TechSNAP

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Dropbox Flaws
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18, 2011
Get the full details are two major issues with Dropbox, that are simply built into the core of the software/service. Plus WordPress has undergone a multi-server hack, and Facebook gives away their plans for the ultimate data center!
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The Cloud Fails
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25, 2011
Reality rained on Amazon’s Cloud recently as aspects of their EC2 hosting service suffered major outages. We look at the many issues facing cloud computing. Plus we dig into the .. show full overview
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PSN Breech Details
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02, 2011
We cover the amazing details of the Playstation Network breech, we share some of the most interesting details in this episode.
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A Simple Mistake
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09, 2011
What common thread is at the core of the Sony PSN and SOE attacks, and the recent Amazon EC2 outages? What simple mistakes snowballed into full meltdowns?
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Allan Goes to War
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16, 2011
We’ll cover the dirty details of a Facebook flaw that exposes your private account info to snoops, look into the privacy issues around “Smart Meters” and discuss a few big tech rivals .. show full overview
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Backups & Server Hardware
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23, 2011
Every six hours the NSA collects as much data that exists in the entire lib of congress and we have a few practical notes on how a system like that could even function. We follow up .. show full overview
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Let’s Go Phishing
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27, 2011
There have been 10 separate attacks against Sony, the details are like nothing we’ve ever seen before. Plus we’ve got a new batch of viewer emails!
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Hijacking the News
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02, 2011
Google has confirmed that 100s of Gmail accounts were being snooped on, and the targets of this attack are not happy! The cookie catastrophe in the UK continues, we’ll share the .. show full overview
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Bitcoin Explained
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10, 2011
We’ll dig into bitcoin and explain what it is, and how it works. Is there a future for this Cryptocurrency? Plus Sony is in the news again, and its not good... And we talk about a new .. show full overview
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Encryption Best Practices
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17, 2011
We follow up on last week’s bitcoin coverage with scandal that has a $500k price tag. Then - We launch into your questions, and cover encryption best practices to keep your data .. show full overview
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Perfect Passwords
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24, 2011
We’ve got the details of an FBI raid that knocked several popular sites off-line. The WordPress plugin repository was compromised, and backdoors were added to a few popular plugins, .. show full overview
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Leaky Authentication
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01, 2011
How many times have your credentials been leaked online? Think your safe? Chris thought he was. In today’s episode he’ll find out how many times his information has been leaked online, .. show full overview
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Cyber Warfare
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08, 2011
We cover what critical targets hackers and foreign governments might target to wage Cyber Warfare. Plus what major attacks have already taken place.
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Phreaking 3G
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14, 2011
We’ll cover a story that really drives home how serious cell phone hijacking has gotten, and what new technology just made it a lot easier for the bad guys. Plus find out why .. show full overview
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Classified Cloud
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22, 2011
The UK Government is building a cloud of secrets, but can it ever possibly be secure enough? Plus we’ll cover the FBI Arresting 16 suspected members of Anonymous, and being prepared when forced to decrypt your laptop!
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Battery Malware
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29, 2011
Attackers take aim at Apple with an exploit that could brick your Macbook, or perhaps worse. Plus you need to patch against a 9 year old SSL flaw. Plus find out about a Google bug .. show full overview
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Google Server Secrets
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05, 2011
Find out what consumer storage device is shipping with an encryption backdoor, and we share details about Google’s super secret million servers strong infrastructure. AND – How Chris lost $1k in bitcoins!
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DEFCON Brings the Scary
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12, 2011
The UK Prime Minister wants a Kill switch for social media, ebay upgrades their servers to SSD, and you won’t believe the costs, and we take a peak at Microsoft’s data center in a box!
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Planning for Failures
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18, 2011
The RSA leak exposes the dirty under-belly of the commercial security industry, it’s a story that sounds like it’s straight out of Hollywood. Then – We’ve packed this episode full .. show full overview
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Keeping it Up
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25, 2011
Apache and PHP have hooked up at the fail party, and we’ll share all the details to motivate you to patch your box! Then Microsoft takes a stab at AES and we wrap it all up with a .. show full overview
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Smarter Google DNS
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02, 2011
Google and openDNS join forces to improve the speed of your downloads, find out what they are doing and how it works! Plus gmail suffered another man in the middle attack, and Kernel.org gets some egg on their face!
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Rooted Trust
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08, 2011
Remember the Man in the Middle attack on google from last week? Turns out it was far worse than though, we now have more details on the DigiNotar compromise, and a number of other .. show full overview
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Ultimate Home Router
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15, 2011
Exploits are in the wild that can take down critical infrastructure equipment, and some highly trusted sites were attacked this week and used against their own visitors. Plus – We’ll .. show full overview
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Ultimate RAID
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15, 2011
When your data is important, understanding RAID can make the difference between a major loss, or saving the day. We’ll break down the different types of RAID, and the setups we’ve found to work best! All that and more, in this week’s TechSNAP
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Ultimate File Server
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29, 2011
We share our insights are setting up the ultimate network file server, plus have you ever been curious how hackers pull off massive security breaches?
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Ultimate Backups
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06, 2011
We’ll tell you about AT&T leaving Android open to a hack so easy, my two year old son could pull it off. Plus FireFox goes to battle with McAfee and is Bank of America Under .. show full overview
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Pimp My Network
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13, 2011
Facebook is fooled again, remote controlled voting machines, and Sony has another 93,000 accounts hacked, we’ll load you up on the details! Then – We cover your best options for pimping your home network for speed!
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Ultimate ZFS Overview
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20, 2011
Buckle up and prepare for the our Ultimate ZFS overview! Plus, the next generation of Stuxnet is in the wild, but this time is laying low, collecting data. All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP!
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Skype Exposes Pirates
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27, 2011
Researches have developed a way to tie your file sharing to your Skype account. We’ll share the details on how this works, and what you can do to prevent being tracked! Plus we cover .. show full overview
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Great Disk Famine
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03, 2011
Anonymous says it’s going after a Mexican Drug Cartel, we’ll share you the amazing details! Plus: Our tips for controlling remote downloads, and why all I’m going to want for .. show full overview
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How Malware Makes Money
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10, 2011
The FBI shuts down a cyber crime syndicate, and we’ll tell you just how much profit they were bring in. Plus we’ll cover how to securely erase your hard drive, Xbox Live’s minor .. show full overview
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STOP SOPA
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17, 2011
The Internet is facing its greatest challenge yet, we explain why the fight against online piracy has taken a turn towards Internet censorship. PLUS – Steam and NASA were hacked this .. show full overview
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Stuffed War Stories
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24, 2011
Microsoft’s flawed code signing infrastructure puts your machine at risk, find out how. And a big batch of great audience submitted questions, and we share a few IT war stories! All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP!
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Allan’s ZFS Server Build
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01, 2011
Allan walks us through his epic ZFS server build, find out why he needs 48GBs of RAM! Plus: The UN has suffered a user database leak, but the situation might not be as bad as it .. show full overview
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Two Factor Fail
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08, 2011
Find out how some simple Social Engineering skills can earn you $45k, a drug cartel’s private cell network. Plus: Are there better alternative’s to Windows Small Business server? All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP!
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Simulated Cyber War
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15, 2011
Find out how the 2012 Olympics are preparing for cyper war, we’ll answer a great batch of questions. And Allan’s embarrassing tech war story! All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP!
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Future SSL
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22, 2011
Find out what major infrastructure software uses the admin password of “100”, plus future improvements to SSL, how the CIA keeps their IT guys trustworthy, and… An epic tech war story!! All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP.
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Unsafe Wifi
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29, 2011
A major implementation flaw in protected Wifi has been found, we’ll share the amazing details. Also: A federally contracted think tank suffered a major breach this week, with needy .. show full overview
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NGINX vs Apache
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05, 2012
How NGINX stacks up to Apache, and which server is right for the job! PLUS: The EFF has raised a red flag over the new version of AOL’s instant messenger we’ll share the details on .. show full overview
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SQL Injections
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12, 2012
We’ll explain how SQL Injections work, plus cover tools you can use to passively discover details about everyone connected to your network. And Adobe blames some researches for THEIR .. show full overview
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Cyber Bank Heist
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19, 2012
Find out how hackers robbed a bank for nearly $6 million dollars over the Internet, the Zappos security breach, the fall of the koobface botnet, and what happened to Megaupload. Plus .. show full overview
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Answers for Everyone
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26, 2012
We’ve got the answer to life the universe and everything, plus why you need to get upset about ACTA, and patch your Linux Kernel! All that and more, in this Q&A PACKED edition of TechSNAP!
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DHCP Attacks
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02, 2012
Find out how a simple system update brought DreamHost down for nearly two days, and how the MS Updater Trojan works. PLUS: We answer frequently asked DNS questions, and a war story .. show full overview
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Server Room Fire
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09, 2012
It’s a worst case scenario, when a server room catches fire in this week’s war story! Plus: We’ll share a story that might make you re-think taking advantage of your hard drive .. show full overview
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First Day Fail
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16, 2012
A first day on tech job war story, that’s as rough as they get! Plus details on recent doubt researchers have cast around the fundamental security technology behind SSL. Plus: .. show full overview
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Email Constipation
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23, 2012
We answer the question: What to do when your email server gets blocked, and why it keeps happening. PLUS: GSM phones are vulnerable to a simple tracking attack, all you need is some .. show full overview
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NASA Hacked 5,400 Times?
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01, 2012
NASA loses the keys to the International Space Station, Microsoft can’t figure out what day it is, and I laugh myself to tears over the lack of security at Stratfor All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP!
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Federal Bureau of Lulz
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08, 2012
We cover the amazing story of how the FBI infiltrated and exposed LulzSec. And in a retro war story, Microsoft miss more than just a leap day and we answer some of your feedback questions. All that and on, on this week’s TechSNAP!
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Amazon’s Secrets
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15, 2012
Microsoft has released an extremely critical patch, the race against hackers has begun. We’ll give you the details on this important update. Secrets about Amazon’s EC2 back-end have .. show full overview
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Exploits for Sale
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22, 2012
Does your government use taxpayer money to buy exploits from the open market? We’ll share the details, malware is being spread via Skype, and we’ve got great news for VLC users! And .. show full overview
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Global Blackout a Hoax
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29, 2012
Microsoft leads raids on the Zeus botnet and seizes their servers, Duqu still evolving and new details have been revealed. And we bust Anonymous’ over-hyped Operation Global Blackout All that and more, on this week’s episode of TechSNAP!
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Extreme WiFi Makeover
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05, 2012
Find out what happens when the Internet Engineering Task Force is faced with unreliable hotel WiFi And we’ve got the details on backdoor built into AT&T’s Microcell’s back door. Yep .. show full overview
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Geek’s Natural Habitat
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12, 2012
Software powering many of the devices we use has a critical flaw that can give an attacker root access, we’ll give you the details. Plus why the server admins for the Olympics have .. show full overview
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Exaggerated Cybercrime
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19, 2012
We bust some Cybercrime propaganda, give you the scoop on a fresh openSSL vulnerability, and answer a common audience question. All that and much more, on this week’s TechhSNAP!
