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Bit Dirty

6 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

Stories to satisfy your tech fetish!

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S1E6: Green Data Centers

June 06, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Today's information-driven, cloud-based world requires a terrestrial anchor, the Data Center. These spaces are dedicated to housing the systems that provide the computing power and information storage demanded across the globe. Datacenters and the systems they house generate, store and transmit data that require ever-increasing amounts of energy. Operators are constantly seeking to incorporate clean and renewable energy and sustainability into technology to help address growing global conce...

S1E4: Ransomware Part 2

May 12, 2022 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

Today’s guest has stolen credit cards, hacked Social Security numbers, robbed banks, and created fake ATMs. He has broken into armed government facilities and has stolen from teenagers. He is an identity thief, but he is no criminal. This week we talk to the notorious cyber-security expert, Jim Stickley.  Get in touch with Jim:  Jim's LinkedIn.  Stickley On Security website. 

S1E4: Ransomware Part 1

December 07, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MB

Today’s guest has stolen credit cards, hacked Social Security numbers, robbed banks, and created fake ATMs. He has broken into armed government facilities and has stolen from teenagers. He is an identity thief, but he is no criminal. This week we talk to the notorious cyber-security expert, Jim Stickley.  Get in touch with Jim:  Jim's LinkedIn.  Stickley On Security website. 

S1E3: LEO

November 22, 2021 22:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB

We live in the age of information. Connectivity has become an essential part of our daily lives and communications as an industry is growing so much that it is, quite literally, reaching the stars. When we look at the night sky, we don’t realize that we’re not only seeing stars but also the very means of communications that allow all our information to move around the world.  No wonder billionaires like Elon Musk are trying to conquer the orbit of Earth so that they can claim the airwaves...

S1E2: Crypto!

November 01, 2021 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

The cryptocurrency boom is at an all-time high. If you’re not familiar with the word, you’ve probably heard about the most ubiquitous cryptocurrency: Bitcoin. Trading Bitcoins has become a way for many people to invest or make fortunes of all sizes.   And although the purpose for Crypto when it entered the picture more than 10 years ago was that people worldwide can use it as a tool to escape monetary repression, inflation, or capital controls, the reality is that it is also used in Ponzi ...

S1E1: Space Race

October 18, 2021 18:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

Ever since we looked up into the sky, we’ve strived to reach the stars. What once was a dream fueled by curiosity turned into a race the moment we invented the technology to reach them.   But how have private companies extraterrestrial ambitions impacted the rest of us? Are we justified in spending billions on space exploration, when we have so many people right here on earth that need our help? Is more competition delivering more innovation? Welcome to Bit Dirty – A podcast that satisfies...