Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

I preach about using password managers constantly - because they really are a fantastic tool for increasing your security. Humans suck at creating memorable passwords that are not also easy to guess. But the idea of putting all your juicy secrets into a digital vault that is controlled by a third party and synchronizing through the cloud may not sit well with you. And I totally get that. It's a very valid concern. But what if there were a way to have your cake and eat it, too? (I never understood that expression... what good is having cake if you can't eat it, right?) I'll explain a simple technique using cryptographic "pepper" that will allow you to use a password manager, even if you don't trust it. In other news: US water utilities are woefully unprepared for cyberattacks; paper ballots are essential for secure elections, but not sufficient; PDFs are being used to cleverly hide keylogging malware; Chinese hackers have infiltrated many global telecom companies for years; Australia's new "secure" digital