409: Hacking the Hackers: Interview with Cybersecurity Expert about Linux Tower Defense

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Join us for an insightful conversation with Craig Rowland as we dive into Linux security, cybersecurity, and the evolution of hacking from BBS days to modern threats. We explore how Sandfly Security's agentless approach protects Linux systems, the role of AI in cybersecurity, and whether you really need antivirus on Linux. Plus, we discuss startup scaling, Defcon's rise, and the cleverest Linux attack we've seen. Don't miss it!

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Hosted by:

Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net

Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com

Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:56 TWIL 300 Celebration

00:05:11 Community Feedback

00:21:16 Agentless Linux Security: A Chat with Craig Rowland

00:21:46 Cybersecurity in the Military: Craig’s Wildest Lessons

00:26:51 Scaling Startups & Catching the Eye of Tech Giants

00:29:27 Old-School Hacking: BBS and Salvaged Tech

00:32:52 From Small Rooms to Global Stages: The Rise of Defcon

00:35:21 Protecting Linux: The Sandfly Security Story

00:40:01 The Magic Behind Sandfly’s Agentless Security

00:43:21 Assuming Linux Is Secure? Think Again!

00:47:16 Should You Run Antivirus on Linux?

00:54:15 Breaking Into Cybersecurity: Advice for Linux Enthusiasts

00:58:41 Distro Talk: What’s on Craig’s Machine?

00:59:58 Sandfly for the Desktop: Home Edition Arrives!

01:05:15 How AI is Changing the Cybersecurity Game

01:13:11 Linux is Everywhere—How Does Sandfly Keep Up?

01:15:59 The Most Clever Linux Attack We've Seen

01:20:51 Catching Hackers in the Act: A Sandfly Success Story

01:23:03 Drift Detection: Now with More Horsepower!

01:23:42 Think Fast! It’s Lightning Round Time

01:28:38 SCALE 22x is coming

01:30:03 Red Hat Summit 2025

01:30:47 Support the Show

01:32:36 Outro

Links:

• TWIL 300 Celebration

• thisweekinlinux.com/300

• Community Feedback

• destinationlinux.net/comments

• destinationlinux.net/forum

• Craig Rowland of Sandfly Security

• destinationlinux.net/sandfly

• Discount Code: destination50

• Defcon

• defcon.org

• SCALE 22x is coming

• socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x

• Red Hat Summit 2025

• redhat.com/en/summit

• Support the Show

• tuxdigital.com/membership

• store.tuxdigital.com