Episode 75 – You’re Passport Data are Belong to Us. Thank you for Staying at Marriott.

Also Amazon breakup predictions….

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/bitcoin-exchange-traded-fund-sec-2018-11SEC Chair, John Clayton “He said the exchanges that cryptocurrencies trade on are still to prone to manipulation, and there aren’t enough safeguards for custody of the underlying assets.

http://time.com/5469153/china-wedding-crackdown/Once again, China attempts to take away our god given right to be jackasses.
https://www.businessinsider.com/scott-galloway-amazon-will-spin-off-amazon-web-services-ignition-2018-12

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mby7kq/malware-to-spy-hack-iphones

Governments around the world have been willing to spend a fortune on iOS malware. Saudi Arabia paid $55 million to purchase iPhone malware made by NSO Group, 
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/02/facebook-employees-calling-former-colleagues-to-look-for-jobs-outside.html

• Six former Facebook employees who left the company within the last two years told CNBC they’ve experienced a rise in contact from current company employees to inquire about opportunities or ask for job references.
• The shift in behavior comes as Facebook deals with scandal after scandal while seeing a nearly 40 percent drop in its stock price from a peak in July.

https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/30/hypergiant-sensory-sciences-raises-5-million-to-track-critical-infrastructure-with-ai/Dave Copps new deal
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/12/04/nvidia_neural_network/

• In terms of sheer numbers, Marriott’s breach stands out at affecting 500 million people.
• The companies’ financials are unlikely to take a substantial hit with cyber insurance coverage in place, but its reputation could pay a price.
• Investors will be asking: How could their security tools have missed a massive four-year-long hack? Did the company do the right due diligence during its 2016 merger with Starwood?

• In terms of sheer numbers, Marriott’s breach stands out at affecting 500 million people.
• The companies’ financials are unlikely to take a substantial hit with cyber insurance coverage in place, but its reputation could pay a price.
• Investors will be asking: How could their security tools have missed a massive four-year-long hack? Did the company do the right due diligence during its 2016 merger with Starwood?

Amazon uhttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/29/amazon_makes_liftandshift_play_for_windows_file_and_lustre_workloads/https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/announcing-aws-outposts/
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/tech/huawei-cfo-arrested-canada/index.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-marriott-records-hack-500-million-people-2018-12
https://securityintelligence.com/news/marriott-data-breach-impacts-personal-information-of-up-to-500-million-guests/https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/30/marriott-says-up-to-500-million-starwood-hotels-customers-affected-by-hack/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/30/marriott-hack-raises-questions-about-merger-diligence-tools-in-use.html

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Bad Ass Shirts For The Holidays!

Episode 60 – JP Morgan Chase Hacker extradited … Finally!

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Episode 55 – VMWare Gets in Line … To Fail.

Is it just us, or does it feel like VMWare is still trying to figure out what they want to be in this whole cloudy thang?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/28//

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/28/vmware_aws_preview_databaseonvsphere

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Episode 37 – The Big Short’s Steve Eisman channels the Tech Fugitives.

Welcome back to the Tech Fugitives podcast.  Eisman bags on Crypto… makes someone’s day….guess who?

Mark also teases his groundbreaking overview of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Computing.

We also discuss:

Elon Makes excuses, but we agree with him.

Microsoft’s Nadella tries to earn our trust:  https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/07/microsofts-satya-nadella-trust-will-push-us-past-amazon-google.html

The Secrets to a better password.  Pro Tip: It’s not you’re boy/girlfriend’s dog’s birthday.  

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/10/secrets-to-a-better-password-and-less-hacks-go-long-use-variety-and-sometimes-lie.html

Big announcements from Google & Microsoft:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/8/17319908/microsoft-build-conference-2018-news-recap-highlights-windows-10

https://www.google.com/amp/bgr.com/2018/05/09/google-i-o-2018-recap-top-10-biggest-announcements/amp/

Listen, Learn and laugh while finding out how you too can care about the world…Just like The Tech Fugitives.

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Episode 31 – Blockchain is crap…and other Flat Earth Theories.

Welcome back to the Tech Fugitives podcast.  Make a bad comment about Blockchain…..and feel the wrath of Kyle!

CNBC runs a “Commentary” article about Blockchain flaws.  Kyle says “take crazy somewhere else”, while Mark looks for the nugget of truth.  Feelings are hurt, but we hug it out.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/09/blockchain-is-not-only-crappy-technology-but-a-bad-vision-for-the-future.html

We also discuss:

How to lose your baby sitting job.

Google employees rage against the AI machine AND the Military Industrial Complex.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/07/ai_roundup/

IoT’s distant thunders

https://www.wired.com/story/upnp-router-game-console-vulnerabilities-exploited/

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Episode 24 – Report from IBM Think 2018… Part Uno.

Welcome back to the Tech Fugitives podcast.  IBM Think 2018…It’s fun…It’s crowded…But Tech Stocks…Ouch!

Our first report on IBM Think 2018 is brought to you by large crowds and cigarette smoke at the Excalibur Hotel.  The show is great so far, but the converged discpilines HAS created some logistics problems….and complaints.

We also talk:

Tech Stock burps

http://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-today-selloff-facebook-data-breach-roils-tech-industry-2018-3

…And so much more!

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Episode 17 – Interview with Corporate Sustainability expert, Nelly Andresen

Welcome back to the Tech Fugitives podcast. What does it mean to be a caring citizen of the world when it comes to tech?  Can we recycle Alexa? uhhhh….

Just when you think The Tech Fugitives don’t have all the answers, well of course you’re wrong.  But to prove it we’ve brought in Nelly Andresen, Head of Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility at Ericsson, North America.  Nelly helps explain why sustainability practices are good for you, the planet and your company’s bottom line

Listen, Learn and laugh while finding out how you too can care about the world…Just like The Tech Fugitives.

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Episode 13 – Agile & The Tech Fugitives Golden Ratio, {Mark : Kyle}

Welcome back to the Tech Fugitives podcast.  If you line up all your Fibonacci numbers in a row, it proves The Tech Fugitives are AWESOME!

The Tech Fugitives explore Agile “Do’s and Don’ts” with expert Andrew McKnight of Matrix Resources.

If you’re “doing agile”…. you’re doing it wrong.  Agile Warrior and Marine, Andrew McKnight mixes it up with the Tech Fugitives and shares what’s happening out in the wild.  When it comes to Agile, there’s a right way and a wrong way.  Andy gets it right!

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Episode 12 – Don’t have a MELTDOWN, it’s just SPECTRE

Welcome back to the Tech Fugitives podcast.  You don’t have to be James Bond to deal with Spectre…..But it doesn’t hurt

The Tech Fugitives do some G-2 on chips.  What do Intel, AMD and NVIDIA have in common?  They will all be crushed by China….Just Ask China!  Hey, Maybe Jack Ma is Spectre?!?!

It shouldn’t take a “Double 0” to get to the bottom of what’s going on in the compute space….but when you’re a Tech Fugitives fan, you get the best.  Your favorite agents will also discuss GoPro’s latest feature: Drones that fall out of the sky!

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