Craig Peterson's Tech Talk

Welcome! Craig discusses Why Cybersecurity is important and a must-not-forget item for your Back to School preparations. Listen in to find out. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: iOS 13.7 launched today with a new system for battling the pandemic Hackers are exploiting a critical flaw affecting >350,000 WordPress sites The accidental notary: Apple approves notorious malware to run on Macs Most IoT Hardware Dangerously Easy to Crack 55% of Cybersquatted Domains are Malicious or Potentially Fraudulent Feds Can’t Ask Google for Every Phone in a 100-meter Radius, Court Says The Hidden Cost of Losing Security Talent   Don’t forget Cybersecurity on Your Back-to-School List --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Hey, it's back to school time. We're going to talk about cybersecurity on the back to school list for parents, for children, and for school administrators. And then what do you do if your credentials have been exposed onli

Welcome! Good morning, everybody. WTAG experienced some issues which prevented me from joining Jim on Tuesday.  But this morning he reached out and had me on. Jim and I discussed The Internet of Things and why Businesses must be careful when they are attaching all these cool gadgets to their networks.  Then we got into the WordPress Vulnerability that is hitting business websites hard.  Then Jim asked about Apps and China. Here we go with Jim. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com ---  Automated Machine Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson (2): [00:00:00] So you ask yourself, how can this app be free? Really? Whoever developed it had to put hundreds or thousands of hours into developing that app, how could they possibly afford for it to be free?  I had a bit of a surprise this morning. This is Craig Peterson. Craig Peterson (2): [00:00:15] I got a text from Mr. Jim Polito asking if I could come on today because their board was so messed up on Tuesday, they couldn't get me on. But he

Good morning everybody! I was on with Matt this morning and we began with talking about how to protect your kids when they are on the internet doing their school work and I gave a tip that will really help you.  Then we discussed a Wordpress vulnerability and Apple's newest iOS update. Let's get into my conversation with Matt on WGAN. These and more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Automated Machine Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] That will stop your kids from going to no malicious sites and some of the darker corners of the internet. Absolutely free. Check it out. Good morning, everybody. Craig Peterson here, and that was me with Mr. Matt this morning. It's been one of those interesting weeks. Monday of course, was a holiday. So I wasn't on the air. Tuesday, there was a problem with the board over at the next radio station that I'm normally on Tuesday mornings. WTAG would Jim Polito and this morning it all seemed to go all right. So here we go with Matt. Matt Gagnon

Welcome! Craig discusses Elon Musks companies but specifically, the promising news about his Neuralink program has for those who are "locked-on" or confined to a wheelchair as a quadriplegic. Listen in to find out. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing Is China the World’s Greatest Cyber Power? Russian tourist offered employees $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware Ransomware Red Flags: 7 Signs You’re About to Get Hit IT blunder permanently erases 145,000 users' personal chats in KPMG's Microsoft Teams deployment – memo Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30% Apple tax on events Tesla with Autopilot hits cop car - driver admits he was watching a movie iOS 14 Privacy settings will tank ad targeting business, Facebook warns --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] We're going to be getting into Apple and their 30% tax or so they're calling it. We

Welcome! Craig explains, why Apple and Google charge Apps 30%? Listen in to find out. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing Is China the World’s Greatest Cyber Power? Russian tourist offered employees $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware Ransomware Red Flags: 7 Signs You’re About to Get Hit IT blunder permanently erases 145,000 users' personal chats in KPMG's Microsoft Teams deployment – memo Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30% Apple tax on events Tesla with Autopilot hits cop car - driver admits he was watching a movie iOS 14 Privacy settings will tank ad targeting business, Facebook warns --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] You're buying apps from those app stores. Did you know that the app stores take your commission, shocker, and some people are very upset about this, and particularly Facebook, as it turns out, we'll tell you why?

Welcome! Craig discusses Ransomware and what you need to keep safe. Listen in to find out. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing Is China the World’s Greatest Cyber Power? Russian tourist offered employees $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware Ransomware Red Flags: 7 Signs You’re About to Get Hit IT blunder permanently erases 145,000 users' personal chats in KPMG's Microsoft Teams deployment – memo Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30% Apple tax on events Tesla with Autopilot hits cop car - driver admits he was watching a movie iOS 14 Privacy settings will tank ad targeting business, Facebook warns --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] If you're a business and you're under attack, how would you know. You've got to have the right tools in place, the right training, the right response. In fact, if you're a regulated business, it's the law. S

Welcome! Craig discusses the signs that you may be under attack and what to do about it. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing Is China the World’s Greatest Cyber Power? Russian tourist offered employees $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware Ransomware Red Flags: 7 Signs You’re About to Get Hit IT blunder permanently erases 145,000 users' personal chats in KPMG's Microsoft Teams deployment – memo Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30% Apple tax on events Tesla with Autopilot hits cop car - driver admits he was watching a movie iOS 14 Privacy settings will tank ad targeting business, Facebook warns --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] So what's the first sign that you are about to get hit by ransomware? that's what we're going to talk about right now. We're going to go through some of these signs.  What does it mean to you as a business? Yo

