S1 Ep2: Data breaches, DNA & the future of privacy

Data breaches are happening more often everyday, so it might make sense if you’re asking how secure is my password? Are there better ways? And how much do we really care about privacy? Lars Klint is joined by world renowned security expert Troy Hunt to discuss what the future of privacy and authentication might look like (would you be happy to use your DNA?) as well as what you can do now to make a difference. 

The discussion covers:

• CAM4 data breach
• Have I Been Pwned website
• Moral technicality - the price of privacy
• Authentication, but make it interesting
• Password complexity vs. humans
• Do passwords work?
• Sneaky PayPal authentication
• Facebook and privacy
• Where can we go next? 
• Mobile authentication
• YubiKeys
• The password book
• DNA authentication & biometrics
• The flipside of stronger authentication
• What can you do today?

Troy Hunt is a world renowned security expert, testifying on the topic in front of the American congress. He works from his home on the Gold Coast in Australia, and he is the creator of the Have I Been Pwned breach website, among many other projects.

 

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Episode Resources & References

• Connect with Troy Hunt on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/troyhunt/  
• Connect with Lars Klint on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lklint/ 
• Have I Been Pwned https://haveibeenpwned.com/ 

If you’d like to get your education on, try these Pluralsight courses & videos:

• The Information Security Big Picture https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/information-security-big-picture 
• Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities for CompTIA Security+ https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/attacks-threats-vulnerabilities-comptia-security-plus/table-of-contents 
• Building and Implementing an Enterprise-level Phishing Program https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/building-implementing-enterprise-level-phishing-program/table-of-contents 

 For more information on data breaches and phishing attacks, read these:

• What is a Cyber Attack? The 14 stages of a cyber attack