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Whether we like it or not, physical media is dying as we progress deeper into the digital age. The video game industry recently suffered a major blow with the death of physical media. Apple has also delivered a major blow to consumers with recent price hikes, and Flock delivers a major blow to privacy. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://9to5mac.com/2026/06/25/apple-price-increases-mac-ipad-more/https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/exposed-hacker-server-reveals-wp.htmlhttps://www.cnet.com/home/security/when-flock-comes-to-town-why-cities-are-axing-the-controversial-surveillance-technology/https://petapixel.com/2025/12/29/big-brother-left-the-door-open-flocks-ai-surveillance-cameras-exposed-to-the-internet/https://youtube.com/watch?v=A3cMU55dIIchttps://www.ign.com/articles/sony-just-killed-discs-physical-disc-production-to-end-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoleshttps://github.com/vandivier/ladderly-3/issues/639 Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

One of the most common criticisms of Apple is how they don’t play nicely with third parties, but in this episode, we’ll take a fully software-based look into why those allegations are severely naïve and misguided. Bambu Lab has also been under fire recently, but we have a very hot take about why maybe you shouldn’t care about the outrage. Finally, we look into a case study where an access website wasn’t DNS (for once), and how to prevent it from happening to you. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://techcrunch.com/2026/06/01/hackers-hijacked-instagram-accounts-by-tricking-meta-ai-support-chatbot-into-granting-access/https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/Discussion on certain models not working with OpenCode and Ollama and possible fixes: https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/issues/4428 Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) just wrapped up this week, and you may have gotten déjà vu from 2024. If you did, you’re not alone. We’re breaking down all of the latest features, performance improvements, and announcements, as well as the legendary Hair Force One, a.k.a. Craig Federighi, lore drop we got. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Some see Craig Federighi not being tapped as the next Apple CEO as a bummer and a letdown. While true, in this episode we make the argument for why Craig not becoming CEO is actually a good thing that fans of his work, antics, and status as a legend within Apple. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-copy-fail-flaw-gives-hackers-root-on-major-distros/https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/etr-cve-2026-41940-cpanel-whm-authentication-bypass/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-cpanel-and-whm-bug-exploited-as-a-zero-day-poc-now-available/Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Meta has not had a very good past couple of weeks, especially from a public relations perspective. From courts finding them liable in two cases costing them hundreds of millions of dollars, but also, what might be, their worst user data privacy scandal ever. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/researchers-disclose-vulnerabilities-in-ip-kvms-from-4-manufacturers/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/25/meta-youtube-verdict-social-media-addiction/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/24/meta-jury-harm-children/https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everythingFollow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Apple just had multiple press releases this weekend, and we have a lot to talk about. The elephant in the room is, did they just kill the iPad? There are also multiple pieces of cybersecurity news, including Microsoft creating one of the most head-scratching remote code execution vulnerabilities ever, and Cisco coming out swinging with two perfect 10/10 CVEs. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/notepad_rce_flaw/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-max-severity-secure-fmc-flaws-giving-root-access/Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Massive privacy violations, 10-year-old dormant vulnerabilities leading to easy button-level root access, billion-dollar AI deals, and it’s still January. In this episode, we tackle some of the wildest stories to come out of 2026 so far and break down what they mean, why they’re significant, and whether you should be concerned. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Giving Up BitLocker Keys:https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-bitlocker-encryption-keys-give-fbi-legal-order-privacy-nightmareTelnet Vulnerability:https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nearly-800-000-telnet-servers-exposed-to-remote-attacks/Google Lawsuit:https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/google-settles-google-assistant-privacy-lawsuit-68-million-2026-01-26/DuckDuckGo Easter Eggs:https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/DuckDuckGo/Easter_EggsPlappa:https://plappa.mehttps://github.com/leoklaus/plappaApple's Gemini Deal:https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/joint-statement-google-apple/https://arstechnica.com/apple/2026/01/apple-says-its-new-ai-powered-siri-will-use-googles-gemini-language-models/Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Every musician has their greatest hits. Every homelab has one, or more, cornerstone servers that powers it. Every codebase has functions that are the fundamental building blocks which the project relies on. In this episode, we look at some of the best, funniest, and most informative moments from the past year of the Dark Assassins Podcast. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Before the latest AI hype cycle, recommendation algorithms, or the systems behind recommending content or products to individuals, really spooked people, and still do. The reality is that, under the hood, these algorithms are actually quite dumb, and really have absolutely no idea what they are actually recommending you. In this episode, we break down how these algorithms work and even how you can make your own right now without knowing a single thing about what your users are actually interested in. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-espionage Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Amazon Web Services (AWS) had a major outage this week that caused large swaths of the internet to be either down or have significant availability issues. In this episode, we break down what happened, as well as what are some key takeaways about what we can learn from this incident and lessen the impacts that future cloud provider outages can have on our daily lives. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Timeline of eventsAWS Outage SummaryFollow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Apple just held their September keynote, “Awe Dropping,” and it was filled with some very impressive updates and some head scratchers. In this episode, we’ll break it all down. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

