Andres Freund

Andres Freund discusses his discovery of the xz backdoor, saving many from a damaging attack. They go deep into the details missed by the New York Times, emphasizing Andres' meticulous research. Topics include performance optimization in Postgres, uncovering unexpected system behaviors, navigating operating system vulnerabilities, and understanding abnormal system behaviors and security barriers.

Andres Freund and Thomas Roccia discuss discovering a backdoor in the XZ package, emphasizing proactive security measures and code review in open source. They highlight the importance of community collaboration in identifying and mitigating security threats effectively.

Andres Freund, the Postgres developer, talks about discovering a backdoor in the xz Linux compression library. The podcast delves into the SSH backdoor issue, Microsoft's security vulnerabilities, Ukraine hacking Russia, and push-notifications vs Apple. They also discuss the implications of the supply chain attack in Linuxland and explore the technical aspects of the backdoor issue.