Crucial Tech

By Lou Covey

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Unraveling the technology that affects us all but that few of us understand, in a format to give you a basic understanding in the time it takes to drive to and from the grocery store.

Episode Date
Episode 12.14 - Ian and Lou talk brighter times ahead
Jul 16, 2026
Episode 12.13 -- Are we realizing AI can't replace humans?
Jul 10, 2026
Episode 12.12 - Escape Meta's hellscape
Jul 03, 2026
Episode 12.11 - The bad guys are in your smart TV. You can do something about it.
Jun 25, 2026
Episode 12.10 - The problem of configuration drift with Reach Security
Jun 12, 2026
Episode 12.9 - Data brokers and health care with Rob Shavell of Deleteme
Jun 04, 2026
Episode 12.8 - Marketing misinformation
May 29, 2026
Episode 12.7 - When scams are legal: a Chat with MirrorTab's Brian Silverstein
May 26, 2026
Episode 12.6 - Reporter's Notebook on Breach Irrelevance
May 15, 2026
Episode 12.5 - The Future of Truth, Stephen Rosenbaum
May 08, 2026
Episode 12.4 - Forward, into the past: AI makes legacy media relevant again
May 01, 2026
Episode 12.3 -- $500/m security with MirrorTab/Haven and DNSfllter
Apr 23, 2026
Episode 12.2 - Putting AI and security into perspective
Apr 16, 2026
Season 12.1 - Reporter's notebook: Orca Security, intro to CNAPP
Apr 07, 2026
Episode 11.24 - Is the AI industry collapse beginning?
Mar 06, 2026
Episode 11.23 - DROP and give me privacy! New California mechanism for deleting your records
Feb 26, 2026
Episode 11.22 - A conversation with Claude: AI industry on a knife edge
Feb 20, 2026
Episode 11.21 - Vibe coding losing it's shine, but we're trying it anyway
Feb 11, 2026
Episode 11.20 - Will you miss CISA 2015 now that it's gone?
Feb 04, 2026
Episode 11.19 -- Are you naive enough to fall for a ticket scam
Jan 23, 2026
Episode 11.18 - Decentralization for many, not all
Jan 16, 2026
Episode 11.17 - Decentralization and Sovereign Cloud Predictions
Jan 07, 2026
Episode 11.16 - California Press Foundation: Saving journalism with tech
Dec 10, 2025
Episode 11.15 - How to make proper predictions
Dec 02, 2025
Episode 11.14 - Cheap marketing gets poor results
Nov 25, 2025
Episode 11.13: Prediction failures, dysinformation, and affordable marketing
Nov 20, 2025
Episode 11.12 - The will to market is weak in cyber training niche
Nov 12, 2025
Episode 11.11 - The problem with proxies
Oct 30, 2025
Episode 11.10 : Bolaji Ojo explains why companies should support journalism
Oct 22, 2025
Episode 11.9 - Can AI survive? (Part Two)
Oct 07, 2025
Episode 11.8 - Can AI survive? (part one)
Oct 02, 2025
Episode 11.7 - Book Review: AI Made Easy for Parents
Sep 28, 2025
Episode 11.6 - Making the case for winning the cyberwar
Sep 19, 2025
Episode 11.5 - Giving up and accepting mediocrity for AI
Sep 12, 2025
Episode 11.4: Coming attractions and how to bury the lede
Sep 05, 2025
Episode 11.3 - Fixing the hole in Agentic AI
Aug 29, 2025
Episode 11.2 - Separating fact from fiction in Deepfakes
Aug 22, 2025
Episode 11.1 - Controlling access could help close Agentic AI security holes, but it's not security
Aug 12, 2025
Episode 10.27 - Why some companies don't carry cyberinsurance
Jul 18, 2025
Episode 10.26 - The rise of NHI and the impact of Predatory Sparrow
Jul 09, 2025
Episode 10.25 - The degradation of tech PR
Jul 02, 2025
Episode 10.24 - Q-Day? Meh. And a view on how M&A affects security
Jun 27, 2025
Episode 10.23 - When reporters get fired... and hope from the insurance industry
Jun 13, 2025
Episode 10:22 Ping and Identity Access Management in the AI age
Jun 04, 2025
Episode 10:20b - Dale Hoak on understanding Zero Trust, redux
Jun 03, 2025
Episode 10.21 - Netacea and stopping malicious bots
May 29, 2025
Episode 10.19 - The "key" to security could be in your hands
May 15, 2025
Episode 10.18 - Battle of the bots: stealing student aid
May 09, 2025
Episode 10.17 - Bruce Schneier gives a stunning prediction on AI at RSAC Conference, and how deep risk goes
May 03, 2025
Episode 10.16 - RSAC preview, Government doing good and bad PR
Apr 25, 2025
Episode 10.15 - Divorce the orange git!
