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Everybody Hacking Everybody by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Cybersecurity's Mental Health Crisis by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Really... here's how to fix that...

Ok... maybe it doesn't "love" it but it still creates it!

and their habits are much different than their parents! Let's discuss the long term ramifications of this situation. Sources for this segment: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/12/12/teens-social-media-and-technology-2024/ https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/social-media-teen-mental-health-a-parents-guide

600 million unsuspecting people just helped improve combat operations for urban warfare! The whole point of Pokemon Go was to create a vast database of visual information that could be used for everything from museum tours to Urban Combat to precision missile guidance. This has ramifications for the world. Don't miss this episode.

Stryker, Deloitte, Krispy Kreme and the worst healthcare breaches of 2024 are the reasons why I'm able to bring down the room Sunday after Sunday!

Amazon sued by D.C. for excluding neighborhoods from Prime delivery by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

AI Is Telling Teens To Self-Harm & Kill by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Disinformation, in part, drove the 2024 election. Real time information was perpetually poisoned by false narratives and the kicker of the whole thing is that Elon Musk openly embraced and encouraged this! If we kill the editorial process and information vetting, there is no coming back from the false realities that are being online and convincing people of things that simply aren't true. This is what amps up violence and we need to explore the differences between actual vetted news and the fake garabage pervasive online. Don't miss this episode.

In this contentious election, one of the biggest concerns are those who have a sincere desire to change in the United States and achieve through it coordinated violence. They're organizing and Facebook itself is now making it easier than ever from these extremists to find each other and coordinate. This could make the aftermath 2024 election vastly more difficult and violent. Don't miss this episode!

Show Host Nick Espinosa has consulted on voting cybersecurity and infrastructure in the past so he wanted to dive into this. With all the disinformation on the technological side of voting, it's important to cut through the speculation, hyperbole and downright false information and stick to the facts about just how secure our election actually is. Nick breaks this down as only a veteran of cybersecurity and politics can. Don't miss this episode!

The US's global tech dominance is seriously in jeopardy in the next 3 years... Our data centers are stressing electrical grids so much that the tech industry is bouncing from one market to another searching for locations with the capacity to connect their expanding infrastructure that would consume up to a gigawatt of power, which is about as much as San Francisco uses. In some cases, it's up to 3 times the power consumption of ALL of New York City!! And where does that leave us, the consumer, who can't compete like a Big Tech company can? We explore this seriously important topic and much much more!!! Don't miss this episode!

With disinformation rampant in the 2024 election and scammers also exploiting trust, Deepfake pictures, video and audio are dropping a supercharger into this mess. But... can we actually ban them online? California thinks it can! We explore this seriously important topic and much much more!!! Don't miss this episode!

AI models, in many cases, could lead people to place too much trust in the technology. Research on AI-generated misinformation about election procedures published this past February found that five well-known large language models provided incorrect answers roughly half the time—for instance, by misstating voter-identification requirements, which could lead to someone’s ballot being refused. We explore this seriously important topic and much much more!!! Don't miss this episode!

2024 is the most contentious election of our lifetimes. Add to that the disinformation and hyperbole of the day… so when a major political campaign gets hacked, the accusations and false information an rampant! We CUT through the noise and get to the facts as only a cybersecurity expert can! We explore this and so much more! Don't miss this episode!

Conspiracies have always been a part of human history. However, in modern times and thanks to the mass information delivery system that is the internet, conspiracies are becoming a dangerous concept for America. We explore this and so much more! Don't miss this episode!

Some of Nick's favorite interviews of all time. A look back at Qanon via a past interview and the future of car tech! Will we have driverless cars soon? Find out here with very special guest Doug DeMuro!

From Amazon denying selling facial recognition to China to Microsoft's newest feature getting everyone hacked to the Internet itself disappearing, and WAY more, these past two weeks have been utterly insane!

The Atlantic and Vox have both signed deals to let OpenAI's Artificial Intelligence models train on their content. What happens to the actual human record when we, the humans, are no longer recording it for ourselves? We explore this beyond important topic and also catch up on the latest news and breaches!

Junior High and High Schools across America are facing a rash of AI generated nude images of students, mostly girls, being spread through their social circles... the law is ambiguous about this which is making it tougher to clamp down on. We discuss this disturbing trend and also catch up on the latest news and breaches.

Junior High and High Schools across America are facing a rash of AI generated nude images of students, mostly girls, being spread through their social circles... the law is ambiguous about this which is making it tougher to clamp down on. We discuss this disturbing trend and also catch up on the latest news and breaches.

AI is moving so fast that both governments and corporations can't actually fully understand the risk involved! That spells disaster... but we may be able to catch up! We explore that plus catchup on the news and more!

Outer Space is the New Wild West! My guest today, Dr. Mike Klipstein former White House National Security Council and Director of National Security Policy and now Senior Public Policy Advisor for Cyber & Space at Baker Donelson, breaks down how SpaceX could start a war! You don't want to miss this beyond fascinating discussion!!

Data Brokers have a TON of data on all us from the social media platforms we use, the apps we play with, and even from our phones directly. But what happens when they go bankrupt? Foreign companies can possibly buy all of our sensitive data! We explore this and also catch up on the latest news and breaches!

