TechSNAP

S١ E١ · ١٨ أبريل ٢٠١١

Dropbox Flaws الحلقة ١

Get the full details are two major issues with Dropbox, that are simply built into the core of the software/service.

S١ E٢ · ٢٥ أبريل ٢٠١١

The Cloud Fails الحلقة ٢

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.

S١ E٣ · ٢ مايو ٢٠١١

PSN Breech Details الحلقة ٣

We cover the amazing details of the Playstation Network breech, we share some of the most interesting details in this episode.

S١ E٤ · ٩ مايو ٢٠١١

A Simple Mistake الحلقة ٤

What common thread is at the core of the Sony PSN and SOE attacks, and the recent Amazon EC2 outages? What simple mistakes snowballed into full meltdowns?

S١ E٥ · ١٦ مايو ٢٠١١

Allan Goes to War الحلقة ٥

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.

S١ E٦ · ٢٣ مايو ٢٠١١

Backups & Server Hardware الحلقة ٦

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.

S١ E٧ · ٢٧ مايو ٢٠١١

Let’s Go Phishing الحلقة ٧

There have been 10 separate attacks against Sony, the details are like nothing we’ve ever seen before.

S١ E٨ · ٢ يونيو ٢٠١١

Hijacking the News الحلقة ٨

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.

S١ E٩ · ١٠ يونيو ٢٠١١

Bitcoin Explained الحلقة ٩

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.

S١ E١٠ · ١٧ يونيو ٢٠١١

Encryption Best Practices الحلقة ١٠

We follow up on last week’s bitcoin coverage with scandal that has a $500k price tag.

S١ E١١ · ٢٤ يونيو ٢٠١١

Perfect Passwords الحلقة ١١

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.

S١ E١٢ · ١ يوليو ٢٠١١

Leaky Authentication الحلقة ١٢

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.

S١ E١٣ · ٨ يوليو ٢٠١١

Cyber Warfare الحلقة ١٣

We cover what critical targets hackers and foreign governments might target to wage Cyber Warfare. Plus what major attacks have already taken place.

S١ E١٤ · ١٤ يوليو ٢٠١١

Phreaking 3G الحلقة ١٤

We’ll cover a story that really drives home how serious cell phone hijacking has gotten, and what new technology just made it a lot easier for the bad guys.

S١ E١٥ · ٢٢ يوليو ٢٠١١

Classified Cloud الحلقة ١٥

The UK Government is building a cloud of secrets, but can it ever possibly be secure enough? Plus we’ll cover the FBI Arresting 16 suspected members of Anonymous, and being prepared when forced to decrypt your laptop!

S١ E١٦ · ٢٩ يوليو ٢٠١١

Battery Malware الحلقة ١٦

Attackers take aim at Apple with an exploit that could brick your Macbook, or perhaps worse. Plus you need to patch against a 9 year old SSL flaw.

S١ E١٧ · ٥ أغسطس ٢٠١١

Google Server Secrets الحلقة ١٧

Find out what consumer storage device is shipping with an encryption backdoor, and we share details about Google’s super secret million servers strong infrastructure.

S١ E١٨ · ١٢ أغسطس ٢٠١١

DEFCON Brings the Scary الحلقة ١٨

The UK Prime Minister wants a Kill switch for social media, ebay upgrades their servers to SSD, and you won’t believe the costs, and we take a peak at Microsoft’s data center in a box!

S١ E١٩ · ١٨ أغسطس ٢٠١١

Planning for Failures الحلقة ١٩

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.

S١ E٢٠ · ٢٥ أغسطس ٢٠١١

Keeping it Up الحلقة ٢٠

Apache and PHP have hooked up at the fail party, and we’ll share all the details to motivate you to patch your box! Then Microsoft takes a stab at AES and we wrap it all up with a complete run down of Nagios, and how this amazing tool can alert you to a potential disaster!

S١ E٢١ · ٢ سبتمبر ٢٠١١

Smarter Google DNS الحلقة ٢١

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.

S١ E٢٢ · ٨ سبتمبر ٢٠١١

Rooted Trust الحلقة ٢٢

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.

S١ E٢٣ · ١٥ سبتمبر ٢٠١١

Ultimate Home Router الحلقة ٢٣

Exploits are in the wild that can take down critical infrastructure equipment, and some highly trusted sites were attacked this week and used against their own visitors.

S١ E٢٤ · ١٥ سبتمبر ٢٠١١

Ultimate RAID الحلقة ٢٤

When your data is important, understanding RAID can make the difference between a major loss, or saving the day.

S١ E٢٥ · ٢٩ سبتمبر ٢٠١١

Ultimate File Server الحلقة ٢٥

We share our insights are setting up the ultimate network file server, plus have you ever been curious how hackers pull off massive security breaches?

S١ E٢٦ · ٦ أكتوبر ٢٠١١

Ultimate Backups الحلقة ٢٦

We’ll tell you about AT&T leaving Android open to a hack so easy, my two year old son could pull it off.

S١ E٢٧ · ١٣ أكتوبر ٢٠١١

Pimp My Network الحلقة ٢٧

Facebook is fooled again, remote controlled voting machines, and Sony has another 93,000 accounts hacked, we’ll load you up on the details! Then – We cover your best options for pimping your home network for speed!

S١ E٢٨ · ٢٠ أكتوبر ٢٠١١

Ultimate ZFS Overview الحلقة ٢٨

Buckle up and prepare for the our Ultimate ZFS overview! Plus, the next generation of Stuxnet is in the wild, but this time is laying low, collecting data.

S١ E٢٩ · ٢٧ أكتوبر ٢٠١١

Skype Exposes Pirates الحلقة ٢٩

Researches have developed a way to tie your file sharing to your Skype account.

S١ E٣٠ · ٣ نوفمبر ٢٠١١

Great Disk Famine الحلقة ٣٠

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.

S١ E٣١ · ١٠ نوفمبر ٢٠١١

How Malware Makes Money الحلقة ٣١

The FBI shuts down a cyber crime syndicate, and we’ll tell you just how much profit they were bring in.

S١ E٣٢ · ١٧ نوفمبر ٢٠١١

STOP SOPA الحلقة ٣٢

The Internet is facing its greatest challenge yet, we explain why the fight against online piracy has taken a turn towards Internet censorship.

S١ E٣٣ · ٢٤ نوفمبر ٢٠١١

Stuffed War Stories الحلقة ٣٣

Microsoft’s flawed code signing infrastructure puts your machine at risk, find out how.

S١ E٣٤ · ١ ديسمبر ٢٠١١

Allan’s ZFS Server Build الحلقة ٣٤

Allan walks us through his epic ZFS server build, find out why he needs 48GBs of RAM! Plus: The UN has suffered a user database leak, but the situation might not be as bad as it sounds, we’ll explain! All that and more, on this week’s episode of TechSNAP!

S١ E٣٥ · ٨ ديسمبر ٢٠١١

Two Factor Fail الحلقة ٣٥

Find out how some simple Social Engineering skills can earn you $45k, a drug cartel’s private cell network.

S١ E٣٦ · ١٥ ديسمبر ٢٠١١

Simulated Cyber War الحلقة ٣٦

Find out how the 2012 Olympics are preparing for cyper war, we’ll answer a great batch of questions.

S١ E٣٧ · ٢٢ ديسمبر ٢٠١١

Future SSL الحلقة ٣٧

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.

S١ E٣٨ · ٢٩ ديسمبر ٢٠١١

Unsafe Wifi الحلقة ٣٨

A major implementation flaw in protected Wifi has been found, we’ll share the amazing details.

S١ E٣٩ · ٥ يناير ٢٠١٢

NGINX vs Apache الحلقة ٣٩

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.

S١ E٤٠ · ١٢ يناير ٢٠١٢

SQL Injections الحلقة ٤٠

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.

S١ E٤١ · ١٩ يناير ٢٠١٢

Cyber Bank Heist الحلقة ٤١

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.

S١ E٤٢ · ٢٦ يناير ٢٠١٢

Answers for Everyone الحلقة ٤٢

We’ve got the answer to life the universe and everything, plus why you need to get upset about ACTA, and patch your Linux Kernel! All that and more, in this Q&A PACKED edition of TechSNAP!

S١ E٤٣ · ٢ فبراير ٢٠١٢

DHCP Attacks الحلقة ٤٣

Find out how a simple system update brought DreamHost down for nearly two days, and how the MS Updater Trojan works.

S١ E٤٤ · ٩ فبراير ٢٠١٢

Server Room Fire الحلقة ٤٤

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.

S١ E٤٥ · ١٦ فبراير ٢٠١٢

First Day Fail الحلقة ٤٥

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.

S١ E٤٦ · ٢٣ فبراير ٢٠١٢

Email Constipation الحلقة ٤٦

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”.

S١ E٤٧ · ١ مارس ٢٠١٢

NASA Hacked 5,400 Times? الحلقة ٤٧

NASA loses the keys to the International Space Station, Microsoft can’t figure out what day it is, and I laugh myself to tears over the lack of security at Stratfor All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E٤٨ · ٨ مارس ٢٠١٢

Federal Bureau of Lulz الحلقة ٤٨

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.

S١ E٤٩ · ١٥ مارس ٢٠١٢

Amazon’s Secrets الحلقة ٤٩

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.

S١ E٥٠ · ٢٢ مارس ٢٠١٢

Exploits for Sale الحلقة ٥٠

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.

S١ E٥١ · ٢٩ مارس ٢٠١٢

Global Blackout a Hoax الحلقة ٥١

Microsoft leads raids on the Zeus botnet and seizes their servers, Duqu still evolving and new details have been revealed.

S١ E٥٢ · ٥ أبريل ٢٠١٢

Extreme WiFi Makeover الحلقة ٥٢

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.

S١ E٥٣ · ١٢ أبريل ٢٠١٢

Geek’s Natural Habitat الحلقة ٥٣

Software powering many of the devices we use has a critical flaw that can give an attacker root access, we’ll give you the details.

S١ E٥٤ · ١٩ أبريل ٢٠١٢

Exaggerated Cybercrime الحلقة ٥٤

We bust some Cybercrime propaganda, give you the scoop on a fresh openSSL vulnerability, and answer a common audience question.

S١ E٥٥ · ٢٦ أبريل ٢٠١٢

Obscurity is not Security الحلقة ٥٥

Cryptic Studios suffered a database breach, but we’ve got more questions than answers, more vulnerabilities have been found in critical infrastructure hardware, and a WiFi hack you can so easy its fun! Plus why you might have had trouble downloading Jupiter Broadcasting shows, and so much more! All that and more on this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E٥٦ · ٣ مايو ٢٠١٢

Learning to Hack الحلقة ٥٦

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.

S١ E٥٧ · ١٠ مايو ٢٠١٢

Sage IT Wisdom الحلقة ٥٧

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.

S١ E٥٨ · ١٧ مايو ٢٠١٢

No Pay? No Patch! الحلقة ٥٨

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.

S١ E٥٩ · ٢٤ مايو ٢٠١٢

Man In the Browser Attack الحلقة ٥٩

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.

S١ E٦٠ · ٣١ مايو ٢٠١٢

Feedback Blowout #1 الحلقة ٦٠

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.

S١ E٦١ · ٧ يونيو ٢٠١٢

I Know Your Password الحلقة ٦١

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.

S١ E٦٢ · ١٤ يونيو ٢٠١٢

Bypassing Authentication الحلقة ٦٢

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.

S١ E٦٣ · ٢١ يونيو ٢٠١٢

Peek Inside الحلقة ٦٣

We take a peek inside a few never before seen data centers, and find out what makes the unique, then a major flaw affecting Intel chips, and some big answers to the Flame malware mystery! Plus some great Q&A and a few follow up stories you won’t want to miss! All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E٦٤ · ٢٨ يونيو ٢٠١٢

Token Security الحلقة ٦٤

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.

