We introduce you to Kubernetes, what problems it solves, why everyone is talking about it & where it came from. Also who shouldn’t be using Kubernetes & the problems you can run into when scaling it.

Plus how you can store files in others DNS resolver cache, Project Zero finds a new BitTorrent client flaw & more!

And start using configuration management! Embrace reproducibility of systems & streamlined management with TechSNAP’s introduction to Configuration Management.

Plus the news of the week that could impact your systems, your feedback & more!

The types of workloads that will see the largest performance impacts from Meltdown, tools to test yourself & the outlook for 2018.

Plus a concise breakdown of Meltdown, Spectre & side-channel attacks like only TechSNAP can.

Then we run through the timeline of events & the scuttlebutt of so called coordinated disclosure. We also discuss yet another security issue in macOS High Sierra, a backdoor in popular storage appliances, your questions & more!

The trials and tribulations of the long journey to TLS 1.3 & the “middleware” that’s keeping us from having nice things. Plus a pack of Leaky S3 bucket stories & the data that was exposed.

Then we do a deep dive into some SMB fundamentals & practical tips to stay on top of suspicious network traffic.

Network Namespaces have been around for a while, but there may be be some very practical ways to use them that you’ve never considered. Wes does a deep dive into a very flexible tool.

Plus what might be the world’s most important killswitch, the real dollar values for stolen credentials & the 19 year old attack that’s back.

Authors of one of the most infamous botnets of all time get busted, researchers discover keyloggers built into HP Laptops, the major HomeKit flaw no one is talking about & the new version of FreeNAS packs a lot of features for a point release.

Plus an update on the show and what to expect & we attempt something TechSNAP could never do as a video production, a live double FreeNAS upgrade!