Leo and I plow into the detailed operation of the Internet's most-used security protocol, originally called "SSL" and now evolved into "TLS." The security of this crucial protocol protects all of our online logins, financial transactions, and pretty much everything else.

Leo and I discuss the week's major security events and discuss questions and comments from listeners of previous episodes. We tie up loose ends, explore a wide range of topics that are too small to fill their own episode, clarify any confusion from previous installments, and present real world 'application notes' for any of the security technologies and issues we have previously discussed.

Steve and Leo discuss the week's security news; then they closely examine the detailed operation and evolution of "Conficker," the most technically sophisticated worm the Internet has ever encountered.

Leo and I discuss the week's major security events and discuss questions and comments from listeners of previous episodes. We tie up loose ends, explore a wide range of topics that are too small to fill their own episode, clarify any confusion from previous installments, and present real world 'application notes' for any of the security technologies and issues we have previously discussed.

Steve and Leo begin by discussing the week's security news. Then Steve carefully and completely describes the construction and operation of a worldwide covert cyberspace intelligence gathering network, operating in 103 countries, that was named "GhostNet" by its Canadian discoverers.

Leo and I discuss the week's major security events and discuss questions and comments from listeners of previous episodes. We tie up loose ends, explore a wide range of topics that are too small to fill their own episode, clarify any confusion from previous installments, and present real world 'application notes' for any of the security technologies and issues we have previously discussed.

Leo and I closely examine and discuss Microsoft's just released major version 8 of Internet Explorer. Having studied this major new web browser version closely, I examine the many new features and foibles from the standpoint of its short- and long-term impact on Internet security.

Leo and I discuss the week's major security events and discuss questions and comments from listeners of previous episodes. We tie up loose ends, explore a wide range of topics that are too small to fill their own episode, clarify any confusion from previous installments, and present real world 'application notes' for any of the security technologies and issues we have previously discussed.

Leo and I discuss the inglorious past of Windows Autorun. We explain how, until recently, disabling "Autorun" never really worked, how Microsoft hoped to fix it while bringing minimal attention to the problem, and how Microsoft's documentation of their recent fix still "got it wrong."

Leo and I discuss the week's major security events and discuss questions and comments from listeners of previous episodes. We tie up loose ends, explore a wide range of topics that are too small to fill their own episode, clarify any confusion from previous installments, and present real world 'application notes' for any of the security technologies and issues we have previously discussed.