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A Signal and Webby award winning security podcast that you can rely on for lighthearted, practical security advice, in-depth interviews with industry experts, deep dives into data breaches, and some random but fun security games. Join cybersecurity experts and podcast hosts, Matt Davey, Michael “Roo” Fey, Anna Eastick, and Sara Teare, every other Tuesday for fun banter and cybersecurity updates.

  1. How to spot AI-generated phishing emails with Bron Gondwana from Fastmail

    17 MAR

    How to spot AI-generated phishing emails with Bron Gondwana from Fastmail

    Are cybersecurity professionals more burned out than ever? 😩🧠 From alert fatigue to constant vigilance, we unpack what’s driving increased stress — and what organizations can do to build sustainable security teams. Plus, we take a deep dive into spear phishing. In Crash Course, you’ll learn why it’s so effective and how AI is making targeted attacks more convincing than ever. Bron Gondwana, CEO of Fastmail joins the show later on to explore what AI-powered phishing looks like from inside your inbox. From tracking pixels to hyper-personalised scams, Bron shares what’s changing, which red flags still matter, and the simple habits that can keep you one step ahead. 📩🚩 We even make time to debunk password manager myths in #Ask1Password! 🔤 🏰  Watchtower Weekly Are cybersecurity professionals more burned out than ever? 😩🧠  Why burnout is a growing problem in cyber-security Burnout is Becoming Endemic Across the Cybersecurity Sector Sophos Report – Addressing cybersecurity burnout in 2025 Cybersecurity Burnout’s Secret Trigger: Lack of Visibility Cybersecurity professionals are burning out on extra hours every week 👨‍🏫  Crash Course Spear Phishing 1Password blog: What is phishing? As AI supercharges phishing scams, 1Password introduces built-in protection 🎙  Guest Interview – Bron Gondwana from Fastmail 👉 Visit: fastmail.com 📄Fastmail blog: The new phishing: How to spot email scams in 2025 📄Fastmail blog: This blog post was not written with AI 📲 Follow Bron Gondwanai on LinkedIn 📲 Follow @BronGondwana on X 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Us Anything!  Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com Ask us a question in the 1Password Community forum 📲  Follow Us… Watch on YouTube Find us on Apple Podcasts Find us on Spotify Visit 1Password.com Check out our blog Find us on X @1Password Find us on Facebook or Instagram Send us an email: podcast@1password.com ❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Editor's note: The views and opinions expressed by the interviewee don't represent the opinions of 1Password.

    1hr 3min
  2. Everything you need to know about OSINT with Kolina Koltai from Bellingcat

    3 MAR

    Everything you need to know about OSINT with Kolina Koltai from Bellingcat

    Ever fancied becoming a digital detective? 🕵️‍♀️ This week, we unpack everything you need to know about open-source intelligence (OSINT). In Crash Course, you'll learn what OSINT is, and the power of publicly-available information. Kolina Koltai, an investigator at Bellingcat, joins us later in the show to explain how she uses OSINT to track down scammers.🔎 Before all of that, we dive into OpenClaw, the experimental, self-hosted AI agent that can browse the web and take actions on your behalf. It’s powerful, it’s exciting… and it raises big questions about permissions and security. 🏰  Watchtower Weekly What is OpenClaw?  1Password blog – It’s incredible. It’s terrifying. It’s OpenClaw. From magic to malware: How OpenClaw's agent skills become an attack surface OpenAI hires OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger What is OpenClaw? Your Open-Source AI Assistant for 2026 👨‍🏫  Crash Course This week: OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) A Brief History of Open Source Intelligence 🎙  Guest Interview – Kolina Koltai from Bellingcat 👉 Visit: bellingcat.com 🛠️ Bellingcat Online Investigations Toolkit 👉 Visit: kolinakoltai.com 🎥 Watch Bellingcat on Youtube 📲 Follow @koltai.bsky.social on Bluesky 📲 Follow Kolina Koltai on LinkedIn 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Us Anything!  Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com Ask us a question in the 1Password Community forum 📲  Follow Us… Watch on YouTube Find us on Apple Podcasts Find us on Spotify Visit 1Password.com Check out our blog Find us on X @1Password Find us on Facebook or Instagram Send us an email: podcast@1password.com ❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