S١ E٦٥ · ٥ يوليو ٢٠١٢

Faster GPU Cracking الحلقة ٦٥

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.

S١ E٦٦ · ١٢ يوليو ٢٠١٢

Network Benchmarking الحلقة ٦٦

Our tools to benchmark and monitor your network.

S١ E٦٧ · ١٩ يوليو ٢٠١٢

Single Point of Failure الحلقة ٦٧

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.

S١ E٦٨ · ٢٦ يوليو ٢٠١٢

Failure Cascade الحلقة ٦٨

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.

S١ E٦٩ · ٢ أغسطس ٢٠١٢

Most VPNs Insecure الحلقة ٦٩

We’ll cover how the most common type of VPN has been cracked wide open. Plus what to look for when renting a server, and what’s involved in managing a dedicated box.

S١ E٧٠ · ٩ أغسطس ٢٠١٢

Not So Secret Answers الحلقة ٧٠

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.

S١ E٧١ · ١٦ أغسطس ٢٠١٢

Server Puppeteering الحلقة ٧١

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.

S١ E٧٢ · ٢٣ أغسطس ٢٠١٢

Not so Private Keys الحلقة ٧٢

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.

S١ E٧٣ · ٣٠ أغسطس ٢٠١٢

Double 0-Java الحلقة ٧٣

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.

S١ E٧٤ · ٦ سبتمبر ٢٠١٢

Donated Privacy الحلقة ٧٤

Anti-sec posts 1 million Apple UDIDs they claim to have stolen from the FBI, but what was the FBI doing with them in the first place? More infrastructure switches vulnerabilities, and a great batch of audience questions and our answers! All that and a lot more on this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E٧٥ · ١٣ سبتمبر ٢٠١٢

The Human Factor الحلقة ٧٥

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.

S١ E٧٦ · ٢٠ سبتمبر ٢٠١٢

Self Healing Internet الحلقة ٧٦

The story about an antivirus that detects itself, IE’s awful zero day exploits, and the Internets amazing ability to route around problems.

S١ E٧٧ · ٢٧ سبتمبر ٢٠١٢

Password SecuritIEEE الحلقة ٧٧

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.

S١ E٧٨ · ٤ أكتوبر ٢٠١٢

Wire-Shark الحلقة ٧٨

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.

S١ E٧٩ · ١١ أكتوبر ٢٠١٢

Don’t Copy That Floppy الحلقة ٧٩

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.

S١ E٨٠ · ١٧ أكتوبر ٢٠١٢

Best Tool for the Job الحلقة ٨٠

Samsung’s new Flash file system, WoW’s Exploit, Microsoft’s DMCA takedowns, hard core data center tech, and a ton of your questions and our answers! All that and so much more, on this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E٨١ · ٢٥ أكتوبر ٢٠١٢

Breaking DKM الحلقة ٨١

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.

S١ E٨٢ · ١ نوفمبر ٢٠١٢

/var/water/logged الحلقة ٨٢

An inside look at how hard some Sysadmins had to work to keep their servers running after being hit by Superstorm Sandy! Plus the final analysis of the Diginotar saga, an epic network debugging war story that will leave you groaning and a huge batch of your questions, and so much more!

S١ E٨٣ · ٨ نوفمبر ٢٠١٢

Security by the Horns الحلقة ٨٣

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.

S١ E٨٤ · ١٥ نوفمبر ٢٠١٢

Patch Your Password الحلقة ٨٤

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.

S١ E٨٥ · ٢٢ نوفمبر ٢٠١٢

Tales from the BCrypt الحلقة ٨٥

How Allan saved PayPal from an embarrassing leak and a bunch of cash, details on the FreeBSD project’s compromise, and the latest advances in password hashing.

S١ E٨٦ · ٢٩ نوفمبر ٢٠١٢

Cat Got Your Router الحلقة ٨٦

The amazing Internet speed record set by researches recently, the backdoor built into Samsung’s networked printers, and a clever attack against home routers.

S١ E٨٧ · ٦ ديسمبر ٢٠١٢

MySQL or Yours? الحلقة ٨٧

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.

S١ E٨٨ · ١٣ ديسمبر ٢٠١٢

2-Factor Trojan الحلقة ٨٨

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.

S١ E٨٩ · ٢٠ ديسمبر ٢٠١٢

WordPress LAN Recon الحلقة ٨٩

A malicious Apache module that uses some clever tricks so that you’ll never find it, a WordPress flaw that exposes your LAN, and the big Samsung exploit you might not have heard about! Plus a big batch of your questions, and so much more on this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E٩٠ · ٢٧ ديسمبر ٢٠١٢

SSH FUD Busting الحلقة ٩٠

We bust the FUD around the media’s overreaction to SSH Key mismanagement, plus the details on millions of WordPress databases exposed by a popular plugin.

S١ E٩١ · ٣ يناير ٢٠١٣

Saving Private Exploit الحلقة ٩١

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.

S١ E٩٢ · ١٠ يناير ٢٠١٣

Hiding in the Silence الحلقة ٩٢

A zero day vulnerability takes down some major wikis, how Polish researchers hide secret messages in Skype’s silence.

S١ E٩٣ · ١٧ يناير ٢٠١٣

Red October Hunts You الحلقة ٩٣

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.

S١ E٩٤ · ٢٤ يناير ٢٠١٣

Barricade Your Barracuda الحلقة ٩٤

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.

S١ E٩٥ · ٣١ يناير ٢٠١٣

Universal Exploit n’ Play الحلقة ٩٥

It’s way past time to turn off Universal Plug and Play, we’ll give you the details on the exploit that only requires a single network packet.

S١ E٩٦ · ٧ فبراير ٢٠١٣

Snakes in a Bank الحلقة ٩٦

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.

S١ E٩٧ · ١٤ فبراير ٢٠١٣

Battle of the Bots الحلقة ٩٧

A researcher stumbles into the middle of a botnet war, and documents what he finds. Plus a Facebook mistake took down countless sites around the web.

S١ E٩٨ · ٢١ فبراير ٢٠١٣

Attacking the Devs الحلقة ٩٨

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.

S١ E٩٩ · ٢٨ فبراير ٢٠١٣

How I Met Your SSH الحلقة ٩٩

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.

S١ E١٠٠ · ٧ مارس ٢٠١٣

100% Uptime الحلقة ١٠٠

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.

S١ E١٠١ · ١٤ مارس ٢٠١٣

GIF me root الحلقة ١٠١

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.

S١ E١٠٢ · ٢١ مارس ٢٠١٣

Packets Over 90,000 الحلقة ١٠٢

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.

S١ E١٠٣ · ٢٨ مارس ٢٠١٣

Time to Git ZFS الحلقة ١٠٣

Is your bucket exposed to the public? A security researcher has recently discovered many S3 buckets are publicly available, we’ll share the details.

S١ E١٠٤ · ٤ أبريل ٢٠١٣

Amplifying the Hype الحلقة ١٠٤

It’s been called the largest DDoS attack in history, we’ll bust past the hype and explain how a DNS Reflection attack works.

S١ E١٠٥ · ١١ أبريل ٢٠١٣

FTP Treasure Trove الحلقة ١٠٥

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.

S١ E١٠٦ · ١٨ أبريل ٢٠١٣

Evil DNS is Evil الحلقة ١٠٦

13 of the most popular home routes are wide open to attack, is your’s one of them? Tune in to find out.

S١ E١٠٧ · ٢٥ أبريل ٢٠١٣

Dedupe Gone Wrong الحلقة ١٠٧

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.

S١ E١٠٨ · ٢ مايو ٢٠١٣

Intelligent Malware الحلقة ١٠٨

S١ E١٠٩ · ٩ مايو ٢٠١٣

Packet Tells A Lot الحلقة ١٠٩

S١ E١١٠ · ١٦ مايو ٢٠١٣

Jails vs VMs الحلقة ١١٠

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.

S١ E١١١ · ٢٣ مايو ٢٠١٣

BSDCan 2013 Recap الحلقة ١١١

Researchers find exploits for popular game engines, putting both clients and servers at risk, we’ll share the details.

S١ E١١٢ · ٣٠ مايو ٢٠١٣

Making the Onion Cry الحلقة ١١٢

In an ironic twist of fate, the Onion suffers an embarrassing compromising, that appears to match a new pattern of attack. We’ve got the details.

S١ E١١٣ · ٦ يونيو ٢٠١٣

Phishin’ Hole الحلقة ١١٣

We’ll go inside some clever bank malware, a dedicated server provider our very own Allan uses discovers a backdoor… Plus: Picking the right virtual machine storage, a big batch of your questions, and much much more!

S١ E١١٤ · ١٣ يونيو ٢٠١٣

Preparing for Orwell’s Internet الحلقة ١١٤

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.

S١ E١١٥ · ٢٠ يونيو ٢٠١٣

What’s in Your Cache الحلقة ١١٥

New research reveals your browser cache contains a lot more than you might expect, and we’ve got the details on some security issues WordPress doesn’t have a fix for… Plus: We’ll answer your questions, chat about rolling your own email server, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP

S١ E١١٦ · ٢٧ يونيو ٢٠١٣

HP’s Backdoor الحلقة ١١٦

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.

S١ E١١٧ · ٤ يوليو ٢٠١٣

Who Watches the Monitors الحلقة ١١٧

Extending your office LAN for remote office workers, monitoring the monitoring service, and Zynga’s embarrassing Apache error.

S١ E١١٨ · ١١ يوليو ٢٠١٣

Phish and Chips الحلقة ١١٨

We’ll cover Dropbox’s two-factor authentication flaw, how “Team Telecom” forced fibre providers to enable surveillance, the FBI’s warning about phishing attacks.

S١ E١١٩ · ١٨ يوليو ٢٠١٣

Exploit Brokers الحلقة ١١٩

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.

S١ E١٢٠ · ٢٥ يوليو ٢٠١٣

Ethically Hacked الحلقة ١٢٠

A huge amount of SIM cards are susceptible to an Over the Air attack, Allan’s got the details, Apple’s hacker outs himself, and the trouble with the Ubuntu forums! Plus a batch of your questions, and much much more!

S١ E١٢١ · ١ أغسطس ٢٠١٣

Grand Theft BGP الحلقة ١٢١

A BGP hack reroutes the traffic of banks, Amazon and many others. We’ll explain how this can happen, and why we don’t see it more often.

S١ E١٢٢ · ٨ أغسطس ٢٠١٣

Cost of Encryption الحلقة ١٢٢

We’ll have a frank discussion about the encryption Arms race underway, the side channel attack against gpg research have found, headlines from Back Hat… And then an epic batch of your questions, our answers!

S١ E١٢٣ · ١٥ أغسطس ٢٠١٣

Encryption Prediction الحلقة ١٢٣

Encryption might be less secure than originally thought, EasyDNS suffers an attack and comes up with a clever solution… Plus the big story for Windows users, a batch of your questions, our answers, and much more! On this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E١٢٤ · ٢٢ أغسطس ٢٠١٣

Little Fish Big Breach الحلقة ١٢٤

It all started with a simple phishing attack, we’ll share the story about a small bank that had a major compromise, plus the Washington Post gets hacked… A great batch of questions, our answers, and much much more!

S١ E١٢٥ · ٢٩ أغسطس ٢٠١٣

Security by Mediocrity الحلقة ١٢٥

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.

S١ E١٢٦ · ٥ سبتمبر ٢٠١٣

Random Access Fires الحلقة ١٢٦

RAM Prices are getting hot, we’ll tell you why. Plus the router flaw you need to know about, a pfSense disaster, your questions our answers, and much much more.

S١ E١٢٧ · ١٣ سبتمبر ٢٠١٣

NSA SSLeaze الحلقة ١٢٧

A mobile provider is hacked, customer records are breached, and the authorities suspect it was an inside job, we’ll share the details.

