Viktor's Tech Musings & Security Paranoia

Today I’m joined by Massi Gori for a deep dive into modern authentication systems.

Today I’m diving into the world of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) with Steve Springett, one of the core working group stewards behind CycloneDX.

Today I’m joined by Philipp Deppenwiese from Binarly for a deep technical dive into firmware security.

In this episode, I’m joined by Iceman, a renowned expert in RFID and NFC hacking, to explore the fascinating world of RF security.

I’m excited to share my conversation with Justin Cormack, Docker’s CTO.

In this episode, I’m joined by Luke Marsden to explore the practical side of AI deployment and his work on Helix.

In this episode, I’m joined by Allan Friedman from CISA for an in-depth exploration of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs).

In this episode, I’m joined by Daniel Stenberg, the creator of Curl, for a fascinating journey through open-source development.

In this episode, I’m joined by Bryan Cantrill, CTO and co-founder of Oxide Computer Company, for a deep dive into the evolution of computing technology.

In this episode, I’m joined by Christian Walter from 9Elements for a deep dive into firmware security.

In my previous article, Launching a Video Podcast in 2024: My Journey and Lessons Learned, I shared my experience of starting a podcast.

Update: Check out my blog post All Roads Lead to DSLRs This blog post is inspired by the new wave of “Build in the Open” movement, where I want to share my experience and data.

In this episode, I’m joined by Mark Shuttleworth for a wide-ranging discussion about Linux, open source, and the future of computing.

In this episode, I’m joined by Eben Upton, the founder of Raspberry Pi Foundation, for a fascinating discussion about affordable computing and its impact on education and industry.

A while back, I wrote about how I’m using Tailscale to secure my local service, thanks to Tailscale’s built-in certificates.

In this episode, I’m joined by Liz Rice, a security expert and open-source advocate, for a deep dive into the fascinating world of eBPF.

A decade ago, I created “Are They Using Google Apps” to address a simple yet crucial need: determining whether a remote party was using Google Apps (now Google Workspace) to decide if I should send them a Hangout invite for a meeting (or something else).

In this episode, I’m joined by Richard Hughes from Red Hat and Mario Limonciello from AMD to explore the fascinating world of firmware updates in Linux.

Introduction Back when I was living in a snug studio flat in London, I began my home server adventure with a Raspberry Pi 3.

In this episode, I’m joined by Chris Swan from Atsign to explore the evolving landscape of open-source security.

In this episode, I’m joined by Simon Westh Henriksen, co-founder of Kin (formerly Hyphen), to explore the fascinating intersection of AI and privacy.

I’m excited to share with you something that has been in the works for some time - sbomify, my latest venture aimed at transforming how Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) are managed, shared, and worked on.

What are captive portals?

In this episode, I’m joined by Matt DeVillier (Mr.

In 2011, when Apple launched the Mac App Store, it opened doors for developers.

Preface: Why Bootstrap?

In this episode, I’m joined by Guillaume Bélanger from Canonical to explore the fascinating world of telecom innovation.

In this episode, I’m joined by Chris Fabian, co-founder of Giga, to explore the ambitious goal of connecting every school in the world to the internet.

In this episode, I’m joined by Dom Guinard from Digimarc to explore the fascinating world of digital content standards.

In this episode, I’m joined by Jon Seager, VP of Enterprise Engineering at Canonical, to explore the fascinating world of Nix.

In this episode, I’m joined by Julius Volz, co-founder of Prometheus and founder of PromLabs, to explore the fascinating world of systems monitoring and observability.

Hello folks, Viktor here!

In this inaugural episode, I’m joined by Andy Martin from ControlPlane to explore the fascinating world of Cloud Native security.

Ever been deep in your workflow on your Mac, meticulously selecting text in Apple Mail or iTerm, only to be ambushed by some random word definition pop-up?

Securing and encrypting communication on local network devices is a hard problem.

In the last 24 hours, I’ve spent an embarrassing amount of time trying to debug a simple WordPress installation.

I was working on trying to grant a ‘regular’ user SSH access in OPNsense last night.

I’ve run into the following error myself a number of time in recent time, and just wanted to document the solution for this in case other people run into it too: Here’s the problem: You are trying to upgrade your Raspberry Pi to the latest version When you

I recently wanted to reinstall my trusty old Linux workstation with Debian 10.

A few years ago, I created a people tracker called Sonar and open sourced it.

My philosophy for home automation from the start has been that the best UI is no UI, meaning that I just want things to work automagically.

If you’ve used PostgreSQL in Kubernetes with Helm, chance are you’ve locked yourself out after performing an upgrade.

This weekend I needed to use Fusion for the first time since I upgraded to macOS Mojave.

In this interview on remote work, I’m speaking to John Agosta from Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu).

Security has been an interest for me for a long time.

Long story short, I’ve pimped out my apartment with a lot of Ikea Smart products, such that I can control (and automate) everything from Home Assistant.

Today I was trying to get Ubuntu Core 18/22 working on Proxmox.

First out in this interview series, we have Rimas Mocevicius.

People love talking about productivity hacks (a.k.a. productivity porn).

Little did I know when I wrote A Decade of Remote Work that it would completely blow up.