of Millions of User Passwords in Plain Text for Years Krebs on Security March 21, 2019 Man Behind Fatal ‘Swatting’ Gets 20 Years March 29, 2019 Thanks so much for listening! That completes the article listings and do feel free to read them if the discussion interests you. See you next podcast!

Hello everyone, welcome to podcast 310. On this podcast, we've got a very diverse podcast for you. Bullying, Is This Just a Disability Problem? longevity.media May 2, 2017 Privitizing messages in voice mail, is it a big deal? Live wire made an announcement and change in regards to marking messages private which was received well. In today's day in age, it is easy to take any private message and make a copy of it if you know how. Good idea? Bad idea? Why Phone Numbers Stink As Identity Proof is talked about next. This article was written by Krebs on Security on the 17th of March. It argues in part that giving out our mobile telephone numbers may be more of a problem, and we should use services including but not limited to Google and disposable numbers from Services like Text Now. There are several people I know that have used, or are using the service in different ways. I'm sure there are other services that can be used too. 51 Critical Cyber Bullying Statistics in 2019 is linked from the blog to an article sent by Someone named Caroline Black. She linked in an email to a post of mine from last year where bullying and cyberbullying was talked about. This article has some very chilling stats, and its talking to others and bringing awareness to the problem that will solve it. I talk about some of the statistics within this article and have invited Caroline to the podcast to discuss this. IOS and Mac have updates is a short segment. In this segment, the fact that IOS and Mac have updates is mentioned with info on how to find the posting where you can learn more. Finally, Text Reminders is talked about. There is no demo, but a description of the service, the fact it isn't free, and the basics about it. I worked with the company behind this to make the site accessible. The service works, and I find it valuable. As in all podcasts, contact information including Email, Imessage, and Text Messaging options is given at the end. If you're listening by phone, leave public feedback, and if you want, have it aired on an upcoming podcast by letting me know. The podcast lasts over an hour in length. Thanks so much for listening, and make it a great day!