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84 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -TechSNAP our weekly Systems, Network, and Administration Podcast.
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Here Comes Cloud DNS | TechSNAP 381
August 30, 2018 06:51 - 83.1 MB VideoTo 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 advantages it has over traditional DNS. Plus new active attacks against Apac
Terminal Fault | TechSNAP 380
August 16, 2018 16:16 - 83.1 MB VideoMicrosoft’s making radical changes to Windows 10, and a new type of speculative execution attack on Intel’s processors is targeting cloud providers.
SegmentSmack is Whack | TechSNAP 379
August 10, 2018 14:39 - 74.5 MB VideoTake 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.
Two-Factor Fraud | TechSNAP 378
August 02, 2018 16:41 - 81.1 MB VideoReddit’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.
Linux Under Pressure | TechSNAP 377
August 01, 2018 10:49 - 73.5 MB VideoSome 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.
Google Don’t Front | TechSNAP 376
July 26, 2018 19:07 - 87.9 MB VideoWe’ll explain what Domain Fronting is, how activists can use it to avoid censorship, and why large organizations are compelled to disable it.
Surprise Root Access | TechSNAP 375
July 19, 2018 18:50 - 93 MB VideoGoogle's Cloud Platform suffers an outage, and iPhones in India get owned after a very specific attack.
Quantum Resistant Encryption | TechSNAP 374
July 13, 2018 05:24 - 123 MB VideoGood progress is being made on post-quantum resilient computing. We’ll explain how they’re achieving it, the risks facing traditional cryptography.
FreeBSD Already Does That | TechSNAP 373
July 05, 2018 05:57 - 165 MB VideoAllan Jude and Wes sit-down for a special live edition of the TechSNAP program.
Logs and Metrics and Traces, Oh My! | TechSNAP 372
June 14, 2018 15:25 - 93.4 MB VideoNetflix has learned the hard way how to utilize all the logs, we cover their lessons in their journey to build a fully observable system.
They Never Learn | TechSNAP 271
June 08, 2018 07:30 - 114 MB VideoMicrosoft 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 first known. Plus the mass exploit of Drupalgeddon2 continues, we br
Hidden in Plain Sight | TechSNAP 370
June 01, 2018 13:23 - 128 MB VideoWe 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 tel-co protocol is being abused today, and a Git vulnerability you should k
Another Pass at Bypass | TechSNAP 369
May 23, 2018 12:31 - 115 MB VideoWe’ll explain how Speculative Store Bypass works, and the new mitigation techniques that are inbound.
EFail Explained | TechSNAP 368
May 16, 2018 15:08 - 92.9 MB VideoThe 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.
FreeNAS Uber Build | TechSNAP 367
May 10, 2018 16:46 - 96.8 MB VideoOur 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.
Catching up with Allan | TechSNAP 366
May 02, 2018 17:29 - 126 MB VideoWe catch up with Allan Jude and he shares stories of hunting network bottlenecks, memories of old firewalls, and some classic ZFS updates.
The Unfixable Exploit | TechSNAP 365
April 25, 2018 07:55 - 98.3 MB VideoHardware flaws that can’t be solved, human errors at the physical layer, and spoofing cellular networks with a $5 dongle.
The Case for Monitoring | TechSNAP 364
April 18, 2018 11:12 - 100 MB VideoWe cover the all the bases this week in our TechSNAP introduction to server monitoring.
Tips from the Top | TechSNAP 363
April 12, 2018 12:11 - 114 MB VideoGetting started or getting ahead in IT is a moving target, so we’ve crowd sourced some of the best tips and advice to help.
Rebuilding it Better | TechSNAP 362
April 04, 2018 08:57 - 73.5 MB VideoIt’s a TechSNAP introduction to Terraform, a tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently.
It’s All in the Logs | TechSNAP 361
March 29, 2018 07:16 - 106 MB VideoEmbarrassing 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.
AMD Flaws Explained | TechSNAP 360
March 21, 2018 23:00 - 93.6 MB VideoWe 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 vulnerabilities, and we aim to fix that..
Netflix’s Dark Capacity | TechSNAP 359
March 15, 2018 15:57 - 273 MB VideoNetflix has a few tricks we can learn from, and the story of clever malware that was operating undetected since 2012.
A Future Without Servers | TechSNAP 358
March 01, 2018 09:08 - 313 MB VideoThe term serverless gets thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean? What are the benefits & the drawbacks? Plus new research with ideas to improve private web browsing, the growing problem of tracking security vulnerabilities with CVE’s & more!
The Return of Spectre | TechSNAP 357
February 22, 2018 13:35 - 274 MB VideoNew 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!
The Concern with Containers | TechSNAP 356
February 15, 2018 19:32 - 358 MB VideoThe 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.
Operation FreeNAS Rescue | TechSNAP 355
February 08, 2018 13:23 - 379 MB VideoWe 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.
Here Come the Script Kiddies | TechSNAP 354
February 01, 2018 20:34 - 504 MB VideoAutoSploit 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. Plus injecting arbitrary waveforms into Alexa and Google Assistant, bulletproof WordPress & more!
Too Many Containers | TechSNAP 353
January 25, 2018 17:31 - 419 MB VideoWe 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 when scaling it, how to store files in others DNS resolver cache & more!
Stop Using apt-get | TechSNAP 352
January 22, 2018 21:28 - 353 MB VideoAnd 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!
Performance Meltdown | TechSNAP 351
January 11, 2018 18:55 - 406 MB VideoThe types of workloads that will see the largest performance impacts from Meltdown. Plus a concise breakdown of Meltdown, Spectre & side-channel attacks & more!
Trials of TLS | TechSNAP 350
December 29, 2017 08:20 - 493 MB VideoThe 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 exposed. Then we do a deep dive into some SMB fundamentals & more!
All Natural Namespaces | TechSNAP 349
December 21, 2017 23:11 - 488 MB VideoNetwork 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 tool. Plus what might be the world’s most important killswitch & more!
Server Neglect | TechSNAP 348
December 21, 2017 23:02 - 466 MB VideoAuthors 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 version of FreeNAS packs a lot of features for a point release & much more!