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The Hacks

Thomas Hatch and Jimmy Chunga are The Hacks! Join them every week as they talk about nerd stuff. If you’re into cybersecurity, DevSecOps, SecOps, DevOps, all the Ops, infrastructure automation, network automation, configuration management, and open source then subscribe now. This will be your new favorite podcast! Because we know you’re thinking it...NO, they don’t live in their moms’ basements...this month.

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35:59

Top 10 Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities

The Hacks ·

2020/05/26

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI and the broader US Government have conducted and concluded a multi-year study, beginning in 2016. The purpose of this study was to alert and provide better technical guidance for IT Operations and security professionals, in order to patch the most commonly known vulnerabilities exploited by cybercriminals. Tom and Chunga discuss the findings in this report and talk about why one company, in particular, was singled repeatedly in

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34:31

The State of "XOps"

The Hacks ·

2020/05/19

Tom and Chunga may have just created the next, big, industry buzz term called "XOps" So... What is it? What does it mean? Basically, XOps is an umbrella term used to describe the generalized factions of all IT disciplines. Xops goes back to the root, core DevOps philosophy which encourages industry professionals to prioritize communication over tools. Tools are mandatory but need to exist only to facilitate communication between these different groups and teams. XOps is all about getting teams to

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40:35

Becoming a Rockstar Software Developer

The Hacks ·

2020/05/12

Chunga got an email from a listener a few days ago asking Tom a question. This person some advice on becoming a rockstar software developer. The global pandemic has changed the lives of every single person on this planet in just a few short weeks. For many, these changes include having to find a new job or switching to a different career entirely. Tom and Chunga discuss some of the more common questions people have nowadays when it comes to the field of software development. Are there some people

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42:35

What Aspects of Software Development Matter the Most?

The Hacks ·

2020/05/05

Chunga is fairly new to the IT Automation industry. Even though he's new, he can still hold his own in most cases. However, this episode of The Hacks has him feeling like he's completely out of his league, why? He and Tom are talking about which aspects of software development matter the most. It's a very broad topic. Tom completely disagrees and says Chunga is closer and more in tune with this topic than he knows! So which aspects of software development does Tom think matters the most? Listen now

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35:22

Cybercriminals Are Targeting Healthcare and How To...

The Hacks ·

2020/04/28

It really is horrible. Low life, cybercriminals are using the global pandemic and the chaos surrounding it as cover to launch ransomware and other types of cyberattacks against the healthcare industry. In many respects, these attacks have been very successful. Tom and Chunga discuss where, within the healthcare industry, these attacks are most frequent and how this industry can better defend against them. Are your private medical records as vulnerable as experts say they are? Could these

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41:05

IT and InfoSec Job Security: How safe is the industry?

The Hacks ·

2020/04/21

A few weeks ago, our world was a much different place. Now things are different thanks to Covid-19. As of this episode, more than 7-million people are unemployed... How is this virus and the economic fallout affecting IT and InfoSec jobs in the tech industry? Tom and Chunga spend this episode of The Hacks discussing the impact that Covid-19 and the predicted recession will have on the tech sector, specifically IT and InfoSec jobs. Are these positions safe? Is the industry going to continue to drop

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34:01

The COBOL Skills Shortage

The Hacks ·

2020/04/14

It may be hard to believe for some of you but there's a 60-year old computer code called COBOL that's still in use today and now it's having some "serious" problems. For the past week or so, it seems like every trade publication or industry website is sounding the alarms because COBOL is falling apart. To make things worse, there's a considerable skills gap when it comes to this ancient code. In this episode of The Hacks, Chunga and Tom discuss whether or not there's reason to panic over COBOL. They

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38:04

3-Lies SecOps Teams Tell Themselves

The Hacks ·

2020/04/07

For the second time, Alex Peay, Senior VP of Product and Marketing at SaltStack joins Tom & Chunga. The Hacks have asked Alex to return to talk about a blog he wrote called "3-Lies SecOps Teams Tell Themselves". Alex wrote this blog after attending this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco. After attending several meetings and speeches, he started noticing a common narrative that was threaded throughout all of the presentations; regardless of who was talking. This narrative had a problem--it

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38:53

How Can IT Automation Help During The Covid-19 Crisis?

The Hacks ·

2020/03/31

Tom and Chunga are pleased to welcome Alex Peay as their very first guest on The Hacks! Alex is the Senior VP of Product and Marketing at Salt Stack and he's here to talk about how IT Automation can help businesses of every size function more safely and effectively during the Covid-19 crisis. Typically, when people hear the word automation, they immediately think less-people and downsizing. For hard-working men and women, automation can have a very negative connotation. The truth is, automation

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49:51

Cybersecurity in the Corona Virus Pandemic

The Hacks ·

2020/03/24

Chunga and Tom are breaking the rules! They have chosen to sneak into the office and record a new episode of The Hacks. They'll continue to deliver a new episode every, single, Tuesday for as long as they possibly can! This week, The Hacks are talking about cybersecurity in the Corona Virus pandemic. Rumors are flying everywhere, Chunga recently saw a news story where the reporter was predicting a 700% increase in global cybercrime. While Tom is somewhat skeptical of that assessment, he says it does

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52:12

Why is IOT Such A Mess?