S١ E١٢٨ · ١٩ سبتمبر ٢٠١٣

Gentlemen, Start Your NGINX الحلقة ١٢٨

A zero day flaw has Microsoft scrambling, and the banking hack that only requires a nice jacket. Then it’s a great big batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP.

S١ E١٢٩ · ٢٦ سبتمبر ٢٠١٣

WHOIS Hiding الحلقة ١٢٩

Big changes could be coming to the WHOIS database in the name of privacy, but security experts have major concerns. Plus our suggestions for rolling your own server, a huge batch of questions, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP.

S١ E١٣٠ · ٣ أكتوبر ٢٠١٣

ZFS Can Do That الحلقة ١٣٠

We’ll look back at 10 years of Patch Tuesday, then the shutdown of Lavabit and Silkroad. Plus a big batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more!

S١ E١٣١ · ١٠ أكتوبر ٢٠١٣

Adobe's Leaky Source الحلقة ١٣١

Adobe blows it. A treasure trove of customer information and source code has been found, we’ll share the details. The DNS hijacking hijinks continue, after several big sites are brought offline. Then its a huge batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more!

S١ E١٣٢ · ١٧ أكتوبر ٢٠١٣

SoDDing D-Link Backdoor الحلقة ١٣٢

It’s never been easier to break a D-Link Router, we’ll share the details about the built in backdoor. Plus a huge batch of Java fixes land, a look at iMessage security, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP

S١ E١٣٣ · ٢٤ أكتوبر ٢٠١٣

One Ping Only الحلقة ١٣٣

Experian gets caught selling your records to identity thieves, hacking a router with a single UDP Packet, the cloud storage service that deletes your files…

S١ E١٣٤ · ٣١ أكتوبر ٢٠١٣

TrekSNAP الحلقة ١٣٤

That Adobe breach we told you about? It’s about 10x worse than originally reported, we’ll share the details. Plus PHP.net gets compromised, howto future proof your storage, and much much more!

S١ E١٣٥ · ٧ نوفمبر ٢٠١٣

Ideal ZFS Configurations الحلقة ١٣٥

Striking a balance between performance and reliability can be a challenge, we’ll share our thoughts. Hackers figure out how to take over twitter account they want, while Adobe stores your private data in reversible encryption.

S١ E١٣٦ · ١٤ نوفمبر ٢٠١٣

Predicting Drive Failures الحلقة ١٣٦

Preventing data at rest from rotting, Microsoft puts out the warning signal on RC4, and the International Space Station gets infected by malware.

S١ E١٣٧ · ٢١ نوفمبر ٢٠١٣

Scenic BGP Route الحلقة ١٣٧

Attackers use BGP to redirect and monitor Internet traffic, 42 Million dating site passwords leaked, and the data center that could be coming to a town near you.

S١ E١٣٨ · ٢٨ نوفمبر ٢٠١٣

Password Decryption Games الحلقة ١٣٨

You won’t believe how cheap a botnet is these days, then we play a game from your leaked Adobe passwords.

S١ E١٣٩ · ٥ ديسمبر ٢٠١٣

SSD Powered NAS الحلقة ١٣٩

SSDs in your Network Attached Storage? Maybe! We’ll share our thoughts. Two Million passwords stolen by Keylogging malware, but the data is where the fun is at.

S١ E١٤٠ · ١٢ ديسمبر ٢٠١٣

Corrupt Internet Police الحلقة ١٤٠

The perfect crime, that’s Cloud enabled. The NSA gets caught with Google’s cookies, and a new breed of corrupt Internet police.

S١ E١٤١ · ١٩ ديسمبر ٢٠١٣

Cleaning up our Mess الحلقة ١٤١

Target stores suffer a massive breach, we’ll round up everything you need to know. In light of recent events some of us have called for greater use of Encryption, but are we too late? Has the Internet already been broken? We’ll discuss.

S١ E١٤٢ · ٢٦ ديسمبر ٢٠١٣

The Sound of Security الحلقة ١٤٢

Researches prove its possible to extract an RSA key from the noises your computer makes, the NSA foils the great BIOS plot, but we’re a little skeptical….

S١ E١٤٣ · ٢ يناير ٢٠١٤

ZFS Turntables الحلقة ١٤٣

2014 starts out with a bang, the NSA spying catalog is leaked, back doors are running wild, and thieves use a simple USB drive to steal thousands of dollars.

S١ E١٤٤ · ٩ يناير ٢٠١٤

Firewalls Aren’t Magic الحلقة ١٤٤

The NSA chilling effect is in full force, and you can probably guess where many companies are feeling too. Then hidden problem facing IT security and why users expect magic. Plus it’s a great batch of your questions, and our answers. All that and more, on this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E١٤٥ · ١٦ يناير ٢٠١٤

Target XPoSed الحلقة ١٤٥

Real insights into how Target was hacked are coming to light, we’ll give you the technical details behind the massive breach. Plus: Researchers discover more than 150 0day flaws in SCADA systems, a great batch of your emails, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E١٤٦ · ٢٣ يناير ٢٠١٤

Tarnished Chrome الحلقة ١٤٦

Facebook just paid out their biggest bug bounty yet, we’ll tell you about the flaw was so major it warranted a $33k bounty. Plus it’s been a bad week for Chrome security… Then it’s a big batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more!

S١ E١٤٧ · ٣٠ يناير ٢٠١٤

Google’s Automated Outage الحلقة ١٤٧

Microsoft has been breached, Google suffers a major outage, and finally some solid technical details on Target’s massive credit card hack. Plus a great batch of your questions, a rockin roundup, and much much more.

S١ E١٤٨ · ٦ فبراير ٢٠١٤

Targeting the HVAC الحلقة ١٤٨

We finally have the answer to how the Target network was physically breached, and it just might make you face-palm. Plus some urgent Adobe news, the NSA ORCHESTRA program, and a big batch of your questions and our answers. All that and a heck of a lot more, on this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E١٤٩ · ١٣ فبراير ٢٠١٤

Island Hopping Explained الحلقة ١٤٩

A disastrous fire strikes a major data player, and then we explain Island Hopping, and how attackers use it to exploit a network. Then it’s a great batch of your questions, a rockin round up, and much much more.

S١ E١٥٠ · ٢٠ فبراير ٢٠١٤

7 Year Malware الحلقة ١٥٠

The Mask, an advanced persistent threat is revealed, a slew of various home router models are actively being exploited, we’ll share the important details. Plus some routing basics explained, and much much more. On this week’s TechSNAP

S١ E١٥١ · ٢٧ فبراير ٢٠١٤

Go Directly to Fail الحلقة ١٥١

We’ll break down Apple’s major SSL flaw, and what it says about Apple’s general security posture, then the Zeus trojan evolves… Plus an awesome batch of your questions, our answers. On this week’s episode of, TechSNAP.

S١ E١٥٢ · ٦ مارس ٢٠١٤

ICANN haz keys? الحلقة ١٥٢

Bad sysadmin habits lead to a major data breach, DNS gets weaponized, and ICANN holds their grand key ceremony. Plus a great batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more! All this week, on TechSNAP!

S١ E١٥٣ · ١٣ مارس ٢٠١٤

Wi-Fi Safety الحلقة ١٥٣

Our tips for keeping your public wifi browsing safe and secure, then we go inside the billion dollar hacking club answer some great questions… And so much more! On this week’s episode, of TechSNAP!

S١ E١٥٤ · ٢٠ مارس ٢٠١٤

Worst Server Practices الحلقة ١٥٤

25k UNIX systems spread infections to over half a million Windows boxes, and the method of attack simply put, is brilliant we’ll share the details! Google DNS gets hijacked we’ll explain how, and then a great big batch of your question, a rocking round up, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E١٥٥ · ٢٧ مارس ٢٠١٤

Misconceptions of Linux Security الحلقة ١٥٥

We explore some common misconceptions about Linux security. Plus the 0-Day hitting Microsoft Office users… A great big batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more! On this week’s episode, of TechSNAP.

S١ E١٥٦ · ٣ أبريل ٢٠١٤

Not Sharing The Secret الحلقة ١٥٦

Researchers develop a new way to protect your passwords after they’ve been stolen, the little credit card scam making big money… Then it’s a great batch of your questions, a rockin round up, and much much more! On this week’s TechSNAP.

S١ E١٥٧ · ١٠ أبريل ٢٠١٤

SSL Heartbreak الحلقة ١٥٧

We break down the critical flaw in OpenSSL, and explain why the Heartbleed catastrophe impacts so many systems we use. the timeline of events, and more. Plus your great questions, our answers, and much much more. On this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E١٥٨ · ١٧ أبريل ٢٠١٤

Time to Kill openSSL الحلقة ١٥٨

Is it time to replace openSSL? We’ll follow up on the Heartbleed story, discuss how attackers got read access to Google’s production servers and then it’s a great batch of your questions and our answers. All that and much much more… On this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E١٥٩ · ٢٤ أبريل ٢٠١٤

Intentional Backdoor الحلقة ١٥٩

A back backdoor found in many common routers gets covered up instead of patched, and all it takes is a knock on the door to exploit it. We’ll share the details. Plus cross VM attacks just got much easier, a great batch of your questions – our answers, and much much more! On this week’s episode of TechSNAP!

S١ E١٦٠ · ١ مايو ٢٠١٤

Heartbleed Fallout الحلقة ١٦٠

OpenBSD launches LibreSSL, but what challenges do they face? And how much progress have they made? We’ll report! Apple is struck with its own woes, Heartbleed is used to bypass two-factor authentication, and then its a great batch of your questions and our answers! On this week’s episode of TechSNAP!

S١ E١٦١ · ٨ مايو ٢٠١٤

Not Neutrality الحلقة ١٦١

Adobe’s latest flaw has being exploited by an advanced persistent threat, we’ve got the details, Heartbleed follow ups, and getting started with Virtualization. Plus our thoughts on the fate of net neutrality, your questions, our answers, and much much more! On this week’s episode of TechSNAP!

S١ E١٦٢ · ١٥ مايو ٢٠١٤

Internet Over Packet Loss الحلقة ١٦٢

We’ve got the definitive report on the Target breach, a flaw in single sign used all over the net, Level3 calls out broadband monopolies, and tech giants unite to save net neutrality. Plus a huge batch of your question, our answer, and much much more!

S١ E١٦٣ · ٢٢ مايو ٢٠١٤

Attachments of Mass Destruction الحلقة ١٦٣

Microsoft and Adobe have a boatload of emergency fixes, the Replicant project finds a nasty backdoor in popular Android devices & the exploit that weaponize your webcam that’s one attachment away. Plus a great big batch of your questions, and our answers. All that and much, much more!

S١ E١٦٤ · ٢٩ مايو ٢٠١٤

Tales from the TrueCrypt الحلقة ١٦٤

The TrueCrypt project has shut down, and we’ll run down what we think is the most likely answer to this sudden mystery is. Plus the good news for openSSL, the top 10 Windows configuration mistakes, and big batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more!

S١ E١٦٥ · ٥ يونيو ٢٠١٤

House of Credit Cards الحلقة ١٦٥

Just when you thought openSSL was safe, we’ve got a whole new round of security flaws. Plus we’ll go inside a massive online carding shop. Then it’s your questions, our answers, and much much more!

S١ E١٦٦ · ١٢ يونيو ٢٠١٤

Demilitarized Tone الحلقة ١٦٦

Researchers develop an ultrasonic mesh network to extract data from computer networks, Feedly and Evernote get attacked, and something is amiss with Windows 7. Then its a great batch of your feedback, our answers, and much much more!

S١ E١٦٧ · ١٩ يونيو ٢٠١٤

Docker Shocker الحلقة ١٦٧

An exploit that leaves Docker containers leaky, who really owns your email account and one hash algorithm to rule them all. Then it’s a great batch of your questions and much, much more!

