Lock and Code

I have personally seen David Ruiz without a shirt on and you don’t need to be an astronaut to know it is out of this world. Just like this podcast series, it is firm, informative, and only gets better in low lighting.

I was really intrigued by the questions that David introduced in the recent re-aired episode intro on the interview with Nitya. For context, I’m in my mid-twenties (cusp of gen Z and millennial) so I find the generational difference in online awareness really interesting. Thus, I found the interview with Nitya to be frustrating and boring. Her answers felt quite judgmental of others’ experiences with social media. No context was given on who she is - i understand her parents may want privacy but her answers were presented like a breakthrough understanding about gen Z as a whole, as opposed to acknowledging that she’s just an individual. Ex: “since Nitya is a minor, we won’t be sharing about her personal info, but she first used a computer in year X, and is not a frequent social media user, which our listeners may be surprised by…”. I’m a loyal Malwarebytes customer and really wanted to like this episode. But I guess I’ll have to try again or give up.

I was using UNIX in 1978 and continued for over 40 years. People who ran the computer network in Electrical Engineering at Purdue were very interested in malware, worms as I recall, as they first appeared on the scene and popped up on occasion. I was at a electronics show in Huston, TX in the early 80s and went with the head of our computer network to Xerox and saw/used the first mouse, so I was impressed when I saw the Macs and had to have one. I too thought the Mac was virus proof, assuming the propriety nature of the of the software and difficulty sharing software kept it safe, but when OS X came and the internet blossomed I knew that the UNIX based OS was vulnerable. I loved being able to get to the command line and continue using it even today, though not nearly as often. I still imagine that the popularity of Windows and its vulnerabilities makes it a bigger target, but in reality with the complexity of todays software I see how important it is to use Malwarebytes to protect the Apple devices our family has.

I enjoy the malwarebytes podcast for its timely, focused, topical and easily understandable content. I think I enjoyed the pod about Express VPN the most. I switched from a commercial VPN to a non profit VPN the same day. the host is personable and enthusiastic. I love the interviews with major security players. Keep up the good work.