Episode 167 - Security is terrible because digital literacy is terrible

Episode 167 - Security is terrible because digital literacy is terrible

Josh and Kurt talk about the horrid state of digital literacy in the US. We start out talking about broken Phillips Hue light bulbs, then discuss research from Pew on the digital literacy of Americans. We may have accidentally discovered a use for all the cookie warnings every web site has.

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The State of OpenSSL for pyca/cryptography with Alex Gaynor and Paul Kehrer

The State of OpenSSL for pyca/cryptography with Alex Gaynor and Paul Kehrer

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Rust coreutils with Sylvestre Ledru

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Josh talks to Sylvestre Ledru about the Rust coreutils project. We've been using GNU coreutils for decades now, and the goal of Rust coreutils is to rewrite these utilities in Rust. The primary reason...

2 Maalis 31min

Goose and the Agentic AI Foundation with Brad Axen

Goose and the Agentic AI Foundation with Brad Axen

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23 Helmi 29min

The Global Vulnerability Intelligence Platform with Olle E. Johansson

The Global Vulnerability Intelligence Platform with Olle E. Johansson

Josh chats with Olle E. Johansson about the Global Vulnerability Intelligence Platform (GVIP). It's no secret the current vulnerability systems are reaching a breaking point. Olle is one of the few pe...

16 Helmi 34min

Digital Sovereignty and Nextcloud with Frank Karlitschek

Digital Sovereignty and Nextcloud with Frank Karlitschek

Josh talk to the founder and CEO of Nextcloud, Frank Karlitschek about digital sovereignty. There's a lot of attention lately around digital sovereignty and often that conversation also includes Nextc...

9 Helmi 32min

The Art of Crisis Management with David Bernstein

The Art of Crisis Management with David Bernstein

Josh talks to David Bernstein about the world of crisis management and business continuity. David is a certified emergency manager and tell us about preparing for both digital and physical disruptions...

2 Helmi 35min

WTF is a passkey with William Brown

WTF is a passkey with William Brown

William Brown is back! This time Josh chats with him about Passkeys. WTF are they? A Passkey is a form of multi factor authentication, but it's not super obvious what that really means. William does a...

26 Tammi 1h 2min

All about Suricata with Victor Julien

All about Suricata with Victor Julien

Josh discusses Suricata with Victor Julien, the founder and lead developer of the project. Victor explains the history of the project, its impact on cybersecurity, and the community that keeps it all ...

19 Tammi 32min