    1hr 13min
  3. AI security tips for modern families with Childnet

    17 FEB

    AI security tips for modern families with Childnet

    How can you help your loved ones navigate and securely adopt AI tools ? Will Gardner, CEO of Childnet joins the show for a vital conversation about helping families use AI safely. We talk about Childnet’s latest research and the practical ways you can become a digital role model and start better AI conversations at home. 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒💬 In Watchtower Weekly, we unpack some new trends in crypto crime, from deepfake fraud to real-world attacks targeting everyday crypto holders.💰Then, in Crash Course, we break down Model Context Protocol (MCP) — the emerging standard that lets AI tools securely connect to apps and services, moving beyond chatbots toward assistants that can actually take action. And finally, another famous identity is stolen in our latest security game. 👀❓ 🏰  Watchtower Weekly Real-world attacks targeting everyday crypto holders💰   Bloomberg: Small-Time Crypto Investors Are Facing Violent AttacksThe State of Crypto Scams 2025👨‍🏫  Crash Course This week: MCP (Modern Context Protocol) Securing the agentic future: Where MCP fits and where it doesn’t 🎙  Guest Interview – Will Gardner from Childnet 👉 Visit: childnet.com 🔎 Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI for Safer Internet Day 2026📄 Childnet Cheat Sheet: Generative AI🎥 Watch Childnet on YouTube📲 Follow @childnet on X📲 Follow Will Gardner on LinkedIn🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Us Anything!  Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com Ask us a question in the 1Password Community forum 📲  Follow Us… Watch on YouTubeFind us on Apple PodcastsFind us on SpotifyVisit 1Password.comCheck out our blogFind us on X @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or InstagramSend us an email: podcast@1password.com❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

    1hr 8min
  4. How security professionals actually protect their own families

    3 FEB

    How security professionals actually protect their own families

    It’s a brand new season of Random but Memorable — and we’re kicking things off with practical security for the people you care about most. 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🔐 In Watchtower Weekly we unpack AI assistants moving into healthcare — from ChatGPT Health to Claude for Healthcare — and what that means for privacy, accuracy, and trust. Later, you’ll hear how members of the 1Password security team protect their own families — sharing real-world advice on home devices and networks, kids, parents, and the small habits that matter most. 🏠🛜 Plus, we debut a brand-new game for this season – Identity Theft – complete with a fresh jingle and a reminder that multi-factor authentication always wins. 🕵️‍♂️🎶 📣 New Feature Announcement  Learn more: 1Password’s phishing prevention feature 🏰  Watchtower Weekly AI assistants moving into health care 🏥 OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to review your medical recordsAnthropic announces Claude for Healthcare following OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health revealChatGPT Health Wants You To Upload Your Medical Records — Cybersecurity Experts Are Begging You Not To Do ThatIs Giving ChatGPT Health Your Medical Records a Good Idea?OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health Push Raises Questions About Data Security🎙  Guest Interview – 1Password's Security Team 📲 Follow Wade Wells on LinkedIn📲 Follow Taiga Walker on LinkedIn🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Roo Anything!  Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com Ask us a question in the 1Password Community forum 📲  Follow Us… Watch on YouTubeFind us on Apple PodcastsFind us on SpotifyVisit 1Password.comCheck out our blogFind us on X @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or InstagramSend us an email: podcast@1password.com❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

    1hr 4min
  5. Cybersecurity resolutions you’ll actually stick to in 2026

    6 JAN ·  BONUS

    Cybersecurity resolutions you’ll actually stick to in 2026

    Happy New Year! 🎉✨ We’re kicking off 2026 with cybersecurity resolutions you’ll actually stick to — no cold plunges, no green juice cleanse, just a handful of tiny ten-minute wins that make a big difference to your privacy and security. We’ve turned the best advice from last season’s guests into a simple, practical checklist. On this episode, you’ll learn the importance of freezing your credit, using passkeys, turning on MFA, tidying up your digital “junk drawer” (and moving the important stuff into 1Password), and adopting a “politely paranoid” protocol that helps you catch scams before they catch you. ✅🔐 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Us Anything!  Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com Ask us a question in the 1Password Community forum 📲  Follow Us… Watch on YouTubeFind us on Apple PodcastsFind us on SpotifyVisit 1Password.comCheck out our blogFind us on X @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or InstagramSend us an email: podcast@1password.com❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

    40 min
  6. Cybersecurity Hot Takes 2025

    23/12/2025 ·  BONUS

    Cybersecurity Hot Takes 2025

    Love a hot take? 🔥 You’re in luck! We’re back with a special end-of-year treat: a rapid-fire round of cybersecurity hot takes guaranteed to start arguments in your group chats and hijack at least one Slack thread. 💬 The team weighs in on bold claims like “Passwords will finally die in 2026” and “AI will solve more cybersecurity problems than it causes next year.” Then we spice things up with hot takes from around 1Password — covering everything from CAPTCHAs (a punishment?) to VPNs (are they even doing anything?) to whether New Year’s security resolutions ever last past January. 🤔✨ We also tackle a listener question in #Ask1Password. Plus, it wouldn’t be a holiday episode without a bit of nonsense, so we’ve revived an old fan-favourite game from the Random but Memorable vault. 🌍❓ 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Us Anything!  Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com Ask us a question in the 1Password Community forum 📲  Follow Us… Watch on YouTubeFind us on Apple PodcastsFind us on SpotifyVisit 1Password.comCheck out our blogFind us on X @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or InstagramSend us an email: podcast@1password.com❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

