TechSNAP

Systems, Network, and Administration Podcast.

About the show

Systems, Network, and Administration Podcast. Every two weeks TechSNAP covers the stories that impact those of us in the tech industry, and all of us that follow it. Every episode we dedicate a portion of the show to answer audience questions, discuss best practices, and solving your problems.

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Episodes

  • Episode 254: Weaponized Comic Sans | TechSNAP 254

    February 18th, 2016  |  1 hr 37 mins

    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!

  • Episode 253: Cisco's Perfect 10 | TechSNAP 253

    February 11th, 2016  |  1 hr 6 mins

    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!

  • Episode 252: Hot Norse Potato | TechSNAP 252

    February 4th, 2016  |  1 hr 44 mins

    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!

  • Episode 251: A Look Back On Feedback | TechSNAP 251

    January 28th, 2016  |  1 hr 20 mins

    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!

  • Episode 250: Lights out Management | TechSNAP 250

    January 21st, 2016  |  1 hr 13 mins

    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 & much more!

  • Episode 249: Internet of Threats | TechSNAP 249

    January 14th, 2016  |  1 hr 30 mins

    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!

  • Episode 248: Virtual Private Surveillance | TechSNAP 248

    January 7th, 2016  |  1 hr 36 mins

    We break down the Bicycle attack against SSL, the story of Brian Krebs’s PayPal account getting backed & the scoop on the Juniper Saga.

    Plus some great questions, our answers, a news breaking round up & much more!

  • Episode 247: Snappy New Year! | TechSNAP 247

    December 31st, 2015  |  2 hrs 13 mins

    We take a look back at some of the big stories of 2015, at least, as we see it.

    Plus the round up & more!

  • Episode 246: Allan's Favorite Things | TechSNAP 246

    December 24th, 2015  |  2 hrs 9 mins

    It’s a collection of Allan’s favorite moments from TechSNAP past. Plus the week’s new stories in the roundup & much more!

  • Episode 245: Insecurity Appliance | TechSNAP 245

    December 17th, 2015  |  1 hr 42 mins

    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!

  • Episode 244: Finding Nakamoto | TechSNAP 244

    December 10th, 2015  |  1 hr 55 mins

    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!

  • Episode 243: SpyFi Barbie | TechSNAP 243

    December 3rd, 2015  |  1 hr 35 mins

    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!

  • Episode 242: A Keyboard Walks into a Barcode | TechSNAP 242

    November 26th, 2015  |  1 hr 20 mins

    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 some great questions, our answers, a rockin roundup & much, much more!

  • Episode 241: Double ROT-13 | TechSNAP 241

    November 19th, 2015  |  1 hr 26 mins

    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!

  • Episode 240: Zero-Days Of Our Lives | TechSNAP 240

    November 12th, 2015  |  1 hr 25 mins

    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 motivated public figures.

    Plus great questions, a rockin' roundup & more!

  • Episode 239: PLAID Falls Out of Fashion | TechSNAP 239

    November 5th, 2015  |  1 hr 6 mins

    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!