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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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55:17

The Top 5 Cyber Security Threats In 2023

The Hacks ·

2023/01/18

You're going to see a lot about this in 2023. Experts in this field are predicting that this year is going to be a record setting year, when it comes to cyber crime. Tom agrees with this opinion. He says 2023 is going to be really rough for both businesses and individuals. In this episode of The Hacks, Tom and Chunga are going to discuss the top 5 cyber security threats in 2023. Some of them may surprise you! What Is Idem Project? Watch this video! Get started with Idem Project! Join the Salt

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40:09

VPN's--The Good, Bad, & Ugly

The Hacks ·

2023/01/10

Tom and Chunga are back from their holiday break! As they get 2023 underway, Chunga has been noticing that there's been a lot of talk in the media about cybersecurity and related issues that will be facing all of us in 2023. One of the articles Chunga read was focused on VPN's. Tom says that he and Chunga haven't nearly enough time talking about VPN's. One of the things Tom finds most interesting is how many people use a VPN everyday without even knowing it, or understanding what it does. Come to

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47:12

Due Diligence. The Most Important Term In 2023.

The Hacks ·

2022/12/20

It's the last show of 2023! Tom and Chunga are ready to start their holiday break! As they look forward to 2023, Tom says there's a term that is going to be a huge factor in wether or not you and/or your business is going to be successful next year. That term is "due diligence". Due diligence is something that Chunga feels has been severely lacking in virtually every area of tech, and the fallout from and industry perspective has been severe. Tom completely agrees and says it's something he's been

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42:40

Lessons We Learned In 2022

The Hacks ·

2022/12/14

What a year 2022 has been! You may remember that Tom predicted this year was going to be rough and he was 100% right. Even though 2022 was discouraging and challenging for most of us, especially with layoffs, and reorganizations, there were an awful lot of lessons for each of us learn. In this episode of The Hacks, Tom and Chunga look back at the this past year, talk about what it meant for tech. They also discussed what they learned and what they think others could learn from everything that

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53:58

What Is Tom Excited About In 2023?!

The Hacks ·

2022/12/06

2022 is coming to a close. November and December are always the months where we each tend to reflect on the past year and look forward to what the new year could bring. Tom and Chunga are no different! In this episode of The Hacks, Chunga talks with Tom about the things Tom is the most excited about in 2023! What is he most looking forward to in the world of tech, business, and what is he most looking forward to professionally. He also talks about what he's excited about personally! Listen now! Get

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47:00

The FTX Disaster--How Does It Affect Tech?

The Hacks ·

2022/11/29

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Tom Hatch saw a fantastic new movie called "Glass Onion". One of the main themes of this movie is that an awful lot of the professionals working in the tech industry aren't nearly as smart as everybody thinks they are. Tom says that is very much the case in the real world, as well! The most recent example of this is a crypto-currency exchange company called FTX. Somehow this company and its owner, a guy named Sam Bankman Fried managed to lose 16 billion dollars in

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48:09

The Top Things Tom Is Thankful For, 2022!

The Hacks ·

2022/11/22

Tom Hatch & Jimmy Chunga would like to wish everyone in the United States a Happy Thanksgiving! Tom is especially thankful this year, and he has a special announcement to share with all of you to explain why! In addition, this specific episode of The Hacks has become a tradition. It's the episode where Tom shares the top things his thankful for this year! Last year, he declared that he was most thankful for "modern synthetic fabric"! What will be the thing he's most thankful for in 2022? Listen

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49:00

Identity Verification Software--Its Really Hard To Do!

The Hacks ·

2022/11/15

Tom Hatch is just back from VMware Explore Europe. Thanks to everyone who came to see Tom speak about Salt Project! Wow, the tech industry is really taking its lumps in 2022. Admittedly, Chunga hasn't worked in the tech space nearly as long as Tom, but he's never seen things so unsettled and messy during his time. While Tom is definitely a veteran in this industry, he agrees with Chunga. He's never seen it so crazy. One of the most significant hot-button issues over the past few weeks has been

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41:14

Is Your Cloud "Star Trek" or "Star Wars"?

The Hacks ·

2022/11/08

Are you in control of your cloud-based infrastructure? Are you really? Most people would say, yes! They also probably think it's a well-oiled machine, something that's state-of-the-art. The reality is, it may have started that way, but as technology spreads out, things tend to shift from Star Trek to Star Wars. Tom uses this analogy to explain that reality is messy. Your cloud needs to function the way you need it to, right now. The work needs to get done and it will only get more complex. The

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59:54

Social Media Software & Business. Is it Doomed to Fail?

The Hacks ·

2022/11/01

Tom and Chunga are taking a cold, hard look at social media software and the industry as a whole. We all use some type of social media, multiple times a day. It has become part of the fabric of our lives and identities! With all this common usage, Tom and Chunga are confused and curious why it seems to be struggling so badly in a variety of different areas. People never seem to be happy with the software, investors never seem to be happy with the progress and future direction of each platform and

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50:18

Is Open Source Economy Proof?

