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Episode 126 - Random Access Fires
Episode 125 - Security by Mediocrity
First Aired: August. 29,2013

DNS Hijacking takes down the New York Times, Twitter, and more. We’ll explain what happened. Plus researchers bypass Dropbox’s authentication, a big batch of your questions our answers, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 119 - Exploit Brokers
First Aired: July. 18,2013

The business of selling 0day exploits is booming, we’ll explain how this shady market works, and how a couple guys turned a Verizon Network Extender into a spy listening post.

Episode 118 - Phish and Chips
Episode 116 - HP’s Backdoor
First Aired: June. 27,2013

Opera’s code signing certificate gets compromised, resulting in malware getting push out via their automatic update system. Plus the backdoor that ships in some high-end HP products, your questions, and much much more.

Episode 114 - Preparing for Orwell’s Internet
First Aired: June. 13,2013

We’ve got a bunch of options to protect your privacy online, things to consider before you self host. Plus: With a little planning ahead, you can protect yourself from compelled disclosure, we’ll share the details.

Episode 112 - Making the Onion Cry
Episode 110 - Jails vs VMs
First Aired: May. 16,2013

A security breach become a lesson for us all. We’ll make some lemonade from a bad situation, and arm you with what you need to protect your self. Plus Demonoid users get phished, a batch of your questions, and much much more. On this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 107 - Dedupe Gone Wrong
First Aired: April. 25,2013

Oracle patches 128 vulnerabilities, you won’t believe how many of them are critical. Plus how twitter can solve their hacking problem, ZFS questions galore, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 105 - FTP Treasure Trove
First Aired: April. 11,2013

A treasure trove of data was found on an open FTP site, leaving AMI BIOS users open to attack. Plus a look at PunkSPIDER, a batch of your questions, and so much more! On this week’s of TechSNAP.

Episode 103 - Time to Git ZFS
Episode 102 - Packets Over 90,000
First Aired: March. 21,2013

A CloudFlare outage takes down three quarter of a million sites, we’ll tell you what went wrong. Some old school malware gets the job done, Allan’s cool toys from Japan, a big batch of your questions our answers, and much more on this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 101 - GIF me root
First Aired: March. 14,2013

We’ll explain the MiniDuke malware and the extremely clever way to slipped it’s way into victims systems. Researchers discovered a way to bypass google two-factor authentication, we’ll explain the details, and we look back at 25 years of software vulnerabilities.

Episode 100 - 100% Uptime
First Aired: March. 07,2013

We’ve warned against it for nearly 100 episodes, this week we’ll share the fallout from NBC.com getting hacked, Bit9’s whitelist technology is use against them and their customers. Plus the bad news for Java users, a batch of your questions, and some big surprises.

Episode 99 - How I Met Your SSH
First Aired: February. 28,2013

cPanel’s helpdesk was recently compromised, exposing root credentials for many of their customers, plus the troubles at Zendesk that caused quite a headache for twitter and other popular sites. And we debate if we’re living in a post-cryptography world, plus a big batch of your questions, and much more on, on this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 98 - Attacking the Devs
First Aired: February. 21,2013

Facebook and Apple are compromised by the same Java exploit, and the details are quite interesting, Punkbuster service goes offline, taking down online game servers for 100s of users. And a thorough look at report claiming the Chinese military is responsible for hundreds of system compromises.

Episode 97 - Battle of the Bots
Episode 96 - Snakes in a Bank
First Aired: February. 07,2013

Using phone tones and a little Python to get access to someone’s bank account, and Oracle steps up with an early patch for Java but it doesn’t fix everything. Then we answer a big batch of your questions, and much more on this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 95 - Universal Exploit n’ Play
Episode 94 - Barricade Your Barracuda
First Aired: January. 24,2013

If you have a Barracuda device, it’s time to put it behind a real firewall. We’ll blow your minds with the horrible state of security on many popular Barracuda products.

Episode 93 - Red October Hunts You
First Aired: January. 17,2013

If you thought Stuxnet was a big deal, wait till you meet Red October. The incredible story of some of the most sophisticated malware yet surfaces, and we’ve got the details.

Episode 91 - Saving Private Exploit
First Aired: January. 03,2013

Internet Explorer, Ruby on Rails, and the Windows Nvidia drivers all have new exploits. We’ll tell you the good, the bad, and the ugly. Plus picking the right VPS, a big batch of your questions, and Allan’s videos from EuroBSD Con.

