Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
@firewalldragons.bsky.social
Podcast host, author, blogger, educator, advocate for computer #security & #privacy, software engineer (retired).
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ICE officers shouldn't be allowed to stick a phone in anyone's face to run face recognition without their consent. A coalition of privacy and civil rights advocates are telling DHS to end the program immediately.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Rights Organizations Demand Halt to Mobile Fortify, ICE's Handheld
A coalition of privacy, civil liberties and civil rights organizations are demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down the use of Mobile Fortify, release the agency's privacy
www.eff.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
ICE officers shouldn't be allowed to stick a phone in anyone's face to run face recognition without their consent. A coalition of privacy and civil rights advocates are telling DHS to end the program immediately.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Interesting tool to see if the potential zombie devives on your network (or simply poorly secured devices) are up to no good.
This holiday season, run our IP Check at your family’s house, a free tool that answers a question we hear constantly: "How do I know if my home network has been compromised?"
www.greynoise.io/blog/your-ip...
www.greynoise.io/blog/your-ip...
Your IP Address Might Be Someone Else's Problem (And Here's How to Find Out)
Your home network might be part of someone else’s attack. GreyNoise IP Check shows if your IP’s been caught scanning the internet—free and private.
www.greynoise.io
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Interesting tool to see if the potential zombie devives on your network (or simply poorly secured devices) are up to no good.
As you're doing your holiday shopping, consider giving the gift of your time and effort to make your loved ones more secure and protect their privacy. I've made some fun "dragon coupons" you can use to formalize your offer...
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Give the Gift of Security & Privacy - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
Nothing says "I love you" more than keeping someone safe and secure - particularly in ways that they may not be able to do themselves. Our data and devices are under attack today, now more than ever. ...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
As you're doing your holiday shopping, consider giving the gift of your time and effort to make your loved ones more secure and protect their privacy. I've made some fun "dragon coupons" you can use to formalize your offer...
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/give-the-gif...
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/give-the-gif...
It's a great time to give thanks to the organizations working tirelessly to fight for your rights, hold those in power to account, and raise awareness of critically important issues. Help them to help all of us. Donate where you can. Share around.
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Give Thanks and Donate - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
Let's give thanks to groups who fight for our rights, hold our governments and corporations accountable, and work to improve our democratic institutions.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It's a great time to give thanks to the organizations working tirelessly to fight for your rights, hold those in power to account, and raise awareness of critically important issues. Help them to help all of us. Donate where you can. Share around.
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/give-thanks-...
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/give-thanks-...
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So much fun talking holiday gifts alongside @gigastacey.bsky.social and @jefflandale.bsky.social for Carey Parker's podcast, @firewalldragons.bsky.social. And Bailey makes a guest appearance! podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/24/b...
Best & Worst Gifts for 2025! - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
Holiday shopping season is here! And that must mean that it’s time again for my annual Best & Worst Gift Guide! But this time...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
So much fun talking holiday gifts alongside @gigastacey.bsky.social and @jefflandale.bsky.social for Carey Parker's podcast, @firewalldragons.bsky.social. And Bailey makes a guest appearance! podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/24/b...
Security & privacy tech is tricky - and it changes constantly. It's led to a lot of myths and accepted wisdom that has become stale. Check out this new site from @boblord.bsky.social and endorsed by dozens of other pros that debunks the "hacklore"...
www.hacklore.org
www.hacklore.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Security & privacy tech is tricky - and it changes constantly. It's led to a lot of myths and accepted wisdom that has become stale. Check out this new site from @boblord.bsky.social and endorsed by dozens of other pros that debunks the "hacklore"...
www.hacklore.org
www.hacklore.org
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📢 Announcing hacklore.org 📢
It’s time to retire outdated cyber advice! More than 80 cybersecurity veterans have signed an open letter urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. 🔐
Blog: medium.com/@boblord/let...
Site: www.hacklore.org
It’s time to retire outdated cyber advice! More than 80 cybersecurity veterans have signed an open letter urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. 🔐
Blog: medium.com/@boblord/let...
Site: www.hacklore.org
Stop Hacklore!
hacklore.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢 Announcing hacklore.org 📢
It’s time to retire outdated cyber advice! More than 80 cybersecurity veterans have signed an open letter urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. 🔐
Blog: medium.com/@boblord/let...
Site: www.hacklore.org
It’s time to retire outdated cyber advice! More than 80 cybersecurity veterans have signed an open letter urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. 🔐
Blog: medium.com/@boblord/let...
