An old friend of the show, Christiaan Brinkhoff, returned this week after joining Microsoft on the Windows Virtual Desktop team. After letting us know what he’s been up to since we last spoke, he talked about the impressive new features in WVD including management through the Azure portal. In the news, the Technado team looked at Huawei’s first foray into PC’s, Discord’s attempt to rebrand itself, Microsoft sneaking Edge into updates, a new Mac ransomware, and the sentencing of a former Yahoo en...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Mike Weber from Coalfire was this week’s guest, and he told the team about an experiment where they were able to cause 3D printers to catch fire with a remote attack. Mike also gave an update on a story from several episodes ago where 2 of his coworkers were arrested during a physical pen-testing job at a courthouse in Iowa. Then, in the news, the crew discussed Apple’ WWDC announcements including macOS 11 Big Sur and the move from Intel to ARM chips. In other news, they reviewed a massive DDoS ...
Jun 25, 2020•51 min
We were fortunate to not only be joined by John Dileo, the cofounder and managing principal of Vartai Security, but also Johnny Macluf, the director of threat research. After learning about them and the company, they shared their thoughts on a honeypot set up by researchers that was infected in just three days. In the news, the team discussed Apple’s move to ARM chips, a sketchy Hackintosh system, and overhaul to the Windows 10 Insider Program, and if Zoom is the next Huawei. Finally, they unpac...
Jun 18, 2020•59 min
Alex Kirk, a Security Engineer at Corelight, joined the podcast this week to talk about Zeek, a Raspberry Pi version of their product, and Corelight’s virtual CTF games. He also gave his take on Honda’s crippling cyberattack in this week’s segment of Who Got Pwned. In the news, Peter, Justin, and Daniel looked at one app developer’s COPPA violations, a bug-hunting bot, and IBM’s homomorphic encryption toolkit. In Linux news, they talked about Linux Mint dumping Ubuntu Snap and one author’s view ...
Jun 11, 2020•49 min
Our old friend Zach Hill from the YouTube channel I.T. Career Questions joined us this week as we kicked off a month focussed on getting started in the IT field. Zach also gave his views on a 128MB memory stick marketed as an "anti-5G" device. In other news, the team discussed the issues with the Windows 10 May 2020 update, a beefier Raspberry Pi, OpenSSH deprecating SHA-1 logins, the Blue Mockingbird malware gang, and an ongoing Russian hacking campaign.
Jun 04, 2020•48 min
We go behind the scenes on this week’s episode to talk to Megan Brewster, the person responsible for scheduling all our great guests on Technado. Megan also gave her thoughts on a strange odometer-based conspiracy theory in our new segment, Tin Foil Hat Time. In the news, the crew discussed faster SD cards, Microsoft’s new Windows Package Manager, the confusing Microsoft Lists, and eBay’s port scanning policy.
May 28, 2020•46 min
Dennis Hunter is an instructor at Cisco, Cyber Synergy Consulting Group, and Wake Technical Community College. He joined the Technado team this week to talk about his tech journey, give insight into Cisco’s Stealthwatch, and help breakdown the European breach that led to supercomputers mining cryptocurrency. In other news, the team discussed IBM’s sponsorship of distributed computing to fight COVID-19, Chrome blocking resource-draining ads, and the Edison Mail app mixing up users’ mailboxes.
May 21, 2020•51 min
PowerShell, I am your father. That’s right – Jeffrey Snover, the father of PowerShell was this week’s guest on Technado. We talked about where the original idea came from, as well as what he’s working on now at Microsoft. He also responded to some mean tweets from the haters. In the news, the team discussed the new Caddy Web server, an update to Google Authenticator for 2FA, Xiaomi’s data leak, and how favicons can hide malicious code.
May 14, 2020•56 min
The Technado with Don Pezet team is celebrating Powershell all this month, and what better way to kick it off than with ITProTV Edutainer Mike Rodrick? Mike talked about all the new features in PowerShell 7 and how they compare to previous versions. In other news, the panel discussed the new 13-inch MacBook Pro, the Windows 10X release plan, Backblaze’s slashing of S3 prices, and a zero-day exploit in the Sophos firewall.
