SipCyber - Presented by IT Audit Labs
SipCyber: Where Great Coffee Meets Essential Cybersecurity
What happens when a former special education teacher turned Minnesota State Cybersecurity Coordinator sits down with a perfect cup of coffee? You get cybersecurity advice that's actually approachable.
Jen Lotze from IT Audit Labs brings you SipCyber — the podcast that pairs cozy coffee shop discoveries with decaffeinated cybersecurity tips. No jargon. No fear-mongering. Just practical ways to protect yourself, your family, and your organization from digital criminals who want to ruin your perfectly good day.
What You'll Get:
- Real-world cybersecurity advice anyone can follow
- Coffee shop reviews and community spotlights
- Stories from someone who's been in classrooms, boardrooms, and government coordination centers
- A mission to make security everyone's job, not just the IT team's
From teaching special needs students to coordinating statewide cyber defense, Jen proves that cybersecurity expertise comes from the most unexpected places. And the best conversations happen over great coffee.
Perfect for: Coffee lovers, small business owners, educators, parents, and anyone who wants to stay safe online without the technical overwhelm. Let's get brewing.
Episodes
53 episodes
AI Assistant Privacy: How Much Access Is Too Much?
Trust between people builds over time, but AI assistants are asking for all of it on day one. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze settles in at Roots in St. Paul, MN, a youth-led coffee shop and economic development program just down the str...
AI Hackers Found a Way Into Your Phone's Camera
Our phones hold our photos, conversations, locations, cameras, and microphones, and every app we install gets a key to some part of that space. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze takes a detour from coffee to Eldon St. Tea Shop in Reston, V...
Episode 50: The 4 Steps to Help a Scam Victim
When someone you love gets scammed, the questions can wait. In this milestone 50th episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze celebrates the occasion with a visit to the Minnesota State Fair, reflecting on family, tradition, and the small businesses that m...
Don't Send That Money Back: The Overpayment Scam Explained
A friendly customer, a payment mistake, and a request to send some money back. It sounds harmless, and that's exactly the problem. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze stops at The Mug in Sutherland, NE, to unpack a fake check overpayment sca...
26,000 Fake Voicemail Emails Slipped Past Spam Filters
The tools we trust most are often the easiest to fake. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze settles in at Quixotic Coffee to break down a phishing campaign that turned an everyday inbox notification into an attack vector. Attackers impersonat...
Debit or Credit: Which Card Actually Protects You?
There's a card in most wallets that people reach for out of habit, and it might be the one leaving them most exposed. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze stops by In the Loop Coffee in Minneapolis's North Loop neighborhood to break down some...
Inside the Cyberattack on Minnesota's Water Systems
We trust dozens of systems we never think about, water, power, the people who keep them running. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze heads to TequeArepa with a member of her team to unpack a story that hits closer to home than most: a coordi...
Freeze Your Credit Before Scammers Steal It
A few minutes on the phone could be the difference between a stolen identity and a scammer hitting a dead end. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze stops by Misfit Coffee in Minneapolis, MN to revisit one of the most overlooked tools in perso...
When AI Sends You to a Scam Website
Some places reveal their story a little more each time you visit. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze returns to Constellation Coffee in Apple Valley, MN, and discovers the shop's mission of creating meaningful jobs for adults with disabilit...
Beating Your Phone Addiction is the Best Cyber Defense
Your phone isn't just competing for your attention; it's putting your cybersecurity at risk. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze visits Grateful Day Coffee in Leadville, CO, a brand new shop already woven into the fabric of the community, to...
AI Nudify Apps: The Deepfake Crisis No One Warns You About
Some secrets deserve to be kept. Others should never have existed in the first place. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze takes us to Bucci Cubano in Leadville, Colorado, for Cuban coffee, slow roasted pork, and a secret recipe the owner tru...
Before You Post That Photo - Ask This Question
Trust and community go hand in hand, but so do trust and restraint. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze visits House of Js Coffee in Arvada, CO, fresh off a weekend with her chosen family at Red Rocks Amphitheater, to talk about a privacy qu...
The One Instagram Setting Everyone Should Check Today
A rumor about Instagram and AI-generated photos is making the rounds and like most viral cybersecurity claims, the truth is more nuanced than the headline. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze pulls into Barista's Daily Grind in Kearney, NE, ...
Gmail's New AI Features: Convenience or Privacy Risk?
Ever notice how the best friendships start in the most unexpected places? In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze reunites with old friends at Holy City Brewing in Charleston, SC — a friendship that began years ago in a parking lot before an Ave...
Google Just Changed Your Privacy Settings (Here's What Actually Happened)
Google reorganized its privacy controls, and the headlines calling it a secret tracking expansion aren't quite right. In this episode, Jen breaks down what changed: one broad setting is now several separate controls covering search history, per...
Your Smart TV Is Spying on You (Fix It in 5 Minutes)
Your smart TV shipped with privacy settings nobody reads and most people never change. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze visits Revelry Brewing on Folly Beach, South Carolina, to unpack one of the most overlooked data collection features i...
ClickFix: How Hackers Borrow Trust Instead of Stealing It
What if the website wasn't fake — but the message it showed you was? In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze stops into City on a Hill Coffee in Leadville, CO, where the Colorado Rockies rise just outside the window and a hazelnut latte sets the...
One Daily Habit That Makes Hackers' Jobs Harder
Confidence isn't something you find — it's something you build, one skill at a time. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze visits Bitty and Beau's Coffee in Charleston, SC, a shop with a mission as meaningful as its coffee: creating employment...
Your Health App May Not Be HIPAA Protected
In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze settles into The Fox and Pantry in Plymouth, MN — a space so thoughtfully designed it immediately earns your trust — and uses that feeling as the perfect lens for a conversation about AI and healthcare pri...
The Digital Footprint You Didn't Know You Were Leaving
Your name. Your city. Your job title. Your relatives' names. It's all out there — and attackers don't need to hack you when they can just look you up. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze settles in at Pryes Brewing — bri...
The Illusion of Safe: Instagram, Kids & Vanishing Photos
Temporary doesn't mean safe. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze stops into Happy Monday and Company in Roseville, MN — a coffee shop born from a mobile cart, built on handmade pottery, good community, and the radical idea that Mondays can a...
AI Gets a Personality: What Could Go Wrong?
The more consistent something feels, the more we trust it. That's human nature — and it's exactly what makes AI identity systems worth paying attention to. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze steps into Being There Coffee in Robb...
AI Phishing Attacks: When Fake Emails Feel Too Real
If something feels right, do you question it? In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze sits down at Walden Coffee in Minnesota with a plain latte—one with just enough latte art to make her stop and look twice. And that moment of recognition becom...
AI Is Reading Your Emails Before You Do
AI doesn't just help defenders anymore—attackers are using it to study you before you ever know you're a target. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze sits down at Forgotten Star Brewing in Fridley, MN—a former WWII manufacturing f...
Your Photos Are Sharing More Than You Think
Your photos are talking behind your back — and most people have no idea. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze stops into Profit Coffee in North Charleston, SC — a thoughtfully designed space where even the milk choices signal awar...