Site: www.hacklore.org
🎁 Holiday shopping season is upon us! 🎁
Today's podcast is chock full of top notch buying advice from THREE @ConsumerReports gurus: @yaelwrites, @gigastacey and @JeffLandale. (It also includes a $10 off coupon for CR! !🔥)
Listen and share!
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/24/b...
Today's podcast is chock full of top notch buying advice from THREE @ConsumerReports gurus: @yaelwrites, @gigastacey and @JeffLandale. (It also includes a $10 off coupon for CR! !🔥)
Listen and share!
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/24/b...
Best & Worst Gifts for 2025! - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
Holiday shopping season is here! And that must mean that it’s time again for my annual Best & Worst Gift Guide! But this time...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🎁 Holiday shopping season is upon us! 🎁
Today's podcast is chock full of top notch buying advice from THREE @ConsumerReports gurus: @yaelwrites, @gigastacey and @JeffLandale. (It also includes a $10 off coupon for CR! !🔥)
Listen and share!
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/24/b...
Today's podcast is chock full of top notch buying advice from THREE @ConsumerReports gurus: @yaelwrites, @gigastacey and @JeffLandale. (It also includes a $10 off coupon for CR! !🔥)
Listen and share!
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/24/b...
Is there ANY online service now that's not opting you in for AI training automatically? If you have an eBay account, you might want to turn this off.
accountsettings.ebay.com/ai-preferences
accountsettings.ebay.com/ai-preferences
Al development and training preferences
accountsettings.ebay.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Is there ANY online service now that's not opting you in for AI training automatically? If you have an eBay account, you might want to turn this off.
accountsettings.ebay.com/ai-preferences
accountsettings.ebay.com/ai-preferences
This BS has to stop. It really should be illegal to opt you in for AI features without explicit, clear consent.
Here's another one you need to go and opt out of...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Here's another one you need to go and opt out of...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This BS has to stop. It really should be illegal to opt you in for AI features without explicit, clear consent.
Here's another one you need to go and opt out of...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Here's another one you need to go and opt out of...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
GAAHHHH!! Why does Big Tech have to ruin everything?? I'm sick and tired of this pattern...
www.molecularist.com/2025/11/did-...
www.molecularist.com/2025/11/did-...
Did Qualcomm kill Arduino for good? | Molecularist
The maker community worried Qualcomm would kill the Arduino ethos. New T&Cs confirm the community's worst fears. Here's what's at stake, what Qualcomm got wrong, and what might still be salvaged.
www.molecularist.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
GAAHHHH!! Why does Big Tech have to ruin everything?? I'm sick and tired of this pattern...
www.molecularist.com/2025/11/did-...
www.molecularist.com/2025/11/did-...
Don't miss Monday's amazing show: my annual Best & Worst Gift Guide! This year I collaborated with three amazing people from @consumerreports.org : @yaelwrites.com @gigastacey.bsky.social and @jefflandale.bsky.social
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Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squar...
firewallsdontstopdragons.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Don't miss Monday's amazing show: my annual Best & Worst Gift Guide! This year I collaborated with three amazing people from @consumerreports.org : @yaelwrites.com @gigastacey.bsky.social and @jefflandale.bsky.social
Subscribe here:
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
Subscribe here:
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
Today I'll give you an easy option for deleting online data. Also: Meta AI to target ads; Google's AI shopper; OpenTable sharing your dining habits; Amazon sues Perplexity; automated AI hack; WI wants to ban VPNs; EU privacy rollbacks; more!
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/17/e...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/17/e...
Erasing Your Online Data - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
Data brokers are amassing tons of our personal information, often from public sources. You can try to find all of these brokers and request...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today I'll give you an easy option for deleting online data. Also: Meta AI to target ads; Google's AI shopper; OpenTable sharing your dining habits; Amazon sues Perplexity; automated AI hack; WI wants to ban VPNs; EU privacy rollbacks; more!
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/17/e...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/17/e...
I'm frankly shocked it took this long. Buckle up, folks. There's more where this came from.
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
A report describing an a highly sophisticated AI-led cyberattack
www.anthropic.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I'm frankly shocked it took this long. Buckle up, folks. There's more where this came from.
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
Just FYI... I have a whole other podcast just for my patrons. It features bonus Q&A with my guests, more technical topics and special behind-the-scenes info. There are over 200 episodes so far!
There are lots of other patron perks, too...
www.patreon.com/FirewallsDon...
There are lots of other patron perks, too...
www.patreon.com/FirewallsDon...
Get more from Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons on Patreon
creating Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast & More
www.patreon.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Just FYI... I have a whole other podcast just for my patrons. It features bonus Q&A with my guests, more technical topics and special behind-the-scenes info. There are over 200 episodes so far!
There are lots of other patron perks, too...
www.patreon.com/FirewallsDon...