Welcome! Craig talks about a Russian that offered someone 1 Million to cripple Tesla.  Wow. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing Is China the World’s Greatest Cyber Power? Russian tourist offered employees $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware Ransomware Red Flags: 7 Signs You’re About to Get Hit IT blunder permanently erases 145,000 users' personal chats in KPMG's Microsoft Teams deployment – memo Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30% Apple tax on events Tesla with Autopilot hits cop car - driver admits he was watching a movie iOS 14 Privacy settings will tank ad targeting business, Facebook warns --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Hopefully you were able to get those seven signed. Actually, I think I got closer to 10 or maybe 11. Okay. It was a dozen. These are signs that you are up to be a victim of a ransomware attack. we're going

Welcome! Craig discusses Tesla's autopilot feature and some of its "logic assumptions" that could land you in the hospital or under arrest. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing Is China the World’s Greatest Cyber Power? Russian tourist offered employees $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware Ransomware Red Flags: 7 Signs You’re About to Get Hit IT blunder permanently erases 145,000 users' personal chats in KPMG's Microsoft Teams deployment – memo Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30% Apple tax on events Tesla with Autopilot hits cop car - driver admits he was watching a movie iOS 14 Privacy settings will tank ad targeting business, Facebook warns --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Hey, do you have an autopilot on your car? we just got confirmation of another crash with these autopilots, almost deadly. It's amazing. What's happening. So

Welcome! Craig discusses how you can find out if you have been hacked and when it happened.  Then he tells you how you can test your skills at picking out Phishing emails and more. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing Is China the World’s Greatest Cyber Power? Russian tourist offered employees $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware Ransomware Red Flags: 7 Signs You’re About to Get Hit IT blunder permanently erases 145,000 users' personal chats in KPMG's Microsoft Teams deployment – memo Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30% Apple tax on events Tesla with Autopilot hits cop car - driver admits he was watching a movie iOS 14 Privacy settings will tank ad targeting business, Facebook warns --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Okay. I've got a couple of sites I want you to visit. We'll be telling you about those. These have to do with your own cybersecurity and also yo

Welcome! Craig discusses who is doing the most hacking world-wide.  Any guesses? Listen in to find out. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing Is China the World’s Greatest Cyber Power? Russian tourist offered employees $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware Ransomware Red Flags: 7 Signs You’re About to Get Hit IT blunder permanently erases 145,000 users' personal chats in KPMG's Microsoft Teams deployment – memo Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30% Apple tax on events Tesla with Autopilot hits cop car - driver admits he was watching a movie iOS 14 Privacy settings will tank ad targeting business, Facebook warns --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: All of the branches of our military now have cyber office operations, defensive as well as offensive. is China now the world's greatest cyber power. That's what we're going to address right now. Here we go. You're listeni

Good morning everybody! I was on with Matt this morning and we started out with a question from a listener about Updates.  Then we discussed autonomous, self-driving cars and what they really are. Then we discussed one of Elon Musks' projects that when it comes to fruition is going to help a lot of people.  Let's get into my conversation with Matt on WGAN. These and more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Automated Machine Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: Left it right there in the lane. So it was a two-lane road. This balloon car was sitting there and in the slow lane. Almost all of those cars that were supposedly auto driving, rear-ended it. [00:00:14] Morning. Craig Peterson here, if you are someone who uses windows and you've been wondering whether or not you should do those updates well we had that question this morning on WG A N when we talked about that.  We also had a little chance to talk about a couple of different Elon Musk issues. So here we go with Mr. Matt, Gagnon.

Welcome! Good morning, everybody. I was on the Jim Polito show this morning. Jim and I discussed securing Elon Musks' new medical endeavor called Neuralink. Then we got into autopilot cars -- no these don't really exist commercially.  You can't watch a movie and drive a car you have enhanced autopilot.  Then I got on my soapbox and shouted from the rafters about ZOOM!  If you are in a regulated industry you will want to Listen up! Here we go with Jim. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com ---  Automated Machine Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] These people who have been locked in, I can't imagine what that would be like. And just horrific. We'll be able to finally interact with the world. I may have gotten a little carried away this morning with Jim, but with zoom stocks, soaring, and so many people using it that are. Literally breaking the law because it is either illegal. I got on a soapbox anyway, Craig Peterson here and here we go with Mr. Polito talked a little b

Welcome, Good Monday morning, everybody. Craig Peterson here. I was on with Alicia Preston this morning who was sitting in for Jack Heath and we discussed some of the hacking that has been going on here using breached information that has been gathered.  We also discussed Elon Musks Neuralink implants and Russia and Chinese espionage.  Here we go with Alicia. These and more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com ---  Automated Machine Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] It's estimated right now over 300 billion records. And so they've been taking all of those, put into them together, trying to find the matches and they have been finding matches and it turns out the out they found, Alicia Preston's, and they sent Alicia an email, pretending it was from the aunt. Hi, Craig Peterson here. I haven't had that much fun in a while. I had a great little chat this morning. Alicia Preston sitting in for Mr. Jack Heath, and we talked about three or four different things, including a red flag

