AI has taken us into uncharted territory. 🧭🗺️ In this episode, we invite 1Password’s Chief Product Officer, Abe Ankumah, to share how the security industry can navigate this tectonic shift. Settle in as Abe explains some of the security challenges associated with agentic AI, and how 1Password is thinking about them. In Watchtower Weekly, we discuss government officials reusing weak passwords and the neurotech companies selling you brain data. Yikes. 🧠📉 Stay tuned, as we announce a very speci...
May 20, 2025•50 min•Ep. 149
It’s our World Password Day Special! 🌎🔤 Tune in as we answer all your burning questions about passwords, passkeys, 2FA and more. 🔥 In Watchtower Weekly, we debate why your next security hire might be an algorithm. Sticking with the password theme, we then discuss why Gen Z still reuse passwords despite being aware of the security risks. If that wasn’t enough, in Alternative Security Questions we ask Roo, Sara, and Matt what they would hoard in a zombie apocalypse. 🧟♀️ Want to discuss anythi...
May 06, 2025•45 min•Ep. 148
What’s the best thing small businesses can do to improve their security posture? 👩💼📊 Our guest this week, Tarah Wheeler, breaks-down why small businesses are particularly vulnerable to hacks, breaches, and ransomware, and the common mistakes they’re making. In Watchtower Weekly, we lift the lid on “SignalGate” and the rise of a new QR code phishing technique: Quishing. 🐟🤷♂️ Plus, we walk through 1Password’s Travel Mode feature in #Ask1Password. ✈️📱 Want to discuss anything we’ve talked a...
Apr 22, 2025•59 min•Ep. 147
This episode we meet Chris McCarty, the inspirational student and founder of Quit Clicking Kids , an organization advocating for children's rights in the digital age. Learn about the rise of “sharenting” and how Chris is fighting for legislative changes to safeguard minors from exploitation on social media platforms. We cover everything from the permanence of online content to getting Gen Z proactive about their privacy. In Watchtower Weekly, we unpack Adolescence (the Netflix show everyone can’...
Apr 08, 2025•58 min•Ep. 146
Surprise! In this bonus episode, Ralph Echemendia shares more of his experiences working as a Technical Supervisor on the Snowden movie. 🎙 Guest Interview – Ralph Echemendia 👉 Visit: theethicalhacker.net 💻 Watch The Ethical Hacker on YouTube 📲 Follow @ralphr3m1x on X 📲 Follow @rechemendia on Instagram Ralph Echemendia on IMDB 📲 Follow Us… Episodes and transcriptions also available on YouTube Ask us a question in the 1Password Community forum Find us on Apple Podcasts Find us on Spotify Vis...
Apr 01, 2025•7 min
Why does Hollywood get hacking wrong in so many movies and TV series? 🎬🎥 In this episode, we invite Ralph Echemendia to share his wild stories of working as a technical supervisor in Hollywood, on award-winning projects like Mr. Robot, Snowden, Savages, and Nerve. We also shine a spotlight on the work Ralph is doing to help the world’s most influential record labels and movie studios protect what they’re working on. In Watchtower Weekly, we learn how a resentful developer used a kill switch to...
Mar 25, 2025•57 min•Ep. 145
What’s it like to work as a CISO at a security company? This week, 1Password’s VP of Security and CISO, Jacob DePriest, reveals all. Jacob also shares his advice for building strong security teams with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skillsets. 👥 In Watchtower Weekly, we unpack a novel technique to break into businesses - pretending to offer audits of the company's cybersecurity. Plus, Matt & Roo share their best app ideas in Alternative Security Questions.📱💡 🏰 Watchtower Weekly A...
Mar 11, 2025•56 min•Ep. 144
How can we start conversations about estate planning with loved ones? 🗣️🖥️ What should we consider about managing our digital assets? Tune in for a tip-packed episode, as we sit down with 1Password Founders, Dave and Sara Teare for a special estate planning segment. Plus, in Watchtower Weekly we discuss a promising decline in ransomware payments and conjure up our most obscure answers in Alternative Security Questions. 📉🤷♂️ 🏰 Watchtower Weekly Everyone knows your location: tracking myself ...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 143
What’s GhostGPT? 👻 This episode, we unpacked the new cybercrime AI being used by hackers. We also serve-up our best tips for secure tax-filing to help you survive tax-season in #Ask1Password. 💰📉 If that wasn’t enough, we also invite Founder of SquareX , Vivek Ramachandran, to teach us how we can easily find and eliminate browser security risks. Hit play to find out how the browser landscape has changed in recent years, and how SquareX can help detect and mitigate new and traditional web attac...
