Network Security Podcast

Rich and I were joined tonight by a former co-worker and friend of Rich's, Amrit Williams.  Amrit is the CTO of BigFix and blogs over at the Observations of a digitally enlightened mind blog.  This was less of an interview and more of three security professionals getting together on a Saturday morning to talk about the events going on in our sphere of influence.  And as you might expect from us, the podcast went longer than we aim for, but only a little.  But most importantly, we had good audio quality for the entire podcast.  Or at least Rich wasn't fading in and out.  The bad part is we don't think we changed anything, which means we've just been operating at the whims of Skype and the Internet, but we'll be keeping an ear out for problems in the future.

Show Notes:

• The Best Gift for Non-Geeks that isn't on their list
• MPAA University 'Toolkit' raises privacy concerns - You better believe it does!
• UK Government in uproar following data loss

Network Security Podcast, Episode 85

Time:  46:59

Has it really been two years since I started the podcast?  Looking at the date of the first MP3, it really has been.  If you want to listen to a blast from the past, stick around for the last 10 minutes of the podcast where Rich and I listen to my first podcast and pick at it Mystery Science Theater style.  Or you can save your eardrums and 10 minutes of your life by quiting before then.  I hate listening to my old podcasts.

Thanks to Rich, we have a new site dedicated to the podcast, netsecpodcast.com.    This is where you'll find the show notes and can subscribe to a podcast only feed.  We'll occasionally work on joint projects here, but it's going to be almost entirely podcast related for the most part.

And congratulations to Paul and Larry who've also reached the two year mark for podcasting.  This makes us some of the earliest security podcasts out there, if not the earliest.

Show Notes: 

• Free ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware, but only until 11/14/07 at 7:00 am
• The ISC2 election starts Friday.  Vote, darn it!
• Bank intern busted by Facebook:  It's not private if you posted it on Facebook!
• Botmaster owns up to 250,000 zombie PCs
• Enforcement vs. Penalties
• Federal wiretapping laws used to indict botnet operator
• Stakes are increasing in the war on cybercrime
• It's the Enforcement, not the penalties
• A Guide to Practical PCI Compliance
  
• Episode 1 - It's part of the show, you don't have to download it separately.  Or listen to it again.  Ever.
• Tonight's music:  Breakdown Shakedown by Jake Lear

Network Security Podcast, Episode 84

Two weeks ago there was no podcast because I was in Chicago.  Last week I was at a clients until late and Rich took the opportunity to interview Glenn Flieshman from TidBITS and Wi-Fi Networking News.  But this week I'm back and despite rumors to the contrary Rich has not had me offed so he can take over the podcast.  Not that such rumors really existed, but sometimes it's fun to start them.

We have a good show tonight, since there's a lot going on right now with huge purchases, web enabled video cameras and security company founders being arrested.  That's one of the things I love about working in security:  never a dull moment.  Of course, that's often what we hate about security too.

Show Notes:

• DIY WiFi antenna reception boosters - I really built a pair of these, and they really do work
  
• Masked thieves storm into Chicago colocation (again!)
• I'm vulnerable to Identity Theft - Thanks a lot HMRC - Fellow security blogger David Whitelegg was a victim of his own government.
• Vontu purchased by Symantec for $350 million - No link, but I'm sure you'll get several in your morning security newsletters.
  
• SalesForce.com compromised by phishing attacks - Brian Krebs has two very good articles on this (so far)
• Deconstructing the Fake FTC e-mail virus attack
• SalesForce.com acknowledges data loss
• Screensaver displays security cam images
• SurveillanceSaver Alpha
• http://www.google.com/search?q=inurl:%22jpg/image.jpg%3Fr%3D%22
• WabiSabiLabi founder arrested in Italy
• Tonight's music:  Reverse Engineering by +nurse

Network Security Podcast, Episode 83

Time: 46:52