Episode 366: Catching up with Allan

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Episode 366: Catching up with Allan

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May 2, 2018

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We catch up with Allan Jude and he shares stories of hunting network bottlenecks, memories of old firewalls, and some classic ZFS updates.
Plus the vulnerabilities found in Volkswagen cars, and the lengths a security research went to create the ultimate honeypot laptop. Special Guest: Allan Jude.

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May 2, 2018

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