Where were you on 9/11? Probably not in the White House Bunker helping to coordinate military response like my guest, Robert Darling, was. You DO NOT want to miss this astonishing interview!

Thanks to social media, we're only being exposed to opinions, news, products and even artistry that only seems to align with who we are. By virtue of this we're less explorative, less social and less creative. We explore this important topic and also catch up on the latest news and breaches!

China has been on a march to be the world's powerhouse for all things medical; from drug production to DNA collection. If they succeed, this becomes a global privacy nightmare, more so than it already is! We explore that serious concern and also catch up on the latest cybersecurity, privacy and tech news and data breaches!

2024 is either going to make us or break us... we either pull out of growing disinformation hole that has been ramping up political violence and threats or we dive in deeper and many will lose reality more than what we're seeing now. That plus how AI and automation will impact us all.

We shouldn't be giving away something that is unique to us to a private corporation as we're not fully protected by law! Yet millions of Americans are doing this with their DNA and don't realize just how deep the implications are. We explore this, plus catchup on the latest news and data breaches!

Electric Vehicles are not reliable! But... probably not for the reasons you're thinking of! We explore that, Elon Musk's latest lawsuit and so much more! Don't miss this episode!

Osama bin Laden is getting a lot of new attention from the younger generations on TikTok and it's rehabbing his reputation, amazingly enough! We explore why that is happening and also talk about why WhatsApps isn't as private as you think and how AI is actually making healthcare decisions for you! Don't miss this episode!

The world is doing fine, until it’s not. Societies function properly until they can’t. Looking at the progress humanity has made in the last fifty years, it’s no wonder that technology drives the planet. It’s the engine of the global economy, try running any business or organization without it, but it’s also the infrastructure that humanity now uses to communicate and socialize with each other. And it’s killing us. We explore this and catchup on the latest news and breaches!

As the Gaza situation escalates what news outlets aren't really talking about is the cyberwarfare that is being used by both sides. That situation dovetails with our Deep Dive week: How We Lose Our Reality. Democracies are in the most precarious position they've been in for decades and the populations living there are breaking from reality thanks to fake news, AI, social media and more. We explore that plus catchup on other news and breaches.

The US Government has seen a rash of leaked documents, from Presidents to soldiers. We examine why this is happening and also catch everyone up on the latest cybersecurity and privacy news and breaches!

The lesson learned by the elite tech wealthy is that they owe society nothing in terms of helping to secure and protect the democratic norms that have made many countries successful enough to support a burgeoning billionaire class. So when you bite the hands that feed you, how do we, as the collective hand, respond? Apparently, it’s to let them keep biting us harder. We explore this plus catch up on all the latest cybersecurity news and breaches!

The Disinformation supercharger is here and ramping up while the Facebooks of the world cut their safety and ethics team. The 2024 election is becoming the perfect storm for foreign interference! We explore that plus catch up on the latest news and breaches!

Zoom is a privacy nightmare and their new terms of service allows this China based company access to meetings, your intellectual property, and more! We explore that plus the latest cybersecurity and privacy news and breaches!

2023 is the year of privacy laws for many states! We explore this really important topic and also catch up on some of the craziest cybersecurity news and breaches out there!

Hackers hitting Red States over gender affirming care, AI Pollution online is increasing, Meta is involved in human trafficking and so much more happened this week! Whew!!

Mass Shootings continue to increase in frequency. How do we, as a society, address this issue and actually combat the online havens their followers encourage them in? We tackle this and so much more. Don't miss this one!

With Donald Trump continuously claiming that as president he could declassify anything he wanted in any way, it's important to understand how that really works. In this episode we go through the nuts and bolts of declassification actually works for a president! We can catch up on the latest news and breaches!

We know social media has caused grave damage to democracy, trust, the youngers, as well as increased radicalization. But, are social media platforms liable for mass shootings? We dive into this plus catch up on the latest news and breaches!

In an era of DeepFakes and disinformation, the "Liar's Dividend" threatens to erode the public's ability to discern truth from fiction, making it crucial for society to implement detection technologies. We explore this plus catch up on the latest tech and privacy new and more!

Deepfake News, AI bosses, Newborn DNA privacy, Oh my! The last two weeks were so insane with Cybersecurity and privacy news that this week's show is nothing but pure information. You can't say you haven't been told after listening to this one!

The one angle to the Pentagon leaks that isn't really being talked about isn't their failure to stop this... it's just how hard it is to find posts of classified materials online. We talk about that and the latest news! Don't miss this important episode!!

TikTok's banning by the US government is seen as a good thing within the cybersecurity community but it appears to be coming at a cost. The RESTRICT Act is creating a slippery slope that could imperil civil liberties! Don't miss and all of the other news this week's episode offers!

President Biden is on a mission to improve the overall cyber defense of the USA! Here is what you need to know!! We explore that plus catch up on the tech and privacy news as well as the latest data breaches that affect your life! Don't miss this episode!

OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and other Large Language Models (LLMs) have been all the rage for the past few months. However, one of its most deeply concerning aspects is that I got it to lie to me willfully. We discuss that and how these A.I.s are primed to drop a supercharger into the already avalanche of disinformation we are fighting. Don't miss this episode!