Apple's WWDC is wrapped up, but how important were the announcements that came out of it? On this week's Technado, the guys break down the M2 processor specs, as well as the changes coming in macOS Ventura. In other news, they covered Microsoft adding WSL2 support in Server 2022, the FBI blocking an attack on a children's hospital, DuckDuckGo allowing certain Microsoft web trackers, and security concerns around Meeting Owl videoconferencing devices.
Jun 09, 2022•48 min
There were two big events generating headlines in the IT world: Computex and Google I/O. The guys covered the highs from Computex with Nvidia's Grace ARM server chip, AMD's Zen 4 releases, AMD's first PCIe 5.0 SSD, and Corsair's gaming laptop complete with a touch bar. Then, they lamented Google rehashing some past duds at I/O 2022 before looking at the upgrades in the new Framework laptop.
Jun 02, 2022•48 min
It was a busy week in tech with FreeBSD 13.1 being released, hackers easily opening and starting Tesla's, Google vetting open-source software libraries for security, a ransomware gang trying to overthrow the Costa Rican government, and security warnings about VMWare products. But the best story had to be the Zambian bank's technical director who responded to a ransomware attack in a way many have wanted to for years. That'll teach 'em!
May 26, 2022•52 min
It was a good week for anyone who hates passwords, as Apple, Google, and Microsoft detailed their proposed Passkey standard. In other news, Microsoft Edge overtook Apple Safari, Asus unveiled some new keyboards, hackers took advantage of a BIG-IP vulnerability at F5, and WordPress sites are hacked within seconds of setup. Finally, they covered Heroku's admission that credentials were stolen in a recent attack.
May 12, 2022•51 min
It was another busy week in the tech world, with Microsoft announcing a built-in Cloudflare VPN in Edge, Verbatim rolling out a new write-once SSD, GRAID's new GPU-based NVMe, and an international 'Declaration for the Future of the Internet.' In Deja news, the guys gave an update on QNAP's remote hacking issues and the NTFS Linux driver. Finally, they rolled out a new segment called 'The More You Know' where they broke down where the tech giants make their billions.
May 05, 2022•59 min
The team was back together for a busy week of news. Canonical launched Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, OpenBSD 7.1 came out with Apple silicon support, Tape storage usage rose in 2021, Microsoft disabled SMB1 in Windows 11 home, and hackers found an unremovable malware for Lenovo devices. The guys took a break from the news to play tech movie trivia and then finished off by saying goodbye to macOS Server and Fleetsmith before covering a critical Java security blunder.
Apr 28, 2022•55 min
There was a ton of news to cover as Wes Bryan sat in for Don. Malaysia tested out using AI for court sentencing, Oracle released Solaris 11.4 "CBE," Insteon seemed to go out of business, Dell's DDR5 module locked out upgrades, and GitHub described the theft of OAuth user tokens. Finally, the team looked at T-Mobile's failed attempt to exclusively buy back its hacked data.
Apr 21, 2022•45 min
The Technado team moved into their new studios just in time to celebrate Windows 3.1's 30th birthday. In other news, the guys also discussed the US government secretly removing malware from private networks, Raspberry Pi OS dropping the default user for security, Sonnet's new PCIe adapter, and AMD GPU drivers overclocking CPUs without permission. Finally, they looked at the ongoing outage at Atlassian and discussed alternatives.
Apr 14, 2022•44 min
It was a big week for Technado as the guys hit their 250th episode and announced some changes to the show format to focus more on tech news. And speaking of news, it was a busy week. They discussed AlmaLinux coming to WSL, Microsoft adding Arm support to Azure VMs, the staggering amount of Chromebooks and iPads that went missing in Chicago, Samsung and Western Digital joining forces for ZNS SSDs, and Wyze Cam's handling of their security issues. In 'Who Got Pwned,' they dug into the issues at Ma...
Apr 07, 2022•52 min
Cisco's Nick Russo joined Technado this week to share his journey from the military to networking expert. He also shared his views on a common misconception about MPLS and segment routing. Then, in the news, the team discussed AMD backing AlmaLinux, Windows 11 adding a watermark for unsupported devices, a new phishing technique using BitB, the scoop on the OVHcloud datacenter fire, and the ex CafePress owner being hit with a fine for poor security practices.
Mar 24, 2022•52 min
Cisco's Erica Cooper joined Technado to talk about how she became a Senior Technical Lead. She also shared her worst IT nightmare where they had to break the glass on an Azure Stack deployment. In other news, Microsoft releases DirectStorage, Apple announces the Mac Studio workstation, there's a UPC zero-day affecting APC systems, and Dell opts out of Microsoft's Pluton security for Windows. Finally, in a weird one, a man was caught smuggling 160 Intel CPUs into China after taping them to his bo...
