Catch up on the tech news of the week with Don, Dan and Sophie as they cover the latest. This week, Apple introduced OS updates that include hardware security key support, Ubuntu announced that the pro version of the OS is available for up to 5 machines, and used Macbooks in excellent condition are being turned into scrap metal. In this week’s “Doh!” segment, Github was hacked, with hackers getting away with valuable assets. Then, in our “Who Got Pwned?” segment of the week, the US has announced...
Feb 02, 2023•51 min•Ep. 293
This week Sophie and Daniel are joined by special guest Ronnie Wong as they discuss the tech news for the week. They start off the show by talking about Intel’s new thunderbolt (which has an insane transfer speed), then they discuss the end of Windows 10 and the massive Microsoft layoffs. Then they jump into a Don’t Make No Sense segment about the MSI motherboards that have secure boot turned off. In this week's Doh! segment, the team talks about a Massachusetts school having its lights on for o...
Jan 26, 2023•51 min•Ep. 292
This week Don and Daniel start off the show by welcoming a new host, then they discussed the end of Microsoft’s Surface Duo, the F.A.A.’s damaged database files, Wi-Fi 7, and Intel’s new innovative processor. In this week's Doh! segment, the team found out that 89% of the US Department of the Interior’s high-value assets didn't use multi-factor authentication. Lastly, in this week’s Deja News segment, they talk about the CircleCI breach where hackers stole customers’ secrets.
Jan 19, 2023•44 min•Ep. 291
There was so much discussion about LastPass in the comments that Don and the crew answered some of the questions about the breach. Then, with CES wrapping up last week, the team looked at the best IT hardware to come out of the event like the Asus 3D Vivobook, Lenovo's latest Yoga book 9i, Lenovo's Tab Extreme, and MSI's router with smart antennas. In other news, they covered an update to Apple's butterfly keyboard saga, Amazon encrypting S3 buckets by default, and CircleCI suffering a catastrop...
Jan 12, 2023•52 min
The Technado crew is back for 2023 and spent some time digging into the LastPass latest from all angles. Is your data safe? Should you switch providers? How did this happen? But first, the team covered a change in Mozilla's Firefox user agent, a medical practice sending out a terminal diagnosis instead of a Christmas greeting, and a tech worker who got caught trying to emulate the crime from the movie Office Space.
Jan 05, 2023•58 min
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and that means it's time to look back at the best of Technado in 2022. In this special holiday episode, Don and Daniel make their 2023 predictions before Peter quizzes them to see how well they remember the articles they covered over the past 12 months. Spoiler alert - not that well.
Dec 29, 2022•28 min
Anthony Sequeira joined Don and Peter this week to take a look at the newest concept laptop from Dell with no screws or wires. In other news, the team covered GitHub sunsetting Atom, NIST retiring SHA-1, Chinese hackers exploiting a zero-day in Citrix gear, and a scam that cost a Canadian city almost half a million dollars. Finally, in tinfoil hat time, the guys debated whether a keylogger or a bug is behind some creepy behavior on Corsair keyboards.
Dec 22, 2022•49 min
Security researchers have figured out how to get around a web application firewall with a new technique that impacts several vendors. The Technado crew discussed that and Microsoft adding features to compete with Discord, updates to the snipping tool in Windows 11, support ending for Windows 7 and 8, and an update on the Raspberry Pi supply chain issues. Finally, they talked about a Fortinet bug allowing pre-auth remote code execution and what to do about it.
Dec 15, 2022•42 min
You'll be able to encrypt your Dropbox files soon, thanks to their acquisition of Boxcryptor. The Technado team discussed that as well as browsers yanking the TrustCor root certificate, Hive social going dark after a hack, Samsung's Android app-signing key leaking, and the discovery of a Florida state tax website vulnerability. Finally, in 'Deja News,' they discussed the latest with the LastPass breach and what that means for customers.
