web02.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:17:37 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Off Script - Episodes Tagged with “Privacy” https://off-script.fireside.fm/tags/privacy Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:30:00 +0100 Hosted by CTOs Josh Nesbitt and James Hall, Off Script brings you unfiltered conversations about the highs, lows, and lessons of working in tech today. From leading engineering teams and scaling companies, to tackling burnout, bad bets, and breakthrough ideas, this is the show where raw honesty meets experience. Alongside one-on-one conversations between Josh and James, you’ll hear from leaders, builders, designers, and entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to share what’s really going on behind the scenes — the conversations usually left for DMs, side chats, and after-hours drinks. Whether you’re building your first product or leading a fast-growing team, Off Script gives you a raw and refreshing perspective on the challenges and creativity that shape modern tech. New episodes every few weeks. Subscribe and join the conversation. en-gb episodic Where raw honesty meets experience. Unfiltered conversations at the edge of tech, leadership, and creativity. Hey! Presents Hosted by CTOs Josh Nesbitt and James Hall, Off Script brings you unfiltered conversations about the highs, lows, and lessons of working in tech today. From leading engineering teams and scaling companies, to tackling burnout, bad bets, and breakthrough ideas, this is the show where raw honesty meets experience. Alongside one-on-one conversations between Josh and James, you’ll hear from leaders, builders, designers, and entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to share what’s really going on behind the scenes — the conversations usually left for DMs, side chats, and after-hours drinks. Whether you’re building your first product or leading a fast-growing team, Off Script gives you a raw and refreshing perspective on the challenges and creativity that shape modern tech. New episodes every few weeks. Subscribe and join the conversation. yes Technology leadership, CTO podcast, Creative technologists, Product development, Engineering culture, Software teams, AI and product, Startup stories, Agency leadership, Honest tech conversations, Scaling tech companies, Tech industry insights, Tech News Hey! Presents offscript@heypresents.com Episode 16: SXSW recap https://off-script.fireside.fm/16 08a2b74e-6c6c-4e02-af15-b4dc7178cd90 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:30:00 +0100 Hey! Presents full 2 Hey! Presents On this episode of Off Script, James runs us through his recent trip to South By South West (SXSW) and analyses what it all means with Josh. 45:07 yes On this episode of Off Script, James runs us through his recent trip to South By South West (SXSW) and analyses what it all means with Josh. What were the main talking points? What were the new trends worth noting? Our hosts give us their thoughts on Zuckerberg's appearance & the exciting but possibly dystopic future the new tech could lead us to. The programming of the event Emerging tech trends Our role as leaders Robin Hood app & Gamification Overvaluation of some tech companies Is this a bubble? Candle Media buying Youtube channels Silo'd Metaverse experiences Video games have been doing this for years AI Deepfakes WAB AR/VR Zuckerberg Synthetic Biology Tech Warfare Flexible working & culture changes relating to equality Digital IDs HoloRide test All Day Hey Find out more about Stac and Parallax: * Stac (https://stac.works) * Parallax (https://parall.ax) development, web, tech, technology, cyber security, conferences, events, organising, hosting, running a conference, leeds international festival, leeds, SXSW, css, front-end development, On this episode of Off Script, James runs us through his recent trip to South By South West (SXSW) and analyses what it all means with Josh. What were the main talking points? What were the new trends worth noting? Our hosts give us their thoughts on Zuckerberg's appearance & the exciting but possibly dystopic future the new tech could lead us to.

  • The programming of the event
  • Emerging tech trends
  • Our role as leaders
  • Robin Hood app & Gamification
  • Overvaluation of some tech companies
  • Is this a bubble?
  • Candle Media buying Youtube channels
  • Silo'd Metaverse experiences
  • Video games have been doing this for years
  • AI
  • Deepfakes
  • WAB AR/VR
  • Zuckerberg
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Tech Warfare
  • Flexible working & culture changes relating to equality
  • Digital IDs
  • HoloRide test
  • All Day Hey

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

]]> On this episode of Off Script, James runs us through his recent trip to South By South West (SXSW) and analyses what it all means with Josh. What were the main talking points? What were the new trends worth noting? Our hosts give us their thoughts on Zuckerberg's appearance & the exciting but possibly dystopic future the new tech could lead us to.

