Favourite Audio Podcast #2: Security Now

Feb 16

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Time for my next favourite audio podcast; “Security Now”, from Leo Laporte’s TWiT network.

Security Now

Security Now

As the name implies, this show is all about security, of the computer and internet variety. Again, this is one of the few podcasts I’ve come which really demands you to think and understand. Although, even if you can’t follow the most technical content, there is a constant stream of practical advice given to help you protect yourself from the shadier elements of the tech world.

The show is hosted by podcasting machine Leo Laporte (Wikipedia), and by software engineer and security researcher, Steve Gibson (Wikipedia). Leo is a well known tech presenter, and currently runs the “TWiT” network, where he produces around 14 podcast series, as well as producing a live stream of video from his studio, running at least full office hours. Steve Gibson is known for coining the term “Spyware”, and creating the hard drive repair program, “SpinRite“, among many other achievements.

The show comes out weekly and is about an hour long. They work on a system of having listener feedback every even numbered episode and every odd numbered episode we have Steve telling us about some aspect of security, privacy, or encryption.

Over on Steve’s GRC.com website, you can also obtain low-bandwidth 16kbps MP3 versions of each episodes, along with full text transcripts of every episode. Transcripts are a fantastic addition that I haven’t seen in any other podcast, and with a series as technical as this, you surely need a transcript, at least sometimes!

Well, if that has interested you, here are the links you’ll need.

At the time of writing, this was the latest episode of Security Now.

[audio: http://aolradio.podcast.aol.com/sn/SN-182.mp3|titles=Security Now 182 Your Questions Steve's Answers 59|artists=Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson]

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