Fearless Paranoia

A Cybersecurity Lawyer and an IT Specialist helping to demystify the world of cybersecurity. The language and terminology of cybersecurity is oftentimes intentionally confusing and hard to keep up with even for experienced professionals. Each week, we will break down different topics in the cybersecurity, data security, and privacy fields to help you be able to keep up. Understanding cybersecurity has never been more important to everyday life, but also never more difficult to do.

Episodes

Feb 21, 2023

9 min

Failing to properly secure your data using API best practices is like having the best home security system on the market, but leaving the back door open. Here's how to avoid that mistake.

Feb 21, 2023

9 min

Feb 14, 2023

19 min

37 million customer records were recently stolen from T-Moblie by exploiting an API. So what are APIs, and why are they such a popular tool for hackers? We discuss.

Feb 14, 2023

19 min

Feb 7, 2023

17 min

Another one of those cybersecurity concepts that is talked about a lot but difficult to fully understand is Encryption. By understanding a few basic concepts, you can make sense of it all.

Feb 7, 2023

17 min

Jan 31, 2023

17 min

Keeping your private information secret just feels hard to accomplish these days. Fortunately, there are steps you can take - right now - that can protect your privacy and secure your online identity.

Jan 31, 2023

17 min

Jan 24, 2023

18 min

Technology moves pretty fast these days. It can be difficult to know what to do to best protect your personal data from theft or loss. Here are some tips, straight from the expert.

Jan 24, 2023

18 min

Jan 17, 2023

24 min

There are a lot of opinions floating around about the most recent LastPass breach. But before you read those, do these three things right now, and thank us later.

Jan 17, 2023

24 min

Jan 10, 2023

18 min

One of the hottest buzz-phrases in cybersecurity these days is “zero trust.” In this episode, we talk about the three elements of zero trust cybersecurity, and how to implement a zero trust model without breaking the bank.

Jan 10, 2023

18 min

Jan 3, 2023

18 min

Your cybersecurity systems may be top-notch, with an amazing firewall and great protections from cyberattacks. But the true measure of your cybersecurity effectiveness is your resilience - your ability to recover from an attack. In this episode, we discuss why.

Jan 3, 2023

18 min

Dec 20, 2022

22 min

One of the most common type of cyberattacks used today is the DDoS attack – a Distributed Denial of Service. So what is a DDoS attack, and what can you do to protect yourself from one? 

Dec 20, 2022

22 min

Dec 13, 2022

17 min

The more access users have to company data, the more vulnerable that data is in the event of a breach. To limit your company's risks, users should have the least privilege they need to do their jobs. 

Dec 13, 2022

17 min

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