Tag: the hacks

Aug 18, 2020

Cyber Hygiene From the Inside Out

In this episode of The Hacks, Tom and Chunga are talking about cyber hygiene. Recently, at Black Hat Virtual, Tom gave a speech about how most companies are focused on dealing with infrastructure vulnerabilities in a way that doesn’t actually protect…

Aug 11, 2020

Is the Cloud Ruining Open Source?

There have been some rumblings. To be honest, you could safely say that they’re straight-up accusations. Some have even gone as far as to say that there’s a conspiracy. There’s a growing chorus of tech industry experts that are claiming the cloud is…

Aug 4, 2020

The Most Common Type of Breach In 2020...So Far.

In this episode of The Hacks, Tom and Chunga are talking about the most common type of breach so far this year. Black Hat Virtual is underway and as part of SaltStacks coverage, we are taking a new look at a report we did at the end of last year…

Jul 28, 2020

Creating an Open Source Business Model

As most of you already know, Tom Hatch created a very popular and widely used open source platform called “Salt”. He didn’t create this platform with the goal of starting a company. Tom simply created an answer to a problem that he was having. Salt…

Jul 21, 2020

The Banana Problem. How ubiquitous tech can be a liability

Tom Hatch loves to create his own terms for different things. Chunga refers to these terms as “Hatchisms”! One of the more commonly used terms that Tom loves is “The Banana Problem”. What is the banana problem? Simply put, the banana problem is what…

Jul 14, 2020

Virtual Conferences vs. Live Events. Which Is Better?

Tom and Chunga are excited to welcome Janae Andrus to The Hacks! Janae is a Live Events and Field Marketing expert! As you already know, one of the biggest Covid-19 casualties in the business world has been the live event. Trade Shows, Conferences and…

Jun 30, 2020

Does CX Matter to Enterprise Cloud Technology?

The Cloud… It is quickly becoming the standard for modern business. In this episode of The Hacks, Chunga asks Tom the question: “How much does CX (customer experience) matter when it comes to enterprise cloud technology?” After all, it’s being used…

Jun 24, 2020

Facial Recognition Fears...Be Afraid!

Tom and Chunga are putting on their tin hats for this episode of The Hacks! They’re talking about facial recognition conspiracy theories and a recent event at the Rose Bowl where 30,000 people had their faces scanned and cataloged without their…

Jun 16, 2020

A Preview of SaltStack Enterprise 6.3!

Tom and Chunga welcome a special guest to this episode of The Hacks! SaltStack has just announced the release of Enterprise 6.3 and Mehul Revankar is here to talk about all of the updates and the many new features that are packed into the biggest and…