Dave Kempe
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Dave Kempe
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Network Automation, Monitoring, Icinga, Netbox, Ansible, Open Source stuff. I also spun out a new startup - knocknoc.io
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Big News:

Ten years of #mgmtconfig

Version 1.0.0 now released

I've started a company called "m9rx"

We have a crazy deal on our website right now, so please share the news and sign-up today!

purpleidea.com/blog/2025/09...

github.com/purpleidea/m...

m9rx.com/news/10-year...
10 years of mgmt - https://purpleidea.com/
I can't believe it's been 10 years
purpleidea.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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This week's show is up!

We talk about the Shai-Hulud npm worm, the Great Firewall of China leak, Trump's TikTok TACO, Land Rover's cyberpocalypse and a US senator crashing out over Kerberoasting (?!)

AUDIO: risky.biz/RB807/
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzCR...
Risky Business Weekly (807): Shai-Hulud npm worm wreaks old-school havoc
YouTube video by Risky Business Media
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September 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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As a lot of you know I've been doing a lot of work with Knocknoc... we published a demo of their tech to our YouTube channel yesterday. It's a simple overview that also shows off the new (very simple) identity aware reverse proxy feature... it's very cool

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnNX...
Product Demo: The Knocknoc Secure Access Control Platform
YouTube video by Risky Business Media
www.youtube.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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I published a Soap Box episode today featuring my good friend Adam Pointon, CEO of Knocknoc.

You’ve all heard me talking a lot about this company, so here’s a decent breakdown of what it is they actually do

Audio: risky.biz/soapbox94/
Video: youtu.be/kPd85kW09oE?...
Soap Box: Knocknoc glues your SSO to your firewalls for Just-in-Time network access
YouTube video by Risky Business Media
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March 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Oh man, this quantum computing stuff if wildly different to anything else. This video is hectic.
youtu.be/PTWppMH3zMQ?...
Topological Superconductivity in Superconductor- Semiconductor Hybrids
YouTube video by Microsoft Azure
youtu.be
February 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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This week's show is up!

We talk about a DOGE staffer's links to The Com, Paragon firing Italy as a spyware customer and Thailand cutting power to scam compounds.

Then we do a deep dive on a terrific threat/DFIR report from CyberCX.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bzL...

Audio: risky.biz/RB779/
Risky Business Weekly (779): DOGE staffer linked to The Com
YouTube video by Risky Business Media
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Automating networking configurations with NetBox source of truth and AI Agents
youtu.be/ypK3l6pWm90?...
Automating Network Configurations with NetBox and AI Agents
YouTube video by John Capobianco
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January 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I had great fun recording this round table podcast at Autocon2. Find it wherever you get your podcasts! Its ready to take a listen:
packetpushers.net/podcasts/hea...
HN761: Who Are You Building Automation For? An AutoCon2 Roundtable | Packet Pushers
Today’s Heavy Networking comes to you from the AutoCon2 tech event being held in Westminster, Colorado. This episode was recorded in conference room on site at AutoCon2 in November, 2024. The format? ...
packetpushers.net
December 13, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Got a Netbox Community Call locked in to demo our Bookstack and Netbox integration. It's like 3am my time, so it's always a rough day for me.
December 7, 2024 at 3:42 AM
I still get a thrill meeting people and explaining what Netbox and Icinga working together can do, and hearing them say stuff like "I'm speechless", and "what do you mean no licensing?". A game-changer for many business models.
December 3, 2024 at 2:31 AM
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I've joined the Knocknoc.io board and I wanted to see if I could get their CEO Adam Pointon to demo the product in 60 seconds and... it turns out I could!

You can tie your network controls to SSO with this stuff.. it's extremely cool and I'm thrilled to be involved
November 26, 2024 at 6:03 AM
First post! I'm currently learning to snowboard at Keystone after #autocon2. Finally got a good nights sleep.
November 24, 2024 at 1:42 PM