Episode 90 - SSH FUD Busting
Episode 88 - 2-Factor Trojan
First Aired: December. 13,2012

A trojan that targets your PC and phone to drain your bank account, a powerful 0day exploit against your SmartTV, and a new approach to GPS spoofing. Plus we answer batch of your questions, and so much more.

Episode 87 - MySQL or Yours?
First Aired: December. 06,2012

MySQL had a bad week, we’ll run down the list of the recently disclosed vulnerabilities, the SSH server that allows an attacker full root access, and a GPU password cracking monster.

Episode 86 - Cat Got Your Router
Episode 85 - Tales from the BCrypt
Episode 84 - Patch Your Password
First Aired: November. 15,2012

Allan will build the case for abandoning the password, the Skype flaw that will shock you, And we discuss picking the right server OS, when to RAID or not to RAID, and a BIG batch of your questions, and our answers.

Episode 83 - Security by the Horns
First Aired: November. 08,2012

How a hardware failure in Indonesia took Google down in California, stealing Crypto keys from virtual machines, and the trouble with Sophos. And an inside look at how Netflix crams so much storage into a teclo near you.

Episode 81 - Breaking DKM
First Aired: October. 25,2012

How an aviation blogger unlocked the secrets of the TSA’s barcode, if you’re a Barnes and Noble shopper we’ve got a story you need to hear, and a serious bug in the Linux Kernel. Plus a batch of your questions, and our answers. All that and so much more, in this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 79 - Don’t Copy That Floppy
First Aired: October. 11,2012

How a Russian Spy ring used floppies to pass sensitive information, how Backblaze made it through the great hard drive shortage, and why the US congress is saying no to Chinese Telco manufactures. Plus a big batch of your questions, and our answers.

Episode 78 - Wire-Shark
First Aired: October. 04,2012

We’ve got the details on a critical flaw in the chip and pin credit card system. The future of secure hashing, doing proper backups with rsync, and how squirrels and sharks take down the Internet. Plus a big batch of your questions, and our answers.

Episode 77 - Password SecuritIEEE
First Aired: September. 27,2012

A big password leak from a major industry player, mobile security takes a big hit, we cover a couple of the major vulnerabilities affecting our favorite gadgets, and more Java troubles. Plus moving from Apache to Nginx, and a big batch of your questions.

Episode 76 - Self Healing Internet
Episode 75 - The Human Factor
First Aired: September. 13,2012

It was a tough week for the cloud, we’ll run down the list and summarize what happened to the services we all depend on so much! Plus a big batch of your questions, our answers, and a rocking round-up! All that and a lot more, on this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 73 - Double 0-Java
First Aired: August. 30,2012

This week we’ll tell you the story about Agent Double 0-Java, the exploit with a license to kill. Plus Google’s creative solution to securing user content. Then it’s a big batch of your questions, and our answers. All that and much more, in this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 72 - Not so Private Keys
First Aired: August. 23,2012

How a Man in the Browser attack could expose an airport VPN, RuggedCom’s messed up the very fundamentals again, and the big update from Adobe. Plus – Running Linux in a FreeBSD Jail, virtual networking basics, and a great batch of your questions.

Episode 71 - Server Puppeteering
First Aired: August. 16,2012

Rumor has it the playstation network has been hacked again, but we’ve got the real story. Blizzard suffered a nasty database breach, and it might be much worse then they are letting on.

Episode 70 - Not So Secret Answers
First Aired: August. 09,2012

A Gawker Reporter’s entire online presence is hacked, and all his devices wiped. We’ll walk you through the details of this attack, and why it suggests we might be facing some fundamental challenges. Plus: Your questions, our answers, and so much more.

Episode 69 - Most VPNs Insecure
Episode 68 - Failure Cascade
First Aired: July. 26,2012

The failure of Google Talk takes down several other Google services including GMail and then as a result even Twitter, we got the details. Plus how to determine if your WordPress site has been hacked, and some dangerous new Mac malware. And a batch of audience questions, and our answers. All that and more in this week’s episode of TechSNAP.

Episode 67 - Single Point of Failure
First Aired: July. 19,2012

Find out how an entire cities infrastructure depended on a single building, and what happened when it exploded. Plus the technical details on Android’s security upgrade, the Apple Appstore payment bypass, and some great audience questions.