In this rollercoaster of an episode, we go from the lows of a 1990’s and 2000’s technology legend finally going the way of the dodo and Cisco being unable to help themselves by having another 10/10 CVE, to the highs of Apple gearing up to launch new iPhones. With a minor rant about AI in the automotive industry thrown in there for good measure. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://thehackernews.com/2025/08/cisco-warns-of-cvss-100-fmc-radius-flaw.htmlhttps://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/aol-set-pull-plug-iconic-dial-internet-service/story?id=124539332https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/26/apple-september-2025-event/https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/chip-design/autonomous-driving-levels.htmlFollow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Having scheduled downtime to perform routine maintenance, software updates, and hardware checks can be the difference between 99.999% uptime and a headline about how your service went down. In this episode, we discuss why it’s important, what is done during it, and how it can prevent otherwise preventable issues from occurring. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Age verification laws are less about protecting minors and more about creating comprehensive surveillance infrastructure that threatens everyone's digital privacy. They are often marketed with the stereotypical “think of the children” argument to goad people into believing that there aren’t any ulterior motives to their request. In this episode, we look at exactly why age verification laws for websites are a bad idea and are just asking for large-scale cybersecurity incidents and highly sensitive data leaks to happen. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://www.theverge.com/analysis/715767/online-age-verification-not-ready Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

The tech industry is changing faster than traditional education can keep up, and coding bootcamps are emerging as an alternative to four-year degrees. In this episode, we break down the economic and skills-based arguments for and against both options, and how they can impact your career as a future developer. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://thehackernews.com/2025/07/hard-coded-credentials-found-in-hpe.htmlhttps://cyberguy.com/privacy/malicious-browser-extensions-caught-spying-on-2-million-users/Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

We tend to believe that technology is not neutral, but this is not the case. Every algorithm, every piece of decision logic, every heuristic, is developed by humans with their own opinions, biases, and beliefs. We as software developers, whether consciously or unconsciously, embed our values into the technology and software we create. In this episode, we take a look at how this can manifest and some of the ethical decisions that go into designing autonomous systems. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://thehackernews.com/2025/07/cisco-warns-of-critical-ise-flaw.html Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Agile is a mindset, not a methodology. That is one of the most common things teams get wrong when they try to be “Agile.” They focus too much on the process that they miss the forest for the trees. In this episode, we break down the original point of Agile, some common myths, and things people often get wrong about it. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