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Obscurity is not Security
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26, 2012
Cryptic Studios suffered a database breach, but we’ve got more questions than answers, more vulnerabilities have been found in critical infrastructure hardware, and a WiFi hack you can .. show full overview
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Learning to Hack
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03, 2012
In Barnes and Noble attempt to censor a magazine article about hacking, that have propelled it into the spotlight. We’ve got the details on this great write up! PLUS: Moving big files .. show full overview
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Sage IT Wisdom
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10, 2012
Apple’s latest version of OS X has a major bug that can store your passwords in clear text, an 8 year old vulnerability has been found in PHP, and why the DHS is hoping for attacks on .. show full overview
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No Pay? No Patch!
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17, 2012
Adobe tells customers to upgrade to get the latest security fixes, Kickstarter has an embarrassing security lapse. PLUS: Self-destructing SSDs, and Mirroring vs a CDN, what’s the .. show full overview
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Man In the Browser Attack
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24, 2012
Yahoo has made a mistake so big, you have to hear it to believe it. A common feature in firewalls could actually make you more susceptible attack, Blizzard huge security .. show full overview
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Feedback Blowout #1
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31, 2012
Software that’s supposed to get you around censorship, could be logging your activities online, plus we’ve got a classic Social Engineering story for you. And then we clear the decks .. show full overview
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I Know Your Password
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07, 2012
It’s a simple thing but everyone keeps messing it up, bad password storage practices many popular sites had their password databases leaked online this week, we’ve got the .. show full overview
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Bypassing Authentication
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14, 2012
A MySQL flaw so awful, I simply had to laugh. And how a simple SSH config mistake, lead to a really bad day. Plus we answer some great audience questions, all that and much more on this week’s TechSNAP.
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Peek Inside
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21, 2012
We take a peek inside a few never before seen data centers, and find out what makes the unique, then a major flaw affecting Intel chips, and some big answers to the Flame malware .. show full overview
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Token Security
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28, 2012
How attackers can defeat an RSA token in as little as 15 minutes, FBI has taken down an online fraud ring, we’ve got the details. And a botched software update that shutdown a bank for .. show full overview
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Faster GPU Cracking
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05, 2012
Everyone’s beloved password cracker has had a major update, and you won’t believe what it can do now! The Aerospace industry has a new Advanced Persistent Threat, and a major .. show full overview
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Network Benchmarking
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12, 2012
Our tools to benchmark and monitor your network. Plus: Formspring leaks your password, Microsoft finally kills off old certificates and how to steal a BMW in a few seconds! All that and more, in this week’s TechSNAP!
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Single Point of Failure
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19, 2012
Find out how an entire cities infrastructure depended on a single building, and what happened when it exploded. Plus the technical details on Android’s security upgrade, the Apple .. show full overview
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Failure Cascade
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26, 2012
The failure of Google Talk takes down several other Google services including GMail and then as a result even Twitter, we got the details. Plus how to determine if your WordPress site .. show full overview
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Most VPNs Insecure
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02, 2012
We’ll cover how the most common type of VPN has been cracked wide open. Plus what to look for when renting a server, and what’s involved in managing a dedicated box. Plus a batch of your questions! All that and more on this week’s TechSNAP!
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Not So Secret Answers
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09, 2012
A Gawker Reporter’s entire online presence is hacked, and all his devices wiped. We’ll walk you through the details of this attack, and why it suggests we might be facing some .. show full overview
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Server Puppeteering
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16, 2012
Rumor has it the playstation network has been hacked again, but we’ve got the real story. Blizzard suffered a nasty database breach, and it might be much worse then they are letting .. show full overview
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Not so Private Keys
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23, 2012
How a Man in the Browser attack could expose an airport VPN, RuggedCom’s messed up the very fundamentals again, and the big update from Adobe. Plus – Running Linux in a FreeBSD Jail, .. show full overview
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Double 0-Java
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30, 2012
This week we’ll tell you the story about Agent Double 0-Java, the exploit with a license to kill. Plus Google’s creative solution to securing user content. Then it’s a big batch of .. show full overview
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Donated Privacy
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06, 2012
Anti-sec posts 1 million Apple UDIDs they claim to have stolen from the FBI, but what was the FBI doing with them in the first place? More infrastructure switches vulnerabilities, and .. show full overview
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The Human Factor
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13, 2012
It was a tough week for the cloud, we’ll run down the list and summarize what happened to the services we all depend on so much! Plus a big batch of your questions, our answers, and a .. show full overview
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Self Healing Internet
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20, 2012
The story about an antivirus that detects itself, IE’s awful zero day exploits, and the Internets amazing ability to route around problems. Plus: A huge batch of your feedback, and so much more in this week’s episode of TechSNAP!
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Password SecuritIEEE
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27, 2012
A big password leak from a major industry player, mobile security takes a big hit, we cover a couple of the major vulnerabilities affecting our favorite gadgets, and more Java .. show full overview
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Wire-Shark
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04, 2012
We’ve got the details on a critical flaw in the chip and pin credit card system. The future of secure hashing, doing proper backups with rsync, and how squirrels and sharks take down the .. show full overview
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Don’t Copy That Floppy
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11, 2012
How a Russian Spy ring used floppies to pass sensitive information, how Backblaze made it through the great hard drive shortage, and why the US congress is saying no to Chinese Telco .. show full overview
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Best Tool for the Job
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17, 2012
Samsung’s new Flash file system, WoW’s Exploit, Microsoft’s DMCA takedowns, hard core data center tech, and a ton of your questions and our answers! All that and so much more, on this week’s TechSNAP!
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Breaking DKM
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25, 2012
How an aviation blogger unlocked the secrets of the TSA’s barcode, if you’re a Barnes and Noble shopper we’ve got a story you need to hear, and a serious bug in the Linux Kernel. Plus .. show full overview
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/var/water/logged
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01, 2012
An inside look at how hard some Sysadmins had to work to keep their servers running after being hit by Superstorm Sandy! Plus the final analysis of the Diginotar saga, an epic network .. show full overview
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Security by the Horns
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08, 2012
How a hardware failure in Indonesia took Google down in California, stealing Crypto keys from virtual machines, and the trouble with Sophos. And an inside look at how Netflix crams so .. show full overview
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Patch Your Password
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15, 2012
Allan will build the case for abandoning the password, the Skype flaw that will shock you, And we discuss picking the right server OS, when to RAID or not to RAID, and a BIG batch of .. show full overview
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Tales from the BCrypt
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22, 2012
How Allan saved PayPal from an embarrassing leak and a bunch of cash, details on the FreeBSD project’s compromise, and the latest advances in password hashing. Plus the bug in iOS 6 .. show full overview
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Cat Got Your Router
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29, 2012
The amazing Internet speed record set by researches recently, the backdoor built into Samsung’s networked printers, and a clever attack against home routers. Plus some great questions, our answers, and much more in this week’s TechSNAP!
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MySQL or Yours?
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06, 2012
MySQL had a bad week, we’ll run down the list of the recently disclosed vulnerabilities, the SSH server that allows an attacker full root access, and a GPU password cracking monster. Plus a big batch of your questions, and so much more!
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2-Factor Trojan
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13, 2012
A trojan that targets your PC and phone to drain your bank account, a powerful 0day exploit against your SmartTV, and a new approach to GPS spoofing. Plus we answer batch of your questions, and so much more. On this week’s episode of TechSNAP!
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WordPress LAN Recon
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20, 2012
A malicious Apache module that uses some clever tricks so that you’ll never find it, a WordPress flaw that exposes your LAN, and the big Samsung exploit you might not have heard .. show full overview
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SSH FUD Busting
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27, 2012
We bust the FUD around the media’s overreaction to SSH Key mismanagement, plus the details on millions of WordPress databases exposed by a popular plugin. Plus a rockin round-up and a .. show full overview
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Saving Private Exploit
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03, 2013
Internet Explorer, Ruby on Rails, and the Windows Nvidia drivers all have new exploits. We’ll tell you the good, the bad, and the ugly. Plus picking the right VPS, a big batch of your .. show full overview
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Hiding in the Silence
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10, 2013
A zero day vulnerability takes down some major wikis, how Polish researchers hide secret messages in Skype’s silence. Plus quitting your job and make your successors life a little .. show full overview
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Red October Hunts You
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17, 2013
If you thought Stuxnet was a big deal, wait till you meet Red October. The incredible story of some of the most sophisticated malware yet surfaces, and we’ve got the details. Plus: A .. show full overview
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Barricade Your Barracuda
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24, 2013
If you have a Barracuda device, it’s time to put it behind a real firewall. We’ll blow your minds with the horrible state of security on many popular Barracuda products. Plus why a .. show full overview
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Universal Exploit n’ Play
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31, 2013
It’s way past time to turn off Universal Plug and Play, we’ll give you the details on the exploit that only requires a single network packet. Plus how we’ve built our VM storage .. show full overview
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Snakes in a Bank
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07, 2013
Using phone tones and a little Python to get access to someone’s bank account, and Oracle steps up with an early patch for Java but it doesn’t fix everything. Then we answer a big batch of your questions, and much more on this week’s TechSNAP.
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Battle of the Bots
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14, 2013
A researcher stumbles into the middle of a botnet war, and documents what he finds. Plus a Facebook mistake took down countless sites around the web. Then it’s huge batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more!
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Attacking the Devs
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21, 2013
Facebook and Apple are compromised by the same Java exploit, and the details are quite interesting, Punkbuster service goes offline, taking down online game servers for 100s of .. show full overview
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How I Met Your SSH
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28, 2013
cPanel’s helpdesk was recently compromised, exposing root credentials for many of their customers, plus the troubles at Zendesk that caused quite a headache for twitter and other popular .. show full overview
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100% Uptime
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07, 2013
We’ve warned against it for nearly 100 episodes, this week we’ll share the fallout from NBC.com getting hacked, Bit9’s whitelist technology is use against them and their .. show full overview
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GIF me root
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14, 2013
We’ll explain the MiniDuke malware and the extremely clever way to slipped it’s way into victims systems. Researchers discovered a way to bypass google two-factor authentication, .. show full overview
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Packets Over 90,000
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21, 2013
A CloudFlare outage takes down three quarter of a million sites, we’ll tell you what went wrong. Some old school malware gets the job done, Allan’s cool toys from Japan, a big batch .. show full overview
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Time to Git ZFS
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28, 2013
Is your bucket exposed to the public? A security researcher has recently discovered many S3 buckets are publicly available, we’ll share the details. Plus how the KDE project avoided a .. show full overview
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Amplifying the Hype
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04, 2013
It’s been called the largest DDoS attack in history, we’ll bust past the hype and explain how a DNS Reflection attack works. Plus a privacy surprise in Blackberry 10, the return of an old segment, a big back of your questions, and so much more!
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FTP Treasure Trove
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11, 2013
A treasure trove of data was found on an open FTP site, leaving AMI BIOS users open to attack. Plus a look at PunkSPIDER, a batch of your questions, and so much more! On this week’s of TechSNAP.