S١ E١٦٨ · ٢٤ يونيو ٢٠١٤

Restores are Everything الحلقة ١٦٨

A company known for backup shuts down after their AWS account gets hacked, the Hedge fund thats under attack, how far you can get with a little cab data… Your questions, our answers, and much, much more!

S١ E١٦٩ · ٣ يوليو ٢٠١٤

Big Brother’s Malware الحلقة ١٦٩

It’s great to be a malware author, if your selling to the government, Bypassing PayPal’s two-factor authentication is easier than you might think. Plus a great batch of your questions and our answers and much, much more!

S١ E١٧٠ · ١٠ يوليو ٢٠١٤

Botnet Billionaires الحلقة ١٧٠

Want to make billions in days? Quit your job and become a botnet master. We’ll share the story about a Brazilian botnet that you've just got to hear. Plus a major flaw in Android, encryption done right, your questions, our answers & much much more!

S١ E١٧١ · ١٧ يوليو ٢٠١٤

SSH1tty leakage الحلقة ١٧١

We’ve got the details about critical vulnerabilities in LastPass and other popular password managers, Russian hackers attack the NASDAQ, and how to pull off an SSH Man in Middle attack. Plus a fantastic batch of your questions, our answers & much, much more!

S١ E١٧٢ · ٢٤ يوليو ٢٠١٤

9 Days to Patch الحلقة ١٧٢

A comprehensive study shows that you’re probably taking way too long to patch your box. Plus research on possible iOS backdoors, TOR’s nasty bug, your questions, our answers, and much much more!

S١ E١٧٣ · ٣١ يوليو ٢٠١٤

GoodGoogle BadUSB الحلقة ١٧٣

China goes on a hacking spree, compromising a Point of Sale system is as simple as an ebay purchase. Plus what’s bad about about GoodGoogle, your questions, our answers, and much much more!

S١ E١٧٤ · ٧ أغسطس ٢٠١٤

Two-factor Exemption الحلقة ١٧٤

Russian hackers collect 1.2 billion usernames and passwords, and while questions remain the details are compelling. Plus simply working around two-factor authentication, crypto-malware that targets NAS Boxes, your questions, our answers and much more!

S١ E١٧٥ · ١٤ أغسطس ٢٠١٤

The Day the Routers Died الحلقة ١٧٥

The Internet suffers from some growing pains, we explain how some old assumptions have come back to haunt us, victims of a cyberheist go after the bank that failed them, and we go deep on the Synology crypto-malware. Then it’s a great big batch of your emails and much more!!

S١ E١٧٦ · ٢١ أغسطس ٢٠١٤

Heartbleed Hospital الحلقة ١٧٦

You won’t believe how terrifying simple it is to control traffic lights and cameras, Cisco gets the boot and the hospital hack enabled by Heartbleed, plus a great batch of your emails, our answers and much, more!

S١ E١٧٧ · ٢٨ أغسطس ٢٠١٤

Project Zero Goes To War الحلقة ١٧٧

Pre-crime is here, with technology that lets you predicting a hack before it happens. We’ll tell you how. Google’s project zero goes to war, we get real about virtualization. And then its a great batch of your questions, our answers & much more!

S١ E١٧٨ · ٤ سبتمبر ٢٠١٤

Home Depot Credit Repo الحلقة ١٧٨

Home Depot is breached, and the scale could be much larger than the recent Target hack & we discuss the explosion of fake cell towers in the US, and whats behind it. Then the tools used in the recent celebrity photo leak & the steps that need to be taken. Plus a great batch of your questions, our answers & much more!

S١ E١٧٩ · ١١ سبتمبر ٢٠١٤

It’s not a Bug, It’s a Weapon الحلقة ١٧٩

Google leverages Chrome’s marketshare to push web security forward. Are we about to see zero day exploits reclassified as weapons & ZFS gets the green light on Linux for production. Then it’s a great batch of your questions, our answers & much, much more!

S١ E١٨٠ · ١٨ سبتمبر ٢٠١٤

Pixel Imperfect Security الحلقة ١٨٠

Is there a fix to the human flaw in banking systems? We’ll debate. Plus how hackers can take over your internal network using a pixel on a webpage. Then its a huge batch of your storage questions, the Giganews conspiracy & much, much more!

S١ E١٨١ · ٢٥ سبتمبر ٢٠١٤

Bait and Phish الحلقة ١٨١

We’ll tell you about a major German hack that lasted 12 years, and struck over 300 business. Plus researchers discover a nasty Android bug that impacts over 70% of users. Then it’s a great big batch of your networking questions, our answers & much much more!

S١ E١٨٢ · ٢ أكتوبر ٢٠١٤

Xen Gets bashed الحلقة ١٨٢

Recent major flaws found in in critical open source software have sent the Internet into a panic. From Shellshock to Xen we’ll discuss how these vulnerabilities can be chained together to own a box. Plus how secure are VLANs, a big batch of your questions, our answers, and much much more!

S١ E١٨٣ · ٩ أكتوبر ٢٠١٤

Belkin Heartbeat Stops الحلقة ١٨٣

The Belkin router apocalypse takes users offline all over the world, Infected ATMs spit out money on cue, plus isolating your network, a great batch of your questions & much, much more!

S١ E١٨٤ · ١٦ أكتوبر ٢٠١٤

HP Screws the POODLE الحلقة ١٨٤

A new attack against SSL called POODLE hits the web, and there’s no easy fix. We’ve got all the details. Plus the Zero day bug that exposes other zero-day bugs, HP signs malware, and then it’s a big batch of your questions, our answers!

S١ E١٨٥ · ٢٣ أكتوبر ٢٠١٤

Weaponized PowerPoint الحلقة ١٨٥

A 0-day exploit is attacking Microsoft Windows boxes all over the web, thanks to a weaponized power power presentation. No, I’m not kidding. The details are fascinating. Old ATMs become more and more of a target & it’s not because of Windows XP, and great big batch of your questions, our answers & much much more!

S١ E١٨٦ · ٣٠ أكتوبر ٢٠١٤

wget a Shell الحلقة ١٨٦

A vulnerability in wget exposes more flaws in commonly used tools, the major flaw in Drupal that just got worse & the new protocol built into your router you need to disable. Plus a great batch of your feedback, a rocking round up & much much more!

S١ E١٨٧ · ٦ نوفمبر ٢٠١٤

Apple Approved Malware الحلقة ١٨٧

One of the worlds most prolific spammers gets profiled & the technical details are fascinating. New Apple malware is getting everyones attention, but why iOS trusts the code is really the more fascinating story, we’ll explain. Plus a great batch of questions, our answers & much much more!

S١ E١٨٨ · ١٣ نوفمبر ٢٠١٤

Hackers Go Postal الحلقة ١٨٨

Authentic iOS Apps can be replaced with malware, the US Postal service gets breached & Microsoft has a hot mess of critical patches. Plus some great feedback, a rocking round-up & much more!

S١ E١٨٩ · ٢٠ نوفمبر ٢٠١٤

Security Hype Machine الحلقة ١٨٩

Why Hyping Cyber Threats is Counterproductive & not knowing is never good enough. Plus the malware that targets Hotel visitors, FreeNAS themed questions, our answers & much, much more!

S١ E١٩٠ · ٢٧ نوفمبر ٢٠١٤

Tor Vibrations الحلقة ١٩٠

We’ll tell you about the VMware flaw so bad, the solution is to just turn the service off & we now have more details on a major Windows flaw. Plus new research discovers that up to 81% of Tor users could be de-anonymized, a great batch of your networking questions & much, much more!

S١ E١٩١ · ٤ ديسمبر ٢٠١٤

Celebrity Bugs الحلقة ١٩١

2014 has been the year of the celebrity bugs, we take a look at the new trend of giving security vulnerabilities names & logos & ask who it truly benefits. Plus practical way to protect yourself from ATM Skimmers, how they work & much more!

S١ E١٩٢ · ١١ ديسمبر ٢٠١٤

Signed by Sony الحلقة ١٩٢

If we could rebuild the Internet from scratch, what would we change? It’s more than just a thought experiment. We’ll share the details about real world research being done today! Plus we dig through the Sony hack, answer a ton of great question & a rocking roundup!

S١ E١٩٣ · ١٨ ديسمبر ٢٠١٤

Don’t Fire IT الحلقة ١٩٣

More and more data breaches are leading to blackmail but the stats don’t tell the whole story. We’ll explain. Plus the latest in the Sony hack, and the wider reaction. Plus a great batch of emails & much, much more!

S١ E١٩٤ · ٢٥ ديسمبر ٢٠١٤

Best Of TechSNAP 2014 الحلقة ١٩٤

We look back at this year in TechSNAP. Allan shares his war stories, TrueCrypt shuts down, Heartbleed happens & more!

S١ E١٩٥ · ١ يناير ٢٠١٥

Cloudy With a Chance of SSL الحلقة ١٩٥

We go inside the epic takedown of SpamHaus, then we break down why CloudFlare’s Flexible SSL is the opposite of security. Followed by a great batch of questions, our answers & much much more!

S١ E١٩٦ · ٨ يناير ٢٠١٥

Sony's Hard Lessons الحلقة ١٩٦

We reflect on the lessons learned from the Sony Hack & discuss some of the tools used to own their network. Plus a overview of what makes up a filesystem, a run down of the Bacula backup system & much more!

S١ E١٩٧ · ١٥ يناير ٢٠١٥

Patch and Notify الحلقة ١٩٧

Been putting off that patch? This week we’ll cover how an out of date Joomla install led to a massive breach, Microsoft and Google spar over patch disclosures & picking the right security question… Plus a great batch of your feedback, a rocking round up & much, much more!

S١ E١٩٨ · ٢٢ يناير ٢٠١٥

Dude Where’s My Card? الحلقة ١٩٨

Adobe has a bad week, with exploits in the wild & no patch. We’ll share the details. Had your credit card stolen? We’ll tell you how. Plus the harsh reality for IT departments, a great batch of questions, our answers & much much more!

S١ E١٩٩ · ٢٩ يناير ٢٠١٥

Internet of Problems الحلقة ١٩٩

The internet of dangerous things is arriving but what about taking care of the devices we already have? We’ll discuss! Plus details on critical updates from Adobe, the surprising number of Gas Stations vulnerable to exploitation via the internet, your questions, our answers & much, much more!

S١ E٢٠٠ · ٥ فبراير ٢٠١٥

Your TechSNAP Story الحلقة ٢٠٠

A new major security breach at a large health insurance firm could expose 10s of millions, a phone phishing scam anyone could fall for & we celebrate our 200th episode with your TechSNAP stories. Then its a storage spectacular Q&A & much, much more!

S١ E٢٠١ · ١٢ فبراير ٢٠١٥

Group Problemcy الحلقة ٢٠١

A 20 year old design flaw in Windows has just been patched & it requires some major re-working of the software. Attackers compromise Forbes.com & why Facebook’s new ThreatExchange platform could be a great idea. Plus a great batch of feedback, our answers & much much more!

S١ E٢٠٢ · ١٩ فبراير ٢٠١٥

SuperFishy Mistake الحلقة ٢٠٢

Lenovo PCs ship with man-in-the-middle adware that breaks HTTPS connections, we’ll break down how this is possible, the danger that still exists & more. Plus the story of a billion dollar cyber heist anyone could pull off, the Equation group, your questions, our answers & much much more!

S١ E٢٠٣ · ٢٦ فبراير ٢٠١٥

TurboHax الحلقة ٢٠٣

Lenovo & Google are victims of DNS hijacking, we’ll share the details, Everyone wants you to secure your data, just not from them & how Turbotax profits from Cyber tax fraud! Plus a great batch of your questions, a fantastic round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٠٤ · ٥ مارس ٢٠١٥

Ghost of Crypto Past الحلقة ٢٠٤

We’ll break down the technical baggage that led to the new FREAK SSL flaw & the security ramifications of top executives using personal email accounts… Plus why just need to stop hiding file extensions. Plus some great feedback & much, much more!

