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Interview: Nacer Chahat Designs Antennas for Mars CubeSats

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You have a shoe box sized computer that you want to use in a Mars fly by. How do you communicate with it? The answer is a very clever set of antennas. I got to sit down with Nacer Chahat, one of the engineers on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory team responsible for antenna design on Mars Cube One (MarCO). Two of these CubeSats that will soon be used to help a lander reach Mars. We talked about the work that went into MarCO, the deployable radar antenna he’s worked on for the RainCube project, and the early progress on OMERA, …read more

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Paul’s Security Weekly #497 – Bruce Potter, ShmooCon

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Bruce Potter is the Founder and an organizer of ShmooCon, a long-running, yearly hacker convention in Washington, D.C. He also serves as the CTO of KeyW Corporation and Ponte Technologies. Bruce talks about his security journey, and the political clima… Continue reading Paul’s Security Weekly #497 – Bruce Potter, ShmooCon→

Paul’s Security Weekly #497 – Jason Blanchard, SANS Institute

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Jason Blanchard is the Curriculum Marketing Manager of Penetration Testing for the SANS Institute. In addition to speaking at conventions like DerbyCon and BSides Orlando, he has served as the Social Media Manager for Warner Bros. and PR Manager for Di… Continue reading Paul’s Security Weekly #497 – Jason Blanchard, SANS Institute→

Paul’s Security Weekly #495 – Joe McCray, Strategic Security

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Joe has an extensive background in computer security, pen testing, and system administration. He founded Strategic Security in 2010 with the vision of providing in-depth technical assessments of networks, web apps, and more. Full Show Notes Subscribe t… Continue reading Paul’s Security Weekly #495 – Joe McCray, Strategic Security→

Paul’s Security Weekly #493 – Dave Shackleford, Voodoo Security and SANS

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Dave is the Founder of Voodoo Security, a company that provides information security consulting services to clients, specializing in virtualization and cloud security. Dave also serves as a Senior Instructor at the SANS Institute. Paul, Jeff, and Carlo… Continue reading Paul’s Security Weekly #493 – Dave Shackleford, Voodoo Security and SANS→

Security Weekly #482 – Kobi and Doron Naim, Cyberark Labs

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Kobi Ben-Naim Senior Director of Cyber Research Kobi is an accomplished information security professional, well-known for his pioneering work in the field of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and Zero-Day Attacks. Full Show Notes Subscribe to YouTube … Continue reading Security Weekly #482 – Kobi and Doron Naim, Cyberark Labs→

The Future Of Eagle CAD

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Last week, Autodesk announced their purchase of CadSoft Eagle, one of the most popular software packages for electronic design automation and PCB layout.

Eagle has been around for nearly thirty years, and has evolved to become the standard PCB design package for electronic hobbyists, students, and engineering firms lead by someone who learned PCB design with Eagle. The reason for this is simple: it’s good enough for most simple designs, and there is a free version of Eagle. The only comparable Open Source alternative is KiCad, which doesn’t have nearly as many dedicated followers as Eagle.  Eagle, for better or …read more

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