Apr 16, 2025
Episode 10.14 - Encryption, Insurance and why you should care
Apr 10, 2025
Episode 10.13 - The AI bubble and how it affects cybersecurity
Apr 05, 2025
Episode 10.12 - Encryption is all around us, until it isn't
Mar 28, 2025
Episode 10.11 - The problem with surveys
Mar 24, 2025
Episode 10.10 - The X DDoS attack was avoidable, and it's not over
Mar 14, 2025
Episode 10.9 - How bad marketing obscures the problems of deepfakes and identity theft
Mar 07, 2025
Episode 10.7 - Bob Ackerman, Generative AI, and Universal Basic Income
Feb 21, 2025
Episode 10.6 - DORA, Insurance and the state of international regulations
Feb 13, 2025
Episode 10.8 - Phishing on the rise, but there is hope
Feb 07, 2025
A reminder of where we come from
Feb 04, 2025
Episode 10.5 - Lawyers and insurance companies stand firm on security
Jan 31, 2025
Episode 10.4 - How moderation works (It ain't what you think)
Jan 21, 2025
Episode 10.3 - James Bore on our fascination with shiny objects
Jan 17, 2025
Episode 10.2 - Bye bye, Zuck
Jan 09, 2025
Episode 10.1 - China, oligarchs and tradewars with Lou and Ian
Jan 02, 2025
Episode 9.11 - Who do you Trust?
Dec 06, 2024
Threat report for Thanksgiving week
Nov 27, 2024
Episode 9.10 - Are consumers getting fed up with security?
Nov 21, 2024
Episode 9.9 - The mental toll cause by AI
Nov 20, 2024
Episode 9.8 - Top threat reports and a preview of what's coming
Nov 15, 2024
Episode 9.7 - How to boost customer confidence in security
Nov 05, 2024
Special episode: Threat reports for Nov 5
Nov 04, 2024
Special episode: Top three threat reports for the week
Oct 28, 2024
Episode 9.6 - FHE starts getting serious
Oct 24, 2024
Special episode -Threat reports for October 21
Oct 21, 2024
Episode 9.5 - Pig butchering: It's not just for breakfast
Oct 04, 2024
Episode 9.4 - Digital tech is hitting the physical wall
Sep 27, 2024
Episode 9.3 - AI and telemarkeing: Marriage from Hell?
Sep 20, 2024
Episode 9.2 - Innocence is not a defense against online fraud
Sep 12, 2024
Episode 9.1 - Getting serious about PQC
Sep 06, 2024
Episode 8.23 - Fixing marketing in Tech
Aug 22, 2024
Episode 8.22 - Social engineering affects nations
Aug 09, 2024
Episode 8.21 - Have we reached peak ransomware? One lawyer's view
Aug 02, 2024
Episode 8.20 - Crowdstrike: who's at fault?
Jul 25, 2024
Episode 8.19 -- Are we losing the data war, Part 2
Jul 05, 2024
Episode 8.18 -- Are we losing the data war? Part 1
Jul 03, 2024
Journalism needs a kick in the a**
Jun 28, 2024
Episode 8.17 - Elder fraud: bigger than you think and not how you think.
