Craig Peterson's Tech Talk

Big hack in the news. Listen in as Craig and Jim discuss the latest security holes that were discovered in our Email encryption standard and what it means for all of us. Passwords... Passwords... Passwords.  Craig and Jim spend a few minutes this morning talking about the new NIST standards that were just released on passwords and it is good news for all of us especially when it comes to security and online shopping. Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com Watch my Youtube Video about this topic here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqY9Nomd3RM&t=16s —- Related Articles: Standards Milestone Could Mark Beginning of End for Passwords https://craigpeterson.com/computers/security/email-encryption-tools-highly-vulnerable/14396/ https://www.wired.com/story/efail-encrypted-email-flaw-pgp-smime/ http://www.dw.com/en/email-encryption-systems-irreparably-broken-german-researchers/a-43777590 https://hackaday.com/2018/05/14/pgp-vulnerability-pre-announced-by-security-researcher/ —- More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-555

We have all seen them - Mapping vehicles. Listen in as Craig and Jack discuss the latest in Mapping from Apple and how they are upping their game by getting their own data and how and more about Autonomous Vehicles. Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com --- Related Articles: https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/10/apple-drones-maps/ https://www.cultofmac.com/547229/drones-apple-maps/ https://www.macrumors.com/2018/05/08/apple-indoor-maps-malls-airports-sydney-texas/   --- More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

Remembering Passwords is the boon of everyone's existence.  New things are on the horizon that will up-end many of the standards and best practices. Listen in as Craig talks about what National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just finalized concerning passwords.  New things are on the horizon that will up-end many of the standards and best practices.   You can be convicted of a Crime based on DNA even if they don’t have your DNA.  Today Craig goes through the case of the Golden State Killer who was convicted using DNA but not his DNA.   Were you aware ZTE/Huawei has filed for Bankruptcy? Tune in as Craig tells you what precipitated this event and what the Federal government warning had to do with it.   These and more tech tips, news, and updates visit CraigPeterson.com Join the exclusive Facebook group at eSecurityCoach --- Related articles: Standards Milestone Could Mark Beginning of End for Passwords You Can’t Opt Out Of Sharing Your Data, Even If You Didn’t Opt-In Pentagon Orders Military To Halt Sale Of Chinese Phones Citing Security Threats More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

McAfee, Norton, Symantec, TrendMicro ... Today Craig speaks with Matt and Ken to tell them that none of those Anti-Virus packages will protect you.  They just can't do it but pay attention and Craig will tell you the type of Anti-Virus that you should use. Today we witnessing in real time a somewhat eerie a market bubble. Listen in as Craig talks with Ken and Matt about the Greater Fool Theory and how it applies to today's Cryptocurrencies. Facebook History is problematic and is getting more so as employers and others look at your posts and posts by others on your website and make judgments about you before they ever meet you. e r Craig discusses Facebooks new Clear History tool that they are developing -- not for a magnanimous reason but because they are being forced to by requirements in the GDPR that say "you have the right to be forgotten." Find out more on how you can stay secure only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach   —- Related Articles: The Best Antivirus Is Not Traditional Antivirus Bitcoin is the greatest scam in history Facebook to add new Clear History tool in coming months —-   More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

Do you know what the term "Something you know and Something you have"?  Listen in as Craig and Jim talk about what that means and why you need to implement this technology if you want to protect your identity. Name something that has a volatile value that can never be physically held?  Jim and Craig explain why the Biggest Scam in history is taking place right now and how many people have been duped into this "investment" scheme.   Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach   —- Related Articles: Google's Best Security Feature Is used By Less Than 10% Of Users Bitcoin is the greatest scam in history —-   More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-555

Do you take the security of your personal information seriously?  Today Craig and Jack talk about a security feature that is available but is used by less than 10% of the population and why it is a great feature to use. Are you familiar with the Greater Fool Theory?  Listen in today as Craig and Jack discuss Cryptocurrencies and why they are not a means of payment due to one thing - volatility. Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach --- Related Articles: Google's Best Security Feature Is used By Less Than 10% Of Users Bitcoin is the greatest scam in history --- More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

