Greg Edwards, CEO of CryptoStopper, joined Technado this week to talk about a unique way to stop ransomware in its tracks. He also discussed a tragedy where an infant may have died due to an attack on a hospital and what organizations should do to maintain services during a hack. The guys also welcomed ITProTV's newest Edutainer, Lauren Deal, who shared her background in front of the camera. In the news, the team covered the Facebook outage, Backblaze's interesting SSD research, Microsoft's Offi...
Oct 07, 2021•48 min
What happens when you have experience as CIO of the IRS and the DHS? You write a book helping others to accomplish their IT career goals like this week's guest, Richard Spires. He shared some insights from his career and discussed his tips for advancing your IT career. Then, in the news, the team discussed Ubunti Linux adding a decade of support, the new Microsoft Surface Pro 8, EU moving forward with a USB-C mandate on phones, and Let's Encrypt's root certificate expiring. In 'Listener Mail,' t...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Randy Shore of cloudtamer.io joined Technado this week. He and ITProTV's Chris Ward broke down the buzzword "governance," discussing who it's for and why it's important. Then, in the news, the guys covered Microsoft's next step towards a passwordless future, Toshiba's microwave-assisted 18TB hard drives, new malware using Windows Subsystem for Linux to gain access, and a very bad week for ExpressVPN. They ended with a rare ransomware trifecta, as South Africa's justice system was targeted, a fre...
Sep 23, 2021•49 min
Technado boldly went where no podcast has gone this week: to space. Well, not exactly. But they did speak with Tyler Browder who's company, Kubos, is a cloud-based mission control platform for satellite operations. Tyler shared his thoughts on the future of satellite and space tech. In the news, the crew looked at CentOS clone Rocky Linux getting tech support, Linus boosting Microsoft NTFS after a rant from Linus Torvalds, Iconic 9/11 footage lost thanks to Adobe Flash, hackers exploiting a CVE ...
Sep 16, 2021•51 min
Chris DiSalle is a Senior Incident Response Consultant at the prestigious Cisco Talos Intelligence Group and was this week's guest on Technado. He talked about how he worked his way up to where he is today before he and the team discussed some pre-ransomware best practices. Then, in the news, the guys looked at ProtonMail's logging of IP address, a disgruntled former employee destroying 20 Gigabytes of a credit union's data on her way out, Microsoft announcing Visual Studio Code for the web, and...
Sep 09, 2021•42 min
Dimitri Nemirovsky, the Co-Founder and COO of Atakama, joined Technado this week to talk about his journey from lawyer to tech exec. He also explained the difference between cybersecurity and information security. In the news, the team focussed on the launch announcement for Windows 11, specifically when it will come out, how it will work on non-compliant PCs, and Microsoft disabling updates for unsupported installs. In other news, they discussed a Western Digital speed decrease on the SN550 SSD...
Sep 02, 2021•55 min
NS1 Cofounder and CEO Kris Beevers joined Technado this week where he shared his unique journey from robotics to application traffic automation intelligence solutions. He also shared how edge computing, edge networking, and edge data management work together for application success. In the news, the team discussed the release of Debian 11, Start11 bringing a familiar experience to Windows 11, a new all-Russian PC manufacturer’s release, and chip delays hitting 20 weeks. Finally, in ‘Deja News,’ ...
Aug 19, 2021•48 min
This week’s Technado featured Storj COO John Gleeson, who talked all about their Zero Trust decentralized cloud object storage service. In the ‘What Grinds My Gears’ segment, he discussed how the term Zero Trust is often misused. In the news, the team covered the impressive new WireGuardNT, the new ability for Windows admins to block external devices with layered group policy, the latest on the ElasticSearch saga, Zoom settling with California over privacy concerns, and Google swapping Bluetooth...
Aug 12, 2021•55 min
John Morgan, the CEO of the cloud cybersecurity detection and response company Confluera, was this week’s guest. After sharing how he got to where he is, he talked about the current state of public cloud security. In the news, the team discussed Google moving on from Qualcomm processors in their phones, the end of Itanium chips, Amazon’s hefty GDPR fine, how a spoofed Brave.com got a lift from Google, and the most exploited vulnerabilities from the FBI and CISA. Finally, in the “D’oh” segment, t...
Aug 05, 2021•58 min
On this week’s Technado, OneView Commerce’s CEO Linda Palanza joined the team to discuss the future of commerce. After sharing how Covid has impacted the customer experience, she covered the importance of omnichannel. Then, in the news, the guys covered the new limits some states have put on power-hungry PCs like Dell’s Alienware, a new Windows 10 vulnerability that allows easy admin privileges, how a one-character type bricked some Chrome OS devices, seized VPN servers in Ukraine that weren’t e...
