Tag: the hacks

Oct 20, 2020

Intel vs. AMD, Tom's Version of Sports!

This episode of The Hacks may seem a little bit different. Are Tom and Chunga talking about some new, groundbreaking, innovation in the world of tech? Are they talking about cybercrime and ransomware attacks? Nope… Tom has a “fire in his belly” over…

Oct 13, 2020

The Dark Web!

The Dark Web. It doesn’t have the best reputation. In truth, most people don’t even know it exists but for those who do, it’s largely considered to be the seedy underbelly of the internet. It’s a rotten, dirty place full of thieves, hackers, and…

Oct 6, 2020

Cybercrime: 10-Stats That'll Keep You Up At Night!

Chunga came across an article ZD Net a few days ago. It was about cybercrime and contained a list of ten disturbing facts that they claim will keep you up at night. While Chunga was glued to this article, he thought it’d be a great idea to share these…

Sep 30, 2020

BREAKING NEWS! VMware announces the intended acquisition of SaltStack!

During this year’s VMworld question and answer, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger announced the company’s intention to acquire SaltStack! In this unique episode of The Hacks, Tom and Chunga take a personal look back to the very beginning. Back to a time…

Sep 22, 2020

Bottom Up, Top Down Change In Tech!

Come prepared to connect with Tom’s Zen in this episode of The Hacks. Recently, Tom did a webinar about something he’s been really focused on and he wants to discuss it with Chunga. He has a theory called “Top Down, Bottom Up Change”. What does that…

Sep 15, 2020

Tom Hatch is the King of SaltConf!

Tom Hatch is many things, to many people. He’s the creator of Salt, He co-founded SaltStack and he’s also the company’s CTO. Once, while teaching his new students at some college somewhere, he even pretended to be Canadian for a full week, just…

Sep 9, 2020

Hacking the U.S. Power Grid

Chunga has been complaining for years that the U.S. Power Grid is extremely vulnerable and could easily be hacked or destroyed. He says every time he tries to talk about it, everyone looks at him like he’s crazy… Everyone that is, except Tom. The…

Sep 1, 2020

SecOps vs. North Korean Hackers

The North Koreans are stealing lots of money. They’re very good at it. The truth is if you don’t have SecOps (Security Operations) dialed in, and buttoned up from top to bottom, you could be their next target! The world got their first taste of what…

Aug 25, 2020

Creating Irresistible IOT!

Tom and Chunga are talking about IOT (Internet of Things) in this episode of The Hacks! Recently, Chunga read an article which featured industry experts claiming that regardless of size, virtually all IOT development projects will take at least twice…