S١ E٢٠٥ · ١٢ مارس ٢٠١٥

An Uber Mess الحلقة ٢٠٥

Using encryption is a good thing, but its just the start, we’ll explain. Plus how one developer totally owned the Uber app. Then it’s a great batch of your questions & our answers!

S١ E٢٠٦ · ١٩ مارس ٢٠١٥

Two Factor Falsification الحلقة ٢٠٦

Microsoft takes 4 years to fix a nasty bug, how to bypass 2 factor authentication in the popular ‘Authy’ app. Hijacking a domain with photoshop, hardware vs software RAID revisited, tons of great questions, our answers & much much more!

S١ E٢٠٧ · ٢٦ مارس ٢٠١٥

Lunch Lady Lockdown الحلقة ٢٠٧

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!

S١ E٢٠٨ · ٢ أبريل ٢٠١٥

Any Cert Will Do الحلقة ٢٠٨

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!

S١ E٢٠٩ · ٩ أبريل ٢٠١٥

Day-0 of an InfoSec Career الحلقة ٢٠٩

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. Plus a great batch of your questions, a rocking round up, and much, much more!

S١ E٢١٠ · ١٦ أبريل ٢٠١٥

SMBTrapped in Microsoft الحلقة ٢١٠

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!

S١ E٢١١ · ٢٤ أبريل ٢٠١٥

The French Disconnection الحلقة ٢١١

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. Plus a great round up, fantastic questions, our answers & much, much more!

S١ E٢١٢ · ٣٠ أبريل ٢٠١٥

Dormant Docker Disasters الحلقة ٢١٢

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!

S١ E٢١٣ · ٧ مايو ٢٠١٥

Blame as a Service الحلقة ٢١٣

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!

S١ E٢١٤ · ١٤ مايو ٢٠١٥

Venomous Floppy Legacy الحلقة ٢١٤

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!

S١ E٢١٥ · ٢١ مايو ٢٠١٥

EXTenuating Circumstances الحلقة ٢١٥

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 & much, much more!

S١ E٢١٦ · ٢٨ مايو ٢٠١٥

Spy vs MSpy الحلقة ٢١٦

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!

S١ E٢١٧ · ٤ يونيو ٢٠١٥

An Encryptioner’s Conscience الحلقة ٢١٧

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!

S١ E٢١٨ · ١١ يونيو ٢٠١٥

Hacking Henchmen for Hire الحلقة ٢١٨

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!

S١ E٢١٩ · ١٨ يونيو ٢٠١٥

OPM Data too Valuable to Sell الحلقة ٢١٩

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. All that and much, much more on this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E٢٢٠ · ٢٥ يونيو ٢٠١٥

Homeland Insecurity الحلقة ٢٢٠

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, A batch of great questions, a huge round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٢١ · ٢ يوليو ٢٠١٥

Ripping me a new Protocol الحلقة ٢٢١

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!

S١ E٢٢٢ · ٩ يوليو ٢٠١٥

ZFS does not prevent Stupidity الحلقة ٢٢٢

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!

S١ E٢٢٣ · ١٦ يوليو ٢٠١٥

A Bias to Insecurity الحلقة ٢٢٣

The Hacking Team fallout continues with more zero day patches you need to install, a new attack against RC4 might finally kill it & how to save yourself from a DDoS attack. Plus a great batch of your questions, our answers & much, much more!

S١ E٢٢٤ · ٢٣ يوليو ٢٠١٥

Butterflies & Backronyms الحلقة ٢٢٤

The Backronym vulnerability hits MySQL right in the SSL protection, we’ll share the details. The hacker Group that hit Apple & Microsoft intensifies their attacks & a survey shows many core Linux tools are at risk. Plus some great questions, a rockin’ roundup & much much more!

S١ E٢٢٥ · ٣٠ يوليو ٢٠١٥

SourceForge’s Downfall الحلقة ٢٢٥

SourceForge sees downtime, and we examine their infrastructure, a new pervasive hackgroup has been exposed and their track record is fascinating. Plus a Hacking Team Round up, a wide variety of audience questions, our answers & much, much more!

S١ E٢٢٦ · ٧ أغسطس ٢٠١٥

Solving the Flash Plague الحلقة ٢٢٦

Adobe is making changes to Flash to mitigate 0day exploits, with help from Google. Chrysler recalls 1.4M vehicles due to a software flaw, we go inside the “Business Club” cyber crime gang. Plus a great batch of questions, the roundup & more!

S١ E٢٢٧ · ١٣ أغسطس ٢٠١٥

Oracle’s EULAgy #oraclefanfic الحلقة ٢٢٧

Oracle really doesn’t want you to reverse engineer their products but they may have just released the Kraken, we’ll explain. A massive drop of 35 fixes in one day, great feedback and follow up, a rockin roundup & much, much more!

S١ E٢٢٨ · ٢٠ أغسطس ٢٠١٥

Export Grade Vulnerabilities الحلقة ٢٢٨

Lenovo & HP are caught injecting malware even after you format the drive, Ubiquiti Networks is socially engineered out of 46 million & are we entering the era of Security Research Prohibition? We debate. Plus a great batch of your questions, our answers, a rocking round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٢٩ · ٢٧ أغسطس ٢٠١٥

Extortion Startups الحلقة ٢٢٩

The real fallout from the Ashley Madison hack gets personal. The Android StageFright patch that doesn’t cover all of the holes, and turning a KVM into a spying appliance. Plus a great batch of questions, our answers, and a rocking round up. All that and a heck of a lot more on this week’s TechSNAP!

S١ E٢٣٠ · ٣ سبتمبر ٢٠١٥

Trojan Family Ties الحلقة ٢٣٠

Rooting your Android device might be more dangerous than you realize, why the insurance industry will take over InfoSec & the NSA prepares for Quantum encryption. Plus some great questions, a fantastic roundup & more!

S١ E٢٣١ · ١٠ سبتمبر ٢٠١٥

Leaky RSA Keys الحلقة ٢٣١

Red Hat highlights how leaky many open source RSA implementations are, Netflix releases Sleepy Puppy & the Mac is definitely under attack. Plus some quick feedback, a rockin’ roundup & much, much more!

S١ E٢٣٢ · ١٧ سبتمبر ٢٠١٥

Hardware Insecurity Module الحلقة ٢٣٢

How Groupon made the switch to FreeBSD & why. Researches extract keys from a hardware module & Intel’s new CPU backed malware protection. Plus your questions, a great roundup & more!

S١ E٢٣٣ · ٢٤ سبتمبر ٢٠١٥

Dukes of Cyber Hazard الحلقة ٢٣٣

Let’s Encrypt hits a major milestone, F-Secure publishes their investigation into “The Dukes” & we dig into Tarsnap’s email confirmation bypass. Plus a great batch of your questions, a rocking round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٣٤ · ١ أكتوبر ٢٠١٥

Key Flaw With GPL الحلقة ٢٣٤

D-Link publishes its private code signing keys, exploiting Windows Symbolic Links & why encryption is not sufficient protection. Plus some great questions, our answers, a rockin roundup & much, much more!

S١ E٢٣٥ · ٨ أكتوبر ٢٠١٥

Catching the Angler الحلقة ٢٣٥

Debug mode exposes sensitive data, Cisco’s Talos group exposes the Angler exploit kit & how a Microsoft exposed Conficker with an egg hunt. Plus some great feedback, a huge round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٣٦ · ١٥ أكتوبر ٢٠١٥

National Security Breaking Agency الحلقة ٢٣٦

How the NSA might be breaking Crypto, fresh zero day exploit against Flash with a twist & Keylogging before computers. Plus a great batch of your questions, a rocking round-up & much more!

S١ E٢٣٧ · ٢٢ أكتوبر ٢٠١٥

A Rip in NTP الحلقة ٢٣٧

The OpenZFS summit just wrapped up and Allan shares the exciting new features coming to the file system, researchers warn about flaws in NTP & of course we’ve got some critical patches. Plus a great batch of questions, a rockin’ round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٣٨ · ٢٩ أكتوبر ٢٠١٥

Certifiable Authority الحلقة ٢٣٨

TalkTalk gets compromised, Hackers make cars safer & Google plays hardball with Symantec. Plus a great batch of your questions, a rocking round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٣٩ · ٥ نوفمبر ٢٠١٥

PLAID Falls Out of Fashion الحلقة ٢٣٩

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!

S١ E٢٤٠ · ١٢ نوفمبر ٢٠١٥

Zero-Days Of Our Lives الحلقة ٢٤٠

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 some great questions, a rockin’ roundup & much, much more!

S١ E٢٤١ · ١٩ نوفمبر ٢٠١٥

Double ROT-13 الحلقة ٢٤١

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!

S١ E٢٤٢ · ٢٦ نوفمبر ٢٠١٥

A Keyboard Walks into a Barcode الحلقة ٢٤٢

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!

S١ E٢٤٣ · ٣ ديسمبر ٢٠١٥

SpyFi Barbie الحلقة ٢٤٣

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!

S١ E٢٤٤ · ١٠ ديسمبر ٢٠١٥

Finding Nakamoto الحلقة ٢٤٤

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!

S١ E٢٤٥ · ١٧ ديسمبر ٢٠١٥

Insecurity Appliance الحلقة ٢٤٥

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!

S١ E٢٤٦ · ٢٤ ديسمبر ٢٠١٥

Allan’s Favorite Things الحلقة ٢٤٦

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

S١ E٢٤٧ · ٣١ ديسمبر ٢٠١٥

Snappy New Year! الحلقة ٢٤٧

We take a look back at some of the big stories of 2015, at least, as we see it. Plus the round up & more!

S١ E٢٤٨ · ٧ يناير ٢٠١٦

Virtual Private Surveillance الحلقة ٢٤٨

We break down the Bicycle attack against SSL, the story of Brian Krebs’s PayPal account getting hacked & the scoop on the Juniper Saga. Plus some great questions, our answers, a news breaking round up & much more!

S١ E٢٤٩ · ١٤ يناير ٢٠١٦

Internet of Threats الحلقة ٢٤٩

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!

S١ E٢٥٠ · ٢١ يناير ٢٠١٦

Lights out Management الحلقة ٢٥٠

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.

S١ E٢٥١ · ٢٨ يناير ٢٠١٦

A Look Back On Feedback الحلقة ٢٥١

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!

S١ E٢٥٢ · ٤ فبراير ٢٠١٦

Hot Norse Potato الحلقة ٢٥٢

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!

S١ E٢٥٣ · ١١ فبراير ٢٠١٦

Cisco’s Perfect 10 الحلقة ٢٥٣

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!

S١ E٢٥٤ · ١٨ فبراير ٢٠١٦

Weaponized Comic Sans الحلقة ٢٥٤

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!

S١ E٢٥٥ · ٢٥ فبراير ٢٠١٦

Dip the Chip الحلقة ٢٥٥

What’s taking the states so long to catch up to the rest of the civilized world and dip the chip? Turns out it’s really complicated, we explain. Plus keeping a Hospital secure is much more than following HIPAA, and an analysis of Keybase malware. Plus great questions, our answers, and much much more!

S١ E٢٥٦ · ٣ مارس ٢٠١٦

Open Server Sadness Layer الحلقة ٢٥٦

OpenSSL issues a major security advisory, we break down the important details, then go in depth on the real world impact of these flaws. Plus some great storage and networking question, a packed round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٥٧ · ١٠ مارس ٢٠١٦

Fixing the Barn Door الحلقة ٢٥٧

We’ll tell you about the real world pirates that hacked a shipping company, the open source libraries from Mars Rover found being used in malware & Microsoft’s solution for that after-hack hangover. Plus great questions, a packed round up & much more!