Jun 20, 2024
Episode 8.16 - Avoiding election scams
Jun 18, 2024
Episode 8.15 -- Old man yells at clouds during grad week
Jun 10, 2024
Episode 8.14 -- Generative AI is accelerating phishing attacks
May 30, 2024
Episode 8.13 - Finding gold in Metomic survey
May 23, 2024
Episode 8.12 - Madison Horn wants to increase Congress' tech IQ
May 17, 2024
Episode 8.11 - An interview with Rohit Ghai of RSA.
May 14, 2024
PR, the Press, and Technology: A rant
May 03, 2024
Episode 8.10 -- Google needs news. News doesn't need Google
Apr 15, 2024
Episode 8.9 - Crystal Morin, tea ladies and personal responsibility
Apr 04, 2024
Episode 8.8 - Red teaming AI
Mar 25, 2024
TikTok: Hoist on its own petard
Mar 15, 2024
Episode 8.7: Arming insurance companies for cyberbattle
Mar 06, 2024
Episode 8.6 -- Bad month for cyber criminals.
Feb 24, 2024
Episode 8.5 -- FIDO, PCI fighting the good fight for security with payment cards
Feb 17, 2024
Episode 8.4 - Making your personal medical data safe
Feb 07, 2024
Episode 8.3 - Centific is fixing AI before it becomes Skynet
Jan 24, 2024
Episode 8.2 --The most dangerous people on the Internet: Our take
Jan 17, 2024
Episode 8.1 -- Harri Hursti makes me feel stupid about elections
Jan 04, 2024
Episode 7.29 - Would you bet your job on that post?
Dec 04, 2023
Episode 7.28 -- Privacy Not Included, in pretty much anything
Nov 22, 2023
Episode 7.27 - Deep fake acceptance increasing but at what cost?
Nov 17, 2023
Episode 7.26 -- Update your software, but pay no attention to the statistics
Nov 02, 2023
Episode 7.25: Linkedin account hijacked? It's not hopeless
Oct 25, 2023
Episode 7.24 -- MGM Grand Breach, Social Engineering, and how to protect yourself
Oct 13, 2023
Episode 7.23 - Defense against the AI Arts
Sep 29, 2023
Episode 7.22 -- Canada in the crosshairs for cyber attack
Sep 13, 2023
Episode 7.21 - Security is dependent on your access to the internet
Sep 09, 2023
Episode 7.20 -- There's a hard wind coming for cybersecurity companies
Aug 25, 2023
Episode 7.19 - ETSI is doing the heavy lifting on AI protections
Aug 08, 2023
Episode 7. 18--Ethics in an AI platform? Shut the front door!
Jul 31, 2023
Episode 7.17 - Generative AI as a defense against cyber attacks
Jul 21, 2023
Episode 7.16 -- Perspective: Things are getting better
Jul 07, 2023
Episode 7.15 - VR Headsets: Boondoggle or Breakthrough?
Jun 30, 2023
Episode 7.14 -- Taking a step toward stopping AI fraud with Pindrop
Jun 16, 2023
Episode 7:13 -- How companies can assure customers their data is safe
Jun 01, 2023
Episode 7.12 -- Data for All by John K. Thompson: A book review
May 09, 2023
Episode 7:11 -- Rohit Ghai on the promise and problem of generative AI
May 01, 2023
Episode 7.10--What's up with Generative AI
Apr 21, 2023
Episode 7.9 -- Getting to the bottom of the TikTok issue
Apr 14, 2023
Episode 7:8 - Advertising isn't what you think
Apr 07, 2023
Episode 7.7 -- Sextortion is a thing. How big a thing is questionable. But it is scummy
Mar 30, 2023
Episode 7.6 -- Axiado seeks to crowd source a "data lake" for comprehensive cyb ersecurity
Mar 12, 2023
Episode 7.5 - That IRS agent that called you is a criminal
Mar 03, 2023
Episode 7.4 -- Avoid being a big, stationary target
Feb 10, 2023
Episode 7.3 -- All things Data Privacy!
