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 334: HPKP: Hard to Say, Hard to Use | TechSNAP 334
August 29th, 2017 | 1 hr 24 mins
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 & explore the nuances of setting up home VPN gateway!
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Episode 333: Rsync On Ice | TechSNAP 333
August 25th, 2017 | 1 hr 34 mins
We take a trip to the ends of the earth and hear stories of tech support in Antarctica, cover a surprisingly reasonable new suggested standard for responsible disclosure, discuss Kreb's adventures in the world of deep-insert credit card skimmers & more!
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Episode 332: Leaky Pumps | TechSNAP 332
August 16th, 2017 | 1 hr 28 mins
With some new card skimmer tech that’s more reason to watch your wallet at the pump, a few tips for postgres migrations & Dan dives deep into his quest for the ultimate boot and nuke experience.
Plus your feedback, a fantastic round-up & so much more!
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Episode 331: BTRFS is Toast | TechSNAP 331
August 8th, 2017 | 1 hr 24 mins
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 passwords have been cracked, reveal Dan’s password hashes live & more!
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Episode 330: Netflix Lab Rats | TechSNAP 330
August 2nd, 2017 | 1 hr 21 mins
Dan finds a story of a major data leak isn't quite what it seems, a new Talos report that shows a large number of unpatched & unprotected memcached servers. Plus, between some excellent feedback & Dan's adventures, we've got a itty bitty ZFS deep dive.
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Episode 329: Teeny Weeny DNS Server | TechSNAP 329
July 25th, 2017 | 1 hr 21 mins
Some mysterious mac malware that's been lurking for years, a new tool to help you monitor, backup and generally work with your DNS infrastructure & possibly more problems for Symantec, the certificate authority who just can't seem to get things right.
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Episode 328: LetsEncrypt is a SNAP | TechSNAP 328
July 18th, 2017 | 1 hr 36 mins
The recent ‘Devil’s Ivy’ vulnerability has caused quite a rash in the security journalism community. We discuss. Plus you’ve heard of public key encryption, but what lies beyond? We cover some possible alternatives and the problem of identity & more!
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Episode 327: Unsecured IO | TechSNAP 327
July 12th, 2017 | 1 hr 43 mins
GNUPG has just released a fix for a dangerous side-channel attack, a leak of NASDAQ test data was picked up by real news organizations and caused a bit of a panic, a security researched who managed to take over all .io domains & more!
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Episode 326: Broadband from Space | TechSNAP 326
July 4th, 2017 | 1 hr 36 mins
A new satellite broadband ISP has approval to serve the US, UK Law enforcement claims that visiting the dark web is a potential sign of terrorism & a Krebs’ deep dive into the wild world of robocalls. Plus Dan’s latest Let’s Encrypt updates & more!
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Episode 325: Google Reads Your Email | TechSNAP 325
June 27th, 2017 | 1 hr 21 mins
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 data.
Plus some fantastic feedback, a robust roundup & so much more!
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Episode 324: DNS Mastery | TechSNAP 324
June 20th, 2017 | 1 hr 42 mins
We’ve got the latest on the ‘Stack Crash’ vulnerability affecting UNIX OSes. Plus thanks to a recent RNC data leak we’ve got your name, address, birthday & a lot more personal information! Then Dan does a deep dive on his DNS infrastructure & more!
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Episode 323: Comment & Control | TechSNAP 323
June 14th, 2017 | 1 hr 38 mins
Peanut butter, taps & a new library that's the source of all truth. Then the story of Britney Spears latest career move: controlling botnets through Instagram comments & Dan teaches us about steganography and how it helped catch an NSA leaker.
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Episode 322: #NotMyInternet | TechSNAP 322
June 6th, 2017 | 1 hr 37 mins
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 questionably ethical hacker & Zomato's data breach & so much more!
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Episode 321: A Burrito Stole My Money | TechSNAP 321
May 30th, 2017 | 1 hr 24 mins
Not only is the UK leaving the Eurozone, they’re starting their own internet with more surveillance! Then some top tips on getting recruited by the Israeli NSA & the details of some new WannaCry wannabes that may be infecting a windows server near you.
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Episode 320: Kill Switch Engage | TechSNAP 320
May 23rd, 2017 | 1 hr 18 mins
We've got another round of WannaCry analysis, the latest on the FCCs battle 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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Episode 319: When IT Security Cries | TechSNAP 319
May 16th, 2017 | 1 hr 20 mins
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, some great hardware recommendations from the audience & so much more!