  • The programming of the event
  • Emerging tech trends
  • Our role as leaders
  • Robin Hood app & Gamification
  • Overvaluation of some tech companies
  • Is this a bubble?
  • Candle Media buying Youtube channels
  • Silo'd Metaverse experiences
  • Video games have been doing this for years
  • AI
  • Deepfakes
  • WAB AR/VR
  • Zuckerberg
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Tech Warfare
  • Flexible working & culture changes relating to equality
  • Digital IDs
  • HoloRide test
  • All Day Hey

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

]]> Episode 10: Software estimation https://off-script.fireside.fm/10 08c3fdbe-9d10-49eb-8c37-270447fd34ba Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:30:00 +0100 Hey! Presents full 2 Hey! Presents How long will a project take to complete? How can you get this as close to reality as possible? Software estimation is an essential part of the development process and one that many people don’t know how to approach correctly. Is your team equipped with the right tools? Is there a shared understanding of the process within your team? Hosts James and Josh explore these questions and look at practical solutions to get it right. 32:12 yes How long will a project take to complete? How can you get this as close to reality as possible? Software estimation is an essential part of the development process and one that many people don’t know how to approach correctly. Is your team equipped with the right tools? Is there a shared understanding of the process within your team? Hosts James and Josh explore these questions and look at practical solutions to get it right. Mapping the user experience Demystifying the quote process with the client Understanding your team and the time estimates they give you Setting expectations Internal communication and the quote process Making tradeoff decisions Adapting the tools you use as a team Reusing code Time management with client tweaks Previous project analysis The cost for updating and maintaining a project in the future Early understanding of the client’s system Building trust Keeping devs on track via meetings Creating a shared understanding between front and back-end developers The value of face-to-face communication and more. Resources: * Planning Poker (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planning_poker) Find out more about Stac and Parallax: * Stac (https://stac.works) * Parallax (https://parall.ax) tech, community, development, web, web tech, web technology, web development, software estimations, time management How long will a project take to complete? How can you get this as close to reality as possible? Software estimation is an essential part of the development process and one that many people don’t know how to approach correctly. Is your team equipped with the right tools? Is there a shared understanding of the process within your team? Hosts James and Josh explore these questions and look at practical solutions to get it right.

  • Mapping the user experience
  • Demystifying the quote process with the client
  • Understanding your team and the time estimates they give you
  • Setting expectations
  • Internal communication and the quote process
  • Making tradeoff decisions
  • Adapting the tools you use as a team
  • Reusing code
  • Time management with client tweaks
  • Previous project analysis
  • The cost for updating and maintaining a project in the future
  • Early understanding of the client’s system
  • Building trust
  • Keeping devs on track via meetings
  • Creating a shared understanding between front and back-end developers
  • The value of face-to-face communication and more.

Resources:

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

]]> How long will a project take to complete? How can you get this as close to reality as possible? Software estimation is an essential part of the development process and one that many people don’t know how to approach correctly. Is your team equipped with the right tools? Is there a shared understanding of the process within your team? Hosts James and Josh explore these questions and look at practical solutions to get it right.

  • Mapping the user experience
  • Demystifying the quote process with the client
  • Understanding your team and the time estimates they give you
  • Setting expectations
  • Internal communication and the quote process
  • Making tradeoff decisions
  • Adapting the tools you use as a team
  • Reusing code
  • Time management with client tweaks
  • Previous project analysis
  • The cost for updating and maintaining a project in the future
  • Early understanding of the client’s system
  • Building trust
  • Keeping devs on track via meetings
  • Creating a shared understanding between front and back-end developers
  • The value of face-to-face communication and more.

