"The Big Hack, or maybe not..."

The Social Network Show welcomes back Lance Cottrell to the August 8, 2014 episode.

Lance Cottrell, an expert in crytography, online privacy and internet security talks about the latest online buzz, where a security company is claiming that they have knowledge of a database that has a billion plus stolen usernames and passwords. Hear Lance talk about what this is about and what you should do. Listen to the show to hear Lance talk about how to make your passwords safe and how using password vaults (like 1Password) is the safest way to go. Hear about email security. Hear the latest from the security industry and how multifactor authentication maybe the wave of the future. Hear about what the "Smart" technology in your house is making you vulnerable to.

Lance Cottrell is the founder and principle at Obscura Security. He founded Anonymizer Inc. in 1995, and is an internationally recognized expert in cryptography‚ online privacy‚ and Internet security. Before that he created the Mixmaster anonymous remailer in 1993. He is a frequent public speaker at conferences such as the RSA Security Conference, Computers Freedom and Privacy Conference‚ the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Europe‚ ISS World. He is principal author on multiple Internet privacy and security technology patent applications. He took Anonymizer to a very successful exit in 2008, and is now chief scientist of Ntrepid, the acquiring company. He holds a MS in Physics from the University of California, San Diego and a BS in Physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Check out what Lance has to say about security on his blog, The Privacy Blog