May 07, 2020•55 min
Chris Morales is the Head of Security Analytics at Vectra, and joined the podcast this week to talk about incident response and threat management programs. He also discussed an interesting research report on privileged access. In this week’s Who Got Pwned, the team looked at Nintendo accounts being hacked with proceeds laundered through Fortnite currency. In other news, they discussed why Microsoft doesn’t trust Thunderbolt, an Australian coronavirus tracking app, and Wifi 6E.
Apr 30, 2020•51 min
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) grad student and DoD contractor William York joined the Techando crew to talk about security and his recent presentation at BSides in Tampa, FL. In the new WTF segment, the crew discussed how the 5G conspiracy spread across Europe and into the US. In the news, they talked about GitHub moving to a free model for teams, Fedora 33 enabling Systemd-Resolved, and why you shouldn’t share your high school senior photos (or anything) on Facebook.
Apr 23, 2020•46 min
Digital forensics expert Dan Young joined the Technado crew this week to share his expertise and tell us about QuoLab’s software. He told the team about all of the COVID-19 related scams, including a malware version of the Johns Hopkins pandemic map. In other news, the crew discussed Microsoft moving to digital-only events, moving China Telecom out of the US, a critical VMware bug, and the truly sad news that we won’t get new emojis in 2020.
Apr 16, 2020•42 min
The host of the Sysadmin Today podcast, Paul Joyner, was nice enough to sit in for this episode. After learning about his podcast, the team discussed who got pwned in a Bill Gates-themed crypto Ponzi YouTube scam. In the news, they talked about Ubuntu 20.04, the crash at the SBA’s online loan processing system, and an OpenWRT bug putting people at risk.
Apr 09, 2020•52 min
William Price from CyberX was this week’s Technado guest. In addition to talking cybersecurity, William broke down why security professionals should attend the SMB Cybersummit virtual event. Next, the group talked about how Zoom has turned into a milkshake duck. Don’t worry – they explain. In the news, they discussed a pause in non-essential Microsoft Windows updates, European users reporting Azure capacity issues, and malicious teddy bears from hackers. Registration for the SMB Cybersummit is l...
Apr 02, 2020•51 min
Podcaster, speaker, and cybersecurity pioneer Graham Cluley joined Technado from “merry olde England” to offer his expertise on some of the cyber threats facing businesses today. The main story covered the plethora of free services available to IT teams during the Covid-19 outbreak like Cisco AnyConnect VPN and Sophos Home Commercial Edition. In other news, they discussed npm joining GitHub, the blurry lines separating the iPad Pro from the MacBook Air, and some crafty kids using negative review...
Mar 26, 2020•56 min
In many cases, you’re more susceptible to phishing attacks when you’re on a mobile device. In this episode, Aaron Cockerill from Lookout joins to discuss how companies can mitigate those risks. In the news, the team discussed how the global pandemic is impacting IT departments. They also talk about Intel’s big change for power supplies, Systemd Homed, and Avast’s issue with an unsandboxed exploit.
Mar 19, 2020•44 min
With so much focus on B2B cybersecurity, we asked Sandor Slijderink of CyberPulse to join us to talk about securing our home networks. He also had some great input about the recent Clearview AI breach. In the news, the team discussed big tech’s effort to share remote work tools during the Coronavirus outbreak, the new 80-core Ampere Altra processor, and an AMD CPU vulnerability. (edited)
Mar 12, 2020•54 min
We told Joe to come back when he’d finished his book, and he didn’t disappoint. He came in with his book, “Architecting Enterprise Blockchain Solutions,” and gave his take on West Virginia dropping their blockchain voting app. In the news, the crew discussed the new Mac Pro’s expensive yet flawed wheels, a change to Microsoft’s Cortana, and a change to Unity 8 (aka Lomiri).
Mar 05, 2020•46 min
The Co-founder and CPO of Cubed Mobile, Tzachi Zach, joined Technado this week to talk about a self-contained smartphone workspace that is a big step forward for mobile device security for enterprises. He stuck around to give his opinion on which platform has better MDM security, Android or iPhone. Then, in the news, the guys talked about Safari snubbing long-life HTTPS certificates, a ransomware attack on a gas pipeline, and an odd data breach for Slickwraps.