Jul 29, 2021•51 min
It's that time of year again where we look back at our favorite guests and articles from 2021 on Technado. Each of the hosts shares their favorites and we look back at clips of those episodes. What were your favorites?
Jul 22, 2021•28 min
Snehal Antani, the Co-founder and CEO of Horizon3.ai, joined Technado this week to discuss penetration testing-as-a-service. He also talked about the important distinction between vulnerable and exploitable in cybersecurity. In the news, the team covered Microsoft’s new Windows 365, the Linux kernel cutting IDE support, Google Drive replacing Backup and Sync with Drive File Stream, and Gmail deploying BIMI security. Finally, in Deja News, Don’s prediction of a Microsoft distro of Linux came true...
Jul 22, 2021•53 min
Technado welcomed an old friend this week, CompTIA’s Chief Technology Evangelist Dr. James Stanger. He shared some more insights on the future of CompTIA certs, and warned cybersecurity pros against focussing on the ‘attack du jour.’ Wes Bryan and Ronnie Wong filled in for Don and Daniel, breaking down news like Microsoft Edge passing Firefox in usage, a new Microsoft Teams certification, New York City’s new cyberdefense center, a Kaspersky password manager flaw, and SEO poisoning targeting peop...
Jul 15, 2021•49 min
The Technado team kicked off CompTIA month with a bang, welcoming CompTIA Product Manager Randall Edwards to the show. Randall talked about some of the new certifications like Data+, as well as the updates to Cloud+ and Server+. He also shared the impact work-from-home has had on the cloud. In other news, the team discussed Windows 10 version 21H2's launch, Microsoft suspending SQL server on Windows Containers beta, an active exploit called PrintNightmare, and the REvil ransomware affecting MSPs...
Jul 08, 2021•54 min
Kevin Dunne, the President of Pathlock, was this week’s guest on Technado. He shared his views on the importance of the Zero Trust Security model. He also announced the launch of version 5.0 of their Access Orchestration platform. In other news, the guys discussed the key takeaways from Microsoft’s Windows 11 announcement, Microsoft Teams 2.0 dropping Electron, Firewalld preparing for a major release, WD My Book’s disastrous week, and Microsoft admitting to signing rootkit malware. And finally, ...
Jul 01, 2021•56 min
Andrew Useckas, one of the founders and the current CTO/CISO from ThreatX joined Technado this week to talk about how their web application protection and DDoS mitigation platform has evolved over the past year. Then, in ‘What Grinds my Gears,’ he shared his frustration with layer 8 security and ineffective end-user security training. In the news, the guys discussed a new DuoModo Thunderbolt 3 expansion box from Sonnet, the release of CentOS replacement distro Rocky Linux, Intel adopting SiFive’...
Jun 24, 2021•50 min
This week on Technado, the team welcomed Victoria Mosby from Lookout to discuss the state of mobile device security. Spoiler alert: It could be better. She also shared her work to help women break into STEM and cybersecurity careers. In the news, the crew covered the Windows Server 2022 announcement, a new Visio web app included with Microsoft 365, Apple neglected Intel Macs in macOS Monterey, Google Chrome once again showing the full URL, and the story behind the Fastly internet outage last wee...
Jun 17, 2021•48 min
It was an extra-long Technado this week, but that’s because there was an extra special guest: YouTuber John Hammond. In addition to creating cybersecurity videos, John is a researcher at Huntress, which he discussed in Rapid Fire Questions. Then, the crew played a fun new game, trying to identify if something was a rapper or malware. John stuck around for the news, where the team started by giving updates on some recent stories about Apple AirTags and Amazon Sidewalk. In other news, the guys dis...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 9 min
The guys were without a guest this week, so they played a new game called ‘Socially Awkward’ where they shared their thoughts on some of the week’s trending IT topics. This week, that included Amazon Sidewalk, the future of wearables, and a new use for Apple’s AirTags. In ‘New Tech This Week,’ they discussed the lackluster announcements from Microsoft Build, before looking at the launch of AlmaLinux OS 8.4, a severe VMware vulnerability, the FBI teaming up with haveibeenpwned.com, and an illegal...
Jun 03, 2021•49 min
AWS Trainer Jorge Negrón-DeJesús joined the Technado team to talk about AWS Academy and the importance of certifications. In ‘Science & Tech News,’ he talked about the recently released AWS Security Hub that gives you a comprehensive view of your security alerts and security posture across your AWS accounts. In the news segment, the guys discussed Microsoft killing off Internet Explorer (again), SSDs with built-in ransomware protection, malware masquerading as ransomware, the spike in cyber ...