Feb 11, 2025•43 min•Ep. 142
We’re back! 🥳👏 Join us for a brand new season, as we welcome special guest, Emily Crose, to discuss her new book: Hack to The Future: How World Governments Relentlessly Pursue and Domesticate Hackers . Tune in as we deep-dive into the history of hacker culture and its transformation into a geopolitical force. In Watchtower Weekly, we explore if you should create a secret codeword with your family in the age of deep-fakes and AI.🤫🗣️Plus, it wouldn’t be Random but Memorable without another wei...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 141
Welcome to A Very (Artificial) Festive Special! 🎄🤖 Join the podcast crew and special guest, Dr Erik Huffman, as we look back at an eventful year in cybersecurity. With artificial intelligence taking centre-stage, we serve up a platter of AI-powered games, news, and festivities. 🥳🕺 Tune in, as we bring you a holiday-edition of Watchtower Weekly, a deep-fake guessing game hosted by Erik, and all the chaotic highs and lows of 2024 in Security Blank. We also gift your ears a special Random but M...
Dec 10, 2024•56 min
Are the world's most popular websites using outdated password policies? 🔤🌍 We invite security researcher, Frank Li to the show to walk us through the largest study of its kind, and share how his team built a first-of-its-kind automated tool to assess existing password policies. Join us, as we discuss what can be done to improve password habits and the authentication experience. If that wasn't enough password-chat, in Watchtower Weekly, we unpack a new password hacking campaign and chat about t...
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 140
Why don’t we treat the information we consume online with the same care as the food we put in our bodies? 🥬💻 To unpack this question and much more, we're joined by Vladimir Prelovac, founder and CEO of privacy-focused search engine Kagi . Tune in as we dive into the true cost of free search engines, how Kagi is disrupting the landscape, and the impact of AI on the future of search. If that wasn't enough to get you reaching for your headphones, we discuss chatbot woes and ransomware records in ...
Nov 12, 2024•57 min•Ep. 139
What's the true cost of a data breach? 📈💰 To find out, we invited Troy Bettencourt to the podcast where we dissect IBM's industry-leading Cost of a Data Breach Report for 2024. We unpack all the eye opening stats and figures from this year's report, to understand what the true cost of a data breach is and what businesses and regular people can do to prepare for a potential future data breach. In Watchtower Weekly, we discuss a cyberattack that hit America's largest water supplier, and how a te...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 138
Nerd-out with us this episode, as we dissect the fundamental problems and challenges with traditional passwords. 🤓🔤 Join Matt and 1Password's Principal Product Designer, Sierre Wolfkostin, as they discuss if passkeys are the answer, and if passwordless authentication is the game-changer we've been waiting for. In Watchtower Weekly we're horrified to discover that our Smart TVs really could be spying on us. 📺👀 Plus, we discuss what 1Password is doing for Cybersecurity Awareness Month and reve...
Oct 15, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 137
Are the frequent stories about data breaches in the news making us desensitized? 🗞️ 📈 On today's episode, friend-of-the-show Troy Hunt reveals how we can combat data breach fatigue and reflects on how the landscape of cyberattacks has changed over the past 10 years of Have I Been Pwned . Plus, we lift the lid on all the latest security news in Watchtower Weekly, and launch a brand new giveaway! The prize? One year of 1Password for free and getting to name our next episode! 🏆 🔐 From the Vault...
Oct 01, 2024•52 min•Ep. 136
Are there personality traits that make some people more vulnerable to cyberattacks? We lift the lid on this and more in a one-of-a-kind interview with cyberpsychologist, Dr Erik Huffman . Tune in, as Erik unpacks the human-element of security, how AI is transforming social engineering, and how we can turn humans from the weakest security link into our greatest superpower. ⛓️💥🦸♂️💥 If that wasn't enough to tickle your earbuds, we squirm at recent news that Facebook could be listening in on ou...
Sep 17, 2024•56 min•Ep. 135
Why should we stop using work laptops for personal use? Is your car sneakily selling your driving data? We answer all that and more in Watchtower Weekly. 💻🔍🚗 We also invite special guest, Alan Watkins, to the show to walk through his book: Creating a Small Business Cybersecurity Program . Tune in, as Alan serves up a non-technical guide for small business owners to get started with security and putting privacy at the heart of their business. 🏢📈🫶 If all that wasn't enough, Agony Aunt Roo re...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 134
How can we reimagine social media to make it safer for everyone? Tracy Chou is on a mission to do just that. Join Block Party founder, Tracy Chou, as she sits down with Roo to share her thoughts on privacy in an always online world and what led her to create Privacy Party: A tool that's reshaping the way we use social media and giving power back to the user. 🔎📱 We also unpack all the latest cybersecurity news in Watchtower Weekly, and admit all of our embarrassing security habits in #Ask1Passw...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 133
What was the cause of the worst cyber event in history? In Watchtower Weekly, we unpack how a small bug in Crowdstrike software caused an outage apocalypse across the globe. 🌎💻 Agony Aunt Roo also answers all your security woes in #Ask1Password. Plus, we welcome back friend-of-the-show Geoff White, for story time as he gives a peek into his latest book: Rinsed . Settle in, as Geoff reveals how much technology has revolutionized money laundering, from drug cartels washing their cash in Bitcoin ...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 132
Strap yourselves in for a wild ride, as we kick off a new season with the incredible true story of the largest FBI sting operation ever. Cybersecurity author and journalist, Joseph Cox, unpacks his best-selling book, Dark Wire . Learn how the FBI built its own app to wiretap the world and turn the tide on the criminal underground, with privacy implications for everyone. Trust us, you won't want to miss this one. 🤯🎙️ We also launch a brand new Agony Aunt segment, where you can ask Roo anything!...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 131
Surprise! Tune in for our bonus episode, as we host a founder-to-founder fireside chat. 🔥🪵 Join 1Password Founder, Sara Teare, and Self-eSTEM founder, Adamaka Ajaelo as they share their personal experiences as women in STEM careers and the things they've learned along the way. Settle in and learn how you can overcome some of the common challenges when working in the cybersecurity industry. We hope you enjoy this bonus episode! Please join us for a brand new season starting July 23rd, 2024. 🎙 ...
