Best Linux Matters Team Podcasts (2025)

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Risky Bulletin: Radio equipment vulnerability can bring trains to sudden stops 7:12

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14h ago7:12

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A radio equipment vulnerability can bring trains to sudden stops, researchers prevent a Lazarus crypto attack, Spain hands Huawei control over its phone wiretapping system, and CISA warns of ongoing CitrixBleed 2 attacks. Show notes

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Sponsored: Should we ever trust AI? 14:19

15h ago14:19

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In this Risky Business sponsored interview, Zero Networks Field CTO, Chris Boehm discusses the everyone-gets-an-AI future with Casey Ellis. Zero Networks makes network microsegmentation achievable without simply handing an AI control of the network. Will generative artificial intelligence ever be trusted to make hard access control decisions? Show …

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Risky Bulletin: Two billion eSIMs receive crucial security patch 8:20

3d ago8:20

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Two billion eSIMs receive crucial security patches, China’s cyber militias go on the offensive, four Scattered Spider members detained over UK retail attacks, and a Russian basketball player is arrested in a ransomware case. Show notes

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Srsly Risky Biz: Four key players drive Scattered Spider 17:07

4d ago17:07

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Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about our developing understanding of the group that people call Scattered Spider. Independent security firms agree that there are a small number of key people that are driving the group’s outrageous success. That gives us hope that targeted action might stem the bleeding. They also talk about data leaks from China…

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Risky Bulletin: Chinese APT member arrested in Italy 7:20

5d ago7:20

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Italy arrests a Chinese APT hacker, a Russian drone software group gets wiped, the SatanLock ransomware operation shuts down, and browser extensions power a web scraping botnet. Show notes

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Old Man Yells at GMail 35:10

6d ago35:10

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In this episode: Alan has continued his Nerdy Day Trips journey into cloud-native software development. Mark fulfills his years-long dream of buying a new Laptop. Martin has junked GMail for Fastmail. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listeners and share your feedback with …

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Between Two Nerds: The opportunity in Asia 32:13

7d ago32:13

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In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about how there is an opportunity for the US to expand its 0day and talent acquisition pool to Asia. They revisit a paper comparing the Chinese and American 0day acquisition strategies and have some quibbles. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes Crash (exploit) and bu…

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Risky Bulletin: Chinese researchers claim to find new North American APT 5:08

8d ago5:08

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Chinese security researchers claim to have found a new American APT, the SEC and SolarWinds are seeking a settlement, a company insider was behind Brazil’s bank hack, and Luis Vuitton discloses a security breach. Show notes

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Sponsored: Making Zero Trust work with non-critical, crappy applications 11:39

8d ago11:39

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In this sponsored interview, Patrick Gray chats with the CEO of Knocknoc, Adam Pointon. They talk about the woeful state of internal enterprise networks and how many control system networks aren’t appropriately segmented. Adam also explains why Knocknoc released a very simple identity aware proxy: For too long the Zero Trust “industry” has focussed…

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Risky Bulletin: Hunters International ransomware shuts down, releases decryption keys 7:21

10d ago7:21

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A ransomware operation shuts down and releases free decryption keys, the FBI investigates a ransomware negotiator for taking kickbacks, Spain arrests two over government hacks, and hackers steal $185 million from Brazilian financial institutions. Show notes

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Srsly Risky Biz: Why Iran is a scaredy cat cyber chicken 17:27

12d ago17:27

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Tom Uren and Patrick Gray discuss warnings about Iranian cyber attacks on US critical infrastructure. Despite many many warnings, there have been no actual attacks and they discuss the reasons why Iran would want to avoid escalatory cyber attacks. They also talk about how the FBI is struggling to deal with the democratisation of surveillance and da…

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Risky Bulletin: The US sanctions another Russian bulletproof hosting provider 6:39

12d ago6:39

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The US sanctions another Russian bulletproof hosting provider, the International Criminal Court discloses a security breach, the US dismantles 29 North Korean laptop farms, and a Chinese student gets jailed in the UK for SMS blasting. Show notes

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Rethinking Startups: Inside the Venture Studio Model with Thorbjørn Rønje 1:07:50

13d ago1:07:50

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In this episode, Viktor Petersson sits down with Thorbjørn Rønje, founder of Bifrost Studios, to unpack the venture studio model and why he believes it’s a smarter, faster way to build startups. Thorbjørn explains how Bifrost applies a playbook-driven approach to validate product ideas quickly, reduce risk, and bring businesses to life without wast…

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Between Two Nerds: Microsoft embraces digital sovereignty 22:13

14d ago22:13

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In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about how Microsoft has embraced digital sovereignty and is bending over backwards to satisfy European tech supply chain concerns. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes The New York Times on the ICC Microsoft's 30 April Brad Smith post Microsoft's 4 June Brad Smith pos…

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Risky Bulletin: Scattered Spider targets the aviation sector 8:31

15d ago8:31

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The Scattered Spider group targets the aviation sector, Russia throttles traffic from Cloudflare, a Mexican cartel hired hackers to track an FBI official, and Canada tells Hikvision to cease operations. Show notes

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Sponsored: Why Linux is the dark matter of the internet 17:08