Are you familiar with Two Party Consent?  Listen in as Craig, Matt and Ken discuss the ins and outs of what this law may mean for Amazon and you. Find out more on how you can stay secure only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach   —- Related Articles: This Girl’s BF Found Out She Was Cheating On Him From Her Amazon Echo And Her Friend Tweeted The Whole Wild Story —-   More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

When recordings are made many states have affirmative consent rules.  Craig and Jim discuss the complexities that the technologies present in today's smart speakers are bringing to the forefront and how the laws will affect their performance.   Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach   —- Related Articles: This Girl’s BF Found Out She Was Cheating On Him From Her Amazon Echo And Her Friend Tweeted The Whole Wild Story   —-   More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

Can your Amazon tell you what is happening in your home? Craig and Jack had an engaging conversation about the presence of these new smart speakers that some of you have in your homes and exactly what they record and what you may be able to find out. Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach --- Related Articles: This Girl’s BF Found Out She Was Cheating On Him From Her Amazon Echo And Her Friend Tweeted The Whole Wild Story --- More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

Chinese are hacking in the United States.  Ken, Matt and Craig discuss why the FBI are interested in what Craig found at a small NH Firm this week. Do you know how much information you share when you purchase things using apps?  Craig, Ken and Matt talk about apps and all the information that gets shared and how it may cost you in the long run. Does Facebook want your health information?  Listen in as Matt, Ken and Craig unravel why a Doctor from Facebook would go to hospitals to get them to share their medical data. Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach   —- Related Articles: How Pizza Night can cost you more in Data than Dollars Facebook sent a doctor on a secret mission to ask hospitals to share patient data —-   More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

We always hear about the Big Business Hacks but Wait till you hear Craig and Jim discuss what happened to a small business in NH this week and why FBI is interested. Do you order things online with your mobile device or smart speaker? Craig and Jim discuss how much information you give away when you use apps to purchase items.   Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach   —- Related Articles:   What's At Stake for Mark Zuckerberg   —-   More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

Small Businesses are under attack.  If you don't think so listen in as Craig and Jack discuss what happened this week to a small NH firm and why it has the FBI's attention.   Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach --- Related Articles: CEO who led Equifax during data breach gets a huge bonus --- More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

It has been another busy week in Technology this week.  Additionally, I had a really good webinar where I covered the 7 Deadly Cyber Threats to Small Business and what you can do.  I will be doing more of these free webinars so sign up so for my email list so I can notify you when we are having another.   Data collection and Privacy has been in the news again.  There are many data brokers out there who are making a great profit off of your information.  Craig talks about how you opt out of some of these.    Mark Zuckerberg was on the hot seat this week and for all the press he is getting about his lack of security when it comes to your privacy — Craig has shares some news that you will find interesting.    Having secure passwords is important but if you can’t remember it without writing it down then how secure is it.  Craig shares some tips for creating secure passwords you can remember.    Cambridge Analytica’s efforts were completely legal.  They worked within the established guidelines that Facebook set up.  Craig discusses why they are only upset with them but not when Obama for America did the same thing.   Facebook is under a Consent Decree for the next 20 years (began in 2011) for not protecting the privacy of its users.  Oops… they did it again and the fines are HUGE!  Craig explains just how huge they might be.   Google keeps everything you search for.  Craig tells you the simple steps you can take to Delete your entire search history. These and more tech tips, news, and updates visit CraigPeterson.com Join the exclusive Facebook group at eSecurityCoach --- Related articles: Here's a Long List of Data Broker Sites and How to Opt-Out of Them Facebook’s surveillance is nothing compared to Comcast, AT&T and Verizon How to Create Secure Passwords That Aren’t Impossible to Type How can I tell if my information was shared with Cambridge Analytica? Google Keeps a Record of Your ENTIRE Search History. Here’s How to Delete It in 4 Easy Steps How big could Facebook’s fine theoretically get? Here’s a hint: There are four commas, and counting. More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

Facebook faces a fine potential greater than all the CASH in the world combined!  Why? Craig, Ken and Matt talk about a 2011 FTC Consent Decree along with an entirely New Investigation that was just opened on Facebook. Also, This week Craig is holding a FREE Briefing webinar on The Seven Greatest Cyber Threats Small Businesses Face and what they can do about it at 4 PM Thursday April 12.  Reserve your Seat at http://craigpeterson.com/briefing   Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach   —- Related Articles: How big could Facebooks fine theoretically get heres a hint there are four commas and counting —-   More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