Resources:

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

]]> Episode 08: Web application security https://off-script.fireside.fm/08 1fb18277-ba46-434d-ae3d-ef9f0e7825c0 Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0100 Hey! Presents full 2 Hey! Presents Off Script hosts Josh and James discuss all things web application security. It’s something that is getting more and more important to get right. More cyber attacks. More ransomware attacks. They address good application hygiene and the common pitfalls they are seeing people fall for. 47:51 yes Today, Off Script hosts Josh and James discuss all things web application security. It’s something that is getting more and more important to get right. More cyber attacks. More ransomware attacks. They address good application hygiene and the common pitfalls they are seeing people fall for. Big data breaches can lead to losing customer trust so it’s so important to makes sure you’re running a tight ship with security. Basic security maintenance is essential but what can companies and individuals be doing to make sure their web applications are secure during a time of high value bug bounties being offered to people for finding vulnerabilities? Bug bounties. The positives, negatives and relevancy to different sized agencies The use of bots to find MongoDB vulnerabilities Encrypted vaults The Slack issue How hard is it to put secure processes in place from the start? Canary and environment variables If you’re a security researcher, what do you do with responsible disclosure? The fine line between helping the hackers and helping the community What makes a good, secure app? Package managers Modern libraries making it obvious when you are doing a bad thing Open pull requests Get your house in order with OWASP Frameworks and the early standards they set with password management and security hygiene Importance of rotating keys Human interfaces and the floors surrounding them What can we learn from Twelve-Factor? Github Workspaces and recreatable environments The issues of convenience Macs vs dev accessibility and Windows catching up Github and Atom Good, automated test suites How to have a good view on what makes a good security test Falling into the trap of feeling productive Sitting down with the team to discuss testing value and priorities The creativity of SQL injection Reinventing the wheel Dangers of writing an encryption tool and importance of getting an external security company Resources: * GitHub Security Bug Bounty (https://bounty.github.com/) * snyk (https://snyk.io/) * Yarn (https://yarnpkg.com/) * The Open Web Application Security Project (https://owasp.org/) * 12 Factor (https://12factor.net/) * Hyper (https://hyper.is/) Find out more about Stac and Parallax: * Stac (https://stac.works) * Parallax (https://parall.ax) tech, community, development, web, web tech, web technology, web development, web security, software alternatives, privacy, automated testing, bug bounties, encrypted vaults Today, Off Script hosts Josh and James discuss all things web application security. It’s something that is getting more and more important to get right. More cyber attacks. More ransomware attacks. They address good application hygiene and the common pitfalls they are seeing people fall for. Big data breaches can lead to losing customer trust so it’s so important to makes sure you’re running a tight ship with security.

Basic security maintenance is essential but what can companies and individuals be doing to make sure their web applications are secure during a time of high value bug bounties being offered to people for finding vulnerabilities?

  • Bug bounties. The positives, negatives and relevancy to different sized agencies
  • The use of bots to find MongoDB vulnerabilities
  • Encrypted vaults
  • The Slack issue
  • How hard is it to put secure processes in place from the start?
  • Canary and environment variables
  • If you’re a security researcher, what do you do with responsible disclosure?
  • The fine line between helping the hackers and helping the community
  • What makes a good, secure app?
  • Package managers
  • Modern libraries making it obvious when you are doing a bad thing
  • Open pull requests
  • Get your house in order with OWASP
  • Frameworks and the early standards they set with password management and security hygiene
  • Importance of rotating keys
  • Human interfaces and the floors surrounding them
  • What can we learn from Twelve-Factor?
  • Github Workspaces and recreatable environments
  • The issues of convenience
  • Macs vs dev accessibility and Windows catching up
  • Github and Atom
  • Good, automated test suites
  • How to have a good view on what makes a good security test
  • Falling into the trap of feeling productive
  • Sitting down with the team to discuss testing value and priorities
  • The creativity of SQL injection
  • Reinventing the wheel
  • Dangers of writing an encryption tool and importance of getting an external security company

Resources:

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

]]> Today, Off Script hosts Josh and James discuss all things web application security. It’s something that is getting more and more important to get right. More cyber attacks. More ransomware attacks. They address good application hygiene and the common pitfalls they are seeing people fall for. Big data breaches can lead to losing customer trust so it’s so important to makes sure you’re running a tight ship with security.