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Evil DNS is Evil
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18, 2013
13 of the most popular home routes are wide open to attack, is your’s one of them? Tune in to find out. Plus details on the Malwarebytes update that rendered some systems unbootable, .. show full overview
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Dedupe Gone Wrong
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25, 2013
Oracle patches 128 vulnerabilities, you won’t believe how many of them are critical. Plus how twitter can solve their hacking problem, ZFS questions galore, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP.
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Intelligent Malware
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02, 2013
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Packet Tells A Lot
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09, 2013
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Jails vs VMs
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16, 2013
A security breach become a lesson for us all. We’ll make some lemonade from a bad situation, and arm you with what you need to protect your self. Plus Demonoid users get phished, a .. show full overview
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BSDCan 2013 Recap
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23, 2013
Researchers find exploits for popular game engines, putting both clients and servers at risk, we’ll share the details. Plus TerraCom epic privacy breach, a recap from BSDcan 2013, .. show full overview
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Making the Onion Cry
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30, 2013
In an ironic twist of fate, the Onion suffers an embarrassing compromising, that appears to match a new pattern of attack. We’ve got the details. Plus picking the right open source .. show full overview
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Phishin’ Hole
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06, 2013
We’ll go inside some clever bank malware, a dedicated server provider our very own Allan uses discovers a backdoor… Plus: Picking the right virtual machine storage, a big batch of your questions, and much much more!
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Preparing for Orwell’s Internet
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13, 2013
We’ve got a bunch of options to protect your privacy online, things to consider before you self host. Plus: With a little planning ahead, you can protect yourself from compelled .. show full overview
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What’s in Your Cache
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20, 2013
New research reveals your browser cache contains a lot more than you might expect, and we’ve got the details on some security issues WordPress doesn’t have a fix for… Plus: We’ll .. show full overview
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HP’s Backdoor
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27, 2013
Opera’s code signing certificate gets compromised, resulting in malware getting push out via their automatic update system. Plus the backdoor that ships in some high-end HP products, your questions, and much much more. On this week’s TechSNAP!
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Who Watches the Monitors
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04, 2013
Extending your office LAN for remote office workers, monitoring the monitoring service, and Zynga’s embarrassing Apache error. Plus a HUGE batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more!
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Phish and Chips
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11, 2013
We’ll cover Dropbox’s two-factor authentication flaw, how “Team Telecom” forced fibre providers to enable surveillance, the FBI’s warning about phishing attacks. A great big batch of your questions our answers, and much much more!
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Exploit Brokers
Episode overview
18, 2013
The business of selling 0day exploits is booming, we’ll explain how this shady market works, and how a couple guys turned a Verizon Network Extender into a spy listening post. A huge .. show full overview
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Ethically Hacked
Episode overview
25, 2013
A huge amount of SIM cards are susceptible to an Over the Air attack, Allan’s got the details, Apple’s hacker outs himself, and the trouble with the Ubuntu forums! Plus a batch of your questions, and much much more!
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Grand Theft BGP
Episode overview
01, 2013
A BGP hack reroutes the traffic of banks, Amazon and many others. We’ll explain how this can happen, and why we don’t see it more often. Plus an Interview with Brendan Gregg author of .. show full overview
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Cost of Encryption
Episode overview
08, 2013
We’ll have a frank discussion about the encryption Arms race underway, the side channel attack against gpg research have found, headlines from Back Hat… And then an epic batch of your questions, our answers!
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Encryption Prediction
Episode overview
15, 2013
Encryption might be less secure than originally thought, EasyDNS suffers an attack and comes up with a clever solution… Plus the big story for Windows users, a batch of your questions, our answers, and much more! On this week’s TechSNAP!
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Little Fish Big Breach
Episode overview
22, 2013
It all started with a simple phishing attack, we’ll share the story about a small bank that had a major compromise, plus the Washington Post gets hacked… A great batch of questions, our answers, and much much more!
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Security by Mediocrity
Episode overview
29, 2013
DNS Hijacking takes down the New York Times, Twitter, and more. We’ll explain what happened. Plus researchers bypass Dropbox’s authentication, a big batch of your questions our answers, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP.
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Random Access Fires
Episode overview
05, 2013
RAM Prices are getting hot, we’ll tell you why. Plus the router flaw you need to know about, a pfSense disaster, your questions our answers, and much much more. On this week’s TechSNAP!
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NSA SSLeaze
Episode overview
13, 2013
A mobile provider is hacked, customer records are breached, and the authorities suspect it was an inside job, we’ll share the details. Then we’ll discuss the NSA induced crisis of .. show full overview
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Gentlemen, Start Your NGINX
Episode overview
19, 2013
A zero day flaw has Microsoft scrambling, and the banking hack that only requires a nice jacket. Then it’s a great big batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP.
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WHOIS Hiding
Episode overview
26, 2013
Big changes could be coming to the WHOIS database in the name of privacy, but security experts have major concerns. Plus our suggestions for rolling your own server, a huge batch of questions, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP.
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ZFS Can Do That
Episode overview
03, 2013
We’ll look back at 10 years of Patch Tuesday, then the shutdown of Lavabit and Silkroad. Plus a big batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more!
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Adobe's Leaky Source
Episode overview
10, 2013
Adobe blows it. A treasure trove of customer information and source code has been found, we’ll share the details. The DNS hijacking hijinks continue, after several big sites are .. show full overview
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SoDDing D-Link Backdoor
Episode overview
17, 2013
It’s never been easier to break a D-Link Router, we’ll share the details about the built in backdoor. Plus a huge batch of Java fixes land, a look at iMessage security, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP
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One Ping Only
Episode overview
24, 2013
Experian gets caught selling your records to identity thieves, hacking a router with a single UDP Packet, the cloud storage service that deletes your files…
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TrekSNAP
Episode overview
31, 2013
That Adobe breach we told you about? It’s about 10x worse than originally reported, we’ll share the details. Plus PHP.net gets compromised, howto future proof your storage, and much much more!
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Ideal ZFS Configurations
Episode overview
07, 2013
Striking a balance between performance and reliability can be a challenge, we’ll share our thoughts. Hackers figure out how to take over twitter account they want, while Adobe stores your private data in reversible encryption.
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Predicting Drive Failures
Episode overview
14, 2013
Preventing data at rest from rotting, Microsoft puts out the warning signal on RC4, and the International Space Station gets infected by malware.
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Scenic BGP Route
Episode overview
21, 2013
Attackers use BGP to redirect and monitor Internet traffic, 42 Million dating site passwords leaked, and the data center that could be coming to a town near you.
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Password Decryption Games
Episode overview
28, 2013
You won’t believe how cheap a botnet is these days, then we play a game from your leaked Adobe passwords.
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SSD Powered NAS
Episode overview
05, 2013
SSDs in your Network Attached Storage? Maybe! We’ll share our thoughts. Two Million passwords stolen by Keylogging malware, but the data is where the fun is at.
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Corrupt Internet Police
Episode overview
12, 2013
The perfect crime, that’s Cloud enabled. The NSA gets caught with Google’s cookies, and a new breed of corrupt Internet police.
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Cleaning up our Mess
Episode overview
19, 2013
Target stores suffer a massive breach, we’ll round up everything you need to know. In light of recent events some of us have called for greater use of Encryption, but are we too late? Has the Internet already been broken? We’ll discuss.
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The Sound of Security
Episode overview
26, 2013
Researches prove its possible to extract an RSA key from the noises your computer makes, the NSA foils the great BIOS plot, but we’re a little skeptical….
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ZFS Turntables
Episode overview
02, 2014
2014 starts out with a bang, the NSA spying catalog is leaked, back doors are running wild, and thieves use a simple USB drive to steal thousands of dollars.
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Firewalls Aren’t Magic
Episode overview
09, 2014
The NSA chilling effect is in full force, and you can probably guess where many companies are feeling too. Then hidden problem facing IT security and why users expect magic. Plus .. show full overview
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Target XPoSed
Episode overview
16, 2014
Real insights into how Target was hacked are coming to light, we’ll give you the technical details behind the massive breach. Plus: Researchers discover more than 150 0day flaws in .. show full overview
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Tarnished Chrome
Episode overview
23, 2014
Facebook just paid out their biggest bug bounty yet, we’ll tell you about the flaw was so major it warranted a $33k bounty. Plus it’s been a bad week for Chrome security… Then it’s a big batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more!
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Google’s Automated Outage
Episode overview
30, 2014
Microsoft has been breached, Google suffers a major outage, and finally some solid technical details on Target’s massive credit card hack. Plus a great batch of your questions, a rockin roundup, and much much more.
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Targeting the HVAC
Episode overview
06, 2014
We finally have the answer to how the Target network was physically breached, and it just might make you face-palm. Plus some urgent Adobe news, the NSA ORCHESTRA program, and a big .. show full overview
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Island Hopping Explained
Episode overview
13, 2014
A disastrous fire strikes a major data player, and then we explain Island Hopping, and how attackers use it to exploit a network. Then it’s a great batch of your questions, a rockin round up, and much much more.
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7 Year Malware
Episode overview
20, 2014
The Mask, an advanced persistent threat is revealed, a slew of various home router models are actively being exploited, we’ll share the important details. Plus some routing basics explained, and much much more. On this week’s TechSNAP
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Go Directly to Fail
Episode overview
27, 2014
We’ll break down Apple’s major SSL flaw, and what it says about Apple’s general security posture, then the Zeus trojan evolves… Plus an awesome batch of your questions, our answers. On this week’s episode of, TechSNAP.
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ICANN haz keys?
Episode overview
06, 2014
Bad sysadmin habits lead to a major data breach, DNS gets weaponized, and ICANN holds their grand key ceremony. Plus a great batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more! All this week, on TechSNAP!
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Wi-Fi Safety
Episode overview
13, 2014
Our tips for keeping your public wifi browsing safe and secure, then we go inside the billion dollar hacking club answer some great questions… And so much more! On this week’s episode, of TechSNAP!
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Worst Server Practices
Episode overview
20, 2014
25k UNIX systems spread infections to over half a million Windows boxes, and the method of attack simply put, is brilliant we’ll share the details! Google DNS gets hijacked we’ll .. show full overview
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Misconceptions of Linux Security
Episode overview
27, 2014
We explore some common misconceptions about Linux security. Plus the 0-Day hitting Microsoft Office users… A great big batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more! On this week’s episode, of TechSNAP.
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Not Sharing The Secret
Episode overview
03, 2014
Researchers develop a new way to protect your passwords after they’ve been stolen, the little credit card scam making big money… Then it’s a great batch of your questions, a rockin round up, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP.
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SSL Heartbreak
Episode overview
10, 2014
We break down the critical flaw in OpenSSL, and explain why the Heartbleed catastrophe impacts so many systems we use. the timeline of events, and more. Plus your great questions, our answers, and much much more. On this week’s TechSNAP!
