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In this episode I speak with Brian Panarello of Dark Wolf about the past, present and future of cybersecurity. The only writing app you'll need The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone: Powerful features and a pleasant, focused writing experience combined in one tool, made for people who love to write and write a lot — this is Ulysses. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/ulysses00:00 Welcome and Sponsor01:15 Punk Rock Cybersecurity02:45 What Dark Wolf Does03:30 Why Cybersecurity Keeps Changing06:07 DoD Speed and Process07:54 Disconnected Edge Security10:40 Drone and UAS Pen Testing12:25 Supply Chain and NDAA Checks14:06 DevSecOps Maturity and SBOMs17:12 SolarWinds Lessons19:03 AI Coding and Cyber Hygiene21:38 Auditing Black Box Models22:50 Responsible AI Use24:15 Agent Hype Versus Reality24:47 Finding Bugs At Scale26:19 Zero Trust Infrastructure27:35 Malicious Use Double Edge28:29 Contextualize Vulnerabilities30:03 Punk Rock Cyber Ethos33:06 Guitars And Gear Talk35:57 Wrap Up And Links For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, I speak with Rita Barbosa of Guardian Labs, who is working on an Europe-based AI-powered scam protection app that pulls in up-to-date scam data to help prevent vulnerable phone users from being scammed. The simplest way to host & share your work online You can use tiiny to share over 100 different types of documents, files or projects online. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tiinyhost For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I speak with Enclave, which is building an autonomous security team for the enterprise with always-on agents that map your attack surface, find attack paths, repair weaknesses, and verify the path is closed. The only writing app you'll need The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone: Powerful features and a pleasant, focused writing experience combined in one tool, made for people who love to write and write a lot — this is Ulysses. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/ulysses For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I speak with Greg Fawson of next.app dev con, the largest mobile app developer conference in the world, right here in my home of Berlin. We speak about how they got there, their plans for the future, and organising events in Berlin in 2026. https://www.nextappcon.com Great keyboards for work and play Keychron makes some of the best mechanical keyboards around, wired or wireless, for Mac and Windows. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/keychron  For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, I speak with Luca Belli about his forthcoming Manning book, “Hidden Influences,” which explains how algorithmic recommendation systems work from socio-technical and ethical perspectives rather than teaching readers to build them. Belli describes how recommenders and users shape each other, why debates about societal harms (including misinformation) often lack nuance, and why “working properly” is hard to define because value is personal and difficult to measure, leading platforms to optimise for engagement as a proxy with harmful side effects like clickbait. Drawing on his background in math, data science, and his work at Twitter, where he co-founded a machine learning ethics, transparency, and accountability team, he outlines the book’s framework-based, timeless structure and its coverage of moderation, measurement, societal impacts, and individual and policy responses. https://www.manning.com/books/hidden-influences For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode I speak with Den Odell, author of a new comprehensive book on performance engineering about the practice technically as well as justifying to business and product stakeholders. Grab a copy of the book here: https://hubs.la/Q04s5nrQ0 and use the code "CSOdell45" for a 45% discount. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I speak with Thede Loader of Rewarded Interest, another project and product attempting to make privacy and consent on the web better, while offering you an opportunity to make a slice of revenue. Too good to be true? https://www.rewardedinterest.com Support my work Like the podcast and my work? It's a tough economy right now. Consider supporting my work. https://chrischinchilla.com/support/ For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I speak with Ricardo Noriega and Doug Smith from Red Hat about their experiments using VLLM Omni for video generation. Your journey to stunning videos starts here FlexClip is a simple yet powerful video maker and editor for everyone that helps users easily create compelling video content for personal or business purposes without any learning curve. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/flexclip For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode, I am joined again by Mike McQuaid, Homebrew project leader, amongst many other things, including OSS Resistance, a new quiet call to encourage people to contribute to open source when they feel they should. 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/setapp For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, I speak with Peter Staar of Docling about the wonderful open-source project that converts messy documents into structured data, perfect for ingestion into AI tools and more. Recorded live at PyTorch con in 2026. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid.https://go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode, I am joined by Sharath Narayana of Sanas, and AI company working to remove the barriers in audio since 2020. Your journey to stunning videos starts here FlexClip is a simple yet powerful video maker and editor for everyone that helps users easily create compelling video content for personal or business purposes without any learning curve. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/flexclip For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joining me in person (and thus the horrible audio quality) is Daniel Gräfe, independent developer of the amazing apps Timing and CoTypist. Based in Germany, we discuss how he builds his apps, why there are so many independent macOS developers in Germany, and what the future holds for independent developers. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, I speak with Mark Collier, executive director of the PyTorch Foundation, from PyTorch Con in Paris.   Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I speak with Ewelina Kurtys about Final Spark, a company building a bioprocessor, which they believe will enhance AI growth with no energy restrictions. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, I speak with Simon Ritter of Azul about what's new in the JDK26 release and how you maintain community interest with a language that has the vintage of Java. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.