The rise of remote work has led to the rise of a wild phenomenon: the overemployed. While it is difficult to know exactly how many people juggle multiple full-time jobs simultaneously, it is evident the trend is more common than most realize. 79% of remote workers say they have been overemployed within the past year In fact, on Reddit, there is a subreddit called "r/overemployed" with nearly 300,000 community members. There the overemployed discuss successes and failures, and provide t...
Feb 24, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 59
Modern organizations face continuous threats from bad actors that put systems, data and people at great risk. This is why it's critical for companies to adopt solid cyber governance strategies. Cyber governance, or cybersecurity governance, is a holistic approach to mitigating business risks. Via risk management and security awareness, companies develop cybersecurity plans designed to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats and cyberattacks. Overall, a good cyber governance program wil...
Feb 08, 2024•35 min•Ep. 58
If you have ever spent some time on dating apps, you most likely have encountered fake profiles. And with recent improvements in AI, there's a good chance some of those fake profiles aren't even using pictures of real people. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in 2022, nearly 70,000 people reported some form of a romance scam, with total reported losses reaching $1.3 billion, equating to a median loss of $4,400. The goal of most romance scams is to steal your money or your ...
Feb 03, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 57
Whether it's at work or at home, everything we do online is based on permissions. If you have the proper credentials, you can obtain access. When permissions management breaks down or a threat actor manages to gain unauthorized access, the situation can deteriorate very quickly. In this episode of Privacy Files , we talk to Jake Moshenko. Jake is an authorization pioneer who is the Co-Founder and CEO of AuthZed, the company commercializing SpiceDB, the industry-leading cloud-native permissio...
Jan 28, 2024•35 min•Ep. 56
In this episode of Privacy Files , we talk to Cindy Cohn, an American civil liberties attorney and the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). In 2018, Forbes named Cindy one of America's Top 50 Women in Tech. Cindy's passion for internet law spans decades and has put her in the middle of landmark legal cases involving privacy, censorship and the Fourth Amendment. We begin the episode by discussing Cindy's lead role in the case of Bernstein vs. Department of J...
Jan 20, 2024•43 min•Ep. 55
Happy New Year! In this first Privacy Files episode of 2024, we kick off a new true crime series...with a privacy angle. We examine the disturbing crime of cyber kidnapping. According to the FBI, scammers have been perpetrating variations of cyber kidnapping for at least 20 years. Sometimes called "virtual kidnapping," cyber kidnapping is an extortion scheme where scammers contact a person, claiming they kidnapped a relative and demand money to be wired in exchange for a safe release. ...
Jan 13, 2024•44 min•Ep. 54
Quick Note: This is the last episode of 2023. We will be back the second week of January 2024 with exciting new changes and many more fascinating guests. Thank you to everyone who has supported Privacy Files over the past year. You have given us encouragement to continue our mission to help the world take back control over its personal information. Have a great holiday season and see you in 2024! When it comes to the topic of privacy, there are a few terms that are often freely used that may not...
Dec 23, 2023•54 min•Ep. 53
The mission to give people back control over their personal data is far from an easy one. Fortunately for society, there are a few mavericks around the world who are sacrificing sleep for the protection of individual privacy. In this episode of Privacy Files , we talk to JB Benjamin, a privacy tech innovator who is reshaping the digital landscape. JB runs three separate technology companies, all with a common theme of combating continuous surveillance. We cover a wide-range of topics. From crypt...
Dec 16, 2023•59 min•Ep. 52
There are many good people around the world who are working long hours to make data privacy and security second nature. Aaron Painter, CEO of Nametag, is one of these leaders whose passion begins with focusing on the human side of business. Author of the book Loyal: A Leader's Guide to Winning Customer and Employee Loyalty , Aaron shows you why it's important to provide superior customer service and how to get there. So what's the connection to identity verification and personal priv...
Nov 28, 2023•48 min•Ep. 51
Special Note: This is the 50th episode of Privacy Files . Thank you to all for your continued support of our mission to make the topic of privacy approachable for everyone. 2024 will be even better! ABOUT THIS EPISODE In this episode of Privacy Files , we look at the rise of the Software-Defined Vehicle and how this evolution in automobiles is putting your privacy at risk. A Software-Defined Vehicle is any vehicle that manages its operations, adds functionality, and enables new features primaril...
