TechSpective Podcast Episode 121SBOMs (Software Bill of Materials) have gotten a lot of attention in the past year. Think of SBOMs as the ingredient list of software a detailed catalog of every component, library, and module that constitutes a softw

TechSpective Podcast Episode 120Ads and commercials are a sort of "necessary evil." Aside from the NFL Super Bowl, I don't think anyone is ever anxious to see commercials--and even that has been trending toward more mundane and underwhelming ads for t

TechSpective Podcast Episode 119If you want to prevent threat actors from infiltrating or compromising your environment, it helps to see things from the threat actor perspective. This concept has been fundamental to cybersecurity for many years--wheth

TechSpective Podcast Episode 118"You can't protect what you can't see."The first time someone said that, I am sure it was very profound. It is an obvious statement, but also very powerful in the context of cybersecurity. If you aren't even aware of

TechSpective Podcast Episode 117Cybersecurity used to be more of a mystical dark art, but over time, businesses and individuals have come to understand just how critical cybersecurity is, and cybersecurity professionals and vendors have recognized tha

TechSpective Podcast Episode 116Getting hacked sucks in all scenarios. In most cases, though, getting hacked is an inconvenience. In some cases, it is deadly. Having your data stolen, or getting your computer bricked by ransomware is annoying. Getting

TechSpective Podcast Episode 115Adobe has worked with security researchers and managed a vulnerability disclosure or bug bounty program for years. It now has an invite-only Adobe-VIP Bug Bounty program as well, though--granting broader and early acces

TechSpective Podcast Episode 114Gaming has come a long way since you had to actually travel to an arcade with a pocket full of quarters (or hope the change machine would actually accept and exchange the wrinkled dollar bills you carried) to play Pac-M

TechSpective Podcast Episode 113Do you have a right to privacy? Should you--as a consumer or individual--have control over your personal data, which companies are allowed to collect or access it, and how it is used? It seems reasonable, to be honest.

TechSpective Podcast Episode 112In 2000 Marc Andreessen noted software is eating the world. Fast forward a couple decades, and I think it's fair to say he wasn't wrong.Now that pretty much everything is code, and there are billions upon billions of