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Sponsored by Sandfly Security: the revolutionary agentless platform designed for Linux. Visit destinationlinux.net/sandfly to experience security that's not just effective but gives you peace of mind. No agents. No downtime. Just cutting-edge protection.
On this episode of Destination Linux, we are joined by security expert Craig Rowland returns for the “Sandfly Security Scoop,” explaining how the stealthy BPFdoor back‑door evades firewalls and sharing tips for DEF CON and Black Hat attendees. We also unpack listener feedback about phone‑addiction myths and mindful smartphone use. Then we discuss Moonshot’s open‑source Kimi AI model that tackles two‑million‑character prompts and beats proprietary LLM benchmarks, sparking a wider chat about open AI guardrails and Linux’s role under the hood. Later, there's some bittersweet news that Intel is discontinuing its performance‑tuned Clear Linux distro, prompting nostalgia and debate over rolling vs. hybrid releases. Our tip of the week highlights a crowd‑sourced Linux guide that demystifies getting started with Ubuntu especially for network engineers.
SHOW NOTES ►► destinationlinux.net/429
Forum Discussion Thread ►► destinationlinux.net/forum
Hosted by:
Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com
Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com
Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net
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SHOW NOTES ►► destinationlinux.net/429
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:18 Community Feedback
00:10:20 Sandfly Security Scoop
00:23:15 Defcon VS Blackhat
00:29:31 OpenSource AI Kimi
00:47:38 Clear Linux OS & Intel's future
01:03:49 Community Tip and Trick
01:09:13 Support the Show
01:12:43 Outro
01:13:07 Post Show
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Links:
- Community Feedback
- destinationlinux.net/comments
- destinationlinux.net/forum
- Sandfly Security Scoop
- destinationlinux.net/sandfly
- sandflysecurity.com/blog/sandfly-5-5-ai-powered-analysis-advanced-bpfdoor-detection-and-smarter-scanning
- Defcon VS Blackhat
- defcon.org
- blackhat.com
- OpenSource AI Kimi
- kimi.com
- huggingface.co/spaces/Jhawley/moonshotai-Kimi-K2-Instruct
- Clear Linux OS & Intel's future
- community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716
- news.itsfoss.com/clear-linux-os-discontinued
- omglinux.com/intel-clear-linux-os-discontinued-2025
- Community Tip and Trick
- rikosintie.github.io/Ubuntu4NetworkEngineers/CH02-Install-Tools
- Support the Show
- tuxdigital.com/membership
- store.tuxdigital.com
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#Linux #OpenSource #Podcast
Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at store.tuxdigital.com
Sponsored by Sandfly Security: the revolutionary agentless platform designed for Linux. Visit destinationlinux.net/sandfly to experience security that's not just effective but gives you peace of mind. No agents. No downtime. Just cutting-edge protection.
On this episode of Destination Linux, we are joined by security expert Craig Rowland returns for the “Sandfly Security Scoop,” explaining how the stealthy BPFdoor back‑door evades firewalls and sharing tips for DEF CON and Black Hat attendees. We also unpack listener feedback about phone‑addiction myths and mindful smartphone use. Then we discuss Moonshot’s open‑source Kimi AI model that tackles two‑million‑character prompts and beats proprietary LLM benchmarks, sparking a wider chat about open AI guardrails and Linux’s role under the hood. Later, there's some bittersweet news that Intel is discontinuing its performance‑tuned Clear Linux distro, prompting nostalgia and debate over rolling vs. hybrid releases. Our tip of the week highlights a crowd‑sourced Linux guide that demystifies getting started with Ubuntu especially for network engineers.
SHOW NOTES ►► destinationlinux.net/429
Forum Discussion Thread ►► destinationlinux.net/forum
Hosted by:
Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com
Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com
Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net
---
SHOW NOTES ►► destinationlinux.net/429
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:18 Community Feedback
00:10:20 Sandfly Security Scoop
00:23:15 Defcon VS Blackhat
00:29:31 OpenSource AI Kimi
00:47:38 Clear Linux OS & Intel's future
01:03:49 Community Tip and Trick
01:09:13 Support the Show
01:12:43 Outro
01:13:07 Post Show
---
Links:
- Community Feedback
- destinationlinux.net/comments
- destinationlinux.net/forum
- Sandfly Security Scoop
- destinationlinux.net/sandfly
- sandflysecurity.com/blog/sandfly-5-5-ai-powered-analysis-advanced-bpfdoor-detection-and-smarter-scanning
- Defcon VS Blackhat
- defcon.org
- blackhat.com
- OpenSource AI Kimi
- kimi.com
- huggingface.co/spaces/Jhawley/moonshotai-Kimi-K2-Instruct
- Clear Linux OS & Intel's future
- community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716
- news.itsfoss.com/clear-linux-os-discontinued
- omglinux.com/intel-clear-linux-os-discontinued-2025
- Community Tip and Trick
- rikosintie.github.io/Ubuntu4NetworkEngineers/CH02-Install-Tools
- Support the Show
- tuxdigital.com/membership
- store.tuxdigital.com
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#Linux #OpenSource #Podcast