There are lots of other patron perks, too...
www.patreon.com/FirewallsDon...
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One of the most interesting recent privacy developments is the deployment of big two-hop IP blinding VPNs by companies like Apple and Google. These systems are designed to ensure that even those companies can’t link web requests to IP addresses.
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
One of the most interesting recent privacy developments is the deployment of big two-hop IP blinding VPNs by companies like Apple and Google. These systems are designed to ensure that even those companies can’t link web requests to IP addresses.
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Thanks to Carey for hosting us on @firewalldragons.bsky.social to talk about the #cyberresiliencecorps work to help critical orgs build #resilience!
Listen here: podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
Get involved: www.cybervolunteers.us/en
#cybercivildefense #communitydefense
Listen here: podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
Get involved: www.cybervolunteers.us/en
#cybercivildefense #communitydefense
US Cyber Resilience Corps
Connecting community organizations with cybersecurity volunteer groups to strengthen America's cyber resilience.
www.cybervolunteers.us
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Thanks to Carey for hosting us on @firewalldragons.bsky.social to talk about the #cyberresiliencecorps work to help critical orgs build #resilience!
Listen here: podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
Get involved: www.cybervolunteers.us/en
#cybercivildefense #communitydefense
Listen here: podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
Get involved: www.cybervolunteers.us/en
#cybercivildefense #communitydefense
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Fantastic group of public good leaders… I feel lucky to know/team w/ them & others across the #CyberResilienceCorps CRC
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Fantastic group of public good leaders… I feel lucky to know/team w/ them & others across the #CyberResilienceCorps CRC
Much of our critical infrastructure and vital services are run by organizations with no cybersecurity staff. They're vulnerable and under attack. The #cyberresiliencecorps is here to help. Today we'll learn what they're doing and how we can help.
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
Becoming Cyber Resilient - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
In the US alone, there are tens of thousands of small organizations that are responsible for critical infrastructure and vital community services. Most of...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Much of our critical infrastructure and vital services are run by organizations with no cybersecurity staff. They're vulnerable and under attack. The #cyberresiliencecorps is here to help. Today we'll learn what they're doing and how we can help.
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b...
Tip for web designers: If you interrupt my reading of your article to shove a subscription form in my face, you have guaranteed that I will never subscribe. It's obnoxious and I refuse to reward that behavior.
November 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Tip for web designers: If you interrupt my reading of your article to shove a subscription form in my face, you have guaranteed that I will never subscribe. It's obnoxious and I refuse to reward that behavior.
Tune in Monday for a wonderful panel discussion on the need for making our critical infrastructure more resilient to cyber attacks - and how we can help.
#cyberresiliencecorps #cyberpeaceinstitute #cyberpeacebuilders #cybercivildefense
Subscribe here:
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
#cyberresiliencecorps #cyberpeaceinstitute #cyberpeacebuilders #cybercivildefense
Subscribe here:
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squar...
firewallsdontstopdragons.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Tune in Monday for a wonderful panel discussion on the need for making our critical infrastructure more resilient to cyber attacks - and how we can help.
#cyberresiliencecorps #cyberpeaceinstitute #cyberpeacebuilders #cybercivildefense
Subscribe here:
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
#cyberresiliencecorps #cyberpeaceinstitute #cyberpeacebuilders #cybercivildefense
Subscribe here:
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
Excellent explainer from @yaelwrites.com and @consumerreports.org on the new kick-butt iPhone #security feature. Let's hope Android adopts it, too. This is progress.
innovation.consumerreports.org/apples-new-i...
innovation.consumerreports.org/apples-new-i...
Apple’s New iPhone Memory Protections Safeguards Devices Against Sophisticated Attacks - Innovation at Consumer Reports
Apple’s new Memory Integrity Enforcement aligns hardware and software to block memory safety exploits before they start, raising the bar for phone security
innovation.consumerreports.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Excellent explainer from @yaelwrites.com and @consumerreports.org on the new kick-butt iPhone #security feature. Let's hope Android adopts it, too. This is progress.
innovation.consumerreports.org/apples-new-i...
innovation.consumerreports.org/apples-new-i...
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I wrote about Apple’s new iPhone security feature. innovation.consumerreports.org/apples-new-i...
Apple’s New iPhone Memory Protections Safeguards Devices Against Sophisticated Attacks - Innovation at Consumer Reports
Apple’s new Memory Integrity Enforcement aligns hardware and software to block memory safety exploits before they start, raising the bar for phone security
innovation.consumerreports.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I wrote about Apple’s new iPhone security feature. innovation.consumerreports.org/apples-new-i...