Want to know what’s really going on with Facebook?  The Feds, The Fines, and A Seven-Year-old Consent Decree - Jim and Craig discuss it all.   Jim and Craig also discuss why Craig is doing a Free Briefing Webinar this week entitled The 7 Greatest Cyber Security Threats to Small Businesses this Thursday at 4 PM.  You can register at http://craigpeterson.com/briefing.   Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach   —- Related Articles:   What's At Stake for Mark Zuckerberg   —-   More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

What happens if you lose critical data for your company?  Would you get reprimanded or even lose your job?  How about if you quit afterward?  Would the company owe you?     Well I think we all need to go to work for Equifax!  Jack and Craig spend some time this morning discussing the one million dollar bonus that the ex-CEO of Equifax got.  Remember he oversaw 1,200 times more data than the Library of Congress and let it get breached. Wouldn’t you like a huge bonus if you screwed up that badly —- unbelievable   Jack and Craig discuss Craig’s upcoming security briefing  this week on the “7 cybersecurity threats that small businesses and what they can do to stop it”.  It is free and you can sign up to reserve your seat here: https://mainstream.net/webinar/   Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach --- Related Articles: CEO who led Equifax during data breach gets a huge bonus --- More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

What are the Russians up to now?  Jim and Craig talk about their latest chilling new cold war tactic - untraceable food assassinations.   Can you go on with your daily life if you lose your power for days, weeks or even months? Jim and Craig tell you what some of the hackers have in mind for our electric grid and why you need to be concerned.   Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach --- Related Articles: Russia could use robots to poison food for 'untraceable' AI assassinations in chilling new cold war, expert claims US Electric Grid Vulnerable to Unprecedented Waves of Attack Atlanta Working 'Around the Clock' to Fight Off Ransomware Attack Atlanta, hit by ransomware attack, also fell victim to leaked NSA exploits Mozilla's new Firefox add-on stops Facebook tracking your online habits --- More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553

Concerns about personal information sharing is all over the news! Who is doing it?  Why? Was it legal? Craig, Matt and Ken unpack all the hype about Cambridge Analytica, Google. FB, Organizing for America etc.   Obama for America — got all the data on everyone from FB, but Cambridge Analytica was not that good There are companies that work to keep your information secure by immediately anonymizing all interactions. Others work not only to collect your information but actively sell it because you are their product. Be careful with what you share and with who you share it. Remember that anything is hackable — systems are so complex that keeping them safe requires a huge amount of attention. More tech updates over at CraigPeterson.com Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach --- Related articles: This New Navy Submarine Is The Future Of Our Military: It Uses An Xbox Controller For Its Masts --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

Turns out “Critical” infrastructure really is Critical after all.. And the Russians are hacking the US but it is not elections they are after.   Jim and Craig discuss a little known FBI program that aims to get keep those important inside information to people in the private sector who deal with Critical Infrastructure.   90% of our IT is in private hands. Craig and Jim talk about why this is important and how companies and government are protecting us.   “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” Craig explains to Jim about a new “As-A-Service” category that costs 600 Billion a year.  What it is and how it is being used.   You can protect all your systems — Craig and Jim discuss the availability of some great software out there to protect systems  — it is available from certified vendors and some companies are using it and why Craig uses it to protect his clients. Are you In Charge of Critical infrastructure or systems ? — Find out about and Join FBI’s InfraGard.org   Find out more on how to stay secured only on CraigPeterson.com   Join Craig's exclusive Facebook group on eSecurityCoach   --- Related Articles: http://craigpeterson.com/global-cyber-crime-hits-600-billion-gets-its-own-aas-category/   http://craigpeterson.com/the-fbi-makes-it-official-russia-is-attacking-u-s-energy-water-and-critical-systems/ --- More stories and tech updates at:   www.craigpeterson.com   Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating:   www.craigpeterson.com/itunes   Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at:   www.twitter.com/craigpeterson   For questions, call or text:   855-385-5553