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Time to Kill openSSL
Episode overview
17, 2014
Is it time to replace openSSL? We’ll follow up on the Heartbleed story, discuss how attackers got read access to Google’s production servers and then it’s a great batch of your questions .. show full overview
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Intentional Backdoor
Episode overview
24, 2014
A back backdoor found in many common routers gets covered up instead of patched, and all it takes is a knock on the door to exploit it. We’ll share the details. Plus cross VM attacks .. show full overview
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Heartbleed Fallout
Episode overview
01, 2014
OpenBSD launches LibreSSL, but what challenges do they face? And how much progress have they made? We’ll report! Apple is struck with its own woes, Heartbleed is used to bypass .. show full overview
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Not Neutrality
Episode overview
08, 2014
Adobe’s latest flaw has being exploited by an advanced persistent threat, we’ve got the details, Heartbleed follow ups, and getting started with Virtualization. Plus our thoughts on .. show full overview
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Internet Over Packet Loss
Episode overview
15, 2014
We’ve got the definitive report on the Target breach, a flaw in single sign used all over the net, Level3 calls out broadband monopolies, and tech giants unite to save net .. show full overview
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Attachments of Mass Destruction
Episode overview
22, 2014
Microsoft and Adobe have a boatload of emergency fixes, the Replicant project finds a nasty backdoor in popular Android devices & the exploit that weaponize your webcam that’s one .. show full overview
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Tales from the TrueCrypt
Episode overview
29, 2014
The TrueCrypt project has shut down, and we’ll run down what we think is the most likely answer to this sudden mystery is. Plus the good news for openSSL, the top 10 Windows .. show full overview
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House of Credit Cards
Episode overview
05, 2014
Just when you thought openSSL was safe, we’ve got a whole new round of security flaws. Plus we’ll go inside a massive online carding shop. Then it’s your questions, our answers, and much much more!
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Demilitarized Tone
Episode overview
12, 2014
Researchers develop an ultrasonic mesh network to extract data from computer networks, Feedly and Evernote get attacked, and something is amiss with Windows 7. Then its a great batch of your feedback, our answers, and much much more!
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Docker Shocker
Episode overview
19, 2014
An exploit that leaves Docker containers leaky, who really owns your email account and one hash algorithm to rule them all. Then it’s a great batch of your questions and much, much more!
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Restores are Everything
Episode overview
24, 2014
A company known for backup shuts down after their AWS account gets hacked, the Hedge fund thats under attack, how far you can get with a little cab data… Your questions, our answers, and much, much more!
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Big Brother’s Malware
Episode overview
03, 2014
It’s great to be a malware author, if your selling to the government, Bypassing PayPal’s two-factor authentication is easier than you might think. Plus a great batch of your questions and our answers and much, much more!
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Botnet Billionaires
Episode overview
10, 2014
Want to make billions in days? Quit your job and become a botnet master. We’ll share the story about a Brazilian botnet that you've just got to hear. Plus a major flaw in Android, .. show full overview
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SSH1tty leakage
Episode overview
17, 2014
We’ve got the details about critical vulnerabilities in LastPass and other popular password managers, Russian hackers attack the NASDAQ, and how to pull off an SSH Man in Middle .. show full overview
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9 Days to Patch
Episode overview
24, 2014
A comprehensive study shows that you’re probably taking way too long to patch your box. Plus research on possible iOS backdoors, TOR’s nasty bug, your questions, our answers, and much much more!
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GoodGoogle BadUSB
Episode overview
31, 2014
China goes on a hacking spree, compromising a Point of Sale system is as simple as an ebay purchase. Plus what’s bad about about GoodGoogle, your questions, our answers, and much much more!
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Two-factor Exemption
Episode overview
07, 2014
Russian hackers collect 1.2 billion usernames and passwords, and while questions remain the details are compelling. Plus simply working around two-factor authentication, .. show full overview
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The Day the Routers Died
Episode overview
14, 2014
The Internet suffers from some growing pains, we explain how some old assumptions have come back to haunt us, victims of a cyberheist go after the bank that failed them, and we go deep .. show full overview
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Heartbleed Hospital
Episode overview
21, 2014
You won’t believe how terrifying simple it is to control traffic lights and cameras, Cisco gets the boot and the hospital hack enabled by Heartbleed, plus a great batch of your emails, our answers and much, more!
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Project Zero Goes To War
Episode overview
28, 2014
Pre-crime is here, with technology that lets you predicting a hack before it happens. We’ll tell you how. Google’s project zero goes to war, we get real about virtualization. And then its a great batch of your questions, our answers & much more!
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Home Depot Credit Repo
Episode overview
04, 2014
Home Depot is breached, and the scale could be much larger than the recent Target hack & we discuss the explosion of fake cell towers in the US, and whats behind it. Then the tools used .. show full overview
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It’s not a Bug, It’s a Weapon
Episode overview
11, 2014
Google leverages Chrome’s marketshare to push web security forward. Are we about to see zero day exploits reclassified as weapons & ZFS gets the green light on Linux for .. show full overview
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Pixel Imperfect Security
Episode overview
18, 2014
Is there a fix to the human flaw in banking systems? We’ll debate. Plus how hackers can take over your internal network using a pixel on a webpage. Then its a huge batch of your storage questions, the Giganews conspiracy & much, much more!
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Bait and Phish
Episode overview
25, 2014
We’ll tell you about a major German hack that lasted 12 years, and struck over 300 business. Plus researchers discover a nasty Android bug that impacts over 70% of users. Then it’s a .. show full overview
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Xen Gets bashed
Episode overview
02, 2014
Recent major flaws found in in critical open source software have sent the Internet into a panic. From Shellshock to Xen we’ll discuss how these vulnerabilities can be chained together .. show full overview
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Belkin Heartbeat Stops
Episode overview
09, 2014
The Belkin router apocalypse takes users offline all over the world, Infected ATMs spit out money on cue, plus isolating your network, a great batch of your questions & much, much more!
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HP Screws the POODLE
Episode overview
16, 2014
A new attack against SSL called POODLE hits the web, and there’s no easy fix. We’ve got all the details. Plus the Zero day bug that exposes other zero-day bugs, HP signs malware, and then it’s a big batch of your questions, our answers!
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Weaponized PowerPoint
Episode overview
23, 2014
A 0-day exploit is attacking Microsoft Windows boxes all over the web, thanks to a weaponized power power presentation. No, I’m not kidding. The details are fascinating. Old ATMs .. show full overview
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wget a Shell
Episode overview
30, 2014
A vulnerability in wget exposes more flaws in commonly used tools, the major flaw in Drupal that just got worse & the new protocol built into your router you need to disable. Plus a .. show full overview
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Apple Approved Malware
Episode overview
06, 2014
One of the worlds most prolific spammers gets profiled & the technical details are fascinating. New Apple malware is getting everyones attention, but why iOS trusts the code is really .. show full overview
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Hackers Go Postal
Episode overview
13, 2014
Authentic iOS Apps can be replaced with malware, the US Postal service gets breached & Microsoft has a hot mess of critical patches. Plus some great feedback, a rocking round-up & much more!
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Security Hype Machine
Episode overview
20, 2014
Why Hyping Cyber Threats is Counterproductive & not knowing is never good enough. Plus the malware that targets Hotel visitors, FreeNAS themed questions, our answers & much, much more!
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Tor Vibrations
Episode overview
27, 2014
We’ll tell you about the VMware flaw so bad, the solution is to just turn the service off & we now have more details on a major Windows flaw. Plus new research discovers that up to .. show full overview
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Celebrity Bugs
Episode overview
04, 2014
2014 has been the year of the celebrity bugs, we take a look at the new trend of giving security vulnerabilities names & logos & ask who it truly benefits. Plus practical way to protect yourself from ATM Skimmers, how they work & much more!
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Signed by Sony
Episode overview
11, 2014
If we could rebuild the Internet from scratch, what would we change? It’s more than just a thought experiment. We’ll share the details about real world research being done today! Plus .. show full overview
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Don’t Fire IT
Episode overview
18, 2014
More and more data breaches are leading to blackmail but the stats don’t tell the whole story. We’ll explain. Plus the latest in the Sony hack, and the wider reaction. Plus a great batch of emails & much, much more!
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Best Of TechSNAP 2014
Episode overview
25, 2014
We look back at this year in TechSNAP. Allan shares his war stories, TrueCrypt shuts down, Heartbleed happens & more!
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Cloudy With a Chance of SSL
Episode overview
01, 2015
We go inside the epic takedown of SpamHaus, then we break down why CloudFlare’s Flexible SSL is the opposite of security. Followed by a great batch of questions, our answers & much much more!
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Sony's Hard Lessons
Episode overview
08, 2015
We reflect on the lessons learned from the Sony Hack & discuss some of the tools used to own their network. Plus a overview of what makes up a filesystem, a run down of the Bacula backup system & much more!
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Patch and Notify
Episode overview
15, 2015
Been putting off that patch? This week we’ll cover how an out of date Joomla install led to a massive breach, Microsoft and Google spar over patch disclosures & picking the right .. show full overview
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Dude Where’s My Card?
Episode overview
22, 2015
Adobe has a bad week, with exploits in the wild & no patch. We’ll share the details. Had your credit card stolen? We’ll tell you how. Plus the harsh reality for IT departments, a great batch of questions, our answers & much much more!
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Internet of Problems
Episode overview
29, 2015
The internet of dangerous things is arriving but what about taking care of the devices we already have? We’ll discuss! Plus details on critical updates from Adobe, the surprising .. show full overview
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Your TechSNAP Story
Episode overview
05, 2015
A new major security breach at a large health insurance firm could expose 10s of millions, a phone phishing scam anyone could fall for & we celebrate our 200th episode with your TechSNAP .. show full overview
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Group Problemcy
Episode overview
12, 2015
A 20 year old design flaw in Windows has just been patched & it requires some major re-working of the software. Attackers compromise Forbes.com & why Facebook’s new ThreatExchange .. show full overview
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SuperFishy Mistake
Episode overview
19, 2015
Lenovo PCs ship with man-in-the-middle adware that breaks HTTPS connections, we’ll break down how this is possible, the danger that still exists & more. Plus the story of a billion .. show full overview
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TurboHax
Episode overview
26, 2015
Lenovo & Google are victims of DNS hijacking, we’ll share the details, Everyone wants you to secure your data, just not from them & how Turbotax profits from Cyber tax fraud! Plus a .. show full overview
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Ghost of Crypto Past
Episode overview
05, 2015
We’ll break down the technical baggage that led to the new FREAK SSL flaw & the security ramifications of top executives using personal email accounts… Plus why just need to stop hiding file extensions. Plus some great feedback & much, much more!
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An Uber Mess
Episode overview
12, 2015
Using encryption is a good thing, but its just the start, we’ll explain. Plus how one developer totally owned the Uber app. Then it’s a great batch of your questions & our answers!
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Two Factor Falsification
Episode overview
19, 2015
Microsoft takes 4 years to fix a nasty bug, how to bypass 2 factor authentication in the popular ‘Authy’ app. Hijacking a domain with photoshop, hardware vs software RAID revisited, tons of great questions, our answers & much much more!
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Lunch Lady Lockdown
Episode overview
26, 2015
Reverse Engineering Incentives to Improve Security. New Jersey school district computers held for ransom & the flash bug that lives on from 2011 with a twist! Plus some great networking questions, drone powered Internet & more!
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Any Cert Will Do
Episode overview
02, 2015
Why boring technology might be the better choice, Google revokes & China chokes, why you want to create an account at irs.gov before crooks do it for you. Plus your great IT questions, a rocking round up & much, much more!