S١ E٢٥٨ · ١٧ مارس ٢٠١٦

Metaphorically Exploited الحلقة ٢٥٨

The theoretical Android flaw becomes reality, a simple phishing scam hits some major companies & why your PIN has already been leaked. Plus great questions, our answers, a rocking round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٥٩ · ٢٤ مارس ٢٠١٦

Can You Hack Me Now? الحلقة ٢٥٩

Verizon Enterprise gets breached & the irony is strong with this one, details on the NPM fiasco & why the SAMSAM is holding up the doctor. Plus some great questions, a packed round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٦٠ · ٣١ مارس ٢٠١٦

Pay to Boot الحلقة ٢٦٠

New Ransomware locks your bootloader & makes you pay to boot. Malware with built in DRM? We’ll share the story of this clever hack. Plus some great questions, our answers, a packed round up & more!

S١ E٢٦١ · ٧ أبريل ٢٠١٦

Holding Hospitals Hostage الحلقة ٢٦١

Find out about another hospital that accidentally took advantage of free encryption, researchers turn up a DDoS on the root DNS servers & the password test you never want to take. Plus your batch of networking questions, our answers & a packed round up!

S١ E٢٦٢ · ١٤ أبريل ٢٠١٦

rm -rf $ALLTHETHINGS/ الحلقة ٢٦٢

Find out why everyone’s just a little disappointed in Badlock, the bad security that could be connected to the Panama Papers leak & the story of a simple delete command that took out an entire hosting provider. Plus your batch of networking questions, our answers & a packed round up!

S١ E٢٦٣ · ٢١ أبريل ٢٠١٦

One Key to Rule Them All الحلقة ٢٦٣

This week, the FBI says APT6 has pawned the government for the last 5 years, Unaoil: a company that’s bribing the world & Researchers find a flaw in the visa database. All that plus a packed feedback, roundup & more!

S١ E٢٦٤ · ٢٨ أبريل ٢٠١٦

On Target الحلقة ٢٦٤

This week, Chris & allan are both out of town at different shenanigans, but they recorded a sneaky episode for you in which they recap the Target breach, from when the news broke to the lessons learned and everything in between!

S١ E٢٦٥ · ٥ مايو ٢٠١٦

Insecure Socket Layer الحلقة ٢٦٥

A critical flaw in that bit of software tucked far far away that you never think about… Until now, we explain why ImageTragick is a pain. More OpenSSL flaws & fraudsters stealing tax data from the motherload. Plus great questions, our answers, a packed Round up & more!

S١ E٢٦٦ · ١٣ مايو ٢٠١٦

Curl Sleeper Agent الحلقة ٢٦٦

Zero-day exploits striking over 100 systems, if you think copying links to bash scripts from the internet is okay, maybe you shouldn't be root & the day Google automated itself off the internet. Plus your questions, our answers, a huge round up & more!

S١ E٢٦٧ · ١٩ مايو ٢٠١٦

My Kingdom for a VLAN الحلقة ٢٦٧

A typo stops a billion dollar bank hack, a vulnerability in 7zip that might surprise you & the best solutions for secure remote network access. Your great questions, our answers, a packed round up & more!

S١ E٢٦٨ · ٢٦ مايو ٢٠١٦

PIS Poor DNS الحلقة ٢٦٨

Is the “Dark Cloud” hype, or a real technology? Using DNS tunneling for remote command and control & the big problem with 1-Day exploits. Plus your great question, our answers, a breaking news roundup & more!

S١ E٢٦٩ · ٢ يونيو ٢٠١٦

10,000 Cables Under the Sea الحلقة ٢٦٩

Windows exploits for sale at a great price, how the Internet works, yes, seriously & it’s awesome! Plus we solve some of your problems, a great roundup & more!

S١ E٢٧٠ · ٩ يونيو ٢٠١٦

Signature Bloatware Updates الحلقة ٢٧٠

The bloatware shipping on those new computers is way, way worse than you probably thought, Internet exposed printers & the thrilling story of reverse engineering an ATM skimmer. Yes that’s really a thing. Plus great questions, our answers & more!

S١ E٢٧١ · ١٦ يونيو ٢٠١٦

Apple Pretend Filesystem الحلقة ٢٧١

Why didn’t Apple choose ZFS for its new filesystem? We journey through the long history of ZFS at Apple. Plus how the BadTunnel bug can hijack traffic from all versions of Windows & should we worry about Intel’s management tech? Plus great questions, a huge round up & much more!

S١ E٢٧٢ · ٢٣ يونيو ٢٠١٦

Game of File Systems الحلقة ٢٧٢

What’s got Windows admins in a Panic? Total chaos my friends, we’ll tell you why. Extensive coverage of Apple’s new filesystem, Ransomware that might just impress you… Your great questions, our answers, a packed round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٧٣ · ٣٠ يونيو ٢٠١٦

Make Ad's GIFs Again الحلقة ٢٧٣

Project Zero lays into Symantec’s enterprise products, the botnet you’ll never find & the poor security of HTML5 video ads. Plus your questions, our answers & much more!

S١ E٢٧٤ · ٧ يوليو ٢٠١٦

Windows Exploit Edition الحلقة ٢٧٤

On this weeks episode we cover a UEFI firmware bug that is effecting computers including ThinkPads, we tell you how your windows box can be totally pwned even if it’s fully encrypted, and we talk about the shortcomings of the MD5 checksum. Plus the feedback, the roundup and more!

S١ E٢٧٥ · ١٤ يوليو ٢٠١٦

Ending Ransomware الحلقة ٢٧٥

A potential solution to Ransomware, the 15 year bug that cost CitiGroup $7 Million dollars, Dropbox’s new middle out compression & another flaw that affects all versions of Windows. Plus your questions, our answers, a packed roundup & more!

S١ E٢٧٦ · ٢١ يوليو ٢٠١٦

Bitmap Pox الحلقة ٢٧٦

A new vulnerability in many websites, Oracle’s Outside In Technology, Turned Inside-Out & the value of a hacked company. Plus your questions, our answers, a really great round up & much more!

S١ E٢٧٧ · ٢٨ يوليو ٢٠١٦

Internet Power Struggle الحلقة ٢٧٧

We’re in the middle of an epic battle for power in cyberspace & Bruce Schneier breaks it down. PHP gets broken, PornHub gets hacked & the disgruntled employees who wiped the router configs on his way out the door. Plus great emails, a packed round up & more!

S١ E٢٧٨ · ٤ أغسطس ٢٠١٦

Dangerous Dangling Quotes الحلقة ٢٧٨

How to get an SSL certificate for other people’s domains, how to decrypt HTTPS traffic with some javascript & the latest storage reliability report. Plus great questions & a rocking round up!

S١ E٢٧٩ · ١١ أغسطس ٢٠١٦

The Internet is Dying الحلقة ٢٧٩

Why the Internet needs it’s own version of cancer researchers, bypassing chip and pin protections & the 2016 Pwnie Awards from Blackhat! Plus your questions, our answers & much, much more!

S١ E٢٨٠ · ١٨ أغسطس ٢٠١٦

Microsoft’s Golden Ticket الحلقة ٢٨٠

Microsoft leaks their golden key, allowing attackers to unlock secure boot systems, a security breach at Oracle exposes hundreds of companies & Linux has an embarrassing networking stack bug. Plus your questions, our answers & a packed round up!

S١ E٢٨١ · ٢٥ أغسطس ٢٠١٦

iPhishing Expedition الحلقة ٢٨١

iOS targeted malware in the wild, the simple approach to hacking electronic safes & how digital forensics prove a journalist was framed. Plus your great questions, a packed round up & much more!

S١ E٢٨٢ · ١ سبتمبر ٢٠١٦

The Shadow Knows الحلقة ٢٨٢

The ShadowBrokers release a batch of the NSA’s tools & we dive in. A Google login issue allows for credential theft & researchers map the Netflix content delivery network! Plus great feedback, follow up, a rockin’ roundup & much, much more!

S١ E٢٨٣ · ٨ سبتمبر ٢٠١٦

I Can't Believe It's Not Ethernet الحلقة ٢٨٣

How a modified USB ethernet adapter can steal credentials, a new compression algorithm from Facebook that might be legit & the terrible terrible security of a consumer NAS. Plus great questions, our answers, a fun roundup & much, much more!

S١ E٢٨٤ · ١٥ سبتمبر ٢٠١٦

Buffalo Overflow الحلقة ٢٨٤

Massive drive failures after a datacenter gas attack. A critical MySQL vulnerability you should know about & is Cisco responsible for the death of an MMO? Plus great questions, our answers & much more!

S١ E٢٨٥ · ٢٢ سبتمبر ٢٠١٦

OpSec for Script Kiddies الحلقة ٢٨٥

The FBI arrests the script kiddies that hacked the CIA director, how Dropbox hacks your Mac & the guys behind a DDoS for hire service get busted. Plus great questions, our answers, a rockin roundup & more!

S١ E٢٨٦ · ٢٩ سبتمبر ٢٠١٦

Botnet of Things الحلقة ٢٨٦

Krebs is hit with DDoS attack & then gets kicked off of Akamai. We’ll tell you about the record breaking details, Firefox puts it foot down, picking NFS or Samba… Your questions, our answers, a packed Round Up & much more!

S١ E٢٨٧ · ٦ أكتوبر ٢٠١٦

Open Source Botnet الحلقة ٢٨٧

The Source code for a historic botnet has been released, the tale of a DNS packet & four ways to hack ATMs. Plus your hard questions, our answers, a rockin’ roundup & more!

S١ E٢٨٨ · ١٣ أكتوبر ٢٠١٦

Internet of Default Passwords الحلقة ٢٨٨

The Internet of Things is the Internet of Terrible, we’ll round up the week’s stories & submit the TechSNAP solution to you the audience. Plus the security cost of Android fragmentation, great questions & a packed round up!

S١ E٢٨٩ · ٢١ أكتوبر ٢٠١٦

Long Broken SSL History الحلقة ٢٨٩

Spreading the DDoS Disease & selling the cure, we have the audit results of TrueCrypt’s replacement & a comprehensive history of the most important events that shaped the SSL ecosystem. Plus your great questions, our answers & much… Much MORE!

S١ E٢٩٠ · ٢٧ أكتوبر ٢٠١٦

Internet Snow Day الحلقة ٢٩٠

A large managed DNS provider was taken down by a DDoS, we’ll tell you all about Dyn’s big outage. Then we beat the dead dirty CoW, answer your questions, a breaking news round up & more!

S١ E٢٩١ · ٣ نوفمبر ٢٠١٦

Nuclear IoT Toaster الحلقة ٢٩١

We go deep into sophisticated modular malware & meet the manufacturer who vows to recall their IoT devices used in recent attacks. Plus home server questions, a fun round-up & more!

S١ E٢٩٢ · ١٠ نوفمبر ٢٠١٦

Unix Security Trifecta الحلقة ٢٩٢

It’s a trifecta of Unix vulnerabilities, our concerns with LessPass & a very valuable vulnerability. Plus your questions, our answers, a spicy round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٩٣ · ١٧ نوفمبر ٢٠١٦

Root in 70 Seconds الحلقة ٢٩٣

Get a root shell by holding down enter, comprising a Linux desktop using an NES & PoisonTap, the impressive little hacking tool. Plus your great questions, a poppin’ round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٩٤ · ٢٤ نوفمبر ٢٠١٦

Turkey.deb الحلقة ٢٩٤

The Debian packaging flaw that exposes your server, we go over the state of the Internet… report that is & hacking 27% of the web. Plus some great questions, a fantastic round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٩٥ · ١ ديسمبر ٢٠١٦

Shift+F10 and Done الحلقة ٢٩٥

A researcher accidentally roots Microsoft Azure’s Red Hat Update Infrastructure, newly discovered router flaw in-the-wild & hacking Windows 10 by holding down the shift key. Plus your questions, our answers & a great round up!