It was another rough week for some of the biggest tech companies. Being forced to pay millions after a lawsuit, deja vu of having yet another 10/10 CVE, massive layoffs, and the embrace of dystopia. Have no fear since we do at least end on a positive note, talking about the benefits of having a stable production environment. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://thehackernews.com/2025/07/google-ordered-to-pay-314m-for-misusing.htmlhttps://thehackernews.com/2025/07/critical-cisco-vulnerability-in-unified.htmlhttps://www.theverge.com/news/698468/xbox-exec-reccommends-ai-to-laid-off-staff Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

This week we saw a lot of things take some big L’s. From WhatsApp being banned on government devices, to Cisco’s remote code execution vulnerabilities, and the Blue Screen of Death going the way of the dodo. In this episode, we’ll break down each of those big oofs. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://thehackernews.com/2025/06/us-house-bans-whatsapp-on-official.htmlhttps://thehackernews.com/2025/06/critical-rce-flaws-in-cisco-ise-and-ise.htmlhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/windows-killed-the-blue-screen-of-death/Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

In recent times, phishers and artificial intelligence continue to disappoint. Rather than sulk in this bad news, let's pit the worst of the worst in a head-to-head match-up to see which one fails to impress more. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/google-cloud-outage-analysis-june-12-2025Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) just wrapped up this week, and we have a lot to talk about. In addition to the antics of Hair Force One, a.k.a. Craig Federighi, we got a lot of new software features, including a redesign and a new naming scheme. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) is right around the corner. In this episode, we’ll break down what to expect. We also look into a new report from cybersecurity researchers about numerous web browser extensions making some embarrassingly bad rookie mistakes. Nestled in-between both of those, we have a wild tangent discussing VR gaming. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://thehackernews.com/2025/06/popular-chrome-extensions-leak-api-keys.html https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/05/wwdc-2025-what-to-expect-from-this-years-conference/ Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Technology has exploded in the past 50 years. In this episode, we examine the impact of technology on society, jobs, and education. We'll explore the ways in which technology can be used to improve these areas, challenges that must be addressed, and what the future looks like. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://www.theverge.com/news/675945/apple-operating-systems-new-name-year-ios-macoshttps://www.pcmag.com/news/security-nightmare-researcher-finds-trove-of-184m-exposed-logins-for-googleFollow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

The best part about answering questions nobody asked is you get to make the rules as to how to answer the question and what constitutes a good response. In this episode, we look at technology-related questions that nobody asked and take them to the extreme. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

If GPUs are so much faster and more powerful than CPUs, why don’t GPUs power our computers? We dive into this question and explore why the architectural differences between CPUs and GPUs make GPUs so dang fast, but also unusable for general-purpose computing. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Going down the optimization rabbit hole can be a very fun experience. However, if you do, you will ultimately run into the conundrum of do I optimize memory usage and the cost of performance, or do I optimize performance at the cost of memory usage? In this episode, we’ll discuss strategies for both and how to decide when to optimize for memory or performance, and how you could possibly find a balance between the two. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://thehackernews.com/2025/05/wormable-airplay-flaws-enable-zero.html https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/cisco-patches-cve-2025-20188-100-cvss.html Dave's Garage constexpr videoFollow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Cloud computing experience isn’t just a nice-to-have on a resume anymore; it’s a must-have. However, cloud computing is expensive, and shelling out hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars a month to play around with cloud computing to gain experience isn’t exactly a very cost-effective option. That’s where homelabbing comes in. Having a homelab can allow you to gain comparable cloud computing experience at a fraction of the cost. In this episode, we look into how. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/fake-security-plugin-on-wordpress.html Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Homelabs are great, but they have one glaring weakness: they’re only accessible at home (hence the name), or are they? In this episode, we look at how, and why, you would want to configure your homelab to have access to it from anywhere in order to not only have access to your homelab’s resources but also get real work done while you’re away from home. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Homelabbing and software development is a match made in heaven. In this episode, we focus specifically on game development and how homelabbing can help developers create and test their games. We'll discuss the hardware and software requirements for game development, and real-world examples of how homelabbing is used in the creation of video games. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