    39 min
  7. Cybersecurity Festive Quiz Special 2025

    09/12/2025 ·  BONUS

    Cybersecurity Festive Quiz Special 2025

    It’s our annual festive special! 🎄✨We’re wrapping up 2025 with a holiday extravaganza packed tighter than a Christmas turkey — complete with games, AI shenanigans, and some truly unhinged cybersecurity headlines. From celebrity deepfakes to record-breaking hacks, we’re revisiting the wildest moments of the year in tech. In “Real or AI?!”, the team tries to spot which stories, voices, and headlines are real… and which ones were cooked up by AI. 🤖🎤 Then in Crack the Code, we decode 2025’s biggest breaches using the worst passwords imaginable. 🔐 And of course, we finish with a super-charged festive edition of “Hack or Hoax?!”  Grab a festive drink and join us as we crown this year’s Random but Memorable Festive Champion and say goodbye to another unforgettable year of hacks, hoaxes, and holiday cheer. ❄️🎙️ 🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Us Anything!  Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com Ask us a question in the 1Password Community forum 📲  Follow Us… Watch on YouTubeFind us on Apple PodcastsFind us on SpotifyVisit 1Password.comCheck out our blogFind us on X @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or InstagramSend us an email: podcast@1password.com❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

    39 min
  8. Avoid Black Friday scams and shop safely online with Simon Miller | BLACK FRIDAY HOLIDAY SCAMS

    25/11/2025

    Avoid Black Friday scams and shop safely online with Simon Miller | BLACK FRIDAY HOLIDAY SCAMS

    Black Friday season is upon us! 🛍️ This week, we’re joined by Simon Miller from Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, to unpack the latest online scams. He shares essential tips to help you stay safe online and protect your hard-earned cash while shopping online this holiday season. 💳🔒 In Watchtower Weekly, we dive into why weak passwords are still haunting us in 2025 (yes, even “12345” is alive and well), and what the Louvre Museum can teach us about password hygiene. 🖼️🙈 Then, in Crash Course, we walk you through 1Password autofill for credit and debit cards — how it works, how it keeps your payment info secure, and why it’s a total game-changer at checkout time. ⏱️ Plus, if you’re not spent-out by then, we wrap up with a Black Friday-themed round of Hack or Hoax?! 💸 🏰  Watchtower Weekly Why we’re still using passwords like ‘12345’ in 2025. 🔤 19 billion leaked passwords reveal deepening crisis: lazy, reused, and stolenThe Louvre’s video security password was reportedly ‘Louvre’📈 1Password Annual Report 2025📊 1Password Survey: Holiday scammers are getting bolder with AI, and Americans are taking the bait👨‍🏫  Crash Course This week: 1Password autofill for credit and debit cards Get started: Save and fill credit cards and addresses in 1Password 🎙  Guest Interview – Simon Miller from Cifas 👉 Visit: cifas.org.uk📄 State of Scams 2025 Report📈 Reports and Trends from Cifas📲 Follow Simon Miller on LinkedIn📲 Follow Cifas on LinkedIn🗣 #Ask1Password – Ask Roo Anything!  Please send us an email at: podcast@1password.com Ask us a question in the 1Password Community forum 🤷‍♂️ Hack or Hoax?! SPOILER ALERT! 🚨: Hack or Hoax answer 📲  Follow Us… Watch on YouTubeFind us on Apple PodcastsFind us on SpotifyVisit 1Password.comCheck out our blogFind us on X @1PasswordFind us on Facebook or InstagramSend us an email: podcast@1password.com❤️  Review Us... If you're loving the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

    1hr 4min
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A Signal and Webby award winning security podcast that you can rely on for lighthearted, practical security advice, in-depth interviews with industry experts, deep dives into data breaches, and some random but fun security games. Join cybersecurity experts and podcast hosts, Matt Davey, Michael “Roo” Fey, Anna Eastick, and Sara Teare, every other Tuesday for fun banter and cybersecurity updates.

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  • Creator
    1Password
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    173
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 1Password
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    Random but Memorable

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