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Day-0 of an InfoSec Career
Episode overview
09, 2015
Is it possible to make a truly private phone call anymore? The answer might surprise you. Cisco and Level 3 battle a huge SSH botnet & how to Build a successful Information Security .. show full overview
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SMBTrapped in Microsoft
Episode overview
16, 2015
Researches find an 18 year old bug in Windows thats rather nasty, we’ve got the details. A new perspective on the bug bounty arms race & the security impact of Wifi on a plane. Plus great feedback, a bursting round up & much much more!
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The French Disconnection
Episode overview
24, 2015
What’s really the key to detecting a breach before its become much too late? We’ll share some key insights, plus a technical breakdown of China’s great cannon & the new New French .. show full overview
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Dormant Docker Disasters
Episode overview
30, 2015
The man who broke the music business, the major downsides to the container culture & yes, they really are trying to sell you Security Snake Oil. Plus your great questions, our answers & much, much more!
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Blame as a Service
Episode overview
07, 2015
Why a stolen healthcare record is harder to track than you might think, Security pros name their must have tools & blame as a service, the new Cybersecurity hot product. Plus great questions, a huge Round Up & much, much more!
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Venomous Floppy Legacy
Episode overview
14, 2015
We explain the Venom vulnerability, what the impact is & the steps major providers are taking to protect themselves. Plus strategies to mitigate Cyber Intrusions, a truly genius spammer, great questions, a huge round up & more!
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EXTenuating Circumstances
Episode overview
21, 2015
Researches have uncovered a weakness in almost all Internet encryption. We’ll explain what LogJam is, how to protect yourself & what the cause is. Plus Linux gets bit by a filesystem .. show full overview
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Spy vs MSpy
Episode overview
28, 2015
Spyware creator mSpy hacked, find out why this breach is particularly egregious, what’s wrong with pcap & why RSA’s death has been greatly exaggerated. Plus a great batch of questions, a rocking round up & much, much more!
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An Encryptioner’s Conscience
Episode overview
04, 2015
The sad state of SMTP encryption, a new huge round of flaws has been found in consumer routers & the reviews of Intel’s new Broadwell desktop processors are in! Plus some great questions, a huge round-up & much, much more!
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Hacking Henchmen for Hire
Episode overview
11, 2015
This week, how hard lessons learned in 1982 could be apply to 2015’s security breaches, hacking for hire goes big & a savage sentient car that needs better programming. Plus some fantastic questions, a rocking round-up & much more!
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OPM Data too Valuable to Sell
Episode overview
18, 2015
Kaspersky labs has been hacked, we’ll tell you why it looks like a nation state was the attacker, why OPM data is too valuable sell & the real situation with LastPass. Plus some great .. show full overview
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Homeland Insecurity
Episode overview
25, 2015
Google’s datacenter secrets are finally being revealed & we’ll share the best bits. Why The US Government is in no position to teach anyone about Cyber Security, how you can still get .. show full overview
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Ripping me a new Protocol
Episode overview
02, 2015
Amazon has a new TLS implementation & the details look great, we’ll share them with you. The technology that powers the NSA’s XKEYSCORE you could have deployed yourself. Some fantastic questions, a big round up & much, much more!
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ZFS does not prevent Stupidity
Episode overview
09, 2015
From hacking to hacked, hacking team gets owned & what gets leaked is the best part, we’ll share the details. Plus, a new OpenSSL vulnerability revealed, Apple tweaks their two factor authentication.. Your questions, our answers & much much more!
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A Bias to Insecurity
Episode overview
16, 2015
The Hacking Team fallout continues with more zero day patches you need to install, a new attack against RC4 might finally kill it & how to save yourself from a DDoS attack. Plus a great batch of your questions, our answers & much, much more!
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Butterflies & Backronyms
Episode overview
23, 2015
The Backronym vulnerability hits MySQL right in the SSL protection, we’ll share the details. The hacker Group that hit Apple & Microsoft intensifies their attacks & a survey shows many .. show full overview
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SourceForge’s Downfall
Episode overview
30, 2015
SourceForge sees downtime, and we examine their infrastructure, a new pervasive hackgroup has been exposed and their track record is fascinating. Plus a Hacking Team Round up, a wide variety of audience questions, our answers & much, much more!
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Solving the Flash Plague
Episode overview
07, 2015
Adobe is making changes to Flash to mitigate 0day exploits, with help from Google. Chrysler recalls 1.4M vehicles due to a software flaw, we go inside the “Business Club” cyber crime gang. Plus a great batch of questions, the roundup & more!
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Oracle’s EULAgy #oraclefanfic
Episode overview
13, 2015
Oracle really doesn’t want you to reverse engineer their products but they may have just released the Kraken, we’ll explain. A massive drop of 35 fixes in one day, great feedback and follow up, a rockin roundup & much, much more!
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Export Grade Vulnerabilities
Episode overview
20, 2015
Lenovo & HP are caught injecting malware even after you format the drive, Ubiquiti Networks is socially engineered out of 46 million & are we entering the era of Security Research .. show full overview
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Extortion Startups
Episode overview
27, 2015
The real fallout from the Ashley Madison hack gets personal. The Android StageFright patch that doesn’t cover all of the holes, and turning a KVM into a spying appliance. Plus a great .. show full overview
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Trojan Family Ties
Episode overview
03, 2015
Rooting your Android device might be more dangerous than you realize, why the insurance industry will take over InfoSec & the NSA prepares for Quantum encryption. Plus some great questions, a fantastic roundup & more!
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Leaky RSA Keys
Episode overview
10, 2015
Red Hat highlights how leaky many open source RSA implementations are, Netflix releases Sleepy Puppy & the Mac is definitely under attack. Plus some quick feedback, a rockin’ roundup & much, much more!
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Hardware Insecurity Module
Episode overview
17, 2015
How Groupon made the switch to FreeBSD & why. Researches extract keys from a hardware module & Intel’s new CPU backed malware protection. Plus your questions, a great roundup & more!
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Dukes of Cyber Hazard
Episode overview
24, 2015
Let’s Encrypt hits a major milestone, F-Secure publishes their investigation into “The Dukes” & we dig into Tarsnap’s email confirmation bypass. Plus a great batch of your questions, a rocking round up & much, much more!
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Key Flaw With GPL
Episode overview
01, 2015
D-Link publishes its private code signing keys, exploiting Windows Symbolic Links & why encryption is not sufficient protection. Plus some great questions, our answers, a rockin roundup & much, much more!
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Catching the Angler
Episode overview
08, 2015
Debug mode exposes sensitive data, Cisco’s Talos group exposes the Angler exploit kit & how a Microsoft exposed Conficker with an egg hunt. Plus some great feedback, a huge round up & much, much more!
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National Security Breaking Agency
Episode overview
15, 2015
How the NSA might be breaking Crypto, fresh zero day exploit against Flash with a twist & Keylogging before computers. Plus a great batch of your questions, a rocking round-up & much more!
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A Rip in NTP
Episode overview
22, 2015
The OpenZFS summit just wrapped up and Allan shares the exciting new features coming to the file system, researchers warn about flaws in NTP & of course we’ve got some critical .. show full overview
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Certifiable Authority
Episode overview
29, 2015
TalkTalk gets compromised, Hackers make cars safer & Google plays hardball with Symantec. Plus a great batch of your questions, a rocking round up & much, much more!
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PLAID Falls Out of Fashion
Episode overview
05, 2015
CISA provides no solutions, just new excuses. The new Australian smartcard system is a total disaster & why Google’s URLs are so crazy. Plus some great questions, our answers, a rockin’ round up & much, much more!
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Zero-Days Of Our Lives
Episode overview
12, 2015
The first remote administration trojan that targets Android, Linux, Mac and Windows. Joomla and vBulletin have major flaws & tips for protecting your online privacy from some very .. show full overview
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Double ROT-13
Episode overview
19, 2015
Encryption & privacy took quite a beating this week in the wake of the Paris attacks. We come to its defense. Your ISP heard you like backdoors, so they put a backdoor in your backdoor, the story of the social RAT & more!
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A Keyboard Walks into a Barcode
Episode overview
26, 2015
A research team finds various ways to attack LastPass, how to use a cocktail of current Android exploits to own a device & hacking a point of sale system using poisoned barcodes! Plus .. show full overview
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SpyFi Barbie
Episode overview
03, 2015
The US Government is offering free penetration tests, with a catch, we break down the VTech Breakin & the only sure way to protect your credit online. Plus great questions, a big round up with breaking news & much more!
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Finding Nakamoto
Episode overview
10, 2015
Bitcoin’s creator has been found again, we’ll cover what the media thinks they’ve figured out & what we really know. Then, ‘In Patches We Trust: Why Security Updates have to get better’, a great batch of questions, a huge round up & much more!
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Insecurity Appliance
Episode overview
17, 2015
Meet BOOTTRASH the Malware that executes before your OS does, the hard questions you need to ask when buying a security appliance, Project Zero finds flaws in Fireeye hardware. Plus some great audience questions, a big round up & much, much more!
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Allan’s Favorite Things
Episode overview
24, 2015
It’s a collection of Allan’s favorite moments from TechSNAP past. Plus the week’s new stories in the roundup & much more!
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Snappy New Year!
Episode overview
31, 2015
We take a look back at some of the big stories of 2015, at least, as we see it. Plus the round up & more!
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Virtual Private Surveillance
Episode overview
07, 2016
We break down the Bicycle attack against SSL, the story of Brian Krebs’s PayPal account getting hacked & the scoop on the Juniper Saga. Plus some great questions, our answers, a news breaking round up & much more!
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Internet of Threats
Episode overview
14, 2016
A Critical OpenSSH flaw can expose your private keys, a new WiFi spec for IoT devices, that has all the classic issues & Intel’s SkyLake bug. Plus your feedback, our answers, a rockin’ round up & so much more!
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Lights out Management
Episode overview
21, 2016
The bizarre saga of Juniper maybe finally be coming to a conclusion, details about SLOTH, the latest SSL vulnerability that also affects IPSec and SSH & the attack on the Ukrainian power grid made possible by malware.
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A Look Back On Feedback
Episode overview
28, 2016
Since Allan is off being fancy at FOSDEM, we decided that now would be a good time to celebrate the audience & feature some of the best feedback we’ve had over the years!
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Hot Norse Potato
Episode overview
04, 2016
A new openSSL exploit, cyber security firm Norse implodes & the Windows Hot Potato flaw that’s been around for over a decade. Plus great questions, our answers, a rockin round up & much, much more!
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Cisco’s Perfect 10
Episode overview
11, 2016
Cisco has a wormable vulnerability in its Firewall appliances, crimeware that allows unlimited ATM withdrawals & the big problem with the Java installer. Plus great questions, a rocking round up & much, much more!
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Weaponized Comic Sans
Episode overview
18, 2016
A common vulnerability is impacting Firefox, LibreOffice, and others, the 7 problems with ATM security, and the Enterprise grade protection defeated with a batch script. Plus some great questions, our answers, a rockin roundup, and much much more!