Jul 02, 2024•20 min
How can we foster diversity and champion inclusivity in the cybersecurity industry? And how do we support and encourage more BIPOC women and girls to get into tech? Our final episode of the season invites Self-eSTEM founder, Adamaka Ajaelo, to have this important and inspiring conversation with 1Password Founder Sara Teare. 🗣 We also dissect what looks to be turning into one of the largest data breaches ever, in Watchtower Weekly. Plus, we go out with a bang in our final game of Security Blank....
Jun 18, 2024•56 min•Ep. 130
Should businesses be tying compensation and bonuses to security performance? We debate this question and more in the latest instalment of Watchtower Weekly. It's also time to get your best guesses ready for the penultimate game of Security Blank! 🤷 Plus, we sit down with Jason Meller to discuss the recent acquisition of Kolide and what it means for the future of 1Password. In this episode, you'll learn how we can all make the productive way to work the secure way to work. 🔐💻 🏰 Watchtower Wee...
Jun 04, 2024•58 min•Ep. 129
It's our RSA special! 🎉 Join the podcast gang and 1Password's Chief Product Officer, Steve Won, as we unpack everything that went down at 2024's RSA Conference. Hear all about 1Password's game changing RSA announcement and the reaction, plus we share what the team got up to – straight from the conference floor! Don't worry, just because it's the RSA Special doesn't mean we didn't have time to play a round of Security Blank! But this time with a narcissistic twist... 😳 Introducing Extended Acce...
May 21, 2024•35 min•Ep. 128
Think you know what zero trust is? Think again! This week, we welcome Dr Chase Cunningham & Elliot Volkman to the show to define what the zero trust security model looks like and debunk common misconceptions around it. Tune in, as we dive into how you can adopt zero trust in your organization, and deploy it successfully.👩💻🚫 We also share more family-themed security tips from our giveaway winners and play everyone's favorite game: Security Blank! (Well, our favorite game anyway...) 🤭 Int...
May 07, 2024•55 min•Ep. 127
Whether or not you're familiar with shadow IT, know this: it's everywhere. Our guest this week, Charlie Livingstone, shines a light on the growing problem of shadow IT and how Wagestream are managing the risks it poses. Sit down with Roo and Charlie, as they unpack what shadow IT actually is, the growing challenges associated with it, and what we can do to safeguard ourselves and our organizations. 🔦🖥️ In Watchtower Weekly we cover everything from new crypto scams to a surprise second data bre...
Apr 23, 2024•49 min•Ep. 126
How can we make the online world safer for our kids and families? This episode, we learn how to strike a harmonious balance of online privacy and security with founder of the Family Online Safety Institute , Stephen Balkam. Tune in to hear his top tips for keeping our kids and families digital lives safe. 👨👩👧👦🔐 We also unlock a few metaphorical and literal doors in Watchtower Weekly, as we react to the latest security vulnerabilities to hit the headlines.🔓🚪 Plus, Roo hosts a pun-packed...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 125
How can we shape the future of AI and make sure it's used for good? We sit down with Verity Harding, author of the newly released: AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own . 🦸♂️🤖 Tune in for the historical lessons we can learn from previous tech revolutions of the twentieth-century – from the space race to the internet – and how they can empower us to join the conversation about AI and its possible futures. Staying on the topic of AI, we also discuss the world's first majo...
Mar 26, 2024•57 min•Ep. 124
What's the number one thing anybody can do to protect their own security? On today’s episode, Charles, Marcus, and Tom from the Mac Admins Podcast share their top tips for Apple device users looking to manage their own security. 🖥️📱 In Watchtower Weekly, we dissect the recent 'on-again-off-again' takedown of infamous ransomware gang, Lockbit. Plus, Sara seeks revenge as she hosts Security Blank for the very first time! 🔒💢 🏰 Watchtower Weekly Feds hack LockBit, LockBit springs back. Now what...
Mar 12, 2024•48 min•Ep. 123