What happens when you mix software development with open source and the love for the open road? An amazing application that allows you to find the best roads to drive anywhere in the world with the help of a little Python and crowdsourced map data. Also, in this episode, we answer some of the most commonly asked questions to software engineers. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] https://roadcurvature.comhttps://github.com/adamfranco/curvaturehttps://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/03/paypal-scam-abuses-docusign-api-to-spread-phishy-emailsFollow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Encryption is vital to securing your data and keeping your information secure. Ensuring that data is properly secured is one of the best ways to keep information safe in the event of a data breach. In this episode, we dive into how different encryption and key management principles work in order to equip developers, security professionals, and privacy-conscious individuals with the knowledge to implement and/or understand secure systems. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/23andme-has-filed-for-bankruptcy-get-your-data-out-of-there/https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/tech/tiktok-ban-deadline-trump-what-to-expect/index.htmlhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/04/02/iphone-farms-sending-more-than-100000-scam-imessages-per-day/ Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Taking shortcuts in life can lead to negative consequences, such as compromising quality and missing out on valuable experiences. It has become more and more apparent with the rise of generative artificial intelligence that taking shortcuts has become easier than ever and is especially true in the software development world. In this episode, we look at a couple of cases where using AI to take shortcuts can have some very serious negative side effects and how to prevent them. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Signal Download SpikeTop 3 MS Office Exploits Hackers Use in 2025 Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

It’s March Madness season, and college basketball teams aren’t the only ones going head-to-head to see who is the best. In this episode, we look at the top 16 most popular programming languages and put them head to head to see which programming language will be crowned the champion! We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] https://github.com/sbarex/QLMarkdownFollow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Understanding how networks work is essential for anyone working in IT, regardless of if you are a sysadmin, software developer, cybersecurity researcher, network architect, etc. The core of any network is TCP/IP. In this episode, we break down what it is, what each of its layers are, and how it relates to the OSI model and why TCP/IP is used over OSI. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Insider threats are among the most difficult cybersecurity risks to detect and mitigate because they come from trusted individuals inside an organization. Whether it’s a disgruntled employee selling sensitive data, an unintentional mistake by a well-meaning user, or a third-party contractor with too much access—insiders pose a significant security risk. In this episode, will break down the different types of insider threats, why people turn against their organizations, and how to detect and mitigate insider threats before they cause damage. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Case Studies:https://www.digitalguardian.com/blog/tesla-data-theft-case-illustrates-danger-insider-threathttps://www.theregister.com/2020/08/26/former_cisco_engineer_aws_webex_teams/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/laptop-nasa-workers-personal-data-stolen-flna1c7079170https://www.tunedsecurity.com/the-2013-target-data-breach-an-analysis-of-one-of-the-largest-retail-cyberattacks-in-history/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/how-snowden-did-it-flna8C11003160Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Some programming mistakes refuse to go away, no matter how many times they are debunked. In this episode, we explore some of the outdated, inefficient, or outright dangerous coding practices that still persist—and how to avoid them. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Blindly poking holes in your firewall in order to get access to all of your services is just asking for a one-way trip to pwned-ville. In this episode, we take a look at some ways that you can harden your infrastructure, as well as how you can reduce your attack surface in the process. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2025/02/21/apple-warns-uk-iphone-owners-it-will-remove-encryption-protection/ Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Businesses, teams, and homelabbers constantly face the decision of whether to roll their own solution or use an off-the-shelf one when setting up infrastructure, workflows, and tooling. In this week's episode, we look into that eternal debate in software engineering of “building or buying” and break down key factors, real-world examples, pros and cons, and decision-making strategies. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast.If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it.Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected] Follow Us:YouTubeFacebookLinkedIn

Homelabs provide us with lots of things from entertainment, education, and quality of life enhancements. Often, though, we don’t fully understand the magnitude to which they impact our everyday lives until they’re shut down. In this episode, we look at how to cope with a temporary shutdown of your homelab as well as another win for paranoid cybersecurity individuals that never connect IoT devices to their networks. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

