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
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Episode 222: ZFS does not prevent Stupidity | TechSNAP 222
July 9th, 2015 | 1 hr 22 mins
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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Episode 221: Ripping me a new Protocol | TechSNAP 221
July 2nd, 2015 | 1 hr 48 mins
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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Episode 220: Homeland Insecurity | TechSNAP 220
June 25th, 2015 | 1 hr 28 mins
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 hacked offline, Great questions, a huge round up & much, much more!
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Episode 219: OPM Data too Valuable to Sell | TechSNAP 219
June 18th, 2015 | 1 hr 44 mins
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 questions, our answers & a rocking round up.
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Episode 218: Hacking Henchmen for Hire | TechSNAP 218
June 11th, 2015 | 1 hr 23 mins
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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Episode 217: An Encryptioner's Conscience | TechSNAP 217
June 4th, 2015 | 1 hr 44 mins
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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Episode 216: Spy vs MSpy | TechSNAP 216
May 28th, 2015 | 1 hr 25 mins
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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Episode 215: EXTenuating Circumstances | TechSNAP 215
May 21st, 2015 | 1 hr 26 mins
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 corruption bug, passport id thieves, a great batch of questions & more!
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Episode 214: Venomous Floppy Legacy | TechSNAP 214
May 14th, 2015 | 1 hr 50 mins
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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Episode 213: Blame as a Service | TechSNAP 213
May 7th, 2015 | 1 hr 38 mins
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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Episode 212: Dormant Docker Disasters | TechSNAP 212
April 30th, 2015 | 1 hr 33 mins
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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Episode 211: The French Disconnection | TechSNAP 211
April 24th, 2015 | 1 hr 47 mins
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 Surveillance Law that should be a warning to us all & much, much more!
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Episode 210: SMBTrapped in Microsoft | TechSNAP 210
April 16th, 2015 | 1 hr 23 mins
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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Episode 209: Day-0 of an InfoSec Career | TechSNAP 209
April 9th, 2015 | 2 hrs 9 mins
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 career & much, much more!
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Episode 208: Any Cert Will Do | TechSNAP 208
April 2nd, 2015 | 1 hr 23 mins
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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Episode 207: Lunch Lady Lockdown | TechSNAP 207
March 26th, 2015 | 1 hr 26 mins
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!