Nov 17, 2023•55 min•Ep. 50
The reason we started Privacy Files is to make the topic of privacy and personal data protection more approachable for a wider, global audience. Many people acknowledge that privacy is important, but they just don't know where to begin. At Privacy Files , we believe this begins with understanding your privacy risk exposure. In other words, it's about education. On November 4, 2023, Privacy Files hit the road and recorded this episode at the Anonyome Labs booth on the floor of the 2023 Ut...
Nov 12, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 49
Tens of millions of Americans alone have submitted their DNA to companies in the hopes of learning more about their ancestry. Genetic testing for ancestry research and identifying potential health issues is big business. However, as with any tool used for good, there can be a downside. Recently, a hacker stole the genetic data from millions of users of the popular genetics test kit company 23andMe. That data then went on sale on the dark web. It's not the first time concerns about DNA and pr...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 48
One of the biggest challenges to getting more people to be proactive about protecting their personal data is the data privacy knowledge gap. In this episode of Privacy Files , we're getting back to the basics of how to manage personally identifiable information by talking to Nick, a power user of MySudo, the world's only all-in-one privacy app. Nick has been using MySudo for several years. In our discussion, he provides a unique perspective from someone who takes the concept of compartme...
Oct 21, 2023•44 min•Ep. 47
Privacy is a hot topic. There are headline news stories about data privacy concerns, laws and breaches appearing virtually every single day. Polls show that the public worries about protecting personal data. However, people often don't know where to start. Yes, there is most definitely a data privacy knowledge gap. In this episode of Privacy Files , we speak to Matt, the VP of Sales at Anonyome Labs. Matt talks about how the business world is adding privacy solutions to product portfolios to...
Oct 15, 2023•42 min•Ep. 46
There has been a giant spotlight shining on cybersecurity at Las Vegas casinos. Recently a hacking group pretended to be an IT support employee with Caesars Entertainment, Inc. and gained access to the company's computer systems. Hackers made off with Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers from a “significant number” of loyalty program customers. Social engineering attacks exploit the weakest link in cybersecurity: the human. In this episode of Privacy Files , we talk to a form...
Sep 20, 2023•56 min•Ep. 45
We've talked a lot about social engineering on Privacy Files . It's commonly said that the human is the weakest link in data security. In this episode, we talk about what you could call unintentional social engineering. What if you had a story so compelling that employees of retail businesses would eagerly hand over personally identifiable information (PII) about strangers? In this interview, we talk to someone who recently had his wallet stolen while at the local gym. While the story ab...
Sep 15, 2023•50 min•Ep. 44
To learn more about this episode's guest Phil Windley: https://www.windley.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/windley/ https://internetidentityworkshop.com/ https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/learning-digital-identity/9781098117689/ In this episode... Data breaches are a common occurrence in the digital age. Most of us feel pretty helpless when it comes to protecting our personal information. But what if there were a way to empower the individual to manage their own personally identifiable i...
Sep 02, 2023•50 min•Ep. 43
To learn more about this episode's guest Olivia Arnauts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviaarnauts/ https://www.zfisolutions.com/ https://www.relentlessrevival.org/ In this episode... Most people are generally familiar with the work that private investigators do. But there is a specialization within this profession that few are aware of. In this episode of Privacy Files we talk to Olivia Arnauts, a licensed private investigator in the state of Texas. Olivia specializes in an area called Prot...
Aug 09, 2023•55 min•Ep. 42
It's hard to believe, but ten years have passed since former government contractor Edward Snowden shocked the world disclosing that the United States National Security Agency (NSA) was collecting data from the electronic communications of millions of American citizens--all without a warrant. For the majority of the public, that's what people remember. But the classified documents Snowden leaked revealed much more than warrantless electronic surveillance. In this episode of Privacy Files ...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 41
Privacy is an important topic for an increasing number of people around the world. But it takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to professional athletes. In this episode of Privacy Files , we sit down with former NFL defensive lineman and Super Bowl XXVI champion Jason Buck. Jason was the 17th overall pick in the 1987 NFL draft and played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins before retiring at the end of the 1993 season. We get Jason's take on many privacy-related issues i...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 40
In this episode of Privacy Files , we continue our multipart series on the dark web. We examine the complexities of dark web crimes and discuss their far-reaching impacts. To help us navigate this subject, we talk to Tammy Harper. Tammy is a Senior Threat Analyst, Dark Web Investigator and Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) consultant. Dark web crimes are surprisingly nuanced. While not an exhaustive deep dive, we explore some of the most salient angles. We kick off the episode by lo...
