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Episode 300: 2089 Days Uptime | TechSNAP 300

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Jan 5, 2017

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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!

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Jan 5, 2017

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

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Episode 200: Your TechSNAP Story | TechSNAP 200: 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! by TechSNAP
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Episode 197: Patch and Notify | TechSNAP 197: 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 This week we’ll cover how an out of date Joomla install led to a massive breach, Microsoft and Google spar over patch disclosures, picking the right security question & more! by TechSNAP
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Episode 222: ZFS does not prevent Stupidity | TechSNAP 222: 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! by TechSNAP
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Episode 196: Sony’s Hard Lessons | TechSNAP 196: 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! by TechSNAP
106 min listen
Episode 198: Dude Where's My Card? | TechSNAP 198: 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! by TechSNAP
105 min listen
Episode 238: Certifiable Authority | TechSNAP 238: 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! by TechSNAP
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Episode 202: SuperFishy Mistake | TechSNAP 202: 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 & much more! by TechSNAP
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Episode 209: Day-0 of an InfoSec Career | TechSNAP 209: Is it possible to make a truly private phone call anymore? The answer might surprise you. Cisco and Level 3 battle a huge SSH botnet & how to Build a successful Information Security career & much, much more! by TechSNAP
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Episode 241: Double ROT-13 | TechSNAP 241: 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! by TechSNAP
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Episode 226: Solving the Flash Plague | TechSNAP 226: 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! by TechSNAP
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Episode 211: The French Disconnection | TechSNAP 211: What’s really the key to detecting a breach before its become much too late? We’ll share some key insights, plus a technical breakdown of China’s great cannon & the new New French Surveillance Law that should be a warning to us all & much, much more! by TechSNAP
107 min listen
Episode 204: Ghost of Crypto Past | TechSNAP 204: 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! by TechSNAP
98 min listen
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Episode 213: Blame as a Service | TechSNAP 213: 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! by TechSNAP
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Episode 227: Oracle's EULAgy #oraclefanfic | TechSNAP 227: 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! by TechSNAP
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Episode 214: Venomous Floppy Legacy | TechSNAP 214: 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! by TechSNAP
110 min listen
Episode 210: SMBTrapped in Microsoft | TechSNAP 210: 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! by TechSNAP
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