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Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

by Carey Parker

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IP Reputation Laundering

October 12, 2026 · 55 min

Residential proxy networks have become very popular ways for bad guys to launder their illicit activities through our normal home network traffic. By mixing in their traffic with ours, they are able to use (and abuse) the good reputation…
Hold Off on Muse

October 5, 2026 · 55 min

Meta has released a very powerful new AI agent app called Muse. Likewise, OpenAI has released a similar app called Dots. Both apps feature charming, friendly and decidedly non-threatening avatars to perhaps assuage your fears of AI. But…
Here’s to 500!!

September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min

Today marks an incredible milestone for this podcast: 500 episodes! Not only is that a crazy long run for any podcast, but I’ve also been astonishingly consistent. I’ve managed to put out an episode of this show every single week for 500…
Solving the AI Paradox

September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

In the last week, many news organizations have breathlessly covered the “AI doomer” comments by a former Anthropic employee, who said that many of his colleagues were secretly worried about AI ending all of humanity – and that it could…
Obscuring the Exit

September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

While we do have some state privacy laws in the US that require companies to allow you to opt out of data collection, these companies have devised clever ways to make these options very hard to find and/or very hard to choose in a clear…

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Use a Secure Wi-Fi Router

September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

Probably the single most important device on your home network in terms of security is your Wi-Fi router. In most cases, it’s the only thing between all your networked devices and the Internet’s bad guys. It’s crucial that you’re using an…
Supply Chain Attacks

August 31, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

Software apps today are a hodgepodge of libraries, software development kits, and third party code, all stitched together like Frankenstein’s monster. Furthermore, software developers use common tools to create and deploy this software…
Digital Citizen: Phase 2

August 24, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

As part of my celebration of the upcoming 500th podcast, I’m launching Phase 2 of my “cyber neighbor” campaign to both help as many people be more secure and private as possible, but to also learn from this experience so I can improve…
DEF CON 34

August 17, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

It’s August, which means it’s time for Hacker Summer Camp once again! I flew out to a sweltering Las Vegas, Nevada, to attend two of the three major cybersecurity (“hacker”) conferences: BSides and DEF CON. I had an amazing week, spending…
AI Tech Support: Trust, but Verify

August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

One of the most underrated uses for modern chatbots, in my estimation, is tech support. I don’t mean the chatbots offered by product websites, I mean using one of the “frontier” model bots to troubleshoot problems via chat conversations…
Top Cyber Threats 2026

August 3, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

With so many cyber threats to report on, it's easy to get lost in the weeds. It's good to take a step back and look at the big picture every so often. Today, I'll review some of the top security and privacy threats with investigative…
Update All the Things

July 27, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

Over the last 2-3 months, large software makers such as Microsoft have been releasing tons of fixes for vulnerabilities in their apps and operating systems. Did their software suddenly get a lot worse? No. They're using the latest AI tools…