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Dip the Chip
Episode overview
25, 2016
What’s taking the states so long to catch up to the rest of the civilized world and dip the chip? Turns out it’s really complicated, we explain. Plus keeping a Hospital secure is much .. show full overview
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Open Server Sadness Layer
Episode overview
03, 2016
OpenSSL issues a major security advisory, we break down the important details, then go in depth on the real world impact of these flaws. Plus some great storage and networking question, a packed round up & much, much more!
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Fixing the Barn Door
Episode overview
10, 2016
We’ll tell you about the real world pirates that hacked a shipping company, the open source libraries from Mars Rover found being used in malware & Microsoft’s solution for that .. show full overview
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Metaphorically Exploited
Episode overview
17, 2016
The theoretical Android flaw becomes reality, a simple phishing scam hits some major companies & why your PIN has already been leaked. Plus great questions, our answers, a rocking round up & much, much more!
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Can You Hack Me Now?
Episode overview
24, 2016
Verizon Enterprise gets breached & the irony is strong with this one, details on the NPM fiasco & why the SAMSAM is holding up the doctor. Plus some great questions, a packed round up & much, much more!
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Pay to Boot
Episode overview
31, 2016
New Ransomware locks your bootloader & makes you pay to boot. Malware with built in DRM? We’ll share the story of this clever hack. Plus some great questions, our answers, a packed round up & more!
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Holding Hospitals Hostage
Episode overview
07, 2016
Find out about another hospital that accidentally took advantage of free encryption, researchers turn up a DDoS on the root DNS servers & the password test you never want to .. show full overview
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rm -rf $ALLTHETHINGS/
Episode overview
14, 2016
Find out why everyone’s just a little disappointed in Badlock, the bad security that could be connected to the Panama Papers leak & the story of a simple delete command that took out an .. show full overview
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One Key to Rule Them All
Episode overview
21, 2016
This week, the FBI says APT6 has pawned the government for the last 5 years, Unaoil: a company that’s bribing the world & Researchers find a flaw in the visa database. All that plus a packed feedback, roundup & more!
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On Target
Episode overview
28, 2016
This week, Chris & allan are both out of town at different shenanigans, but they recorded a sneaky episode for you in which they recap the Target breach, from when the news broke to the lessons learned and everything in between!
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Insecure Socket Layer
Episode overview
05, 2016
A critical flaw in that bit of software tucked far far away that you never think about… Until now, we explain why ImageTragick is a pain. More OpenSSL flaws & fraudsters stealing tax .. show full overview
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Curl Sleeper Agent
Episode overview
13, 2016
Zero-day exploits striking over 100 systems, if you think copying links to bash scripts from the internet is okay, maybe you shouldn't be root & the day Google automated itself off the .. show full overview
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My Kingdom for a VLAN
Episode overview
19, 2016
A typo stops a billion dollar bank hack, a vulnerability in 7zip that might surprise you & the best solutions for secure remote network access. Your great questions, our answers, a packed round up & more!
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PIS Poor DNS
Episode overview
26, 2016
Is the “Dark Cloud” hype, or a real technology? Using DNS tunneling for remote command and control & the big problem with 1-Day exploits. Plus your great question, our answers, a breaking news roundup & more!
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10,000 Cables Under the Sea
Episode overview
02, 2016
Windows exploits for sale at a great price, how the Internet works, yes, seriously & it’s awesome! Plus we solve some of your problems, a great roundup & more!
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Signature Bloatware Updates
Episode overview
09, 2016
The bloatware shipping on those new computers is way, way worse than you probably thought, Internet exposed printers & the thrilling story of reverse engineering an ATM skimmer. Yes that’s really a thing. Plus great questions, our answers & more!
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Apple Pretend Filesystem
Episode overview
16, 2016
Why didn’t Apple choose ZFS for its new filesystem? We journey through the long history of ZFS at Apple. Plus how the BadTunnel bug can hijack traffic from all versions of Windows & .. show full overview
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Game of File Systems
Episode overview
23, 2016
What’s got Windows admins in a Panic? Total chaos my friends, we’ll tell you why. Extensive coverage of Apple’s new filesystem, Ransomware that might just impress you… Your great questions, our answers, a packed round up & much, much more!
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Make Ad's GIFs Again
Episode overview
30, 2016
Project Zero lays into Symantec’s enterprise products, the botnet you’ll never find & the poor security of HTML5 video ads. Plus your questions, our answers & much more!
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Windows Exploit Edition
Episode overview
07, 2016
On this weeks episode we cover a UEFI firmware bug that is effecting computers including ThinkPads, we tell you how your windows box can be totally pwned even if it’s fully encrypted, .. show full overview
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Ending Ransomware
Episode overview
14, 2016
A potential solution to Ransomware, the 15 year bug that cost CitiGroup $7 Million dollars, Dropbox’s new middle out compression & another flaw that affects all versions of Windows. Plus your questions, our answers, a packed roundup & more!
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Bitmap Pox
Episode overview
21, 2016
A new vulnerability in many websites, Oracle’s Outside In Technology, Turned Inside-Out & the value of a hacked company. Plus your questions, our answers, a really great round up & much more!
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Internet Power Struggle
Episode overview
28, 2016
We’re in the middle of an epic battle for power in cyberspace & Bruce Schneier breaks it down. PHP gets broken, PornHub gets hacked & the disgruntled employees who wiped the router .. show full overview
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Dangerous Dangling Quotes
Episode overview
04, 2016
How to get an SSL certificate for other people’s domains, how to decrypt HTTPS traffic with some javascript & the latest storage reliability report. Plus great questions & a rocking round up!
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The Internet is Dying
Episode overview
11, 2016
Why the Internet needs it’s own version of cancer researchers, bypassing chip and pin protections & the 2016 Pwnie Awards from Blackhat! Plus your questions, our answers & much, much more!
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Microsoft’s Golden Ticket
Episode overview
18, 2016
Microsoft leaks their golden key, allowing attackers to unlock secure boot systems, a security breach at Oracle exposes hundreds of companies & Linux has an embarrassing networking stack .. show full overview
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iPhishing Expedition
Episode overview
25, 2016
iOS targeted malware in the wild, the simple approach to hacking electronic safes & how digital forensics prove a journalist was framed. Plus your great questions, a packed round up & much more!
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The Shadow Knows
Episode overview
01, 2016
The ShadowBrokers release a batch of the NSA’s tools & we dive in. A Google login issue allows for credential theft & researchers map the Netflix content delivery network! Plus great feedback, follow up, a rockin’ roundup & much, much more!
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I Can't Believe It's Not Ethernet
Episode overview
08, 2016
How a modified USB ethernet adapter can steal credentials, a new compression algorithm from Facebook that might be legit & the terrible terrible security of a consumer NAS. Plus great questions, our answers, a fun roundup & much, much more!
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Buffalo Overflow
Episode overview
15, 2016
Massive drive failures after a datacenter gas attack. A critical MySQL vulnerability you should know about & is Cisco responsible for the death of an MMO? Plus great questions, our answers & much more!
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OpSec for Script Kiddies
Episode overview
22, 2016
The FBI arrests the script kiddies that hacked the CIA director, how Dropbox hacks your Mac & the guys behind a DDoS for hire service get busted. Plus great questions, our answers, a rockin roundup & more!
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Botnet of Things
Episode overview
29, 2016
Krebs is hit with DDoS attack & then gets kicked off of Akamai. We’ll tell you about the record breaking details, Firefox puts it foot down, picking NFS or Samba… Your questions, our answers, a packed Round Up & much more!
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Open Source Botnet
Episode overview
06, 2016
The Source code for a historic botnet has been released, the tale of a DNS packet & four ways to hack ATMs. Plus your hard questions, our answers, a rockin’ roundup & more!
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Internet of Default Passwords
Episode overview
13, 2016
The Internet of Things is the Internet of Terrible, we’ll round up the week’s stories & submit the TechSNAP solution to you the audience. Plus the security cost of Android fragmentation, great questions & a packed round up!
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Long Broken SSL History
Episode overview
21, 2016
Spreading the DDoS Disease & selling the cure, we have the audit results of TrueCrypt’s replacement & a comprehensive history of the most important events that shaped the SSL ecosystem. Plus your great questions, our answers & much… Much MORE!
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Internet Snow Day
Episode overview
27, 2016
A large managed DNS provider was taken down by a DDoS, we’ll tell you all about Dyn’s big outage. Then we beat the dead dirty CoW, answer your questions, a breaking news round up & more!
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Nuclear IoT Toaster
Episode overview
03, 2016
We go deep into sophisticated modular malware & meet the manufacturer who vows to recall their IoT devices used in recent attacks. Plus home server questions, a fun round-up & more!
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Unix Security Trifecta
Episode overview
10, 2016
It’s a trifecta of Unix vulnerabilities, our concerns with LessPass & a very valuable vulnerability. Plus your questions, our answers, a spicy round up & much, much more!
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Root in 70 Seconds
Episode overview
17, 2016
Get a root shell by holding down enter, comprising a Linux desktop using an NES & PoisonTap, the impressive little hacking tool. Plus your great questions, a poppin’ round up & much, much more!
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Turkey.deb
Episode overview
24, 2016
The Debian packaging flaw that exposes your server, we go over the state of the Internet… report that is & hacking 27% of the web. Plus some great questions, a fantastic round up & much, much more!
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Shift+F10 and Done
Episode overview
01, 2016
A researcher accidentally roots Microsoft Azure’s Red Hat Update Infrastructure, newly discovered router flaw in-the-wild & hacking Windows 10 by holding down the shift key. Plus your questions, our answers & a great round up!
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Schoolhouse Exploits
Episode overview
08, 2016
Project Zero breaks the chain, we share stories from our mischievous past & malware as a service gets busted. Plus your great questions, a packed round up & much, much more!
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The Bourne Avalanche
Episode overview
15, 2016
The Malvertising campaign that targets routers, script kiddies get a talking to & the Avalanche crime ringleader is on the run. Plus your questions, a packed round up & more!
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Best of 2016
Episode overview
22, 2016
We've given the Jupiter Broadcasting staff the holidays off, so lets take this moment to have a look back at some of the best moments of TechSNAP in 2016!
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Fancy Bear Misfire.apk
Episode overview
29, 2016
PHPMailer puts almost every PHP CMS at risk, the Fancy Bear Android Malware that has a complicated past & the new botnet that likes brag. Plus great questions, a packed round up & much, much more!
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2089 Days Uptime
Episode overview
05, 2017
How the hack of DigiNotar changed the infrastructure of the Internet forever, changing the way we think about security & how to hide malware in a PNG. Plus a packed round up, great emails & more in a packed 300th episode!
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The Next Generation
Episode overview
10, 2017
Malware that evades blocking systems and getting into BSD for the first time. Plus a fresh round up, your questions & much, much more!
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Internet of Voice Triggers
Episode overview
17, 2017
The Github enterprise SQL scare, malware that lives in your browser, Dan’s mail server war story, your feedback, a righteous roundup & more!
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DDoS Mafia
Episode overview
24, 2017
A remote vulnerability in Ansible has been patched, the latest updates on the Mirai botnet, our first TechSNAP challenge, your feedback, a gigantic roundup & so much more!