Dec 08, 2022•59 min
Good luck supporting your Huawei and ZTE hardware, as the US FCC bans imports of their products. The Technado team covered that as well as Intel launching a pay-as-you-go model, Epson scrapping laser printers, snooping concerns at computer repair shops, and Microsoft's report on US energy grid hacking efforts. Finally, the crew discussed the EU parliament declaring Russia a terrorism sponsor only to have their site hacked. Who could've seen that coming?
Dec 01, 2022•52 min
Fresh off the announcement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 last week, RHEL 9.1 is now out as well as AlmaLinux 9.1. In other news, the Technado team covered Microsoft Teams adding sign language support features, VMware Fusion supporting Apple silicon Macs, WSL hitting a stable release, and Iranian hackers hitting a US government agency with the Log4Shell exploit. Finally, they talked about a person who hid a knife inside a laptop and was caught by TSA.
Nov 23, 2022•53 min
Where have all the Raspberry Pis gone? The Technado team discusses the inventory issues and updates this week as well as Windows Defender coming to iOS and Android, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 launching, a Google Pixel lock screen bypass, and the LockBit ransomware arrest in Canada. Finally, they talk about how worried the US Army should be about Russian code in their iOS app.
Nov 17, 2022•51 min
With Daniel back from South Dakota, the Technado crew jumped right back into a busy week in tech. They covered Microsoft teaming up with Meta, the new Microsoft Surface Pro 9's processor options, Zeek getting backed into Windows, a thermal attack to steal passwords, and confusing updates to DisplayPort specs from VESA. Finally, they tried to unpack the details of a company being hacked via a sophisticated drone attack.
Oct 20, 2022•54 min
With Daniel out at Wild West Hackin' Fest, Don and Peter were joined by Wes Bryan to discuss this week's top tech news. They covered how the new Linux kernel could damage some LCD screens, Canonical's new Ubuntu Pro support, Google adding a cloud region in South Africa, the DoD pushing for utility security, and a major Fortinet bug that lets users bypass security. Finally, they looked at the leak of Intel's Alder Lake BIOS source code.
Oct 13, 2022•44 min
After making it through the hurricane last week, the Technado team got back to business. They covered Microsoft adding a VPN in their browser, the EU officially mandating USB-C, a couple of Microsoft Exchange 0-days, a slidable screen from Intel and Samsung, and hackers releasing data from LA schools. Finally, they talked about an Australian hacker that got roasted after backtracking on his demands.
Oct 06, 2022•56 min
The show's name really fits this week as the crew hunkers down for Hurricane Ian. However the news goes on and they covered the new Windows 22H2 update, a Chromebook from Framework, the Document Foundation charging for free LibreOffice, a couple hacking IHG hotels, and Morgan Stanley data showing up on resold hard drives. Finally, they looked at the craziness around time zones in the US and how they impact technology.
Sep 29, 2022•55 min
This week's news ran the gamut from hardware to software to security. The team covered the new themes in Windows Terminal, Intel changing its naming structure, the story of the last floppy-disk seller, and Microsoft Teams storing tokens in cleartext. Oops. Finally, in 'Who Got Pwned,' they discussed a major Chinese data breach and the recent Uber hack.
Sep 22, 2022•43 min
It was another exciting week in tech news, and the Technado team was there to cover it all. Sophie filled in for Peter to lead topics like Apple killing passwords in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, an ex-Uber exec heading to trial, WiFi 7 speeds hitting 5 Gbps, a heatwave shutting down a Twitter data center, and a GifShell attack affecting Microsoft Teams. Finally, in the tinfoil hat segment, they looked at a Ukranian hacker's effort to honey trap Russian soldiers with fake dating profiles.
Sep 15, 2022•45 min
For the first time in a long time, security wasn't the main headline of the week. Instead, the crew talked about Starlink coming to a major cruise line, a new underwater datacenter launch, Windows Defender catching some false-positives, Apple overhauling their anti-malware, and Dell laptops literally falling apart. Finally, they tried to decipher how next-gen USB could get double the speed out of the same cables.
Sep 08, 2022•46 min
We continue to see the impact of the Twilio breach, and the Technado team shared the latest on who is affected and how. In other news, they discussed Slack's free plan changes, 25 gig Internet service in Chatanooga, AMD's Zen4 updates, and Hyundai shipping cars with example encryption keys. Finally, Don shared how the Plex breach affected his weekend.
