Lock and Code S1Ep9: Strengthening and forgetting passwords with Matt Davey and Kyle Swank

Lock and Code S1Ep9: Strengthening and forgetting passwords with Matt Davey and Kyle Swank

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Matt Davey, chief operations optimist at 1Password, and Kyle Swank, a member of 1Password’s security team, about—what else—passwords.

We may know it’s important to have a strong, non-guessable, lengthy password, and yet we still probably all know someone who writes their password on a post-it, which is then affixed literally onto their machine. On today’s episode, we discuss secure passwords, password alternatives, and the future—and potential death—of passwords.

Tune in for all this and more on the latest episode of Lock and Code, with host David Ruiz.

You can also find us on the Apple iTunes storeGoogle Play Music, and Spotify, plus whatever preferred podcast platform you use.

We cover our own research on:

  • End of Line: We look at what happens in a world where your expensive home devices can lose support without much warning
  • Facial recognition technology: We provide a rundown on which companies recently decided to not provide the technology to law enforcement.

Plus other cybersecurity news:

  • Business email compromise: scam email trends in the age of Coronavirus (Source: Help Net Security)

Stay safe, everyone!

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