15d ago17:08

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In this Risky Bulletin sponsor interview Craig Rowland, CEO of Sandfly Security, talks to Tom Uren about the disconnect between how important Linux systems are and how much security attention they get. The pair discuss the variety of reasons that security teams underinvest in protecting Linux. Show notes…

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Risky Bulletin: Phishers abuse forgotten Direct Send feature 7:35

18d ago7:35

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A phishing group abuses a forgotten Exchange Online feature, a patient’s death is linked to the Synnovis ransomware attack, France arrests the BreachForums leadership, and Microsoft offers free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates … with a catch. Show notes

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Srsly Risky Biz: Comparing Chinese and American 0day pipelines 16:46

19d ago16:46

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Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about a new report that compares Chinese and American 0day pipelines. The US is narrowly focussed on acquiring exquisitely stealthy and reliable exploits, while China casts a far broader net. That was fine in the past, but as 0days get harder and harder to find, the report argues that the US needs to change the way it…

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Risky Bulletin: Hackers breach Norwegian dam, open valve at full capacity 6:42

20d ago6:42

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Hackers fully open a valve at a Norwegian dam, the US house bans WhatsApp on staff devices, Russia wants to build a national IMEI database, and four REvil members are released after time served. Show notes

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar 29:38

20d ago29:38

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In this episode: Martin has replaced his coreutils, findutils, diffutils and sudo with Rust reimplementations. Alan has continued working on Nerdy Day Trips. Mark made a timelapse with Velocity lapse and Youcut. See it on Makertube. You can send your feedback via [email protected] or the Contact Form. If you’d like to hang out with other listene…

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Between Two Nerds: The evil genius of Predatory Sparrow 28:37

21d ago28:37

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In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq dive into the motivations and actions of Predatory Sparrow, a purported hacktivist group that has been attacking Iran for the last five years and has leapt into the Iran-Israel war. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes

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Risky Bulletin: White House rejects nominee for NSA & CyberCom leader 8:09

22d ago8:09

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The White House rejects the Pentagon’s nominee for NSA & CyberCom leader, the FCC probes the US Cyber Trust Mark program, a cyberattack disrupts Russia’s animal products industry, and hackers leak data about everyone in Paraguay. Show notes

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Sponsored: The geopolitics of trust 11:16

22d ago11:16

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In this Risky Bulletin sponsor interview Fletcher Heisler, CEO of Authentik, talks to Tom Uren about the inflection points that make organisations consider rationalising their Identity Providers (IdPs). The pair also discuss sovereign tech stacks and how to earn the trust of customers. Show notes

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Risky Bulletin: Russian hackers abuse app-specific passwords to bypass MFA 7:46

25d ago7:46

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Russian hackers abuse app-specific passwords to bypass multi-factor, the tenth Salt Typhoon victim is identified, Predatory Sparrow destroys $90 million from an Iranian crypto-exchange, and Argentina arrests a Russian disinfo gang. Show notes

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Srsly Risky Biz: Data brokers are a killer's best friend 22:28

26d ago22:28

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Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about a Minnesota man who used people-search services to locate, stalk and eventually murder political targets. They also discuss purported hacktivist group Predatory Sparrow weighing in on the Iran-Israel conflict. It has attacked Iran’s financial system including a bank associated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guar…

Linux Matters Team Podcasts

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Risky Bulletin

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Nerding Out With Viktor

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Risky Bulletin: Radio equipment vulnerability can bring trains to sudden stops 7:12

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Sponsored: Should we ever trust AI? 14:19

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Risky Bulletin: Two billion eSIMs receive crucial security patch 8:20

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Srsly Risky Biz: Four key players drive Scattered Spider 17:07

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Risky Bulletin: Chinese APT member arrested in Italy 7:20

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Old Man Yells at GMail 35:10

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Between Two Nerds: The opportunity in Asia 32:13

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Risky Bulletin: Chinese researchers claim to find new North American APT 5:08

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Sponsored: Making Zero Trust work with non-critical, crappy applications 11:39

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Risky Bulletin: Hunters International ransomware shuts down, releases decryption keys 7:21

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Srsly Risky Biz: Why Iran is a scaredy cat cyber chicken 17:27

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Risky Bulletin: The US sanctions another Russian bulletproof hosting provider 6:39

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Rethinking Startups: Inside the Venture Studio Model with Thorbjørn Rønje 1:07:50

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Between Two Nerds: Microsoft embraces digital sovereignty 22:13

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Risky Bulletin: Scattered Spider targets the aviation sector 8:31

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Sponsored: Why Linux is the dark matter of the internet 17:08

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Risky Bulletin: Phishers abuse forgotten Direct Send feature 7:35

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Srsly Risky Biz: Comparing Chinese and American 0day pipelines 16:46

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Risky Bulletin: Hackers breach Norwegian dam, open valve at full capacity 6:42

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar 29:38

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Between Two Nerds: The evil genius of Predatory Sparrow 28:37

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Risky Bulletin: White House rejects nominee for NSA & CyberCom leader 8:09

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Sponsored: The geopolitics of trust 11:16

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Risky Bulletin: Russian hackers abuse app-specific passwords to bypass MFA 7:46

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Srsly Risky Biz: Data brokers are a killer's best friend 22:28