Feb 03, 2023
Episode 7:2 -- Diversity and Civil Rights Progress with Rockwell's Nicole Darden Ford
Jan 16, 2023
Marketing and Media: Most of what you know is wrong
Jan 10, 2023
Episode 6:19 - End of the Year finale with Ian Thornton-Trump
Dec 13, 2022
Episode 6.18 - Account takeover attacks are inevitable
Dec 08, 2022
Episode 6.17 - Avoid Black Friday deals. Enjoy your time off
Nov 25, 2022
Episode 6.16 - The future of democracy, technology and media
Nov 10, 2022
Episode 6.15 - As tech investors cower, Cybersecurity looks like a good bet
Nov 03, 2022
Episode 6.14 - Are we turning the tide on cybercrime? Depends on who you talk to
Oct 20, 2022
Episode 6:13 - Finally, some good news is coming
Oct 17, 2022
Episode 6.12 -- Quad9: Where you should start your cybersecurity program
Oct 07, 2022
Episode 6:11 -- Office Phishing and the three Ms with Adam Levine
Sep 23, 2022
Episode 6:10 -- Quantum Computing: Not Just for Stealing Secrets
Sep 14, 2022
Episode 6.9 - Hybrid Vishing. It's such a thing.
Sep 01, 2022
Episode 6.8 Virtru offers privacy in period trackers
Aug 24, 2022
Episode 6.7 - Bruce Schneier on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. It's not pretty.
Aug 10, 2022
Episode 6.6 - A Quantum Cryptography Primer from SandboxAQ
Aug 03, 2022
Episode 6.5 - Passwords. I hate them. You hate them. Can’t quit them.
Jul 22, 2022
Ep. 6-4 -- Roblox and other MMO games vulnerable to lateral attacks
Jul 07, 2022
Ep. 6.3 - Those who ignore history are the most likely to be hacked.
Jun 30, 2022
Ep. 6.2 - The Metaverse for Education is here... but not yet
Jun 23, 2022
Ep. 6-1 Defending against imposters at RSAC2022
Jun 14, 2022
RSAC preview and tips
Jun 04, 2022
Episode 5.14 - A starting place for the most vulnerable to cyber attack
May 19, 2022
Ep. 5:13 -- Ending cybersecurity complacency is the cure for cybercrime
May 12, 2022
Ep. 5:12 - Blazing the Trail to Zero Trust
May 05, 2022
Ep. 5:11 Venture Capitalists Can Improve Security
Apr 28, 2022
Ep. 5:10 - Arqit lawsuit roils quantum crypto industry
Apr 21, 2022
Episode 5.9: "Nukes! Cyberwar! Russians!"... Calm down. It isn't that bad.
Apr 06, 2022
Guess what!? Today is World Backup Day!
Mar 31, 2022
Episode 5.7 -- Gerry Kennedy weighs in on secure messaging apps
Mar 11, 2022
Special Episode: Open Warfare in the Cyber World
Feb 25, 2022
Episode 5.6 -- Schools may be more secure than your business
Feb 24, 2022
Episode 5.5 -- Bile sells... at least for now, but not for long
Feb 15, 2022
Episode 5.4 -- Don't put your data in one basket
Feb 03, 2022
Episode 5.3--Collecting some personal data is a good thing
Jan 27, 2022
Episode 5.2: US privacy laws are entirely inadequate
Jan 20, 2022
Episode 5.1: New engineering discipline predicted for 2022
Jan 04, 2022
Semiconductor industry gets dragged into security
Dec 13, 2021
Episode 4:24 - Fletch provides an early Christmas gift (audio only version)
Dec 07, 2021
Episode 4:23a - Mozilla Foundation lets you know when "privacy not included"
Nov 23, 2021
Episode 4:22b - Mozilla wants to show you where "Privacy is Not Included"
Nov 23, 2021
Episode 4:22 - Quantum computing is not really here, yet. But companies are getting ready for it
Nov 12, 2021
Episode 4:21 – Upheaval's Ironweave might actually fix data security with blockchain
Oct 26, 2021
Episode 4:20 -- Why does bad marketing happen to good products?
