TechSNAP
TechSNAP is our Systems, Network, and Administration Podcast. TechSNAP covers the stories that impact those of us in the tech industry, and all of us that follow it. Every episode we dedicate a portion of the show to answer audience questions, discuss best practices, and solving your problems.
Old School Outages | TechSNAP 407
Jim shares his Nagios tips and Wes chimes in with some modern tools as we chat monitori...
July 10, 2019
SACK Attack | TechSNAP 406
A new vulnerability may be the next ‘Ping of Death’; we explore the details...
June 23, 2019
Update Uncertainty | TechSNAP 405
We explore the risky world of exposed RDP, from the brute force GoldBrute botnet to the...
June 11, 2019
Prefork Pitfalls | TechSNAP 404
We turn our eye to web server best practices, from the basics of CDNs to the importance...
May 25, 2019
Keeping Systems Simple | TechSNAP 403
We’re back from LinuxFest Northwest with an update on all things WireGuard, some ...
May 10, 2019
Snapshot Sanity | TechSNAP 402
We continue our take on ZFS as Jim and Wes dive in to snapshots, replication, and the m...
April 25, 2019
Everyday ZFS | TechSNAP 401
Jim and Wes sit down to bust some ZFS myths and share their tips and tricks for getting...
April 12, 2019
Supply Chain Attacks | TechSNAP 400
We break down the ASUS Live Update backdoor and explore why these kinds of supply chain...
March 29, 2019
Ethics in AI | TechSNAP 399
Machine learning promises to change many industries, but with these changes come danger...
March 15, 2019
Proper Password Procedures | TechSNAP 398
We reveal the shady password practices that are all too common at many utility provider...
March 1, 2019
Quality Tools | TechSNAP 397
Join Jim and Wes as they battle bufferbloat, latency spikes, and network hogs with some...
February 15, 2019
Floating Point Problems | TechSNAP 396
Jim and Wes are joined by OpenZFS developer Richard Yao to explain why the recent drama...
January 31, 2019