Episode 65 - Faster GPU Cracking
First Aired: July. 05,2012

Everyone’s beloved password cracker has had a major update, and you won’t believe what it can do now! The Aerospace industry has a new Advanced Persistent Threat, and a major Microsoft XML flaw already being exploited. Plus we share some infrastructure wisdom in today’s feedback segment.

Episode 64 - Token Security
First Aired: June. 28,2012

How attackers can defeat an RSA token in as little as 15 minutes, FBI has taken down an online fraud ring, we’ve got the details. And a botched software update that shutdown a bank for days. Plus some great audience questions and our answers.

Episode 62 - Bypassing Authentication
First Aired: June. 14,2012

A MySQL flaw so awful, I simply had to laugh. And how a simple SSH config mistake, lead to a really bad day. Plus we answer some great audience questions, all that and much more on this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 61 - I Know Your Password
First Aired: June. 07,2012

It’s a simple thing but everyone keeps messing it up, bad password storage practices many popular sites had their password databases leaked online this week, we’ve got the details! Plus how the Flame malware impersonated Windows Update, and another batch of audience questions! All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP. All that and so much more, in this week’s episode of, TechSNAP.

Episode 60 - Feedback Blowout #1
First Aired: May. 31,2012

Software that’s supposed to get you around censorship, could be logging your activities online, plus we’ve got a classic Social Engineering story for you. And then we clear the decks and answer a ton of your questions, in our feedback blowout! All that and so much more, in this week’s episode of, TechSNAP.

Episode 59 - Man In the Browser Attack
First Aired: May. 24,2012

Yahoo has made a mistake so big, you have to hear it to believe it. A common feature in firewalls could actually make you more susceptible attack, Blizzard huge security blunder. PLUS: Separating traffic out between your network cards, and so much more on this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 58 - No Pay? No Patch!
First Aired: May. 17,2012

Adobe tells customers to upgrade to get the latest security fixes, Kickstarter has an embarrassing security lapse. PLUS: Self-destructing SSDs, and Mirroring vs a CDN, what’s the difference and when are they used.

Episode 57 - Sage IT Wisdom
First Aired: May. 10,2012

Apple’s latest version of OS X has a major bug that can store your passwords in clear text, an 8 year old vulnerability has been found in PHP, and why the DHS is hoping for attacks on Gas pipelines. Plus – We’ve got some sage advice for Adam, who’s just taken on the role of the company Sysadmin, and we share some of the essential lessons we’ve learned over the years.

Episode 56 - Learning to Hack
First Aired: May. 03,2012

In Barnes and Noble attempt to censor a magazine article about hacking, that have propelled it into the spotlight. We’ve got the details on this great write up! PLUS: Moving big files around the world, faster torrents, and Microsoft’s hotmail flaw.

Episode 52 - Extreme WiFi Makeover
First Aired: April. 05,2012

Find out what happens when the Internet Engineering Task Force is faced with unreliable hotel WiFi And we’ve got the details on backdoor built into AT&T’s Microcell’s back door. Yep the back door, has a back door.

Episode 50 - Exploits for Sale
First Aired: March. 22,2012

Does your government use taxpayer money to buy exploits from the open market? We’ll share the details, malware is being spread via Skype, and we’ve got great news for VLC users! And why you might be logged in as Kenneth today All that and much more, on this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 49 - Amazon’s Secrets
First Aired: March. 15,2012

Microsoft has released an extremely critical patch, the race against hackers has begun. We’ll give you the details on this important update. Secrets about Amazon’s EC2 back-end have been revealed, and we’ll share them with you.

Episode 48 - Federal Bureau of Lulz
First Aired: March. 08,2012

We cover the amazing story of how the FBI infiltrated and exposed LulzSec. And in a retro war story, Microsoft miss more than just a leap day and we answer some of your feedback questions.

Episode 46 - Email Constipation
First Aired: February. 23,2012

We answer the question: What to do when your email server gets blocked, and why it keeps happening. PLUS: GSM phones are vulnerable to a simple tracking attack, all you need is some open source software and some spare hardware, we’ll share the details! And we introduce the TechSNAP “Hall of Shame”.

Episode 45 - First Day Fail
First Aired: February. 16,2012

A first day on tech job war story, that’s as rough as they get! Plus details on recent doubt researchers have cast around the fundamental security technology behind SSL.

Episode 44 - Server Room Fire
First Aired: February. 09,2012

It’s a worst case scenario, when a server room catches fire in this week’s war story! Plus: We’ll share a story that might make you re-think taking advantage of your hard drive warranty, the secrets to reliable SQL replication.