Oct 14, 2021
Episode 4:19--Phishing, smishing. Only you can stop it because Facebook sure ain't gonna
Oct 01, 2021
Episode 4:18 - Convincing Real Estate Luddites to adopt good security
Sep 24, 2021
Episode 4.17 - Modern vehicles, especially EVs, are rife with security holes
Sep 17, 2021
Episode 4.16 - Apple's porn scan is bad, unless you think it is good
Aug 24, 2021
Episode 4:16 - How security researchers are fueling cybercrime, and more from Black Hat 2021
Aug 10, 2021
Have we reached Peak ransomware? George Finney says, probably not
Jul 30, 2021
Episode 4.14 -- How marketing makes it harder to buy products intelligently: A rant
Jul 23, 2021
Episode 4:13 - Search for the Holy Grail in Security: Penetration Testing with Ronin-Pentest
Jul 01, 2021
Ep. 4-12: To pay the ransom or not to pay? That is one of the questions
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 4:11 - That time when the business world got serious about cybercrime
Jun 14, 2021
Special episode: Revital Libfrand of OdiX on tech opportunities for women
Jun 08, 2021
Episode 4:10--Truth in marketing: It doesn't have to be that hard
Jun 04, 2021
Episode 4:9--Hacking is not spoofing, plus a case study
May 08, 2021
Episode 4:8 -- How I learned to fear my computer and ignore the bomb
May 05, 2021
Ep. 4:7 -- The massive upside of Apple's transparent tracking feature
Apr 30, 2021
Ep. 4:6 -- It's Earth Day. Are your batteries exploding?
Apr 22, 2021
Episode 4.5 -- Supply chain headaches abound along with potential fixes
Apr 08, 2021
Episode 4.4: The year we became painfully aware of the supply chain
Mar 31, 2021
Episode 4.3 -- Boring technology can be the most important to understand.
Mar 29, 2021
Episode 4.2 -- Cyber insurance may be a good idea... or not
Mar 10, 2021
Episode 4.1 -- CDR: another security acronymn that you need in your arsenal
Mar 03, 2021
Episode 3:20 The launch of Cyber Protection Magazine
Feb 23, 2021
Episode 3:19 -- California small business grant program is a security nightmare
Jan 29, 2021
Episode 3:18 --Stupid stuff in tech
Jan 20, 2021
Episode 3:17 The hackers won't let you go. Time to go after them
Jan 11, 2021
Episode 3:16 Human error can still defeat any cyber security technology
Jan 04, 2021
Episode 3:15-- 2021 is looking good for controlling disinformation
Dec 23, 2020
Episode 3:14 -- A steaming crock of corporate awards programs
Nov 24, 2020
Episode 3:13 --The catch 22 about hydrogen economy: It needs fossil fuel
Nov 13, 2020
Episode 3:12 -- What's wrong with Journalism today? Part 3
Nov 05, 2020
Episode 3:11 -- What's wrong with journalism? Look in a mirror
Oct 23, 2020
Episode 3.10--What's wrong with Journalism?
Oct 20, 2020
What's wrong with Journalism today?
Oct 15, 2020
Ep.3.9--Airgap.io: the Holy grail of ubiquitous digital security?