Basic security maintenance is essential but what can companies and individuals be doing to make sure their web applications are secure during a time of high value bug bounties being offered to people for finding vulnerabilities?

  • Bug bounties. The positives, negatives and relevancy to different sized agencies
  • The use of bots to find MongoDB vulnerabilities
  • Encrypted vaults
  • The Slack issue
  • How hard is it to put secure processes in place from the start?
  • Canary and environment variables
  • If you’re a security researcher, what do you do with responsible disclosure?
  • The fine line between helping the hackers and helping the community
  • What makes a good, secure app?
  • Package managers
  • Modern libraries making it obvious when you are doing a bad thing
  • Open pull requests
  • Get your house in order with OWASP
  • Frameworks and the early standards they set with password management and security hygiene
  • Importance of rotating keys
  • Human interfaces and the floors surrounding them
  • What can we learn from Twelve-Factor?
  • Github Workspaces and recreatable environments
  • The issues of convenience
  • Macs vs dev accessibility and Windows catching up
  • Github and Atom
  • Good, automated test suites
  • How to have a good view on what makes a good security test
  • Falling into the trap of feeling productive
  • Sitting down with the team to discuss testing value and priorities
  • The creativity of SQL injection
  • Reinventing the wheel
  • Dangers of writing an encryption tool and importance of getting an external security company

Resources:

Find out more about Stac and Parallax:

]]> Episode 03: Using the web for social good https://off-script.fireside.fm/03 a07c3985-38c8-4e00-9ad2-72b16031bbce Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0100 Hey! Presents full 1 Hey! Presents How can we use the web for social good? What tools and techniques already exist, and how can we retain our rights while we use them? 1:02:48 yes In this discussion with Laura and Hey! founder Josh Nesbitt, we’ll cover technologies that improve our everyday lives as well as powering online movements, and how those same technologies can be used against us. Over the past few years, Laura has invested her time fighting for the regulation of surveillance capitalism, while building alternatives in her work for the Small Technology Foundation. In today’s world, activism increasingly relies on technology, making now a more important time than ever to discuss how technology can be used quickly and safely to spread facts and support action. Do you have any thoughts on the topics covered or your own experiences? Join the conversation and let us know with a review or via our social media channels. Subscribe for future episodes. tech, community, development, web, web tech, web technology, web development, surveillance capitalism, venture capital, software alternatives, small technology foundation, tracking, digital tracking, privacy In this discussion with Laura and Hey! founder Josh Nesbitt, we’ll cover technologies that improve our everyday lives as well as powering online movements, and how those same technologies can be used against us. Over the past few years, Laura has invested her time fighting for the regulation of surveillance capitalism, while building alternatives in her work for the Small Technology Foundation. In today’s world, activism increasingly relies on technology, making now a more important time than ever to discuss how technology can be used quickly and safely to spread facts and support action.

Do you have any thoughts on the topics covered or your own experiences? Join the conversation and let us know with a review or via our social media channels. Subscribe for future episodes.

]]> In this discussion with Laura and Hey! founder Josh Nesbitt, we’ll cover technologies that improve our everyday lives as well as powering online movements, and how those same technologies can be used against us. Over the past few years, Laura has invested her time fighting for the regulation of surveillance capitalism, while building alternatives in her work for the Small Technology Foundation. In today’s world, activism increasingly relies on technology, making now a more important time than ever to discuss how technology can be used quickly and safely to spread facts and support action.

Do you have any thoughts on the topics covered or your own experiences? Join the conversation and let us know with a review or via our social media channels. Subscribe for future episodes.

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