Episode 41 - Cyber Bank Heist
First Aired: January. 19,2012

Find out how hackers robbed a bank for nearly $6 million dollars over the Internet, the Zappos security breach, the fall of the koobface botnet, and what happened to Megaupload. Plus we look back at the web’s SOPA protest this week, and see where things stand.

Episode 40 - SQL Injections
First Aired: January. 12,2012

We’ll explain how SQL Injections work, plus cover tools you can use to passively discover details about everyone connected to your network. And Adobe blames some researches for THEIR security mistakes, we’ll explain.

Episode 39 - NGINX vs Apache
First Aired: January. 05,2012

How NGINX stacks up to Apache, and which server is right for the job! PLUS: The EFF has raised a red flag over the new version of AOL’s instant messenger we’ll share the details on how it’s logging your conversations, and pre-loading your links.

Episode 37 - Future SSL
First Aired: December. 22,2011

Find out what major infrastructure software uses the admin password of “100”, plus future improvements to SSL, how the CIA keeps their IT guys trustworthy, and… An epic tech war story!! All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP.

Episode 30 - Great Disk Famine
First Aired: November. 03,2011

Anonymous says it’s going after a Mexican Drug Cartel, we’ll share you the amazing details! Plus: Our tips for controlling remote downloads, and why all I’m going to want for Christmas is hard drives! All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP! Thanks to: GoDaddy.

Episode 28 - Ultimate ZFS Overview
Episode 23 - Ultimate Home Router
Episode 22 - Rooted Trust
First Aired: September. 08,2011

Remember the Man in the Middle attack on google from last week? Turns out it was far worse than though, we now have more details on the DigiNotar compromise, and a number of other important sites have had their DNS hijacked.

Episode 21 - Smarter Google DNS
First Aired: September. 02,2011

Google and openDNS join forces to improve the speed of your downloads, find out what they are doing and how it works! Plus gmail suffered another man in the middle attack, and Kernel.

Episode 19 - Planning for Failures
First Aired: August. 18,2011

The RSA leak exposes the dirty under-belly of the commercial security industry, it’s a story that sounds like it’s straight out of Hollywood. Then – We’ve packed this episode full of Audience questions, and our answers. Find out how to plan for failure, start building a website.

Episode 17 - Google Server Secrets
Episode 16 - Battery Malware
Episode 14 - Phreaking 3G
Episode 13 - Cyber Warfare
Episode 12 - Leaky Authentication
First Aired: July. 01,2011

How many times have your credentials been leaked online? Think your safe? Chris thought he was. In today’s episode he’ll find out how many times his information has been leaked online, and we tell you how you check for your self.

Episode 11 - Perfect Passwords
First Aired: June. 24,2011

We’ve got the details of an FBI raid that knocked several popular sites off-line. The WordPress plugin repository was compromised, and backdoors were added to a few popular plugins, and we’ll share the details.

Episode 9 - Bitcoin Explained
First Aired: June. 10,2011

We’ll dig into bitcoin and explain what it is, and how it works. Is there a future for this Cryptocurrency? Plus Sony is in the news again, and its not good... And we talk about a new ruling on how far your bank has to go to protect you from cyber criminals.

Episode 8 - Hijacking the News
First Aired: June. 02,2011

Google has confirmed that 100s of Gmail accounts were being snooped on, and the targets of this attack are not happy! The cookie catastrophe in the UK continues, we’ll share the brutal details! And Find out about the hack that leaked the truth about Tupac.

Episode 6 - Backups & Server Hardware
First Aired: May. 23,2011

Every six hours the NSA collects as much data that exists in the entire lib of congress and we have a few practical notes on how a system like that could even function. We follow up on Dropbox, and what looks like the FTC is getting involved with their recent snafus.

Episode 5 - Allan Goes to War
First Aired: May. 16,2011

We’ll cover the dirty details of a Facebook flaw that exposes your private account info to snoops, look into the privacy issues around “Smart Meters” and discuss a few big tech rivals coming together to fight a bad law.

Episode 2 - The Cloud Fails
First Aired: April. 25,2011

Reality rained on Amazon’s Cloud recently as aspects of their EC2 hosting service suffered major outages. We look at the many issues facing cloud computing. Plus we dig into the iPhone location tracking story, and brainstorm a few possible solutions to a potentially necessary evil.

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