Welcome! Craig discusses problems that businesses can face when remote workers have IoT devices on the network they use to connect to work. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Newly Patched Amazon Alexa Flaws -- A Red Flag for Home Workers 74 Days From the Presidential Election, Security Worries Mount   Respawn point: The inevitable reincarnation of the corporate office   Smart-Lock Hacks Point to Larger IoT Problems   Cops in Miami, NYC arrest protesters from facial recognition matches   7 Ways to Keep Your Remote Workforce Safe   Using Zoom Can Get You Arrested!   Former Chief Security Officer For Uber Charged With Obstruction of Justice --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Hey, we got a new red flag for home workers when it comes to those smart digital assistants that we have in our homes. Yeah, indeed. Not only can it cause problems for us in our homes, but that problem can go right through to the business. Craig Peterso

Welcome! Craig discusses problems related to Mail-in Voting and Voting technology. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Newly Patched Amazon Alexa Flaws -- A Red Flag for Home Workers 74 Days From the Presidential Election, Security Worries Mount   Respawn point: The inevitable reincarnation of the corporate office   Smart-Lock Hacks Point to Larger IoT Problems   Cops in Miami, NYC arrest protesters from facial recognition matches   7 Ways to Keep Your Remote Workforce Safe   Using Zoom Can Get You Arrested!   Former Chief Security Officer For Uber Charged With Obstruction of Justice --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Red team-blue team. This is a very interesting problem that is now being confirmed. Through a study. A bipartisan study. We are in trouble with our election this year. Hey everybody. Craig Peterson here. Thanks for joining us. Man alive! can anything be more political than a presidential election cycle? It is

Welcome! Craig discusses the mounting security issues revolving around the upcoming elections. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Newly Patched Amazon Alexa Flaws -- A Red Flag for Home Workers 74 Days From the Presidential Election, Security Worries Mount   Respawn point: The inevitable reincarnation of the corporate office   Smart-Lock Hacks Point to Larger IoT Problems   Cops in Miami, NYC arrest protesters from facial recognition matches   7 Ways to Keep Your Remote Workforce Safe   Using Zoom Can Get You Arrested!   Former Chief Security Officer For Uber Charged With Obstruction of Justice --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Before the break, we were talking about some of the problems with different types of voting, the electronic voting machines, the apps that have been used and developed, and serious problems with those. But now we're going to talk about the problem with the mail. Hey, you're listening to Craig Pete

Welcome! Craig discusses the Hawthorne Effect and the changing business office. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Newly Patched Amazon Alexa Flaws -- A Red Flag for Home Workers 74 Days From the Presidential Election, Security Worries Mount   Respawn point: The inevitable reincarnation of the corporate office   Smart-Lock Hacks Point to Larger IoT Problems   Cops in Miami, NYC arrest protesters from facial recognition matches   7 Ways to Keep Your Remote Workforce Safe   Using Zoom Can Get You Arrested!   Former Chief Security Officer For Uber Charged With Obstruction of Justice --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Hey, is this the great reset or maybe it's the inevitable reincarnation of the corporate office. That's what we're going to talk about right now. What is happening? What's happening at the corporate real estate? How are we using technology to cope? Craig Peterson: [00:00:18] You're listening to Craig Peterson th

Welcome! Craig discusses problems with some of the smart lock technology and an even larger issue surrounding IoT devices in general.  For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Newly Patched Amazon Alexa Flaws -- A Red Flag for Home Workers 74 Days From the Presidential Election, Security Worries Mount   Respawn point: The inevitable reincarnation of the corporate office   Smart-Lock Hacks Point to Larger IoT Problems   Cops in Miami, NYC arrest protesters from facial recognition matches   7 Ways to Keep Your Remote Workforce Safe   Using Zoom Can Get You Arrested!   Former Chief Security Officer For Uber Charged With Obstruction of Justice --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Hey, welcome back everybody. If you have smart locks or you think maybe smart locks are the way to go, we've got a little bit of news for you. Some research had just come out about these smart locks in our homes and offices turns out they just smart for thei

Welcome! Craig discusses how Police are using Facial Recognition to identify and trace movements of rioters. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Newly Patched Amazon Alexa Flaws -- A Red Flag for Home Workers 74 Days From the Presidential Election, Security Worries Mount   Respawn point: The inevitable reincarnation of the corporate office   Smart-Lock Hacks Point to Larger IoT Problems   Cops in Miami, NYC arrest protesters from facial recognition matches   7 Ways to Keep Your Remote Workforce Safe   Using Zoom Can Get You Arrested!   Former Chief Security Officer For Uber Charged With Obstruction of Justice --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Facial recognition software is getting better all the time. You've seen these rioters and they're wearing all of the masks and hoods and helmets and everything to try and hide their identity. It isn't working anymore. Craig Peterson: [00:00:20] Hey everybody, Craig Peterson here. Tha