Sep 01, 2022•47 min
After taking a week off the news for BlackHat, the team had a lot to cover! Wes and Sophie filled in for Don as the team discussed Windows 11 Encryption issues, Google Fiber staging a comeback, Microsoft 365 flagged as a false positive by Meraki, and a man who built his own ISP to spite Comcast. Finally, in WTF, they debated if the World Excel Championships were real, as well as the story of a Janet Jackson song that crashes certain hard drives.
Aug 25, 2022•45 min
Peter and Daniel were at the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada meeting with some notable BlackHat attendees. Some, like John Hammond from Huntress and Shane Hasert from CyberGRX, may be well known to Technado fans while others, like Shane Harsch from SentinelOne and Tonia Dudley of Cofense, should be on your radar.
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Intel plans to release Wi-Fi 7 to client PCs in 2024, Fedora 37 will offer support on Raspberry Pi 4 devices, Microsoft scripts will have stricter browser privacy protection, and post-quantum encryption was hacked by a single-core PC in an hour. And finally, in “Who Got Pwned”, the Twitter vulnerability exposed the data of 5 million account owners and Twillio had a data breach after an SMS phishing attack on employees.
Aug 11, 2022•40 min
It was a bad week over at Intel, and the Technado team broke down all their current issues. In other news, they covered the launch of Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon, Linux 5.19 being released from a MacBook, Hackers gaining access to restaurant payment terminals, and the 911 proxy service imploding after a breach. And finally, in 'Tin Foil Hat Time,' they confirmed that CERN isn't trying to open a portal to hell.
Aug 04, 2022•46 min
Don was out on vacation, but Technado never rests! With Wes Bryan joining the show, the team discussed Microsoft's announcement that Windows 11 is available for hobbyist PC builders, the impact of the European heatwave on Google Cloud and Oracle servers, a hardcoded password in the Confluence app causing chaos, and 32-bit Linux remaining unpatched for Intel vulnerabilities. Finally, they looked at some updates to previous stories in Deja News, including Microsoft once again blocking macros by de...
Jul 28, 2022•45 min
The Technado team was back together in the studio this week to discuss the new Intel Core i9-12900K benchmarks, Microsoft's shift in Windows development cycles, Unbreakable Oracle Linux 9's Btrfs support, Lenovo patching UEFI code execution vulnerabilities, and a phishing campaign that can get around MFA. Finally, the team talked about CIA hacker Joshua Shulte's conviction and how it compared to the Edward Snowden leak.
Jul 21, 2022•48 min
Don and Daniel are joined by Ronnie Wong this week to talk about the first laptop with a RISC-V processor that’ll come out soon. Then, the team discussed bypassing Windows 11 install restrictions, Azure capacity issues, Microsoft Exchange servers getting hacked, how HackerOne handled its own ‘internal threat' actor, and British army crypto scams.
Jul 07, 2022•53 min
Don was back this week to help explain what happened at Cloudflare. Then, the team discussed the Windows 98 update for the Mars probe, the new Rocket 4 Plus Destroyer 2, Adobe Acrobat blocking antivirus access, and the poor benchmarks on the M2 MacBook Pro. Finally, they laughed about the IT worker in Japan who lost some important PII after a night at the bar.
Jun 30, 2022•51 min
Chris Ward joined the Technado team this week to talk about the falling prices for GPUs. He and the team also discussed Microsoft's Defender coming to macOS and Android, Ubuntu Core 22, a fitting tribute to Internet Explorer, hackers playing Doom on an IKEA lamp, and allegations of nepotism at Google.
Jun 23, 2022•48 min
It was a busy week in hardware news, as the Technado team looked at Microsoft's move to ditch HDD boot drives, a new Quantum chip saving 9 millennia of computing time, and macOS planning to block unknown USB-C devices. In other news, the guys covered the hack of online gun shops, Jack Dorsey's new Web 5 plan, and a Google engineer who fears their AI chatbot became sentient.
Jun 16, 2022•48 min