Jun 30, 2023•47 min•Ep. 39
Watch YouTuber Kitboga Bait Scammers: https://www.youtube.com/@KitbogaShow/featured Have a scam for Kitboga to look into? Email him at: [email protected] Scam call centers are big business. Employees head into a typical-looking office building and put in their 40-plus hours every week sitting in cramped cubicles. But unlike most common office workers, these employees spend their days trying to con people out of their hard-earned money. And the most well-known version of the call-center-based...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 38
You might not be familiar with the term Real-Time Bidding (RTB), but if you browse the web, you're likely participating in this privacy-compromising activity hundreds of time each day. According to the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), "RTB is the largest data breach ever recorded. It tracks and shares what people view online and their real-world location 294 billion times in the U.S. and 197 billion times in Europe every day." In America, this intrusive activity exposes th...
Jun 14, 2023•55 min•Ep. 37
When you think about the dark web, culture is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. However, to really understand something, culture is one of the first places you should look. When you understand a culture, you can recognize patterns. And when you recognize patterns, suddenly, a full story emerges. In this episode of Privacy Files, we interview Evan Blicker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eblick/), a former cyber crimes detective with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office in Pasco Count...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 36
The internet is a lot of things. It is informative...sometimes deceptive. It brings people together when they are separated by great physical distances. It makes shopping easier than at any other time in human history. But there is also a dark side. But is it as sinister as the media makes it out to be? The dark web conjures up images of a deep recess within the web where anything goes. A place where so-called "red rooms" live stream the torture and murdering of innocent people. A shad...
Jun 03, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 35
There are approximately 18 million students enrolled in degree-granting colleges and universities in the United States. Globally, that number balloons to 235 million students. And as technology evolves, it finds its way into today's college campus life one way or another. But is it always for the betterment of students? Can college students maintain their privacy during a period in their life that seems so exposed? In this episode of Privacy Files we take a look at some of the common risk ex...
May 27, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 34
***NOTE: The audio in the first eleven minutes might be a little challenging to listen to, but after that it improves. This was our first episode recorded outside of our Privacy Files studio. Recording remotely does introduce some additional recording challenges. In this episode, we were recording inside a convention center expo hall where we had to contend with a considerable amount of ambient noise from attendees walking the floor. We hope you understand. All in all, in this episode you will h...
May 25, 2023•46 min•Ep. 33
Globally, there are more than 50 million people creating original content for social media. Make no mistake about it. The influencer industry is huge. In many cases, being an influencer is like being a Hollywood celebrity. Strangers will often recognize influencers in public. But life as a content creator is not all about money and fame. Living life in the public eye comes at the expense of personal privacy. Over the last several years there have been many well-documented incidents of stalkers t...
May 20, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 32
Since 2000, there have been more than two million marriages every year in the United States. In fact, the average cost of a wedding in America is approximately $25,000. But what about the privacy cost? Planning a wedding often involves communicating with ten or more vendors. From photographers and caterers to musicians and cake bakeries, wedding planning requires providing your personal contact information to total strangers. On top of this, attending bridal expos can result in sharing your pers...
May 15, 2023•47 min•Ep. 31
To learn more about our guest Robert Kerbeck and to buy the book RUSE : https://www.robertkerbeck.com/ To those in the world of corporate espionage, Robert Kerbeck is known as the best corporate spy there ever was. He perfected the art of social engineering, or "rusing" as Robert likes to call it, to gain access to sensitive internal information from some of the largest companies in the world. Robert took "live an interesting life" to the next level. For most, making millions...
May 11, 2023•50 min•Ep. 30