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Three C’s to Tweet By
Episode overview
01, 2017
The guys cover Dropbox bugs that could be holding on to your deleted files, explain what the heck ATM 'shimmers' are & talk about how to keep your secret identity secret. Plus your feedback, a packed roundup & much more!
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Gambling with Code
Episode overview
07, 2017
We’ve got the latest on GitLabs data disaster, a clever new method to cheat at the slots & a new Netgear exploit thats coming for your network! Plus your feedback, a giant roundup & much, much more!
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Metadata Matters
Episode overview
15, 2017
The latest on just who has access to your private email, Dan dives deep on the GitLab Postmortem & did you know that Transport for London has been tracking your wifi? We’ve got the details. Plus a packed roundup, your feedback & so much more!
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State Sponsored Audiophiles
Episode overview
21, 2017
The details on the latest WordPress vulnerability, then the surprising, or perhaps not so surprising takeover of a cybersecurity firms website & watch out, hacker’s may be using your .. show full overview
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Cloudy with a Chance of Leaks
Episode overview
28, 2017
Google heard you like hashes so they broke SHA1, we’ve got the details. Plus we dive in to Cloudflare’s data disaster, Dan shows us his rack, your feedback, a huge roundup & so much more!
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Bad Boy Backups
Episode overview
07, 2017
We’ve got the sad story of cloud-enabled toys leading to, you guessed it, leaking customer’s personal information! Plus a case of backups gone bad, but this time, it’s a good thing! Then it’s your feedback, a huge roundup, and so much more!
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Don't Panic & P your S
Episode overview
14, 2017
We crack open Vault 7 & are a little let down by what's inside, give you one more reason you should already be using ZFS & just when you thought you could trust your phone again, we've .. show full overview
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Check Yo Checksum
Episode overview
21, 2017
The guys break with the usual format & turn things over to Dan for a deep deep dive on Bacula! Then it's the latest Yahoo hack news & a few more reasons you should already be using ZFS. Plus it's your feedback, a huge roundup & so much more!
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Privacy is Dead
Episode overview
29, 2017
This week, we sell your private browsing history to the highest bidder! Oh wait, that's your ISP! We cover the latest rollback of internet privacy regulations in the US, plus the .. show full overview
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WiFi Stack Overfloweth
Episode overview
05, 2017
Your Wi-Fi Stack is under attack! But don't worry, Apple's got the patch & we've got the story. Then the latest ATM hacking tips that will only cost you $15 & Dan does a deep dive into Let's Encrypt!
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Cyber Liability
Episode overview
12, 2017
We cover some fascinating new research that can steal your phone's PIN using just the on-board sensors. Then we cover how computer security is broken from top to bottom and Dan does .. show full overview
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Tales of FileSystems
Episode overview
18, 2017
We've got the latest gossip on Apple's brand new filesystem & why you should care! Plus Dan dives deep into the wonderful world of ZFS and FreeBSD jails & shows us how he is putting them .. show full overview
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PHP Steals Your Nuts
Episode overview
26, 2017
The squirrels have gotten in the mailbag as the guys discuss an unfortunate new vulnerability in Squirrelmail. Plus an interesting new entrant to the anonymous domain name space from .. show full overview
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Some Fishy Chips
Episode overview
02, 2017
Intel's patched a remote execution exploit that's been lurking in their chips for the past nine years, we've got the details Then Dan does a deep dive into friend of the show Tarsnap: .. show full overview
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All Drives Die
Episode overview
09, 2017
Turns out you've been doing passwords wrong, but don't worry, we've got the latest and greatest guidance from NIST. Plus the latest numbers from BackBlaze with some interesting .. show full overview
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When IT Security Cries
Episode overview
16, 2017
The WannaCry Worm has brought the world to tears. We've got the latest details, conspiracy theories, fallout & some tissues. Plus a keylogger that may be hiding in your audio driver, .. show full overview
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Kill Switch Engage
Episode overview
23, 2017
We've got another round of WannaCry analysis, the latest on the FCCs battle over over Net neutrality. Then IPv6 Tunnels & you, a 2017 check-in. Plus some fantastic feedback, a robust roundup & so much more!
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A Burrito Stole My Money
Episode overview
30, 2017
Not only is the UK leaving the Eurozone, they are starting their own internet, this time with more surveillance! Then we've got some top tips on getting recruited by the Israeli NSA & .. show full overview
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#NotMyInternet
Episode overview
06, 2017
We discuss who really controls the internet & just how centralized and potentially vulnerable it has become. Plus the latest security letdowns from Windows 10, the story of a .. show full overview
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Comment & Control
Episode overview
13, 2017
Dan's back from BSDCAN with peanut butter, taps, and a new library that's the source of all truth. Then we've got the story of Britney Spears latest career move: controlling botnets .. show full overview
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DNS Mastery
Episode overview
20, 2017
We've got the latest on the 'Stack Crash' vulnerability affecting a UNIX OS near you. Plus thanks to a recent RNC data leak we’ve got your name, address, birthday & a lot more personal .. show full overview
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Google Reads Your Email
Episode overview
27, 2017
We go to air just as a massive cyberattack strikes Europe, Google stops reading your email, well sorta maybe & we discuss the latest debate over US government access to overseas .. show full overview
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Broadband from Space
Episode overview
04, 2017
A new satellite broadband ISP has approval to serve the US, are their low-latency claims too good to be true? UK Law enforcement claims that visiting the dark web is a potential sign of .. show full overview
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Unsecured IO
Episode overview
11, 2017
GNUPG has just released a fix for a dangerous side-channel attack that could expose your private key, a leak of NASDAQ test data was picked up by real news organizations and caused a bit .. show full overview
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LetsEncrypt is a SNAP
Episode overview
18, 2017
The recent "Devil's Ivy" vulnerability has caused quite a rash in the security journalism community. Is it as bad as poison ivy or just a bunch of hyperbole? We discuss. Plus you've .. show full overview
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Teeny Weeny DNS Server
Episode overview
25, 2017
We've got the latest on some mysterious mac malware that's been lurking for years, a handy new tool to help you monitor, backup and generally work with your DNS infrastructure & possibly .. show full overview
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Netflix Lab Rats
Episode overview
01, 2017
Dan does some sleuthing & finds that the story of a major data leak isn't quite what it seems, then a new Talos report that shows a large number of unpatched & unprotected memcached .. show full overview
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BTRFS is Toast
Episode overview
08, 2017
We discuss just how hard, or not, responsible disclosure really is, share some sad news about the status of BTRFS on RHEL, a few more reasons to use ZFS. Then, we find out if our .. show full overview
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Leaky Pumps
Episode overview
15, 2017
With some clever new card skimmer tech we've got one more reason to watch your wallet at the gas pump, plus a few handy recommendations for postgres migrations & Dan dives deep into his .. show full overview
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Rsync On Ice
Episode overview
24, 2017
We take a trip to the ends of the earth and hear some stories of tech support in Antarctica, cover a surprisingly reasonable new suggested standard for responsible disclosure & discuss .. show full overview
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HPKP: Hard to Say, Hard to Use
Episode overview
29, 2017
We discuss, and struggle to pronounce, the difficulties in deploying HTTP public key pinning & some possible alternatives you should consider. Then we get excited for (n+1)sec, a new .. show full overview
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Extended Usefulness
Episode overview
05, 2017
We're extending your file systems usefulness with extended attributes! We learn what they are & how they might be useful. Plus, we take a look behind the scenes of a major spambot .. show full overview
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Equihax
Episode overview
12, 2017
Equifax got hacked, some top tips for staying safe & a debate over just who's to blame for vulnerable open source software. Then Google's breaking up with Symantec & we take a little time for Sysadmin 101, this time, ticketing systems.
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FCC's Free Offsite Storage
Episode overview
19, 2017
That Equifax hack? So last week! This weeks vulnerability is BlueBorne, a new attack on just about every bluetooth capable device. We've got the details, and what you need to know to get .. show full overview
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Patch Your S3it
Episode overview
26, 2017
Distrustful US allies further delay the NSA's new crypto, Viacom's leaky buckets almost expose its entire IT infrastructure, plus a few more Equifax mishaps & a government spyware tool .. show full overview
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Laying Internet Pipe
Episode overview
05, 2017
We cover the problematic implications of SESTA, the latest internet regulations proposed in the US, plus some PR troubles for CBS's Showtime after cryptocoin mining software was found .. show full overview
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Spy Tapes
Episode overview
12, 2017
We try our hand at spycraft with a set of espionage themed stories covering everything from the latest troubles at Kaspersky to the strategic implications of responsible disclosure at .. show full overview
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HAMR Time
Episode overview
17, 2017
We've got bad news for WiFi-lovers as the KRACK hack takes the world by storm; We have the details & some places to watch to make sure you stay patched. Plus, some distressing .. show full overview
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Cloudy with a chance of ABI
Episode overview
24, 2017
We air Microsoft's dirty laundry as news leaks about their less than stellar handling of a security database breach, plus a fascinating story of deceit, white lies, and tacos; all par .. show full overview
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Low Security Pillow Storage
Episode overview
31, 2017
We've got some top tips to turn you from SSH-novice to port-forwarding master. Plus the latest on the confusing story of Kaspersky, the NSA & a bone-headed contractor. Then, our backup .. show full overview
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SSL Strippers
Episode overview
07, 2017
You may think that's a secure password field, but don't be fooled! We've got the disturbing tale of some negligent websites & their fraudulent fonts. Then, some top tips to evaluate the .. show full overview
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Namespaces GOTO Jail
Episode overview
18, 2017
We can't contain our excitement as we dive deep into the world of jails, zones & so-called linux containers. Dan shares his years of experience using the time-tested original bad boy of .. show full overview
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Neutral Nets
Episode overview
21, 2017
We get depressed over some new stats confirming our worst fears about the huge number of outdated and unpatched android systems. But, in some good news, Github wants to help you, and .. show full overview
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A Farewell to Dan
Episode overview
29, 2017
We say farewell to Dan, but don’t despair, we’ve still got a ton of great topics to cover as we say goodbye. We compare the handling of recent data breaches at imgur & DJI, share some .. show full overview
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Server Neglect
Episode overview
15, 2017
Authors of one of the most infamous botnets of all time get busted, researchers discover keyloggers built into HP Laptops, the major HomeKit flaw no one is talking about & the new .. show full overview
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All Natural Namespaces
Episode overview
22, 2017
Network Namespaces have been around for a while, but there may be be some very practical ways to use them that you’ve never considered. Wes does a deep dive into a very flexible .. show full overview
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Trials of TLS
Episode overview
29, 2017
The trials and tribulations of the long journey to TLS 1.3 & the “middleware” that’s keeping us from having nice things. Plus a pack of Leaky S3 bucket stories & the data that was .. show full overview
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Performance Meltdown
Episode overview
11, 2018
The types of workloads that will see the largest performance impacts from Meltdown, tools to test yourself & the outlook for 2018. Plus a concise breakdown of Meltdown, Spectre & .. show full overview
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Stop Using apt-get
Episode overview
22, 2018
And start using configuration management! Embrace reproducibility of systems & streamlined management with TechSNAP's introduction to Configuration Management. Plus the news of the week that could impact your systems, your feedback & more!
