It's Not The Heat It's The Latency

There is a lot in the news about SpaceX’s Starlink internet service, and their ability to bring high speed connectivity to remote locations around the world.

While the promise of satellite broadband connections sounds great, they have typically fallen short of what you can get from a wired connection.

Think It Can't Happen To You, You're Wrong - Tech Support Scam's Near Disaster

I want to highlight a YouTuber you may or may not know about, Jim Browning. He has a very successful channel with 3.4 million subscribers where he reverse hacks some of these tech support scam call centers that bilk money out of vulnerable people.

In July, Jim ended up getting scammed into deleting his channel. This is not an unsophisticated individual. This is someone who is constantly on the lookout for scams, and is acutely aware of the way that they work. But, everyone can get complacent, and some scams are better crafted than others.In this case, the attacker utilized Google’s own domain to fool Jim.

No new interview this week - Ransomware, Security Roundup

Hey Everybody, no new interview this week, because I’ve got this kind of stuff going on. I’m getting a new roof put on and New siding on the house, so that made things a bit crazy.

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Everybody is fighting the Ransomware security battle, so I wanted to take a few minutes to highlight some of the interviews we have done that focus on that. I will add links up here and in the description and I will put together a playlist so you can find them easily.

Building Your Personal Brand With LinkedIn's John McGrath

Have you been wanting to know how to get more out of LinkedIn, but were afraid to ask? Well, you’ve come to the right place, because we are going to be talking about all things LinkedIn.

When John McGrath moved back to Dublin Ireland in the middle of a recession, it was difficult to find a job, and he leaned heavily on LinkedIn to make it all happen. From then on, he was hooked. For years he worked with LinkedIn as a customer of LinkedIn, but eventually, he got the chance to work for them, as a Global Customer Success Manager there.

The Future Is In Their Hands - Here Come The Millenials

We often forget that some of the technology we use every day begins life in the labs of Universities around the world, and many of those people doing the work will one day be the technology leaders we look to solve the worlds most challenging problems. Today we are going to be speaking to one of those future leaders.

Sandesh and I were recently talking with Kai Pederson, a young man Sandesh has known since he was a child. We heard his stories as a member of the Army National Guard working on Cyber Security, his work in chip manufacturing and his research on energy harvesting IOT devices.

Conversational AI Saves The Day with Aisera CEO Muddu Sudhakar

We have all had the dream that we could live in a world of automation, like George Jetson, just pushing a button. That dream has been slow to arrive, but now we are seeing the rise of Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Assistants. Companies that specialize in automating the mundane, and not so mundane task of people, have finally arrive to help drag us all into the future.

Building A Unicorn With VAST Data Founder Jeff Denworth

One of the things we don’t spend enough time talking about is how hard it is to build a business. Bringing an idea to market requires so many factors to align it can be mind-blowing. We are going to talk to someone who is a veteran of the startup space to tell us what it is really like.

Today we are talking with VAST Data CMO and co-founder Jeff Denworth about what it takes to bring a product to market in a competitive industry. We are going to talk about the challenges, compromises, tradeoffs and difficult decisions that go into it. We are also going to talk about the ingredients needed to not just build a great product, but a great company, and we are going to learn a bit about VAST Data and what makes it tick.

Ransomware Is Everywhere, with Pure Storage's Ransomware expert, Andrew Miller

The number one security risk right now is Ransowmware. The amount of breaches we have seen recently has been alarming, and the number continues to grow. Ransomeware is big business, so we are going to talk about how to survive an attack.

Today we are talking with Andrew Miller, who is a subject matter expert on Ransomware for Pure Storage. He has been on the front lines helping companies put meaningful protections in place to address these threats. We are going to talk about what he is seeing in the wild and what strategies can work to help companies weather this storm.

The Future is 5G with AdMY's CEO Shekar Ayyar

Get your tinfoil hats out, because today we are going to be talking about 5G. We are also going to be talking about SPACS. So, what is this stuff and why is it important? Well, stay tuned and you will find out.

Today we are talking with Shekar Ayyar who is the CEO of AdMY Technology Group and is a Venture Partner at NTTVC the venture arm of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Company. Shekar is an IIT graduate, has his PhD in Electrical Engineering and has an MBA from Wharton.

Being Trans, with Celia Daniels

We are continuing our conversation about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and today’s conversation is going to touch on some difficult subjects. We are going to hear some very personal stories and unpack some of the complexity of these issues.

Celia Daniels is an Indian trans women, entrepreneur, public speaker, activist, motivator, musician, artist, photographer and filmmaker. She grew up in Southern India and faced intense stigma, discrimination and violence while trying to come to terms with her gender dysphoria.

Stopping Ransomware Threats with Vectra AI, An Interview with CEO, Hitesh Sheth

Security is top of mind for everyone. With the recent Colonial Pipeline breach, ransomware is at the top of the list for most companies. We are Going to talk security, so get ready.

Today we are talking security with Vectra (AI)’s CEO Hitesh Sheth. Vectra is a leader in the threat detection and response market. They have raised over $350 million and are definitely a Unicorn, and possibly a decacorn. Hitesh has worked with a who’s who of tech companies from Oracle to Cisco and Aruba, so he has a lot of history with this space. Really excited to hear about Vectra.

Diversity, Equity Inclusion, We Talk With Sejal Thakkar About the Basecamp Walkout

We have often spoken about the critical need for different viewpoints in technology. Most companies you look at these days have Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. But, it is often easy said than done. Today we are going to be talking about how to bring it all together and learn from our mistakes. We are also going to take a look at the recent issues at Basecamp, and where they went wrong.