Oct 02, 2020
Episode 3.8--A piece of living history explains 5G without hype
Sep 23, 2020
Ep. 3.7 - Sometimes, a digital breach just isn't your fault
Sep 17, 2020
Episode 3.6: Phishing is on the rise and it threatens the 2020 Election in the US
Sep 03, 2020
UPDATE!!!!! SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING IS IN BIG TROUBLE
Aug 29, 2020
Ep. 3-4: Wanna Cookie? You have more control over what companies do with your data then you think
Aug 25, 2020
Ep. 3-3 Quantum computing is a security nightmare, but making it safe is a priority for Sectigo
Aug 18, 2020
Ep. 2:23 Using technology to stop a pandemic
Aug 17, 2020
Episode 3.2: BlackHat wrap up on how foreign elections are being hacked Part 2
Aug 14, 2020
How hostile states are hacking elections, Part 1
Aug 13, 2020
Cookies, Black Hat Conference and the coming third season
Jul 24, 2020
Episode 2:29 - Recap on AI and facial recognition, and an update
Jul 13, 2020
Episode 2:28 Matthew Rosenquist talks ethics, facial recognition and the potential benefits of AI
Jul 06, 2020
Episode 2:27 Tim Bajarin, ethics, facial recognition, AI, and how Apple is keeping us safe
Jun 30, 2020
Episode 20:26 How to keep Facebook secure, facial recognition technology, and so much more
Jun 24, 2020
Episode 2:25 Ethical technology development is not easy but has become crucial
Jun 12, 2020
Ep. 2:24 A follow up on contact tracing and putting my money where my mouth is
May 27, 2020
Ep. 2:22 We told you so, Part 2: venture capital and entertainment changes
May 04, 2020
Ep. 2:21 Hey, we told you so, Part 1
May 01, 2020
Ep. 2:20 Trusted Computing Group: You've never heard of them but their work is keeping us safe online
Apr 13, 2020
Episode 2:19 What the hell are certificates and why you should care.
Apr 03, 2020
Episode 2:18 Digital corporations are selling your data to foreign governments
Mar 18, 2020
Episode 2:17 Fingerprints? Probably not.
Mar 15, 2020
Episode 2:16 The coming death of Amazon?
Feb 12, 2020
Episode 2:15 - The vulnerability of the internet of things
Feb 03, 2020
Ep. 2.14 - GDPR and CCPA are changing social media for the better
Jan 24, 2020
Ep. 2:13 - The rise of private social networks
Jan 17, 2020
Ep. 2:12 Cryptocurrency is vague, possibly corrupt ... and inevitable
Jan 10, 2020
Buckle up for 2020, it's gonna be a bumpy ride
Dec 27, 2019
Cryptocurrency, Mysterious Market forces and BS
Nov 18, 2019
Bringing Finnish education tech to the US
Oct 28, 2019
Where did we go wrong on Autonomous Vehicles? Part 4, finale
Oct 18, 2019
Where did we go wrong on autonomous vehicles, part 3
Oct 11, 2019
Where did we go wrong on autonomous vehicles?: Part 2
Oct 04, 2019
Where did we go wrong on autonomous vehicles, part 1
Sep 27, 2019
Preview: Where did we go wrong with autonomous vehicles
Sep 26, 2019
Special episode: Catfishing and what to do about it
Sep 20, 2019
Catphishing and what you can do about it
Sep 17, 2019
Why is Scandanavia the most secure place in the world?
Sep 13, 2019
Episode 19: What banks are doing... and not doing to protect your funds
Aug 23, 2019
Cryptojacking: It's a thing
Aug 16, 2019
Bill and Lou's excellent adventure in Linux and IoT security
Jul 16, 2019
Certificates? We don't got to show you any stinkin' certificates!
Jul 12, 2019
Ep. 1-15 Dishonest telemarketing, Consumer privacy laws and a way to deal with them effectively
Jun 28, 2019
The standard you never heard of: GlobalPlatforms... and more
Jun 21, 2019
Don't trust a company to keep you safe
Jun 12, 2019
Squirrels are the greatest threat to the internet and the power grid
May 09, 2019
Ethics in tech: It is a thing
May 02, 2019
A good path for STEM careers for women
Apr 25, 2019
The Arrest of Assange: What is it all about?
Apr 15, 2019
A special edition of Crucial Tech: the arrest of Assange
Apr 12, 2019
Cyber predictions from Forresters are scary
Apr 12, 2019
The Green New Deal isn't as bad... or as good as you have heard
Apr 05, 2019
Artificial Intelligence: Good or Bad?
Mar 29, 2019
Applying artificial intelligence in hardware for security
Mar 22, 2019
Creating decoys to catch and stop hackers
Mar 15, 2019
Will hardware companies survive digital protection legislation
Mar 09, 2019
The big hole in the cloud
Mar 08, 2019