S١ E٢٩٦ · ٨ ديسمبر ٢٠١٦

Schoolhouse Exploits الحلقة ٢٩٦

Project Zero breaks the chain, we share stories from our mischievous past & malware as a service gets busted. Plus your great questions, a packed round up & much, much more!

S١ E٢٩٧ · ١٥ ديسمبر ٢٠١٦

The Bourne Avalanche الحلقة ٢٩٧

The Malvertising campaign that targets routers, script kiddies get a talking to & the Avalanche crime ringleader is on the run. Plus your questions, a packed round up & more!

S١ E٢٩٨ · ٢٢ ديسمبر ٢٠١٦

Best of 2016 الحلقة ٢٩٨

We've given the Jupiter Broadcasting staff the holidays off, so lets take this moment to have a look back at some of the best moments of TechSNAP in 2016!

S١ E٢٩٩ · ٢٩ ديسمبر ٢٠١٦

Fancy Bear Misfire.apk الحلقة ٢٩٩

PHPMailer puts almost every PHP CMS at risk, the Fancy Bear Android Malware that has a complicated past & the new botnet that likes brag. Plus great questions, a packed round up & much, much more!

S١ E٣٠٠ · ٥ يناير ٢٠١٧

2089 Days Uptime الحلقة ٣٠٠

How the hack of DigiNotar changed the infrastructure of the Internet forever, changing the way we think about security & how to hide malware in a PNG. Plus a packed round up, great emails & more in a packed 300th episode!

S١ E٣٠١ · ١٠ يناير ٢٠١٧

The Next Generation الحلقة ٣٠١

Malware that evades blocking systems and getting into BSD for the first time. Plus a fresh round up, your questions & much, much more!

S١ E٣٠٢ · ١٧ يناير ٢٠١٧

Internet of Voice Triggers الحلقة ٣٠٢

The Github enterprise SQL scare, malware that lives in your browser, Dan’s mail server war story, your feedback, a righteous roundup & more!

S١ E٣٠٣ · ٢٤ يناير ٢٠١٧

DDoS Mafia الحلقة ٣٠٣

A remote vulnerability in Ansible has been patched, the latest updates on the Mirai botnet, our first TechSNAP challenge, your feedback, a gigantic roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣٠٤ · ١ فبراير ٢٠١٧

Three C’s to Tweet By الحلقة ٣٠٤

The guys cover Dropbox bugs that could be holding on to your deleted files, explain what the heck ATM 'shimmers' are & talk about how to keep your secret identity secret. Plus your feedback, a packed roundup & much more!

S١ E٣٠٥ · ٧ فبراير ٢٠١٧

Gambling with Code الحلقة ٣٠٥

We’ve got the latest on GitLabs data disaster, a clever new method to cheat at the slots & a new Netgear exploit thats coming for your network! Plus your feedback, a giant roundup & much, much more!

S١ E٣٠٦ · ١٥ فبراير ٢٠١٧

Metadata Matters الحلقة ٣٠٦

The latest on just who has access to your private email, Dan dives deep on the GitLab Postmortem & did you know that Transport for London has been tracking your wifi? We’ve got the details. Plus a packed roundup, your feedback & so much more!

S١ E٣٠٧ · ٢١ فبراير ٢٠١٧

State Sponsored Audiophiles الحلقة ٣٠٧

The details on the latest WordPress vulnerability, then the surprising, or perhaps not so surprising takeover of a cybersecurity firms website & watch out, hacker’s may be using your microphone to steal your data! Plus a packed roundup, your feedback & so much more!

S١ E٣٠٨ · ٢٨ فبراير ٢٠١٧

Cloudy with a Chance of Leaks الحلقة ٣٠٨

Google heard you like hashes so they broke SHA1, we’ve got the details. Plus we dive in to Cloudflare’s data disaster, Dan shows us his rack, your feedback, a huge roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣٠٩ · ٧ مارس ٢٠١٧

Bad Boy Backups الحلقة ٣٠٩

We’ve got the sad story of cloud-enabled toys leading to, you guessed it, leaking customer’s personal information! Plus a case of backups gone bad, but this time, it’s a good thing! Then it’s your feedback, a huge roundup, and so much more!

S١ E٣١٠ · ١٤ مارس ٢٠١٧

Don't Panic & P your S الحلقة ٣١٠

We crack open Vault 7 & are a little let down by what's inside, give you one more reason you should already be using ZFS & just when you thought you could trust your phone again, we've got the story of preinstalled Android malware. Then it's your feedback, a huge roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣١١ · ٢١ مارس ٢٠١٧

Check Yo Checksum الحلقة ٣١١

The guys break with the usual format & turn things over to Dan for a deep deep dive on Bacula! Then it's the latest Yahoo hack news & a few more reasons you should already be using ZFS. Plus it's your feedback, a huge roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣١٢ · ٢٩ مارس ٢٠١٧

Privacy is Dead الحلقة ٣١٢

This week, we sell your private browsing history to the highest bidder! Oh wait, that's your ISP! We cover the latest rollback of internet privacy regulations in the US, plus the surprisingly uplifting story of script kiddies getting their day in court, Dan does a not-so-deep dive into ZFS & explains why you should already be using it. Plus it's your feedback, a huge roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣١٣ · ٥ أبريل ٢٠١٧

WiFi Stack Overfloweth الحلقة ٣١٣

Your Wi-Fi Stack is under attack! But don't worry, Apple's got the patch & we've got the story. Then the latest ATM hacking tips that will only cost you $15 & Dan does a deep dive into Let's Encrypt!

S١ E٣١٤ · ١٢ أبريل ٢٠١٧

Cyber Liability الحلقة ٣١٤

We cover some fascinating new research that can steal your phone's PIN using just the on-board sensors. Then we cover how computer security is broken from top to bottom and Dan does another deep dive, this time on everyone's favourite database, PostgresSQL. Plus it's your feedback, a huge roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣١٥ · ١٨ أبريل ٢٠١٧

Tales of FileSystems الحلقة ٣١٥

We've got the latest gossip on Apple's brand new filesystem & why you should care! Plus Dan dives deep into the wonderful world of ZFS and FreeBSD jails & shows us how he is putting them to use in his latest server build. Plus it's your fantastic feedback, a riotous roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣١٦ · ٢٦ أبريل ٢٠١٧

PHP Steals Your Nuts الحلقة ٣١٦

The squirrels have gotten in the mailbag as the guys discuss an unfortunate new vulnerability in Squirrelmail. Plus an interesting new entrant to the anonymous domain name space from some of the internet's most famous rabble rousers. Then Dan & Wes get just a bit jealous of Canada's new take on net neutrality & more!

S١ E٣١٧ · ٢ مايو ٢٠١٧

Some Fishy Chips الحلقة ٣١٧

Intel's patched a remote execution exploit that's been lurking in their chips for the past nine years, we've got the details Then Dan does a deep dive into friend of the show Tarsnap: what it is, how to use it & why it's so awesome. Plus we discuss when we use external services versus building ourselves & a few tips for lightweight backup solutions that might work for you. Then your fantastic feedback, a riotous roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣١٨ · ٩ مايو ٢٠١٧

All Drives Die الحلقة ٣١٨

Turns out you've been doing passwords wrong, but don't worry, we've got the latest and greatest guidance from NIST. Plus the latest numbers from BackBlaze with some interesting conclusions about enterprise drives. Then the details about that google docs worm everyone's talking about, some top tips to stay safe & so much more!

S١ E٣١٩ · ١٦ مايو ٢٠١٧

When IT Security Cries الحلقة ٣١٩

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, your great feedback, a hard hitting round up & so much more!

S١ E٣٢٠ · ٢٣ مايو ٢٠١٧

Kill Switch Engage الحلقة ٣٢٠

We've got another round of WannaCry analysis, the latest on the FCCs battle over over Net neutrality. Then IPv6 Tunnels & you, a 2017 check-in. Plus some fantastic feedback, a robust roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣٢١ · ٣٠ مايو ٢٠١٧

A Burrito Stole My Money الحلقة ٣٢١

Not only is the UK leaving the Eurozone, they are starting their own internet, this time with more surveillance! Then we've got 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. Plus some fantastic feedback, a robust roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣٢٢ · ٦ يونيو ٢٠١٧

#NotMyInternet الحلقة ٣٢٢

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. Plus some fantastic feedback, a robust roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣٢٣ · ١٣ يونيو ٢٠١٧

Comment & Control الحلقة ٣٢٣

Dan's back from BSDCAN with peanut butter, taps, and a new library that's the source of all truth. Then we've got 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. Plus some fantastic feedback, a robust roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣٢٤ · ٢٠ يونيو ٢٠١٧

DNS Mastery الحلقة ٣٢٤

We've got the latest on the 'Stack Crash' vulnerability affecting a UNIX OS near you. 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, some recent improvements & his integration with Let's Encrypt. Plus some fantastic feedback, a robust roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣٢٥ · ٢٧ يونيو ٢٠١٧

Google Reads Your Email الحلقة ٣٢٥

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!

S١ E٣٢٦ · ٤ يوليو ٢٠١٧

Broadband from Space الحلقة ٣٢٦

A new satellite broadband ISP has approval to serve the US, are their low-latency claims too good to be true? UK Law enforcement claims that visiting the dark web is a potential sign of terrorism, watch out tor users! Then we follow a Krebs' deep dive into the wild world of robocalls. Plus Dan's latest Let's Encrypt updates, your fantastic feedback, a robust roundup & so much more!

S١ E٣٢٧ · ١١ يوليو ٢٠١٧

Unsecured IO الحلقة ٣٢٧

GNUPG has just released a fix for a dangerous side-channel attack that could expose your private key, a leak of NASDAQ test data was picked up by real news organizations and caused a bit of a panic & the fascinating story of a security researched who managed to take over all .io domains with a little sleuthing and a few domain registrations. Plus Dan's got so much new stuff it has its own segment, and of course your feedback, a fantastic round-up & so much more!

S١ E٣٢٨ · ١٨ يوليو ٢٠١٧

LetsEncrypt is a SNAP الحلقة ٣٢٨

The recent "Devil's Ivy" vulnerability has caused quite a rash in the security journalism community. Is it as bad as poison ivy or just a bunch of hyperbole? We discuss. Plus you've heard of public key encryption, but what lies beyond? We cover some possible alternatives and the problem of identity. Then Dan's got the latest on his Let's encrypt setup including a brand new open source tool you too can use!

S١ E٣٢٩ · ٢٥ يوليو ٢٠١٧

Teeny Weeny DNS Server الحلقة ٣٢٩

We've got the latest on some mysterious mac malware that's been lurking for years, a handy 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.

S١ E٣٣٠ · ١ أغسطس ٢٠١٧

Netflix Lab Rats الحلقة ٣٣٠

Dan does some sleuthing & finds that the story of a major data leak isn't quite what it seems, then a new Talos report that shows a large number of unpatched & unprotected memcached servers. We discuss just how bad that might be. Plus, between some excellent feedback & Dan's recent adventures, we've got a itty bitty ZFS deep dive. And of course your feedback, a fantastic round-up & so much more on this week’s episode of TechSNAP.

S١ E٣٣١ · ٨ أغسطس ٢٠١٧

BTRFS is Toast الحلقة ٣٣١

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 on air & more!

S١ E٣٣٢ · ١٥ أغسطس ٢٠١٧

Leaky Pumps الحلقة ٣٣٢

With some clever new card skimmer tech we've got one more reason to watch your wallet at the gas pump, plus a few handy recommendations 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!