The Hacks ·

2020/03/17

Tom is always excited when he gets to talk about things in the tech industry that are messy. When Chunga brought this topic to The Hacks, he lit up like a Christmas tree. The IOT (internet of things) market is huge and shows no sign of slowing down. With speed comes mistakes as innovators rush-faster and faster-to push products into the market place. Chunga is highly skeptical of most new IOT devices. He doesn't have a Ring Doorbell, he's not a fan of Apple products and his Alexa "creeps him out".

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42:47

SaltStack Enterprise and Salt Open

The Hacks ·

2020/03/10

Out of all the episodes Chunga and Tom have recorded, this is the one Chunga is afraid to record. It's the one he and Tom can't afford to screw up! The entire podcast is about SaltStack Enterprise and Salt Open. Tom can't really figure out why he's so worried. After all, Tom is the guy who created both of them! So... What's the difference between the two? Sure, one is an open source program and the other is enterprise-based, proprietary software but are they really that different? Actually, they

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37:33

Security and IT Operations - Can't We All Just Get...

The Hacks ·

2020/03/02

Throughout history, there have always been certain groups that - for whatever reason - can't or won't get along. There are several that come to mind. The Red Sox and the Yankees, Republicans and Democrats, cats and dogs... The list goes on and on. Sadly, IT Operations and Security teams would have to be included in this list. There's not a good history there. In this episode of The Hacks, Tom and Chunga talk about the natural friction that takes place between these two groups of professionals. At

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47:53

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Is It...

The Hacks ·

2020/02/25

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. In 2020, these two terms just may be the most trendy terms in tech but are they really as revolutionary as people say they're going to be? Historically speaking, the AI and ML hype machine revs up and comes around every 10-years or so. Alan Turing was the first innovator to talk about AI in 1950 and by his standards, the computer industry has completely accomplished Artificial Intelligence. Tom Hatch has some very strong and wide-ranging opinions when

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51:52

What Is SecOps and Why Should You Care?

The Hacks ·

2020/02/17

SecOps. It's something that Thomas Hatch is very passionate about. What exactly does that term mean? SecOps is the practice of automating IT and security operations in order to get the two departments to work more efficiently with one another. There's always been varying degrees of friction between security and IT operations teams. Why is that? It's the security teams job to find and vulnerabilities within an infrastructure. Once they do, those risks are reported to the IT operations teams so they

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34:09

Toms Top Tips For Cybersecurity in 2020

The Hacks ·

2020/02/14

In today's world, cyber threats are constant and the criminals are getting smarter. At the same time, companies are being pressured in a variety of ways, to grow and create more, faster! Unfortunately, the faster they move, the more vulnerable they become. It's not just companies that are at risk. We all are! So... how safe are we really? Is our Government actually secure or do we just want to believe it is? What about our power grid? The cybersecurity vulnerabilities stretch way beyond the nations

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45:09

Plugin Oriented Programing! POP, Umbra, Idem, and...

The Hacks ·

2020/02/14

In 2011, Thomas Hatch created an open-source program called Salt. In the years since Salt has become a program that's used by millions of people. It's gotten big... Very, very big. As software grows, it becomes more brittle and less flexible. It's because of this that Tom created a brand new program called POP. POP stands for "Plugin Oriented Programing". It's brand new and revolutionary in the way a person can build new software on top of it. Simply put, all programs written in POP are compatible

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34:13

What Makes An Open-Source Community So Special?

The Hacks ·

2020/02/13

The open-source community is interesting. It's massive and made up of brilliant men and women. It's also incredibly transient. What is it about open-source that makes people flock to it the way they do? Tom initially went to open-source so that he didn't have to re-build his work every time he switched jobs. Even though he wasn't well connected to people within the open-source community, his work quickly gained popularity. Why did this happen? Tom thinks it happened because found they could use his

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40:45

The Evolution of an Open-Source Project. Did Tom...

The Hacks ·

2020/02/13

In episode #2 of The Hacks, Chunga talks with Tom about the evolution of the open-source environment and whether or not Tom created a monster in his own open-source program called Salt. Back in the '70s and '80s, open-source was (for most developers and engineers) the standard way of doing things. As software larger and more complex, we started to see the introduction of proprietary software. Before that happened, people created software with the intent of it being consumed by others in the same way

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50:35

Tom Hatch and Building a Massive Open Source Project...

The Hacks ·

2020/02/11

Welcome to the inaugural episode of a brand new podcast called "The Hacks" and it's hosted by 2 guys that make an unlikely team! Thomas Hatch obsessed with computers and is the creator of a world renown, open source program called Salt. He's also the Co-founder and CTO of SaltStack Jimmy Chunga is a writer and media personality who loves video games but knows almost nothing about computers! Every week, Tom and Chunga will discuss a wide variety of topics, ranging from cybersecurity and

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