Crucial Tech
Unraveling the technology that affects us all but that few of us understand, in a format to give you a basic understanding in the time it takes to drive to and from the grocery store.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 235
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Ep. 1-15 Dishonest telemarketing, Consumer privacy laws and a way to deal with them effectively
The standard you never heard of: GlobalPlatforms... and more
This episode is packed into 40 minutes with news of the week, an interview with the director of Global Platforms and much more. This is stuff you need to know.
Don't trust a company to keep you safe
This is an interview I did a few months ago with Matt Rosequist, former senior security analyst for Intel. It's a wide ranging interview that cov ers a lot of issues you may not be aware is affecting…
Squirrels are the greatest threat to the internet and the power grid
Yes, you read that right. The biggest threat to our infrastructure are cute, furry rodents. We interview the CEO of Critter Guard who is saving the world one pole at a time.
Ethics in tech: It is a thing
Government hearings are all the rage now for tech CEOs trying to justify massive breaches in privacy, security and basic trust within their markets. The discussion on how to make sure development of …
A good path for STEM careers for women
A few weeks ago I met Lisa Jiggetts, founder and president of the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu, dedicated to helping young women start careers in cyber security. A fascinating and important effort. …
The Arrest of Assange: What is it all about?
Julian Assange was arrested last week in London. Some call it the death of free journalism, but it might be something else. And what it reveals about your personal security is probably more important…
A special edition of Crucial Tech: the arrest of Assange
Cyber predictions from Forresters are scary
A few weeks ago I interviewed Forresters senior analyst Amy DeMartine about her predictions for cyber security in 2019. Now that I have a chance to publish it, two of those predictions have already c…
The Green New Deal isn't as bad... or as good as you have heard
The Green New Deal in Congress is going to be debated for at least two years and I thought it was worth tying in a tech angle to the debate. We interview Evan Johnson, CTO of Hytech Power in Redmond,…
Artificial Intelligence: Good or Bad?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a major theme in technology news, investment and science fiction and the conventional wisdom is that it can be very dangerous. Is that true? Maybe not. In this episode…
Applying artificial intelligence in hardware for security
Creating decoys to catch and stop hackers
Dr. Prasad Calyam at the University of Missouri is working with a team of researchers to create a novel way of stopping hackers from staling data or installing malware in cloud-based systems.
Will hardware companies survive digital protection legislation
The big hole in the cloud
The last week of February was a bad one for digital security and we thought it would be a good time to start this podcast, focusing on the biggest news of the weeK: The Cloudborne vulnerability in cl…