S١ E٣٣٣ · ٢٤ أغسطس ٢٠١٧

Rsync On Ice الحلقة ٣٣٣

We take a trip to the ends of the earth and hear some stories of tech support in Antarctica, cover a surprisingly reasonable new suggested standard for responsible disclosure & discuss Kreb's latest adventures in the world of deep-insert credit card skimmers. And of course your feedback, a fantastic round-up & so much more!

S١ E٣٣٤ · ٢٩ أغسطس ٢٠١٧

HPKP: Hard to Say, Hard to Use الحلقة ٣٣٤

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, a new protocol for distributed multiparty chat encryption & explore the nuances of setting up home VPN gateway!

S١ E٣٣٥ · ٥ سبتمبر ٢٠١٧

Extended Usefulness الحلقة ٣٣٥

We're extending your file systems usefulness with extended attributes! We learn what they are & how they might be useful. Plus, we take a look behind the scenes of a major spambot operation & check in with Bruce Schneier on the state of internet privacy.

S١ E٣٣٦ · ١٢ سبتمبر ٢٠١٧

Equihax الحلقة ٣٣٦

Equifax got hacked, some top tips for staying safe & a debate over just who's to blame for vulnerable open source software. Then Google's breaking up with Symantec & we take a little time for Sysadmin 101, this time, ticketing systems.

S١ E٣٣٧ · ١٩ سبتمبر ٢٠١٧

FCC's Free Offsite Storage الحلقة ٣٣٧

That Equifax hack? So last week! This weeks vulnerability is BlueBorne, a new attack on just about every bluetooth capable device. We've got the details, and what you need to know to get patched. Plus some of our favorite overlooked shell commands & a breakdown of the ACLUs recent lawsuit to protect your rights at the border.

S١ E٣٣٨ · ٢٦ سبتمبر ٢٠١٧

Patch Your S3it الحلقة ٣٣٨

Distrustful US allies further delay the NSA's new crypto, Viacom's leaky buckets almost expose its entire IT infrastructure, plus a few more Equifax mishaps & a government spyware tool that might just be masquerading as your favorite app. And of course your feedback, a fantastic round-up & so much more on this week's episode of TechSNAP!

S١ E٣٣٩ · ٥ أكتوبر ٢٠١٧

Laying Internet Pipe الحلقة ٣٣٩

We cover the problematic implications of SESTA, the latest internet regulations proposed in the US, plus some PR troubles for CBS's Showtime after cryptocoin mining software was found embedded in their webpage & Dan gets excited as we discuss why tape-powered backups are still important for many large organizations. And of course your feedback, a fantastic round-up & so much more on this week's episode of TechSNAP!

S١ E٣٤٠ · ١٢ أكتوبر ٢٠١٧

Spy Tapes الحلقة ٣٤٠

We try our hand at spycraft with a set of espionage themed stories covering everything from the latest troubles at Kaspersky to the strategic implications of responsible disclosure at the NSA. Plus, a few more reasons to be careful with what you post on social media & a fascinating discussion of the ethics of running a data breach search service.

S١ E٣٤١ · ١٧ أكتوبر ٢٠١٧

HAMR Time الحلقة ٣٤١

We've got bad news for WiFi-lovers as the KRACK hack takes the world by storm; We have the details & some places to watch to make sure you stay patched. Plus, some distressing revelations about third party access to your personal information through some US mobile carriers. Then we cover the ongoing debate over HAMR, MAMR, and the future of hard drive technology & take a mini deep dive into the world of elliptic curve cryptography.

S١ E٣٤٢ · ٢٤ أكتوبر ٢٠١٧

Cloudy with a chance of ABI الحلقة ٣٤٢

We air Microsoft's dirty laundry as news leaks about their less than stellar handling of a security database breach, plus a fascinating story of deceit, white lies, and tacos; all par for the course in the world of social engineering, and we find out that so-called-smart cards might not be so smart, after it is revealed that millions are vulnerable to a crippling cryptographic attack & more!

S١ E٣٤٣ · ٣١ أكتوبر ٢٠١٧

Low Security Pillow Storage الحلقة ٣٤٣

We've got some top tips to turn you from SSH-novice to port-forwarding master. Plus the latest on the confusing story of Kaspersky, the NSA & a bone-headed contractor. Then, our backup sense is tingling, with the story of $30,000 lost to a forgotten pin. And of course your fantastic feedback, a record setting round-up & so much more on this week's episode of TechSNAP!

S١ E٣٤٤ · ٧ نوفمبر ٢٠١٧

SSL Strippers الحلقة ٣٤٤

You may think that's a secure password field, but don't be fooled! We've got the disturbing tale of some negligent websites & their fraudulent fonts. Then, some top tips to evaluate the security of your banking institutions & best practices for verbal passwords. Plus, a controversial discussion of opsec, obfuscation, security & you!

S١ E٣٤٥ · ١٨ نوفمبر ٢٠١٧

Namespaces GOTO Jail الحلقة ٣٤٥

We can't contain our excitement as we dive deep into the world of jails, zones & so-called linux containers. Dan shares his years of experience using the time-tested original bad boy of containers, FreeBSD jails. Wes breaks down cgroups, namespaces & explains how they come together to create a container. Plus we discuss similarities, differences, workflows & more! And of course your fantastic feedback, a record setting round-up & so much more!

S١ E٣٤٦ · ٢١ نوفمبر ٢٠١٧

Neutral Nets الحلقة ٣٤٦

We get depressed over some new stats confirming our worst fears about the huge number of outdated and unpatched android systems. But, in some good news, Github wants to help you, and your open source projects, stay secure with their new Security Alerts feature. We discuss the details and what it needs to be relevant. Plus some handy tips for getting out of a sticky situation in git, a net neutrality PSA, and some big news from Dan.

S١ E٣٤٧ · ٢٩ نوفمبر ٢٠١٧

A Farewell to Dan الحلقة ٣٤٧

We say farewell to Dan, but don’t despair, we’ve still got a ton of great topics to cover as we say goodbye. We compare the handling of recent data breaches at imgur & DJI, share some in-depth guides on beefing up your security posture & see Dan off with some of your finest feedback and the world’s tastiest roundup.

S١ E٣٤٨ · ١٥ ديسمبر ٢٠١٧

Server Neglect الحلقة ٣٤٨

Authors 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. Plus an update on the show and what to expect & we attempt something TechSNAP could never do as a video production, a live double FreeNAS upgrade!

S١ E٣٤٩ · ٢٢ ديسمبر ٢٠١٧

All Natural Namespaces الحلقة ٣٤٩

Network 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, the real dollar values for stolen credentials & the 19 year old attack that’s back.

S١ E٣٥٠ · ٢٩ ديسمبر ٢٠١٧

Trials of TLS الحلقة ٣٥٠

The 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 & practical tips to stay on top of suspicious network traffic.

S١ E٣٥١ · ١١ يناير ٢٠١٨

Performance Meltdown الحلقة ٣٥١

The types of workloads that will see the largest performance impacts from Meltdown, tools to test yourself & the outlook for 2018. Plus a concise breakdown of Meltdown, Spectre & side-channel attacks like only TechSNAP can. Then we run through the timeline of events & the scuttlebutt of so called coordinated disclosure. We also discuss yet another security issue in macOS High Sierra, a backdoor in popular storage appliances, your questions & more!

S١ E٣٥٢ · ٢٢ يناير ٢٠١٨

Stop Using apt-get الحلقة ٣٥٢

And 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!

S١ E٣٥٣ · ٢٥ يناير ٢٠١٨

Too Many Containers الحلقة ٣٥٣

We 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. Plus how you can store files in others DNS resolver cache, Project Zero finds a new BitTorrent client flaw & more!

S١ E٣٥٤ · ١ فبراير ٢٠١٨

Here Come the Script Kiddies الحلقة ٣٥٤

AutoSploit 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 to this automated attack. We'll tell you all about it & what these 400 lines of Python known as AutoSploit really do. Plus injecting arbitrary waveforms into Alexa and Google Assistant commands, making WordPress bulletproof & how to detect and prevent excessive port scan attacks.

S١ E٣٥٥ · ٨ فبراير ٢٠١٨

Operation FreeNAS Rescue الحلقة ٣٥٥

We 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.

S١ E٣٥٦ · ١٥ فبراير ٢٠١٨

The Concern with Containers الحلقة ٣٥٦

The 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.

S١ E٣٥٧ · ٢٢ فبراير ٢٠١٨

The Return of Spectre الحلقة ٣٥٧

New 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!

S١ E٣٥٨ · ١ مارس ٢٠١٨

A Future Without Servers الحلقة ٣٥٨

The term serverless gets thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean? What are the benefits & the drawbacks? It's a TechSNAP introduction to Serverless Architecture. Plus new research with ideas to dramatically improve private web browsing, the growing problem of tracking security vulnerabilities with CVE's & much more!

S١ E٣٥٩ · ١٥ مارس ٢٠١٨

Netflix's Dark Capacity الحلقة ٣٥٩

Netflix has a few tricks we can learn from, and the story of clever malware that was operating undetected since 2012. Plus we discuss Let's Encrypt's Wildcard support and explain what ACME v2 is. Then we detail the bad position Samba 4 admins are in, and the real cause of these recent 1.7 Tbps DDoS attacks.

S١ E٣٦٠ · ٢٢ مارس ٢٠١٨

AMD Flaws Explained الحلقة ٣٦٠

We 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.. Plus another DNS Rebinding attack is in the wild and stealing Ethereum, Microsoft opens up a new bug bounty program, Expedia gets hacked, and we perform a TechSNAP checkup.

S١ E٣٦١ · ٢٩ مارس ٢٠١٨

It's All in the Log الحلقة ٣٦١

Embarrassing 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. Plus we go from a hacked client to a Zero-day discovery, answer some questions, ask a few, and more!

S١ E٣٦٢ · ٥ أبريل ٢٠١٨

Rebuilding it Better الحلقة ٣٦٢

It's a TechSNAP introduction to Terraform, a tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently. Plus a recent spat of data leaks suggest a common theme, Microsoft's self inflicted Total Meltdown flaw, and playing around with DNS Rebinding attacks for fun.

S١ E٣٦٣ · ١٢ أبريل ٢٠١٨

Tips from the Top الحلقة ٣٦٣

Getting started or getting ahead in IT is a moving target, so we've crowd sourced some of the best tips and advice to help. Plus a tricky use of zero-width characters to catch a leaker, a breakdown of the new BranchScope attack, and a full post-mortem of the recent Travis CI outage.

S١ E٣٦٤ · ١٩ أبريل ٢٠١٨

The Case for Monitoring الحلقة ٣٦٤

We cover all the bases this week in our TechSNAP introduction to server monitoring. Why you should monitor, what you should monitor, the basics of Nagios, the biggest drawbacks of Nagios, its alternatives, and our lessons learned from the trenches.

S١ E٣٦٥ · ٢٥ أبريل ٢٠١٨

The Unfixable Exploit الحلقة ٣٦٥

Hardware flaws that can't be solved, human errors at the physical layer, and spoofing cellular networks with a $5 dongle.

S١ E٣٦٦ · ٣ مايو ٢٠١٨

Catching up with Allan الحلقة ٣٦٦

We catch up with Allan Jude and he shares stories of hunting network bottlenecks, memories of old firewalls, and some classic ZFS updates. Plus the vulnerabilities found in Volkswagen cars, and the lengths a security research went to create the ultimate honeypot laptop.

S١ E٣٦٧ · ١٠ مايو ٢٠١٨

FreeNAS Uber Build الحلقة ٣٦٧

Our 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.

S١ E٣٦٨ · ١٧ مايو ٢٠١٨

EFail Explained الحلقة ٣٦٨

The 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. Plus things to consider when deciding on-premises vs a cloud deployment, and the all business gadget from 1971 that kicked off the consumer electronics revolution.

S١ E٣٦٩ · ٢٤ مايو ٢٠١٨