The WAN Show I Will Sell Him This Neo - WAN Show March 6, 2026
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Mar 7, 2026 Rob from ThreatLocker, a Zero Trust security lead, explains deny-by-default thinking and assume-breach mindset. He outlines ThreatLocker’s new Zero Trust Network Access and Cloud Access products. Short segments cover routing cloud traffic for conditional one-IP access and tradeoffs around trust, redundancy, and resilience.
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Zero Trust Still Needs Small Trusted Anchors
- 'Zero Trust' requires trusting something; practical deployments use small, auditable trust anchors and redundancy.
- Rob acknowledges zero trust is a misnomer and explains ThreatLocker's multi-server redundancy to avoid single points of failure.
Linus' Linux Challenge Was A Series Of Breakages
- Linus describes his chaotic Linux challenge: Pop!_OS choice, hardware fixes, Kubuntu oddities, and a Bazite install that broke after touching the drive.
- He recorded the steps, experienced a Kubuntu install prompt on every boot, and accidentally nuked a Bazite drive when adding RAM.
Luke's Mint Install Just Worked On His Work Laptop
- Luke reports a smooth experience installing Linux Mint on his work laptop: Nvidia drivers, Bluetooth headphones, and Slay the Spire 2 all worked out of the box.
- He installed Mint during a meeting, switched to NVIDIA drivers via the driver manager, and found the system flawless since.