The Hacks ·

2022/10/25

You're no doubt hearing about it everywhere you go. The global economy is having some issues and financial experts are all saying it's about to get much worse. What does that mean for open source projects? After all, people use open source software for free! What does a bad economy mean for tech jobs in general? Chunga is relatively new to the tech space and has a bunch of these types of questions for Tom Hatch. He should know, he's worked in tech his entire adult life. Unfortunately, Tom says

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42:07

Chungas Irrational Fear of Hard Drives!

The Hacks ·

2022/10/11

It's a weird time of the year. Everyone seems to be taking vacation time before things start getting cold. Tom and Chunga are no different. Chunga is just getting home from his break and Tom is on his way to start a cruise! Thankfully, as their paths crossed, they were able to record a brand new episode of The Hacks, and use their time wisely to talk about something really important like Chungas utterly irrational fear of hard drives. It's true, he's terrified of them! He says they're too complex

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42:58

Super Nerd Spotlight! "The Origin Guys"

The Hacks ·

2022/09/27

Tom is losing his mind. Chunga has been bugging him to do a new Super Nerd Spotlight episode of The Hacks. Tom has been insisting that the two of them have done one of these recently. Much to Chunga's delight, Tom is wrong! For today's episode, they've decided to focus on a group of men that Tom calls "The Origin Guys". They're a small group of dudes, who are largely credited with creating modern computing as we know it. Tom and Chunga will look all the way back to the 1960s and '70s and talk about

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48:44

Why Do Software Companies "Pivot" at the Drop of a Hat?

The Hacks ·

2022/09/20

It seems like software companies are doing this more and more lately. Have you noticed it? For reasons that are often unknown to the masses, a software company will pivot and change not only their entire business model but their product as well! When companies choose to do this, more often than not, it's a surprise and it's highly disruptive to their customers/users. Tom has been through a few of these pivots and he also wanted to do it himself, once upon a time. He says this decision can be the

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37:09

PyPi Is Having Malware and Phishing Problems

The Hacks ·

2022/09/14

Shout out to Derek Ardolf! He's one of the rock stars on the Salt Core team. A few days ago, he sent Chunga a handful of different blogs and news articles about PyPi, which sent Chunga into a massive rabbit hole. The articles and blogs were all about legitimate projects that have been compromised by phishing and malware attacks through PyPi. Everybody loves PyPi, including Tom and Chunga. With that said, they have both been sounding the alarm on The Hacks about these types of channel attacks for

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38:42

VMware Explore! We Saw Some Great Stuff!

The Hacks ·

2022/09/06

Tom and Chunga have just returned from their first in-person convention in 3-years! VMware Explore was held last week in San Francisco and what a crazy and educational week it was! For both of the Hacks, the experience was both weird and amazing. For Tom, it was also more emotional than he had anticipated. VMware Explore was their first chance to meet many of their friends and colleagues in person for the very first time. This convention was also their first chance to talk about and do a

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29:21

Python Packaging and Distribution. IT SUCKS!!!!

The Hacks ·

2022/08/30

Don't make Tom Hatch angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry... Do you want to know what really sends him into a rage? Packaging and distributing Python software. Tom says this process is an all-encompassing disaster! It's something that has plagued Salt Project from day one. Why is this? We all know how amazing Python is to create and build in, right? How can the same programming language be so clanky, and troublesome on the back end? Tom and Chunga discuss the various factors that make

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46:29

In-Person Meetings & Overcoming the "Imposter Syndrome"!

The Hacks ·

2022/08/23

The pandemic is slowly inching its way into the history books and becoming a chapter that is part of our generation. Companies are starting their slow return back to the way they did things before all of this happened. This includes conferences, tradeshows, and in-person meetings. For Tom and Chunga, their return starts next week at VMware Explore! Thousands and thousands of people will descend on San Francisco in order to meet and network, face to face, for the first time in years. Of course, Tom

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36:03

What Do You Want In a Data Center?

The Hacks ·

2022/08/16

Tom has been searching for something most of us don't really think about. He's looking for space in a data center. It may come as a surprise, but it's a much more involved process than you may think! Chunga finds that statement fascinating. For most tech professionals, a data center is just something that people use, they know it exists and that's about it. He's curious about why this process requires the careful selection process that it does. After all, a data center is just a big room with a lot

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39:48

**BONUS EPISODE** Tom and Chunga Screwed Up!

The Hacks ·

2022/08/12

Tom and Chunga learned something new about you recently. You don't like it when they talk about fitness! They are both very, very, sorry! They'd like to make it up to you with a bonus episode. Today, Tom and Chunga are talking about something much more in line with what they should be talking about on The Hacks. Last week, Tom's nephew asked him to help build a new desktop computer. Chunga wonders why people don't build their own machines as much as they did back in the day. Sure, people still

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