Mar 17, 2022•51 min
It was a big week in the news, so the crew got right to it this week. They covered DisplayPort 2.0 labels, confusion about Microsoft OneDrive for macOS, the plans for Linux's ReiserFS, Microsoft confirming their wiping tool leaves data behind, and Nvidia hacking it's hackers right back. Next, the guys spent some time looking at how big tech is impacting the situation in Ukraine. And finally, in an attempt to end on a lighter note, Don and Daniel tested their friendship with a version of the newl...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Are mergers and acquisitions the way to drive innovation and growth in cybersecurity? Gary Guseinov of RealDefense shared his take on this week's Technado. Then, in the news, the guys looked at AMD passing Intel in market cap, the new Chrome OS Flex, new Ubuntu vulnerabilities, and Asustor NAS security issues. Finally, in 'DoH!,' the discussed a French father who used a jammer to keep his kids off social media and took down his area's internet in the process.
Feb 24, 2022•47 min
Macs aren't just for creatives anymore. At least that's what Justin Esgar of Ventura Computers told us this week on Technado. He also shared his frustration with some other Mac misconceptions in 'What Grinds my Gears.' Then, in the news, the team covered the new Raspberry Pi bootloader, Intel's pay-as-you-go CPU, the results of Google's move to MFA, and a crowdfunding website taken down by hackers. Finally, in 'Tin Foil Hat Time,' they looked at a report of hackers framing people for crimes they...
Feb 17, 2022•55 min
From Canadian intelligence to Google X to LimaCharlie, Maxime Lamothe-Brassard shared his impressive IT journey on this week's Technado. He also discussed a new approach to cybersecurity modeled after the AWS model. Then, in the news, the guys covered Starlink's premium offering, auto-elevated profiles in Windows Terminal 1.13, a new Homeland Security cyber safety board, and Microsoft finally blocking macros. And finally, in 'Who Got Pwned," they discussed the cybersecurity researcher who hit ba...
Feb 10, 2022•45 min
In this Technado, Lynn Dohm from Women In Cybersecurity, or WiCyS, came on to talk about the importance of diversity in the industry. She also talked about the wider issues affecting the cybersecurity workforce during the current staffing shortage. In the news, the crew covered Microsoft beefing up protection on certain accounts, the latest MacOS breaking Dropbox and OneDrive syncing, Apple paying a record bug bounty, and the latest Windows vulnerability. Finally, in 'Tin Foil Hat Time,' they sh...
Feb 03, 2022•47 min
Turja Chaudhuri, Ernst & Young's new Assistant Director of Cloud Practice, joined Technado this week to talk about adopting cloud practices and the importance of a multi-cloud setup. He also shared his origin story and how he's now mentoring aspiring cloud engineers. In the news, the guys broke down Microsoft's move to 'one Outlook,' a backdoor in AccessPress themes for WordPress, and a spooky Dark Souls 3 exploit. In 'Who Got Pwned,' they covered two stories about the unfolding situation in...
Jan 27, 2022•46 min
Chris Cain from Keysight Technologies, a leading manufacturer of testing and measurement devices, joined Technado this week to talk about some of the impressive applications of their products. He also shared how engineering students can remotely learn on lab equipment. In the news, the team covered Chrome limiting access to private networks, the public Pi-hole Adhole shutting down, Scammers using fake QR codes on parking meters, and Malware attacks on Ukraine's government. Finally, in Behind Bar...
Jan 20, 2022•43 min
A business email compromise (BEC) could cost your company millions, so what are you doing to prevent it? In this episode, Ronnie Tokazowski shares his firsthand knowledge of BECs and what his company, Cofense, is doing to prevent them. Then, in the news, the guys covered Lenovo's ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 two-screen laptop, Microsoft's first Pluton-powered machines, Canon defeating its own DRM, and an open-source developer sabotaging his own apps. Finally, in Tin Foil Hat Time, they theorize on why d...
Jan 13, 2022•55 min
It's the first episode of the new year, and the team welcomed Paul Deur from ReadyWorks to talk about automating large enterprise transformation projects to help secure businesses. Paul also shared his company's origin story to highlight just how important automation can be for IT teams. In the news, the guys covered Dell's new repairable Luna laptop concept, a magnetic wireless webcam from Dell, Lenovo's vulnerability that allowed admin privileges, a university in Japan accidentally wiping 77TB...
