# Technology Short Take 195

DevFeed: [Technology Short Take 195](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/technology-short-take-195-10929.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.scottlowe.org/2026/05/08/technology-short-take-195/>)

Author: Scott Lowe

Published: 2026-05-08T14:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Scott's Weblog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/scott-s-weblog.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [API keys](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api-keys.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Ollama](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ollama.md>), [Local AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/local-ai.md>)

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## AI overview

Technology Short Take 195 is a curated roundup of technology articles and posts, with an unplanned emphasis on AI and large language models. It covers API-key storage, AI tools and assistants, AI workflow automation, AI-agent security, Kubernetes security, networking, Ollama and local LLM experiments, Terraform versus OpenTofu, and cloud management.

## Source excerpt

Welcome to Technology Short Take #195! It wasn't planned this way, but it seems like this Tech Short Take is heavily slanted toward AI/LLM-related articles and posts. Topics like security concerns around improper storage of API keys, how developers are using AI tools, spyware getting installed with AI assistants, and how AI/LLMs might be creating barriers to entry for new IT profesionals are all on tap this time around. I hope this unintentional focus doesn't prevent you from finding something useful! Networking Ivan Pepelnjak takes readers through the process of generating partial devices configurations with netlab. It's an older blog post, but it checks out--have a look at this walkthrough of Containerlab and Netlab. (Hat tip to Ivan for the link. Also, bonus points if you understood the reference at the start of this paragraph.) Ah, MTU issues...they don't go away if you migrate to Kubernetes. Security Sean Gallagher and Omid Mirzaei from Cisco Talos discuss how threat actors are misusing AI workflow automation. Before this article on vulnerability triage, I'd never heard of "brocards." Kelby Ludwig reminds folks that you don't want long-lived keys. Davi Ottenheimer tackles the claims about risk from Anthropic's Mythos preview. (Hint: the words "missing", "failed", "fluffy bunny", and "FUD" are involved.) William Collins reminds readers that they still need to pay attention to where they're storing sensitive data like API keys. Copy Fail has been making the rounds on lots of articles and blogs. Clément Nussbaumer looks at Copy Fail from the perspective of going from unprivileged Pod to root on a Kubernetes Node. Here's another one on Copy Fail, this time looking at blocking Copy Fail with Tetragon. Security is an arms race, and trying to secure AI agents is no different. The latest round in the race is a Falco project called Prempti. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management It's a good thing I came across this article about why friends don't let friends use Ollama. I had in