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Too Many Containers
Episode overview
25, 2018
We introduce you to Kubernetes, what problems it solves, why everyone is talking about it & where it came from. Also who shouldn't be using Kubernetes & the problems you can run into .. show full overview
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Here Come the Script Kiddies
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01, 2018
AutoSploit has the security industry in a panic, so we give it a go. To our surprise we discover systems at the DOD, Amazon & other places vulnerable to this automated attack. We'll tell .. show full overview
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Operation FreeNAS Rescue
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08, 2018
We save our FreeNAS Mini from the edge & perform an emergency migration to much larger hardware. Plus 12 tips for secure authentication, the future of network security where there is no LAN, a botnet exploiting Android ADB & your questions.
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The Concern with Containers
Episode overview
15, 2018
The problems containers can't solve, nasty security flaws in Skype and Telegram & Cisco discovers they have a bigger issue on their hands then first realized. Plus the latest jaw-dropping techniques to extract data from air-gapped systems.
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The Return of Spectre
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22, 2018
New variants, bad patches, busted microcode & devastated performance. It’s a TechSNAP Meltdown & Spectre check up. Plus Tesla gets hit by Monero Cryptojacking & a dating site that matches people based on their bad passwords…. So we gave it a go!
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A Future Without Servers
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01, 2018
The term serverless gets thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean? What are the benefits & the drawbacks? It's a TechSNAP introduction to Serverless Architecture. Plus new .. show full overview
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Netflix's Dark Capacity
Episode overview
15, 2018
Netflix has a few tricks we can learn from, and the story of clever malware that was operating undetected since 2012. Plus we discuss Let's Encrypt's Wildcard support and explain what .. show full overview
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AMD Flaws Explained
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22, 2018
We cut through the noise and explain in clear terms what's really been discovered. The botched disclosure of flaws in AMD products has overshadowed the technical details of the .. show full overview
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It's All in the Log
Episode overview
29, 2018
Embarrassing flaws get exposed when the logs get reviewed, Atlanta city government gets shut down by Ransomware, and the cleverest little Android malware you'll ever meet. Plus we go .. show full overview
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Rebuilding it Better
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05, 2018
It's a TechSNAP introduction to Terraform, a tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently. Plus a recent spat of data leaks suggest a common .. show full overview
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Tips from the Top
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12, 2018
Getting started or getting ahead in IT is a moving target, so we've crowd sourced some of the best tips and advice to help. Plus a tricky use of zero-width characters to catch a .. show full overview
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The Case for Monitoring
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19, 2018
We cover all the bases this week in our TechSNAP introduction to server monitoring. Why you should monitor, what you should monitor, the basics of Nagios, the biggest drawbacks of .. show full overview
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The Unfixable Exploit
Episode overview
25, 2018
Hardware flaws that can't be solved, human errors at the physical layer, and spoofing cellular networks with a $5 dongle.
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Catching up with Allan
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03, 2018
We catch up with Allan Jude and he shares stories of hunting network bottlenecks, memories of old firewalls, and some classic ZFS updates. Plus the vulnerabilities found in Volkswagen .. show full overview
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FreeNAS Uber Build
Episode overview
10, 2018
Our FreeNAS build is complete and Allan’s back to cover the final details. Plus the new GPU attack against Android phones, and a perfect example of poor IoT security.
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EFail Explained
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17, 2018
The EFail hype-train has hit hypersonic speed, we'll tap the breaks and explain who disclosed it, what it is, what it's not, our recommendations, and early reactions. Plus things to .. show full overview
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Another Pass at Bypass
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24, 2018
We'll explain how Speculative Store Bypass works, and the new mitigation techniques that are inbound. Plus this week's security news has a bit of a theme, and we share some great war stories sent into the show.
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Hidden in Plain Sight
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31, 2018
We explain how the much hyped VPNFilter malware actually works, and its rather surprising sophistication. Plus a clear break down of the recent Kubernetes news, how a 40 year old .. show full overview
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They Never Learn
Episode overview
07, 2018
Microsoft puts a data center under the ocean, and they might be onto something. The Zip Slip vulnerability sneaks into your software, and VPNFilter turns out to be more complicated than .. show full overview
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Logs and Metrics and Traces, Oh My!
Episode overview
14, 2018
Netflix has learned the hard way how to utilize all the logs, we cover their lessons in their journey to build a fully observable system. Plus the Lazy State FPU bug that cropped up this week, backdoored Docker images, your questions, and more!
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FreeBSD Already Does That
Episode overview
05, 2018
Allan Jude and Wes sit-down for a special live edition of the TechSNAP program. Joined by Jed and Jeff they have a wide ranging organic conversation.
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Quantum Resistant Encryption
Episode overview
12, 2018
Good progress is being made on post-quantum resilient computing. We’ll explain how they’re achieving it, the risks facing traditional cryptography. Plus how bad defaults led to the .. show full overview
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Surprise Root Access
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20, 2018
Google's Cloud Platform suffers an outage, and iPhones in India get owned after a very specific attack. Plus how a malware author built a massive 18,000 strong Botnet in one day, and Cisco finds more "undocumented" root passwords.
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Google Don't Front
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26, 2018
Google and Amazon recently shutdown Domain Fronting. Their abrupt change has created a building backlash. We'll explain what Domain Fronting is, how activists can use it to avoid .. show full overview
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Linux Under Pressure
Episode overview
01, 2018
Some new tools will give you better insights into your system under extreme load, and we flash back to the days of AOL and discuss the new way social hackers are spreading malware. Plus the death of a TLD, the return of SamSam, and more!
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Two-Factor Fraud
Episode overview
02, 2018
Reddit's Two Factor procedures fail, while Google’s prevents years of attacks. We'll look at the different approaches, and discuss the fundamental weakness of Reddit's approach. Plus .. show full overview
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SegmentSmack is Whack
Episode overview
10, 2018
Take down a Linux or FreeBSD box with just 2kpps of traffic, own Homebrew in 30 minutes, and infiltrate an entire network via the Inkjet printers. It's a busy TechSNAP week.
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Terminal Fault
Episode overview
17, 2018
Microsoft's making radical changes to Windows 10, and a new type of speculative execution attack on Intel's processors is targeting cloud providers.
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Here Comes Cloud DNS
Episode overview
29, 2018
To make DNS more secure, we must move it to the cloud! At least that's what Mozilla and Google suggest. We breakdown DNS-over-HTTPS, why it requires a "cloud" component, and the .. show full overview
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Domestic Disappointments
Episode overview
07, 2018
We're joined by a special guest to discuss the failures of campaign security, the disastrous consequences of a mismanaged firewall, and the suspicious case of Speck. Plus the latest .. show full overview
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The Power of Shame
Episode overview
14, 2018
TechSNAP progenitor and special guest Allan Jude joins us to talk mobile security, hand out some SSH tips and tricks, and discuss why security shaming works so well. Plus, how Mozilla .. show full overview
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Interplanetary Peers
Episode overview
21, 2018
Jon the Nice Guy joins Wes to discuss all things IPFS. We'll explore what it does, how it works, and why it might be the best hope for a decentralized internet. Plus, Magecart strikes .. show full overview
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3 Things You Should Know About Kubernetes
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28, 2018
Kubernetes expert Will Boyd joins us to explain the top 3 things to know about Kubernetes, when it's the right tool for the job, and building highly available production grade .. show full overview
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What Makes Google Cloud Different
Episode overview
05, 2018
We bring on our Google Cloud expert and explore the fundamentals, demystify some of the magic, and ask what makes Google Cloud different. Plus how Google hopes Roughtime will solve one of the web's biggest problems, some great emails, and more!
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Private Clouds Building Blocks
Episode overview
12, 2018
We bring in Amy Marrich to break down the building blocks of OpenStack. There are nearly an overwhelming number of ways to manage your infrastructure, and we learn about one of the original tools. Plus a few warm up stories, a war story, and more.
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The One About eBPF
Episode overview
25, 2018
We explain what eBPF is, how it works, and its proud BSD production legacy. eBPF is a technology that you're going to be hearing more and more about. It powers low-overhead custom .. show full overview
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The Future of HTTP
Episode overview
15, 2018
Wes is joined by special guest Jim Salter to discuss Google's recent BGP outage and the future of HTTP. Plus the latest router botnet, why you should never go full UPnP, and the benefits of building your own home router.
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What's Up with WireGuard
Episode overview
22, 2018
WireGuard has a lot of buzz around it and for many good reasons. We'll explain what WireGuard is specifically, what it can do, and maybe more importantly, what it can't.
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Firecracker Fundamentals
Episode overview
29, 2018
We break down Firecracker Amazon's new open source kvm powered, virtual machine monitor, and explore what makes it different from the options on the market now. Plus some good news .. show full overview
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Keeping up with Kubernetes
Episode overview
12, 2018
A security vulnerability in Kubernetes causes a big stir, but we'll break it all down and explain what went wrong. Plus the biggest stories out of Kubecon, and serverless gets serious.
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Back to our /roots
Episode overview
03, 2019
In a special new year's episode we take a moment to reflect on the show's past, its future, and say goodbye to an old friend.
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All About Azure
Episode overview
10, 2019
Wes is joined by a special guest to take a look back on the growth and development of Azure in 2018 and discuss some of its unique strengths.
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The ACME Era
Episode overview
20, 2019
We welcome Jim to the show, and he and Wes dive deep into all things Let's Encrypt. The history, the clients, and the from-the-field details you'll want to know.
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Floating Point Problems
Episode overview
31, 2019
Jim and Wes are joined by OpenZFS developer Richard Yao to explain why the recent drama over Linux kernel 5.0 is no big deal, and how his fix for the underlying issue might actually make .. show full overview
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Quality Tools
Episode overview
14, 2019
Join Jim and Wes as they battle bufferbloat, latency spikes, and network hogs with some of their favourite tools for traffic shaping, firewalling, and QoS. Plus the importance of sane defaults and why netdata belongs on every system.
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Proper Password Procedures
Episode overview
28, 2019
We reveal the shady password practices that are all too common at many utility providers, and hash out why salts are essential to proper password storage. Plus the benefits of .. show full overview
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Ethics in AI
Episode overview
15, 2019
Machine learning promises to change many industries, but with these changes come dangerous new risks. Join Jim and Wes as they explore some of the surprising ways bias can creep in and the serious consequences of ignoring these problems.
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Supply Chain Attacks
Episode overview
28, 2019
We break down the ASUS Live Update backdoor and explore why these kinds of supply chain attacks are on the rise. Plus an update from the Linux vendor firmware service, your feedback, and more!
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Everyday ZFS
Episode overview
11, 2019
Jim and Wes sit down to bust some ZFS myths and share their tips and tricks for getting the most out of the ultimate filesystem. Plus when not to use ZFS, the surprising way your disks are lying to you, and more!
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Snapshot Sanity
Episode overview
25, 2019
We continue our take on ZFS as Jim and Wes dive in to snapshots, replication, and the magic on copy on write. Plus some handy tools to manage your snapshots, rsync war stories, and more!
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Keeping Systems Simple
Episode overview
10, 2019
We're back from LinuxFest Northwest with an update on all things WireGuard, some VLAN myth busting, and the trade-offs of highly available systems.

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