Jan 06, 2022•43 min
We made some big predictions at the end of 2020, but were any of them right? In this special episode, we cap off 2021 by looking back at how those predictions aged as well as making some guesses for 2022. Then, we end the year with a game of 'Classic Computer or Military Aircraft?' It was as weird as it sounds.
Dec 30, 2021•37 min
Jason Hicks, who recently joined Coalfire as a Field CISO and cybersecurity executive advisor, sat down with the Technado team to talk about his new role. He also shared his predictions for the AppSec industry in 2022. Then, the guys discussed last week's AWS US-EAST-1 outage, mouse movers for sneaky remote workers, SIP phones adding Microsoft Teams support, and the Log4j Log4Shell zero-day. Finally, in WTF, they talked about the racist blockchain record tied to McDonald's McRib NFT.
Dec 16, 2021•53 min
Emmanuel Iroanya, the Founder of Theta., joined Technado this week to talk about his vision to bring equity to technology. He also shared how the "built to last" concept isn't the right approach for software development. Instead, he says it should be "built to change." In the news, the guys covered Amazon launching EC2 M1 Mac instances, AWS rolling out private 5G, Microsoft Edge adding financing options, a threat actor running hundreds of Tor relays, the ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood, ...
Dec 09, 2021•56 min
This week's guest Rob Rastovich isn't only the CTO of ThingLogix, but he's also a cattle rancher. Rob shared how he's using IoT tech to make the ranch moo-ve forward, as well as some of the recent innovations in the IoT world. In the news, the crew discussed Germany's regulations for slow ISPs, AWS updating their Linus distro more often, Intels secret cybersecurity warehouse in Costa Rica, and Linux malware hiding in Cron jobs. Finally, in 'That Makes no Sense,' they tried to unravel why adversa...
Dec 02, 2021•54 min
Ellen Twomey is the founder and CEO of You are TechY, a program that helps moms find IT careers, and she was the guest on this week's episode. She talked about the state of the gender gap in IT, and her own journey in the industry. In the news, the team covered the launch of Microsoft's Windows 11 SE and Surface Laptop SE, Tor Browser's makeover, the new direction for CMMC 2.0, and Apple's reluctance to patch security holes in older versions of MacOS. Finally, in 'Who Got Pwned,' they learned th...
Nov 18, 2021•51 min
On this week's Technado, Zak Rubenstein from 1touch.io joined the team to talk about the importance of identifying and securing sensitive data. Then, Ricky Doyle from Practice Labs popped by to share news of their merger with ACI Learning. Finally, in the news, the guys looked at Microsoft Edge launching for Linux, some big updates from AMD in the chip wars, a stolen shipment of EVGA RTX graphics cards, one of the worst cyberattacks in Canadian history, and charges against members of REvil.
Nov 11, 2021•55 min
How is deep learning different from machine learning or AI? Chuck Everette from Deep Instinct joined the show to explain that and how his company is using the technology to stop cyber threats. He also shared an article he wrote about the staggering amount of PII cybercriminals have. In other news, the guys discussed Facebook's move to the metaverse, virtual bezels for the MacBook's notch problem, Roblox discovering the cause of their three-day outage, an overhaul coming to Microsoft Defender for...
Nov 04, 2021•49 min
Is nothing safe anymore? In this episode, Louis-David Mangin, or LD, joined to discuss the threat of malvertising. He highlighted what Confiant is doing to make online ads safer, and shared the story of a recent bust in the Netherlands. In cybersecurity-heavy news, the team looked at more digitally-signed rootkits, a hacker stealing the ID database of Argentina, Sinclair's crazy week, REvil being pushed offline, and Operation DarkHunTOR which nabbed 150 suspects worldwide.
Oct 28, 2021•43 min
Jeff Bermant, Founder and CEO of Cocoon, joined Technado this week to talk about your browser data and why you should profit from it. After giving an overview of Cocoon's unique business model, he shared his feelings on the value of your data. In the news, the team broke down the Apple MacBook event, Frameworks' marketplace for DIY laptops, Ubunti's 21.10 release, and Azure's global outage affecting virtual machines. Finally, in the 'Behind Bars' segment, they covered the story of a Florida woma...
Oct 21, 2021•52 min
It's not easy to make Don Pezet star-struck, but that's just what happened with this week's guest, Ramesh Kesanupalli, the founder of the Fido Alliance. Ramesh is currently working with Digital Trust Networks and the ADI Association, and he spoke about the importance of a digital identity standard. In the news, the team discussed if Windows 11's security features really slow down gaming, a new fingerprint option from Yubico, and Google turning on 2FA by default. A viewer sent in a fun story abou...
Oct 14, 2021•55 min