May 27, 2021•50 min
Richard Hosgood from Votiro was this week’s guest on Technado with Don Pezet. He talked about their unique approach to protecting companies from malicious files before venting about inadequate anti-phishing training that doesn’t do enough to protect enterprises in the ‘What Grinds my Gears’ segment. In the news, the team looked at the latest on the Colonial Pipeline attack, DarkSide’s interesting PR efforts, Cloudflare’s plan to end CAPTHCAs, and the underwhelming enhancements coming to Windows ...
May 20, 2021•47 min
It was a busy week at Technado with Don Pezet. First, Don was out, but ITProTV Edutainer Adam Gordon filled in. Douglas Murray from Valtix joined to talk cloud security, including the new concerns being raised as cloud-native computing adoption increases. Next, industrial control systems expert Dr. Guillermo Francia from the University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity came on to help the team understand the Colonial Pipeline malware attack. He also discussed best practices for securing c...
May 13, 2021•53 min
DevGraph’s Ravi Duddukuru joined the team this week to talk about the future of developer tools. Then, in Science and Tech News, he discussed the reasons behind the growth of cloud spending and reasons for migration. In the news, the guys covered Ubuntu’s release of 21.04, the conspiracy theories surrounding the Pentagon’s dormant IP addresses, ransomware gangs shorting their victims’ stocks, the hacking of Cellebrite’s iPhone cracker, and QNAP removing a backdoor. Finally, in Deja News, they re...
Apr 29, 2021•51 min
This week was the big one celebrating the 200th episode of Technado with Don Pezet. It started with NetworkChuck sharing his origin story and playing the game “Linux Distro or Band.” There were some giveaways and shoutouts from special guests sprinkled in for good measure, as well as the unveiling of the all new Technado website at http://techna.do. In the news, Chuck stuck around to discuss Apple’s latest product launches, plans to secure the US power grid, and the Linux Foundation banning a un...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Cisco Network Consultant, speaker, and podcaster Utkarsh Srivastava joined Technado this week to share his vast knowledge of things like machine learning and artificial intelligence. In the ‘Buzzword Breakdown’ segment, he talked about his recent blog post outlining the ethics of AI. Then, in the news, the crew discussed Microsoft’ use of boiling liquid to cool servers, the Microsoft acquisition of Nuance, and the causes of Facebook’s massive data leak. In ‘Behind Bars,’ they looked at the arres...
Apr 15, 2021•53 min
Christopher “CRob” Robinson, who leads Red Hat’s Product Security Program Management, was this week’s guest on Technado. After filling the team in on how the IBM acquisition impacted Red Hat and the future of Ted Hat Insights, he talked about how branded vulnerabilities get under his skin in ’What Grinds my Gears.” In the news, the guys discussed Arm’s new Armv9 architecture, the ruling in the case between Oracle and Google, Microsoft killing Cortana on mobile, Apple knowingly selling MacBooks w...
Apr 08, 2021•56 min
Jason Gooley from Cisco joined the podcast this week and shared the story of how he got into the industry. In ‘What Grinds my Gears,’ he talked about the lack of diversity in tech and shared some of the steps Cisco is taking to address the issue. Finally, he told the crew about his work with the David Ellefson Youth Music Foundation. Then, in the news, the team covered the launch of Plan 9 from Bell Labs, Cisco’s moved to network as a service with Cisco Plus, a big iPhone vulnerability, OpenSSL ...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Ferdinand Soto joined Technado this week to talk about his journey from the military to a job as a Security Systems Engineer at Cisco. In the new segment, ‘Origin Story,’ he shared details about Cisco’s VTIP program for veterans. Then, in the news, the guys discussed Windows Terminal coming to Windows 10, the Victoria University of Wellington accidentally wiping all their desktop PCs, the staggering 3 billion spoofed emails sent daily, a researcher hiding ZIP and MP# files in a PNG on Twitter, a...
Mar 25, 2021•52 min
In this week’s episode, Eyal David from Model9 joined Technado to talk about the future of the mainframe. In ‘Science and Tech News,’ he discussed the role the cloud plays in that future. In other news, the guys looked at 7-Zip’s first official Linux version, a tool called Zoom Escaper to get you out of meetings, Apple’s move to randomize Mac serial numbers, a costly fire at OVH’s cloud datacenter, and hackers getting access to Verkada cameras. And finally, in the segment ’That Makes No Sense,” ...
Mar 18, 2021•49 min
Sarah Tenisi from TenisiTech was this week’s Technado guest, sharing her experiences running a successful MSP for the past nine years. She also helped breakdown digital transformation as it relates to MSPs in the segment “Buzzword Breakdown.” In the news, the team discussed Seagate’s planned 100TB multi-actuator HDDs, vertical tabs in Microsoft Edge, a URL bit flipping proof of concept, a costly gaffe from Gab’s CTO, and a significant hack that affected Microsoft Exchange Server. Finally, in WTF...
Mar 11, 2021•59 min
