Network Security Podcast

I was only able to get a few interviews while I was in Vegas this year.  But one of my favorites was talking to Joe Grand, the creator of all year's worth of Defcon badges.  This year's badge was smaller than previous years but it had some unique and interesting capabilities and it was also the most artistic of them all.  Joe talks about the hardware that went into making the badge, some of the difficulties they encountered (and there are always difficulties) and plans for next year's badge.  No, I didn't get a scoop and can't tell you what it will be, but if Joe Grand is involved, I'm willing to bet they'll still be really cool.

The gang reunites this week after skipping an episode and, despite wondering if Rich’s house was going to get blown away to the merry old land of Oz, squeezed out a show — and even included our very first bumper (from our friends over at Eurotrash Security Podcast). Yes, we did cover the proverbial “elephant in the room” (or, in this case, the elephant that ate another elephant for a large sum). Also, remember that we’re always up for taking listener questions, so shoot any our way.

Network Security Podcast, Episode 209, August 24, 2010
Time:  41:30 

Show Notes:

• Witty banter, conference updates

 

• HacKid conference, October 8 and 9, Boston, MA

 

• Changes to Foursquare’s authentication system

 

• OpenSSH 5.6 arrives

 

• Exploiting DLL Hijacking Flaws

 

• Intel buys McAfee

 

• Tonight’s Music: This One’s A Cheap Shot by Every Avenue

This week’s episode was pretty refreshing- rather than covering our usual news stories, we spent most of our time answering some questions from our listeners (that’s you). Please keep ‘em coming folks- we’d much rather try and help you out than blather about unimportant nonsense in our feed readers. Besides, if you ask enough questions we don’t have to read. Which is good. Because Rich never learned how.

Network Security Podcast, Episode 208, August 10, 2010
Time:  45:27

Show Notes:

• Listener Q&A (half the show)
• Disclosure spat on Twitter (no link)
• Don’t plant child porn on your boss’ computer
• NatGeo goes to DefCon (great article!)
• Tonight’s Music:  What about the Love? by Art Linton