Hotel security is like drywall; it looks solid, but you can easily punch right through it. What’s a lot more solid is a homelabber’s stance on what their priorities are, as weird and strange as they might seem to someone without one. We’ll discuss these topics, as well as what the Supreme Court's upholding of the supposed “TikTok Ban” really means. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

Everyone makes mistakes, but when those mistakes still work, they often go unfixed, because, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In software development, though, these “mistakes” are known as anti-patterns, and if they aren’t addressed, they can lead to overly complex, unreadable, and unmaintainable code, increasing the overall technical debt of a project. In this episode, we look at the top five most common anti-patterns and how they can be avoided. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/crowdstrike-warns-of-phishing-scam.html  Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

What happens when you mix a computer nerd with books that deal with various kinds of computing and cybersecurity concepts? Answer: a boatload of unsolicited commentary nobody asked for diving into just how wild, crazy, and downright incredible those things described in the book(s) are. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

The third, and final part, of our Core Modules mini-series is here, where we continue our look back at some of the best, funniest, and most informative moments from the history of the Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

Part two of our Core Modules mini-series is here, where we continue our look back at some of the best, funniest, and most informative moments from the history of the Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

Every musician has their greatest hits. Every homelab has one, or more, cornerstone servers that powers it. Every codebase has functions that are the fundamental building blocks which the project relies on. In this episode, we look at some of the best, funniest, and most informative moments from the history of the Dark Assassins Podcast. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

You know the cyberattacks are getting serious when threat actors are going after the donuts. Have you ever thought about saying, “To heck with bounds checking,” and just throwing everything in a try-catch, and if you did, how would that affect performance? Finally, a new report suggests that Apple is working on a new server CPU. Does this mean the Xserve may be revived? We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/11/krispy-kreme-discloses-cyberattack-that-is-disrupting-online-orders/ https://theapache64.github.io/posts/boundary-check-vs-try-catch/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/11/apple-reportedly-developing-ai-server-chip-with-broadcom/ Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

In a somewhat surprising turn of events, government organizations want their citizens using encryption for communications in response to the various cyberattacks on telecom companies. Also, a new article suggests that AI is actually making you a worse programmer. We look into if that is true as well as the evolution of ransomware. Including its techniques, motivations, and ways to defend against it. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/03/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts/ https://slopwatch.com/posts/bad-programmer/ Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

Have you ever wondered what your favorite Thanksgiving dish would be if it were part of a homelab? In this Thanksgiving special, we take a look at some of the most popular Thanksgiving dishes and break down what homelab services they would be. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  https://cwe.mitre.org/top25/archive/2024/2024_cwe_top25.html Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

What do you get when you give a nerd a brand-new technology toy to play with? Their entire free time consumed with playing with that thing. In this episode, we get into all of the nerdy things that have been going on this November and why ‘No Shave November’ should step aside for the new king: ‘Nerdy Things November.’ We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn

With the rollout of iOS 18 and 18.1, a strange new phenomenon has been occurring with iPhones where they will restart without any user interaction. What is this, and why is this actually good for your privacy and security? We are covering that, along with a depressing new study that demonstrates how we have not learned to make strong passwords. Finally, we discuss some tips and tricks to help you get started on figuring out how to identify where to start when it comes to learning a new skill or picking up a new hobby. We are covering all of this and more on this episode of The Dark Assassins Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a rating, review, and subscribe if you haven’t already. Also, share it with a friend or family member who you think would enjoy it or benefit from it. Do you have a question or topic you want answered in a future episode? Send me an email at [email protected]  https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/11/ios-18-1-inactivity-reboot-iphone/ https://gizmodo.com/americans-are-using-the-dumbest-possible-passwords-2024-edition-2000524147  Follow Us: YouTube Facebook LinkedIn