Feb 27, 2020•50 min
The Chief Product Officer of ThreatX, Chris Brazdziunas, was nice enough to call into the show this week to talk about their next-gen Web Application Firewall (WAF). It was a good week to have her, too, since the team talked about a new report showing a third of vulnerabilities lack a fix. In other news, the hosts debunked a Coronavirus myth, discussed the new GitHub command line experience, and scared Peter with a new botnet that spreads via Wi-Fi.
Feb 20, 2020•49 min
Brad Hayes from Circadence was a great addition to this week’s Technado, providing expertise on cyber defense, autonomy, and IT training. He and the hosts discussed LabCorp getting pwned, as well as a shakeup at IBM, a new all-Chinese computer, and fraudulent transactions plaguing the Chrome web store.
Feb 06, 2020•52 min
The crew welcomed Cody Cornell, the CEO of Swimlane, on this week’s episode. Cody talked all about security process automation. He also stuck around as the team discussed the big news of the week, the launch of Motorola’s rebooted Razr with a folding screen. In other news, they broke down Microsoft’s sneaky Chrome switch from Google to Bing, the Jeff Bezos phone hack report, and the first ten years of Apple’s Ipad.
Jan 30, 2020•46 min
On this week’s episode, the team is joined by Greg Mooney from Progress, the company behind products like WhatsUp Gold and iMacros. Greg has an interesting background spanning marketing, engineering, and even IT security, and helped the team understand the implications of California’s CCPA law. In the news, the crew discussed Opera’s strange evolution from a browser to a predatory loan provider, a proof-of-concept exploit for the Microsoft-NSA crypto bug, and a list of the evilest companies arou...
Jan 23, 2020•52 min
Neil and Oliver from Headliner were guests on this week’s episode, talking all about the state of the podcasting industry and their innovative approach to podcast marketing. In the news, the team discussed a Firefox security concern, Linus Torvalds’ thoughts on ZFS in Linux, and how a billion medical images are unprotected online.
Jan 16, 2020•47 min
It’s a new year, and that means big changes for Techando. Not only is there a new set and updated format, but there’s also a new team member, security specialist Daniel Lowrie. This week’s show featured ITProTV’s newest Edutainer, Anthony Sequeria, who helped break down Cisco’s slew of security patches along with the other news of the week. The team also looked at who got pwned in 2019.
Jan 09, 2020•48 min
Vigilante’s CTO Christian Lees was the final Technado guest for 2019, talking all about his work on the dark web to keep his client’s data safe and secure. As for the news, with the end of the decade just days away, Peter, Don, and Justin looked back at some of the biggest tech busts of the 2010's. Apple’s trash can Mac, anyone? Microsoft Surface RT?
Dec 30, 2019•56 min
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and the Technado team is celebrating with Brian Bauer of Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. Brian is an ITProTV member and the winner of the IT Pro to Go contest. In the news, the guys spec out a $52k Mac Pro, talked about the rise of WebAssembly, and looked at Ring’s recent issues with a hacker.
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 9 min
In this episode, the Technado team talks with Jack Rhysider, creator and host of the Darknet Diaries podcast about "hackers, breaches, APTs, hacktivism, cybercrime, and all the things that dwell on the hidden parts of the network." In the news, they discussed IBM's latest supercomputer, Google Maps incognito mode, and the end of HBO's Silicon Valley.
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 3 min
This week on Technado, the team is joined by online privacy advocate Yan Zhu who shares how the Brave browser is taking a new approach to safe and secure browsing. She also talks about her important work at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In the news, they discussed the .org domain takeover, a critical HPE SSD patch, and HackerOne paying out a bounty of their own.
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 15 min
With the short week for the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, the Technado team decided to have a little fun by looking back at some of the dumbest tech headlines from 2019. Romanian witches online, flat-earthers, and fake food for virtual dogs - what a time to be alive. Then, Shauli Rozen joined all the way from Israel to talk about a zero-trust environment in DevOps. (edited)
Dec 02, 2019•43 min
